E39 540I vs. H/C 97 Z-28 6-speed

[carrrnuttt]

Originally Posted by creeves328

Yes, Carrrnuttt seems sided against the e36 M3...

I'm not. I love E36 M's and E36s period, considering I used to own an E36 and an E30. I'm just simply not going to waste my time getting technical about it in a forum that's chock-full of info about it. Nor do I need to raise my pom-poms about it, considering the environment. As a matter of fact, I found this forum originally while looking for a used E36 M. I ended up with a new car instead, Nissan it may be.

I stick around, because it's pretty entertaining what the fanboys in here can come up with, in their relentless pursuit of BMW elite-ness. It's also nice reading about the accomplishments of those who aren't inclined to embellish. At the same time, I like playing Devil's Advocate against the extreme fanboys or the ones that end up listening only to these fanboys' "facts."

Below's a good quote from Ben Treynor (link), who is a member on a few other forums I frequent. I'm not sure, but I think he might be a member here as well, considering he used to own a turbo M3.

Originally Posted by treynor

As for people who say that Ferrari or Porsche or <expensive brand X> is hugely superior to other marques -- get over it. I've owned pretty much all of 'em, and there is nothing all _that_ special about the handling, or the brakes, or the engines in these high end cars. The current Porsche 911 bobs and weaves over any little bump, the Ferrari is tail-happy and needs to be revved to make serious power, and neither brand sets laps records with any of their mainstream cars. I love them as celebrations of automotive purism and as sensory entertainment -- but that's as far as it goes.

You can go ahead and substitute "BMW" where "<expensive brand X>" goes in the quote above.