[BigSky702]

Why did I test drive the M5 comp at the bmw M tour?!?!


Hard to jump back in the M340!!

[golferboy2312]

Originally Posted by BigSky702

Why did I test drive the M5 comp at the bmw M tour?!?!


Hard to jump back in the M340!!

Yep, that was a mistake. You really need a chaperone at an event like that....

[Fuller]

It looks like an m5 might be in your future! Test driving cars like that is dangerous. The m5 now has its hook in you, and it'll take a while to purge it.

[praxis218]

Lol I'm doing the M Tour this week and specifically opted not to sign up to drive the M5 Comp for this reason. Just M340i and M2C (if they have a non-crashed one).

[Ilyam5]

Originally Posted by BigSky702

Why did I test drive the M5 comp at the bmw M tour?!?!


Hard to jump back in the M340!!

You will be OK. My whole family had a consensus that M340 is better for US driving. M5 and even M550 are both autobahn cars. They want to cruise at 120 MPH.

Throw one into corner and M 340 shines - it is more nimble , more responsive, not as heavy and happy to cruise at 80-90 MPH.

[3ismagic#]

Originally Posted by Ilyam5

You will be OK. My whole family had a consensus that M340 is better for US driving. M5 and even M550 are both autobahn cars. They want to cruise at 120 MPH.

Throw one into corner and M 340 shines - it is more nimble , more responsive, not as heavy and happy to cruise at 80-90 MPH.

Agreed. I think 400hp is really pushing the limit of useful power in the US. Even that most people will rarely use.

I long ago learned its better to drive a slower car fast than a faster car slow.

[praxis218]

Just drove the M340i and M2C back to back.

M340i: More of the same.

M2C: Still grinning 30 minutes later.

I don't think I care about the M340i anymore.

[jmg]

Originally Posted by praxis218

Just drove the M340i and M2C back to back.

M340i: More of the same.

M2C: Still grinning 30 minutes later.

I don't think I care about the M340i anymore.

I drove the M5C, M850i, M340i, X3M and M2 back to back at the M Town Event. The M2 was the most fun and it wasn't even the Competition.

[Weiner0123]

Huge price difference tho haha.. I would love a m5 but deffs compared to a m340i.... out of my budget

[BigSky702]

Originally Posted by Ilyam5

You will be OK. My whole family had a consensus that M340 is better for US driving. M5 and even M550 are both autobahn cars. They want to cruise at 120 MPH.

Throw one into corner and M 340 shines - it is more nimble , more responsive, not as heavy and happy to cruise at 80-90 MPH.

Very true!!

My only consolation at this point was that I had to drive 3 hours in a Chrysler 300

After that ordeal I was happy to jump back into my car!!

[Taranto300]

Use the extra 10s of thousands you saved, and use it for exotic vacations

[Fuller]

Originally Posted by carovigno

Use the extra 10s of thousands you saved, and use it for exotic vacations

Nah, a vacation is over in a couple or few weeks and then all you have are memories. You can actively enjoy a new car everyday for a number of years if you wish.

[NewM3driver]

That M5 is big and heavy and I felt it's size AND weight when I drove it. It has horsepower and torque that you can't use on the street.

In a test drive situation everyone loves to get on the gas and feel the rush. The truth is in everyday drive situations you don't have anyplace to unleash that beast.

Trust me I get it... the M5 is a beautiful car, but too big to be a sports car for sure.

Consider the price... $125,000 with options. You are paying a HUGE premium for 600 pointless horsepower. You can drive a 340 and have a wheelbarrow of Benjamins left over to go buy something else to drive as a toy.

If you *must* have the new M5... wait 3 years. Historically their value drops like a rock and you will be able to get into a very nice preowned example for the cost of your 340.

Be smart with your money.

[john!smith]

just drive a small car with less than 100hp for a hour :-)
when you get back to your m340i, everything should be ok aggain


but seriously, the m5 is two levels obove the m340i.
so it is no surprice that the car impressed you that much.

but price-performance ratio goes to the m340i.
in germany the retail price for my m340i configuration was 73.000€
similar configurtion of a m5 competition makes nearly 128.000€

if you remember the price difference it should be even more easy to have fun aggain with the g20 :-)

[shawntech]

I struggle with the same, I love my m340i and Hellcat Charger but I would like to mold them into the same car I could use all the time.

[SteveinArizona]

Originally Posted by BigSky702

Very true!!

My only consolation at this point was that I had to drive 3 hours in a Chrysler 300

After that ordeal I was happy to jump back into my car!!

The US Constitution prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment should have protected you from having to drive a Chrysler 300. Ugh.

[gofast182]

Originally Posted by SteveinArizona

The US Constitution prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment should have protected you from having to drive a Chrysler 300. Ugh.

But it served a valuable purpose in this case.

[-EndOfAnEra-]

I did the same thing at one of the M driving events last summer. I actually had a hard time loving the M5 simply because I knew I couldn't have one! It's just so HEAVY around a corner compared to a 3, but in a straight line I was hanging on for dear life. It was actually the M2 Comp that stole the show for me there!

[440xiGCMSport2]

M5 price you can almost buy a m340 and a M2.

[hans007]

is it really that much different? The only G30 i've driven is a 530e, at one of those ultimate drive events, but on an auto cross course it felt terrible because it was so big. I'd guess an m5 on that kind of course would feel pretty large too or does it somehow hide it with some M magic.

[NoSUV4Me]

Originally Posted by BigSky702

Why did I test drive the M5 comp at the bmw M tour?!?!


Hard to jump back in the M340!!

Dun worry; hire a Toyota Yaris for a day and then after that go take ur M340 out for a spin in the hills. All recalibrated :

[Taranto300]

Originally Posted by Fuller

Nah, a vacation is over in a couple or few weeks and then all you have are memories. You can actively enjoy a new car everyday for a number of years if you wish.

Use the extra savings and visit Germany and rent a sportscar. Then drive on autobahn no speed limit. I reached 165 mph. That M5 will be forgotten.