10-16-2015, 05:38 PM | #23 |
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The 3 cars i'm considering is the M2 (#1 at my dealer) and the RS and also recently the gt350. I'm still leaning towards the M2, but will wait till i hear official pricing, options and production quantity. M2 i would buy sight unseen, the other 2 i would want to test drive before buying. I'll have a tough decision in the coming months...
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10-16-2015, 05:48 PM | #24 | |
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The GTI has a nice interior but ya the other stuff Focus Evo is pretty low quality. |
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10-16-2015, 10:59 PM | #25 |
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The M2 chassis will undoubtedly be brilliant. The looks, however, are another story. It didn't give me the "I have to own one" feeling that I got from 1M or that I'm getting from the Focus. My deposit for the fancy 2 has been returned and I've kept the slot for the RS. Ford has been on a roll in the dynamics department as of late and petty sure they've waved the magic wand over the RS chassis a few times during it's development. So, I'm hoping I won't be disappointed. The econo-box(ish) interior is somewhat expected when you're looking at a $15,000 price difference and still better than what you get in a GTR.
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10-17-2015, 03:14 AM | #26 |
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Considered both and had 4th allocation at dealers for the RS. No longer considering either. RS great all season option, I'd love the M1/235is in UK with Xdrive.
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10-17-2015, 10:11 AM | #28 | |
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RS 4 doors > M2 2 doors RS 40k equipped > 20k more for M2 RS more room on inside > M2 RS torque > M2 RS looks >>>>>> M2 ricer RS no piped in fake exhaust sound > Utterly embarrassing on 2 series Need I go on? And please, no comparing a an M2 to the Ford GT350 with flat plane crank V8. |
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10-17-2015, 10:13 AM | #29 |
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10-17-2015, 10:15 AM | #31 | |
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But spend more for the badge please... helps profits and stockholders of BMW. |
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10-17-2015, 10:46 AM | #33 |
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Hmm well this got interesting quickly. AWD RS3 will beat the M2 in a straight line or in any form of precipitation, otherwise M2 all the way as a drivers car. No manual even offered on the RS3 too. Love me a 6MT
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10-17-2015, 11:05 AM | #35 | |
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Driving a high strung stiffly sprung economy car on a daily basis become can rather grating when you are over the age of 30. If I only had room for one car in my driveway, the M2 would be the one filling the spot. |
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The Focus RS is a very exciting car.....i will definitely consider one next year when i have the budget to get a 2nd car for family use. Really glad that Ford USA have finally started bringing the cool euro stuff to this market!!!
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10-18-2015, 09:11 PM | #38 |
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Experience is sometimes the only teacher.
If you haven't owned an economy car with greatly enhanced performance (Subaru WRX, STi, Mitsubishi EVO) then I think you should. I believe you'll find there are good things and bad. In the end, we leave these behind as we get older and more prosperous. They are fast. However they lack the quality of fine things we appreciate more over time. Maybe the same could be said for the M2 and it's direct competitors though certainly to a lesser degree. However, I think it will be nice enough and fast enough to keep multiple brain centers concurrently happy. Experience also teaches us that if you get in people's faces on forums, you will be viewed as a troll and nobody will take you seriously. And if you do not wish to contribute your views to a group and be taken seriously, why would you bother to post? Expressing views out of the mainstream is a good thing. There are ways to do this that show you have insight into who you're addressing. |
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I feel like the tide is shifting with respect to performance cars; it used to be, you could have cheap power with a domestic, but the handling and interior would be garbage.
Now? The AMG45/M2 have interiors that are no more premium than the new Camaro 2SS, and the domestics are even ahead in the performance tech department (torque vectoring AWD/MR shocks, for Focus RS and Camaro, respectively). And this should make us happy, because I would hope we're all car enthusiasts first and BMW enthusiasts second. Cars like the Focus RS are a gift to enthusiasts, whether you choose to buy one or not. The more automakers are competing to offer amazing performance cars, the better for consumers. Buy an M2 because you like the small size (there isn't a competing RWD 2+2 that small), but don't have some illusion that it's a performance bargain or more luxurious than Detroit's latest. |
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...but i agree with you that the Focus RS interior, aside from the fantastic looking seats, looks terrible!! It looks like a late 80s/early 90s korean boombox cd player!!! |
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