[Rub1con76]

I feel like a teenager when i read your posts
I'm 45 now

[NEfan508]

I started making money early (contractor) I had kid(s) as a teen, bought a house @ 19

Body was always beat up, knees and back always stressed so MB S430 2002 $75k seamed logical for comfort, why not I could afford it?!?

I was to young for that car, it looked like it was my dads or I was a street pharmacist both embarrassing.

Fast forward 2019, 36 I feel to old for this m2 especially because my teen son loves carbon bits and tint, it's his when he is a little older

In short, now @ 39, I'm sticking to my comfortable crew cab domestic trucks for estimating jobs and taking my Theresa to the south end for weekend dinner nights

Edit: I'm not in south Florida (flashy area) I'm in conservative New England, plenty of money here but hardly considered a car area, most 6 figure earners drive practical cars/trucks, maybe it's the water here? we are programmed to buy x5's and only x5 it seems, btw, I got that too, boring Alpine white of course

[veenut28]

Originally Posted by dbnm

I just turned 53 and had wanted the M2C but I have two kids (10&13) and don't think they will be terribly happy in the backseat so now I am looking for an M4.

The F87 M2 has more headroom in the rear seats than the M4 due to that car's sloping roofline. Get the M3 if you want more usable rear seats. Only reason to get the M4 is if you like ugly noses and awkward proportions.

[MarlboroM2C]

Originally Posted by veenut28

The F87 M2 has more headroom in the rear seats than the M4 due to that car's sloping roofline. Get the M3 if you want more usable rear seats. Only reason to get the M4 is if you like ugly noses and awkward proportions.

The M4 is quite versatile and excels on track. Combines best efforts of practicality and powerful fun.

[veenut28]

Originally Posted by MarlboroM2C

The M4 is quite versatile and excels on track. Combines best efforts of practicality and powerful fun.

Sure but none of that makes it a better car for having kids in the back seat.

[Feint]

Originally Posted by danf72

I don't like to think I'm old, but I am almost 50 with a family so I'm not a teenager either. I have a perfect family car in a Tesla Model S. It's great at everything, except that it's kind of a big boring family sedan. This is definitely a first world problem, but now that the Tesla tech amazingness has worn off, I just drive it around like a minivan. Whenever I hear Elon Musk talk about the next advance in self driving, rather than being appropriately excited, I think.. oh great, so we will make driving even more boring.

I test drove a M2C about a year ago and my reaction was.. "it's alive!" I loved it. But at "my age" I'm debating if an M3/M4 is more appropriate. Or even a 911, although I'm loathe to spend that kind of money on a car. Is the M2C more of a car for 20 year olds or 30 year olds? This sounds like a stupid question in my head even as I type it. But it's a thing. You know, I shouldn't be wearing skinny jeans at some point either (not that they fit me, but you know what I mean).

No 20 year old driving an M2C will ever appreciate it as much as someone in their late 40s or 50s. It's an M2C. It's not a ricer with a huge wing. It's more of a hockey player in an expensive suit.

[NEfan508]

@Feint
My son @ 13 was with me during euro delivery, he loves this car, spends an hour hand washing

now he's getting Junior Operator license (aka Cinderella) he will be allowed to drive alone

Not worried about him dogging it, he knows it's his in a couple years

[Goldsbar]

I know this thread is old, but I don't even understand the question. This is a conservatively styled BMW (depending on color), not some car with a huge wing on it and a fart can exhaust. I hope the OP got one and is enjoying it.

For the record, I'm over 50. Despite being in presumed peak earnings years, spending money on something like a 911 just seems like such a waste to me. Besides, the people that really follow them consider the base model a piece of junk (it's not).

[AlpsRider]

Originally Posted by Goldsbar

I know this thread is old, but I don't even understand the question. This is a conservatively styled BMW (depending on color), not some car with a huge wing on it and a fart can exhaust. I hope the OP got one and is enjoying it.

For the record, I'm over 50. Despite being in presumed peak earnings years, spending money on something like a 911 just seems like such a waste to me. Besides, the people that really follow them consider the base model a piece of junk (it's not).

I agree. To me a stock M2 is not over endulging in the mid life crisis lane. It's the choice of mods that steer the look into boy racer territory. That being said, people should do what they want with their cars.

[Oliv]

If you ask women every sports car (including M2), specially in a flashy color, is screaming mid-life crisis/freshly divorced
Personally I don't care - I like the look of the car, I could go on meeting with customers/other managers that show up in a Series 7/S-class without one hint of shame - I don't choose my cars based on the image/status, but on how fun they are to drive