04-29-2004, 07:59 PM
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:MichaelJComputer Wrote:Well, Jack was wrong. I didn't fall in love with the E46. I don't really know how to explain it, but I did not feel as if I was driving the car, too much electronics and crap. Bleh.You didn't drive the E46 M3. You drove a 225hp 330Ci..
It wasn't the power that annoyed me, it was the feel of the car. I highly doubt the M3 is THAT much different.
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:MichaelJComputer Wrote:TRANNYUh, it's the best manual transmission in the world... imo. I love the way e46 trannys shift.... mmmm MMM!!! like butter.
The 330Ci manual was pretty nice,
I agree, incredibly nice, but the 4th gear ratio felt off a little.
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:MichaelJComputer Wrote:PEDALSUh... that's what a lot of people call nice...
All soft! The clutch felt like a lever, not a hydraulic thingie, no resistance.
I want to feel the car.
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:MichaelJComputer Wrote:The gas pedal was wussy, half-trottle gave the car as much gas as mashed to the floor, drive-by-wire sucks.That's because you're not in an M3, you're in a 330.
So the M3 drive-by-wire is really different? I somehow doubt it.
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:MichaelJComputer Wrote:Brake pedal was real soft, it was hard to not brake too hard.That means it had good brakes...
No it doesn't, it means the brake booster is too powerful.
JackoliciousLegs Wrote:MichaelJComputer Wrote:Overall I didn't like either, I hope the E36 M3 is more of a driver's car. I want to feel the damn road and the car...I think you're too used to driving Hondas with notchy gearboxes, stiff clutches, no power (you need to push the pedal to the floor to go), and bad bakes. I love the way bimmers feel. I guess I got used to all sorts of feels of cars working at crapmax tho...
I beg your pardon. I like a driving a car, not have a bunch of electronic shit do it for me. My car is faster than both of the cars I drove, and I love the raw feel of it. My car also has excellent brakes. I guess I just negated all your reasoning for me not liking them, eh? Could it be that the E46 is less a driver's car than BMW is known for and therefore I don't like them? *GASP*
In conclusion, you're a girlie man, and the girlieness of the E46 appeals to you. Run along now, you need to go get your A/C fixed.
I Am Mike
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4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant)
2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
No longer onyachin.