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I've had similar comments in the past about my 135s and one recently on my Mini Cooper JCW...a few quick runs on back roads always seemed to shut them up.
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Thanks for all the awesome replies!! Funny replies too!
I'm only going to keep one car: the cushy Tesla Model S or switch to a M2C. I think the more mature, comfortable, high tech, efficient and logical Tesla will have to go. But I will wait to see what the new M4 is like. I tried the current M4 and it felt like a beast. If the new one is more like the M2C, I might go for that. |
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So true. I caught so much flak from coworkers on the s2k. The biggest shit talkers drove appliances like Rav4s, camrys, H2s, beat to hell tahoes, etc. One guy told me my car should have a "proper v8" like his SUV. That v8 had like 5+ liters of displacement and somehow only made about 200 hp. Think I'll hard pass on that one.
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I always wanted a BMW since I was a kid. An M car was unimaginable. I did get an E90 335 when I got older and drove that for 10 years. I still miss it. The M2C reminds me of the E90, only better. Great to hear I'm not the only one who thinks this way. I have yet to meet someone who got rid of their fancy Tesla to get into a smaller "ICE" car. I know people who own both a Tesla and a sports car, but with only one car I only hear of people going from BMW/Porsche to Tesla. Not the other way around. |
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I am 68 and my M2C is my daily driver and I love it. When I was younger there were sports cars and then there were muscle cars and you tended to gravitate to one or the other. With the M2C I have a great sports car, but at the same time with rear wheel drive and 6sp manual it can behave like a muscle car when you want it to. I enjoy driving it every time I am in it and like others on here have said, when I park it I cannot help but look back at it.😀
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Same here. Every time I see one drive across, I cant help but notice that large rear overhang, and how long it takes to go by me . Unless you need 4 seats all the time (and even then), I see no reason to get an M4 over an M2, a few bells and whistles aside...
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I have not read through the thread... So apologies if something I note is less pertinent to the conversation, but to the original owner of this thread... if you truly enjoyed the test drive, BUY AN M2! I owned an original M2, and after a less than an enjoyable accident in said car, I now have an M2C. Both are phenomenal machines. I daily drive mine throughout the winters of the Siberia of the USA. I am 48 heading quickly to 49. Wonderful machine, YOU ARE NOT OLD! My father would be rolling over in his grave! Drive, enjoy, drive, enjoy! All the best to everyone! |
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I'm in my 50's and wife is in her late 40's, we still enjoyed our M2C and replaced it with a Z4M after being totaled, although granted we also have our CLS and GLC (aka old people's cars ) for daily's.
Get what you love. Who cares how old you are, enjoy it.
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That size, or a bit smaller, is magic.
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It shuts em up real quick. Because they actually don't know much about performance cars to be making fun of a smaller, lighter sports car. I'm 45 btw and I am very happy with the M2C as my daily driver. I also get a nice amount of compliments from men of all age groups...from little kids to retirees. And many of those men are driving big SUVs, pickup trucks, large sedans, etc.... a.k.a, "manly" vehicles. Last edited by csbear; 08-17-2020 at 10:56 PM.. |
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It's all been said but what the heck.
After a few BMWs, I bought my dream car, the E39 M5, almost new in my mid thirties. I thought I was pretty cool.. Per the press release, this was supposedly a middle-aged or older executive car. It is still my favorite car. Although I don't drive it much any more, every time I do I smile... Fast forward, I bought the M2C in my early 50s...per the press release, this supposed to be a gateway car to other Ms. I don't care. I absolutely love it. And while not as much a sleeper as my beloved E39 M5, honestly to most people it is just another 2 series. Relatively stealth, perfect size, seats four, has a good-sized trunk, MT, and RWD...what are you waiting for?
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I’m just about to turn 56 and I also ride an extremely fast motorcycle.
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You could just be like every other 50 year old and get a corvette 😂. I do get what you're saying though. Even me at 34, I wouldn't buy a STI bc it feels like a tuner boys car. I think anything German passes for all ages though.
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Ha. I'm over 50 and have both a classic WRX and an M2C. You are as only as old as the car you feel. Or something like that.
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