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Even if I could find a new M3 (none for sale anywhere near me!), the M3 is not for me. I used to own a 2011 UltraSonic Blue Lexus IS-F, and my experience with that car led me to choose the M340i for these reasons.
1. I don't go to the track so the cost of maintenance for what I was using it for was impracticable and wasteful.
2. Where I live, I almost NEVER had a chance to open it up without being a danger to myself and others.
3. Rare fast car attracts trolls of all kinds
4. Car anxiety: always afraid to take it out for long term parking or park next to other cars in parking lots
5. Feeling pressure to fit the sports car persona means having to detail the car obsessively to keep the showroom shine.
For the price compared to a base M3, I was able to get some really usefully technology packages, such as driver assistance professional, parking assistance package, premium package, executive package. Those are the kinds of features that help you get by on the daily in the Bay Area.
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