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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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Well it was time to let the BMW M3 go guys and move on up to an American icon


BYE BYE M3


ill keep you posted
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Those are nice cars, but not a Vette
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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Those are nice cars, but not a Vette
I loved the M3 but the up keep is a
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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...is that coolant leaking from that BWM (Big Waste-a-Money)...? haha
Just kidding - my gf has one and loves it - but it does have a lot of down time...

Congratulations on the new Vette!
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Beautiful M3. I had a 96 and loved it. I traded it in for a GTO and at times I missed the M3 because of its superior handling. Now that I'm in a corvette I don't think of any other cars lol... welcome to the american icon.

P.S. I just drove 400+ miles and averaged 32.1 mpg with the Vette. I'm sure you'd never see that on that m3 lol
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Congrats on the upgrade What are you getting?
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Old Jul 7, 2008 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by peter pan
Those are nice cars, but not a Vette
Congrats.
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The M3 is a nice machine but you will soon learn it does not quite stack up to a C6 in many ways.
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Originally Posted by SSTEVEGS
...is that coolant leaking from that BWM (Big Waste-a-Money)...? haha
Just kidding - my gf has one and loves it - but it does have a lot of down time...

Congratulations on the new Vette!
lol no i took the car cover off and that was the little bit of water it had let on it.
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Originally Posted by AndrewZPSU
Beautiful M3. I had a 96 and loved it. I traded it in for a GTO and at times I missed the M3 because of its superior handling. Now that I'm in a corvette I don't think of any other cars lol... welcome to the american icon.

P.S. I just drove 400+ miles and averaged 32.1 mpg with the Vette. I'm sure you'd never see that on that m3 lol
nope i was shocked at the gas milage i was getting on my vett today .

the best My M3 did was 24 on the highway
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Originally Posted by jrpedraza
Congrats on the upgrade What are you getting?
2006 c6 with 9k miles .
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sorry for the dark pics it was my friends dig cam.


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I've owned two BMWs and a good friend of mine had an M3. The connection and feel a BMW has for the road is phenomenal. They are quick and great to drive on a curvy road. That being said, the brutish fast, ***** to the wall, acceleration of the Corvette has provided a lot more SPM (smiles per mile) for me.
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