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Originally Posted by M3Dreams
After being a BMW nut for almost 20 years, and owning 3 during this time (E46 330, E90 M3, E82 135), I am saddened to say, I am taking all the BMW paraphernalia out of my sight and out of my home. I just drove the latest 330 and was so thoroughly disappointed. It's not a bad car, and by millennial standards has enough tech gadgets to win over most people. It's just that BMW has sold their sole to the bean counters and now wants to be a Toyota, a car company that produces cars for everyone. From Grandma/pa, Mom/Dad hauling kids, to fresh graduates out of college. There was a time BMWs "Ultimate Driving Machine" logo was adorned on wannabe civics but now I am not sure their product befits their tag line. They need to let that go.
The M2 Competition is the last BMW I will buy on the used market to compliment my just-purchased Porsche Boxster S (Hydraulic steering, non-turbo flat 6, row your own gears kind of car)
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I feel for ya, similar situation here. Wanted to love the new 3 series, but I only liked it, not love like my previous E36, 46 and 90. I said f*** it and plan on getting an M2C, its just such a great car and really feels like a true BMW at heart, and I can get one for less than the price of an M340i. Granted it doesn't have 4-doors, but the more I thought about it, the joy of the manual with the perfect size and handling of the M2 (close to E36/46 size) it was just too much to pass up on.
If I lived closer to a nicer Alfa dealership, I'd try doing a shorter 2 year lease on a Giulia, its a really great driving car, too bad reliability and dealer service from Alfa aren't really top notch, although from what I've heard, the 4-Cylinder is a "safer" bet. Friend has a 2017 TiSport (4-Cylinder) and is coming up on two years, only had a parking sensor go bad so far. He lives closer to the Annapolis dealer though which has much nicer service as its paired with Maserati and Porsche, rather than Dodge and Jeep.