Four-door Porsche

awdirtdrifter · 06-06-05, 12:59

In case you haven't heard...

http://autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=101990

kuba · 06-06-05, 01:34

I've been waiting for this puppy to go on sale for a long time.
2008, getting there...can't wait

armoredsaint · 06-06-05, 01:42

wow, that thing is long!

percynjpn · 06-07-05, 06:40

Quote:

Originally posted by kuba
I've been waiting for this puppy to go on sale for a long time.
2008, getting there...can't wait

So does that mean that you can't wait to buy one? Well, I'm glad to see you can afford a $120,000 car!

DavidB · 06-07-05, 07:43

Sign me up... looks like a perfectly good reason to never buy another BMW 3 series.

kuba · 06-07-05, 08:33

Quote:

Originally posted by percynjpn
So does that mean that you can't wait to buy one? Well, I'm glad to see you can afford a $120,000 car!

parents instille great values in me and saving money for a very long time

awdirtdrifter · 06-07-05, 08:51

Quote:

Originally posted by DavidB
Sign me up... looks like a perfectly good reason to never buy another BMW 3 series.

Not the same class.

Plus, here's a few thousand reasons to still buy a 3:

"The prices are to be settled between 100,000 and 150,000 €."

That's for the P-car...

DavidB · 06-07-05, 10:17

Price has never been the issue. Four seats, perfect handing and stellar performance are what I want in a "Family Sports Car".

As my BMW 330i had 90% of the real-world performance of my 993S, I find it reasonable to compare the two.

If BMW would come to their senses and make a 4-door M3 again, it would be in the same class as the 4-door Porsche.

I love the power plant in my Cayenne. You bet I'd like to see it in a light weight 4-door sports car. The Cayenne S would be out of my garage like yesterday's trash.

awdirtdrifter · 06-07-05, 10:45

Exactly. "A 4-dr. M3 would be in the same class." But, a 325/330 coupe OR sedan would NOT be in the same class, so there's still plenty of reason to buy a 325/330. I guess your post made it sound like a basic entry-level $35,000 3-series doesn't need to exist anymore, because there's now a $125,00 4-dr. P car.

That's quite a discrepancy in price and performance--different class, market, target, etc.

If that's not what you meant, then we're probably on the same page...

Reading your post again, maybe you meant YOU don't need to buy another 3-series again because YOU can afford to buy whatever fits your needs, regardless of price. Unfortunately, most of us don't have the luxury of ignoring the price tag.

And yeah, I wish they made a 4-dr. M3 again, too.

Chris

Bill D · 06-07-05, 11:17

Please do not double and triple post. If you wanted to add more to your original post, use the edit button. Thank you.

awdirtdrifter · 06-07-05, 11:23

Sorry. Won't happen again.