AlpinaM3
11-02-2006, 12:18 AM
2003 with 39K on the clock. Blue with white top. Came with Xenons, premium leather, 17in Racing Dynamics wheel with new Yoko Es100s and double sunroof. All in all I am happy with it. It’s basically a FWD BMW. Every part on it says BMW or made in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Motors were a joint deal between BMW and Chrysler.The only thing BMW let them save that was English was the bonnet release on the right side. It kind of looks like a bunch of very serious BMW car designers taking drugs and designing a car! But it works. However under the skin, they did allot of things just like the BMW i.e. composite clutch pedal, brakes, electrical layout, engine management check lights and warnings. The square shape of it uses space to maximum and the wheel base looks about only
9-10 inch shorter than the M3 beside it, but the M3 has more over hang. This car pushes the wheels all the out to the corners. Road feel is good but firm with all stock suspension, getting use to the FWD though. Handling is excellent but different than the M3 but still predictable. I would not sell the M3 for it that’s for sure. It seems to make people want to come up to you and talk about it something the M3 sometime does but only to people who know what it is. Its kind of like an ambassador in the automotive world. Girls seem to like it too, but that does me no good cause the wife would kill me. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
9-10 inch shorter than the M3 beside it, but the M3 has more over hang. This car pushes the wheels all the out to the corners. Road feel is good but firm with all stock suspension, getting use to the FWD though. Handling is excellent but different than the M3 but still predictable. I would not sell the M3 for it that’s for sure. It seems to make people want to come up to you and talk about it something the M3 sometime does but only to people who know what it is. Its kind of like an ambassador in the automotive world. Girls seem to like it too, but that does me no good cause the wife would kill me. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>