...and might I enquire who the f.uck you are? Another 318 driving wannabe who's envious of me?
It's my car, I'll choose to do whatever the f.uck I wanna do with it, thank you. But cos you seem like such an a.rsehole, I'll indulge you.
Firstly, your comment about how I can be bored with car, yet not have used launch control. Tell me, "Stefan" how does launch control make me feel that the M3 is more "interesting"? By launching away from the lights every single time? What's so interesting about that? Way-Hey, it's goes to 60 in 5.2s, big f.ucking deal.
Now, Stefan, let me educate you on what "interesting" is and what REAL drivers (not just "REAL M3" drivers, mind) want. They want sharp throttle response (which I admit had been sharpened up a great deal with sport mode), great steering feel and a highly adjustable chassis. Now, on the M3 (have you even sat in one, you poor boy?), the steering has about as much life and response as a wet noodle and the chassis (on public roads) has only an appetite for scrubbing away the front tyres in an endless orgy of understeer. So, the M3 scores 1 outta 3. Great. So bloody interesting. In addition, I feel the engine note's coarse and the ride and handling's been compromised too much by the 19" rims which admittedly, look great, but hey, that's fashion and not "substance", something which REAL drivers want. And before you even start on how I've got a soft ass, realise this, great handling cars, like the Noble M12, for example, ride very well over a variety of surfaces and still handle like a race track refugee.
OK, let's see what your next point is;
Oh yes, something about how "REAL M3 drivers" (guess that makes me a "fake" M3 driver than? hahaha) will "instinctively" depress the sport and DSC buttons.
Right. If BMW bothered to make a real drivers car of the M3, they'd have left DSC off the car and made sure it was on sport mode all the time. Anyhows, you do realise that if the mash the throttle, there's no difference between sport and non-sport mode, right? Well, now you know. It's only on part throttle openings that sport mode is most felt. Not very hard core, eh? As for DSC, Stefen, maybe you're some hot shot race car driver, but I'm not, ok? I like to have an electronic safety net, I'm a wuss. Anyhow, I always had SMG on S5 anyways... and it's not that big a jump to S6... sure, mili-seconds, but who's counting? You?
Mechanical Sympathy.
Yes, I do have mechanical sympathy. What's wrong with that? I treasure my ride, just like how I make sure the oil temp is up to operating temp before I go past 4000rpm. What's wrong with that? I thrash my cars in a more sympathetic manner, I like to ensure that all my inputs are nice and smooth, from throttle openings, to steering inputs. I try to drive round pot holes. Again, you might be some hot shot race driver, but if you were, you'd know that smoothness is the key to speed, and that if you take care of your race machine, it'd take care of you.
Leave it to my grandchildren? Please, I'm already bored of it.
Oh, and you know why the people who've replied "entertain this undeserving yuppie poseur too politely"? Well, cos, 1. I'm not a yuppie, 2. I'm not a poseur (try keeping up, Stefan). Though I will admit to being undeserving. Oh, and also, I'm not a sad little envious git like you, Stefan.
! You know what i mean.
