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The 991 versus the BMW M2 - My Observations

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Old 10-29-2016, 01:40 AM
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Originally Posted by 997rs4.0
I drove m4 the last couple of weeks. It's ok. Only have little seat time in m2. It's a good compromise. But, not light enough, not nimble enough IMO.
BMW has completely lost it. If you want a $60k dollar DD that makes your hair stand up. Gt350! Picked mine up a couple of days ago. Now, that's an engine. Sure, it's heavy, brakes are good, steering is ok, clutch feel is bad. But, that engine makes up for everything.
Love the sound of the engine. However, the car has been recalled and there is no fix until spring 2017. From what I have read, I would not recommend driving the car. That's a shame because it is a glorious sounding engine.

http://autoweek.com/article/recalls/...50-and-gt350rs
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In these comparisons of "nimble", i don't think nimble is the same thing as "small" i picked the M2 instead of the M3 because the M3 just felt like an old 5 series...

So i'm hoping the M2 just feels more compact and more nimble.
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Originally Posted by ipse dixit
And a fully loaded 991.2 911 is probably north of 135K.

Your point is, what exactly?
you can get a fine 991.2 for within 12K of the M4 and it will be above the level of the bimmer in every quantifiable way. If a person can afford a 90K car then likely they can afford the 911 all day.
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Originally Posted by R_Rated
you can get a fine 991.2 for within 12K of the M4 and it will be above the level of the bimmer in every quantifiable way. If a person can afford a 90K car then likely they can afford the 911 all day.
It's not necessarily about affordability but comparability.

If the comparison is about which cars are better than another, then to make the comparison viable a variable like price has to be held somewhat equivalent.

If the comparison is about which car to buy given a set budget, then if both cars are within that budget price would be a trivial consideration.



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