Which M3 is Best M3?

[patsbimmer1]

Touring or not the e39 is the best M5.

[Jdesign]

patsbimmer1 said:

Touring or not the e39 is the best M5.

That is debatable.

Looks? Yes. (IMO)

Sounds? I D K 

E39 M5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF-ncih6-dU

E60 M5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrfaDvuWhNE

[patsbimmer1]

Jdesign said:

That is debatable.

Looks? Yes. (IMO)

Sounds? I D K 

E39 M5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF-ncih6-dU

E60 M5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrfaDvuWhNE

No argument there!  The e60 sounds WAAAAY better!  Looks uninspiring and the smg thats found in most of them is terrible.  The e60 is better in every measurable way but i'd pick an e39 every time for no good reason at all.  I'm in the minority when i say the e60 isn't the worst m5 though.  It's ugly but I think the e28 is uglier.  For the cost of ownership of the s38 i'd buy an s85 and delight in a screaming v10.

[Jdesign]

patsbimmer1 said:

No argument there!  The e60 sounds WAAAAY better!  Looks uninspiring and the smg thats found in most of them is terrible.  The e60 is better in every measurable way but i'd pick an e39 every time for no good reason at all.  I'm in the minority when i say the e60 isn't the worst m5 though.  It's ugly but I think the e28 is uglier.  For the cost of ownership of the s38 i'd buy an s85 and delight in a screaming v10.

I was in complete agreement till your E28 comment. Then I stopped reading and disregarded your opinion. 

[patsbimmer1]

Jdesign said:

I was in complete agreement till your E28 comment. Then I stopped reading and disregarded your opinion. 

I'm used to having the unpopular opinion lol.  Neither the e28 nor the e60 is pretty but the e60 at least has some muscular architecture to it.  The stanceworks and the motul e28's look cool but a stock e28 m5 just looks meh.

[YoungCR]

patsbimmer1 said:

The stanceworks and the motul e28's look cool but a stock US e28 m5 just looks meh.

US M5’s are meh but a proper euro is the tits. How many E60 M5’s are gonna make it to 2-300k though? I’d argue the maintenance costs aren’t that different over the lifetime of the car. 

I’d still vote e39 as the overall best too though.

[Jdesign]

They all have their place. I agree that the E39 M5 is the best.............................................. with an S85

[ChrisO]

Jdesign said:

That is debatable.

Looks? Yes. (IMO)

Sounds? I D K 

E39 M5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF-ncih6-dU

E60 M5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrfaDvuWhNE

Did anyone else realize that e39 has 400k miles

[Jdesign]

No, but thats awesome.

[straight6pwr]

Jdesign said:

That is debatable.

Looks? Yes. (IMO)

Sounds? I D K 

E39 M5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF-ncih6-dU

E60 M5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrfaDvuWhNE

neither is better than an s38. 

and that v10 sounds terribad. 

in the end, i think what i want is a 4-rotor 5 series touring. is that too much to ask?

[Jdesign]

straight6pwr said:

neither is better than an s38.  

and that v10 sounds terribad. 

in the end, i think what i want is a 4-rotor 5 series touring. is that too much to ask? 

hmmmm....... Well... since "terribad" isnt a word, your opinion is invalid about the S85.  

I wanted to think your ears are broken, but then you mention a 4-rotor so I know they kinda work.