The M3 is the ultimate bang for buck supercar under $100k, duh winning! :tup:

I dont know about your 5.0, but my Z is super exclusive :rofl2:

Oh how could I forget! The M3 is definitely the best bang for the buck under $100k :bowrofl:

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So...what if you don't want a chic car? :stirthepot:

I have no real experience with the M3, but...

When I went to the BMW dealership looking at them, the sales rep INSISTED! that he crank one. In the showroom. I told him not to, begged him not to piss off his co-workers. NO matter. He cranked it.

First, it rattled and tapped like crazy (normal for an M3 until it warms up, I am told). Second, it reeked (new car thing? I used to work at a Ford dealer and NONE of our new cars stank up the showroom), and stunk up the whole showroom.

Anyway, I found it all rather unique.

Ford has a bad habit of crippling their cars with peg-legs. The BOSS does a lot better, though, something like 74mph Slalom and 1.01G on the skidpad. A lot of proof that tires are the weak point.

Haha, that is true. This car is very under-tired. I am going to be replacing the 255 width PZeros with 275 width NT-05s later this summer and suspect that is going to make quite a difference.

I'd recommend against a vette in that scenario:stirthepot:

the cars have a different look going from them. the rustang is more of a BA car and the Zed is more of a sleek and sporty car. but man, a mustang with the right exterior mods and a good loud/sound exhaust is going to show up any Z IMO.

under $40k
 

within a budget

the Mustang GT and 370Z are both great choices

the Z looks better

the Mustang GT is faster

OMG! I made it to the end of the thread... for now.

I'm honestly impressed with the 5.0 after watching the video with the M3 vs 5.0. It seems like all the muscle/sport cars out now are producing crazy amounts of hp and getting very good mpg. It seems like it is a pretty good time to be in the market for any sports car.

Ding ding ding we have a winner! This is a great time to be a car enthusiast. :tup:

hello! late to the damn party again....

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I'm sure this is what the V8 M3 owner in this picture was thinking when he was passed by a stock powered Nismo. We were turning nearly identical times all weekend long in time trial series. He was on DOT R tires. He was slightly faster in straight line but my corner entry and exit speeds were faster.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_w...0/JR1N7801.JPG

Something test results don't reveal well are true track dynamics of a given car. The 370z Nismo on JRZ coil overs and upgraded brakes runs into and out of turns with the best of the best in similar hp to weight. There were very few street cars able to lose me in the turns. The other thing that I noticed is that at speeds over 75 mph the Nismo cuts through the air better than most cars. the aero bodywork seems to allow the less powerful Nismo hang with higher HP bricks.