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View Poll Results: M3 or Corvette
Corvette 12 27.27%
M3 32 72.73%
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New M3 or Corvette?

If money not a factor I personally would go with the M3 but it costs so damn much. I like the M3 clutch and gear box as it is pretty light and almost light as my old Accord. After test driving the M3, I went back to my G to unwind the VQ and it actually felt pretty good.
I'll go test drive a Corvette this weekend and see how it goes.
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I would personally take the NEW M3 over the regular C6 if money was not an issue.
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Vette for the money!
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M3, because it cums with power, handling, luxury, design.
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Z06? otherwise, M3.
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M3, because it cums with power, handling, luxury, design.
You should go work for C&D.
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M3

Both cars are great. Power and design are both great.
But the biggest factor for me all the time is that, with all that power and exterior design; a complimentary interior should also be present.

I'm not a big fan of American Car Interiors. IMO they still have a long way to go to improve in that department. Not a big fan of big buttons like what they do to a majority of American Cars. Though some Japanese trucks like the Toyota's are adapting to big knobs I guess to compliment the roomy cab.

Oh after seeing BMW's crashing at the Autobahn at great speeds and drivers still walk away from it...yeah another plus.

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my vote would have to go towards the m3
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Since you know what you want with money not being a factor: M3

but since money is ALWAYS a factor, I'd get the regular C6 vette with 1LT option and add a double din navi/dvd unit to it. People have been getting 08 vettes fairly cheap, I think i was quoted like 41k for a 1lt auto vette. The new m3 costs what? at least 60k IF you can get your hands on one. And though i like the M3 also, for those that don't know nice cars, they'll just think it's a really nice 3 series.... EVERYONE can spot out at Vette though...
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I would say the Vette for the money. You can get one at 0% for $40K right now. Since you are already looking at $55k+ for an M3, why not wait for the GTR when demand stabilizes?
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I would say the Vette for the money. You can get one at 0% for $40K right now. Since you are already looking at $55k+ for an M3, why not wait for the GTR when demand stabilizes?
Don't you mean IF demand stabilizes? I'm not sure of the future production numbers, but I think they'll still be rather limited, and I'm not sure for how many years they'll actually produce it. When I asked my local Nissan dealer about future years (only 149 09's coming to Canada), they said they have no clue IF there will be any more. I realize they usually have no clue what they're saying, but still.
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Why bother with a M3? The BMW 335i is almost as good and much cheaper. You can get one with decent options in the $40k range which is a better comparison to a standard Vette than the M3. As much as I dislike the stigma behind the propeller badge and the crappy fitment issues on the 3ers, I'd say a 335i is a better choice than either a Vette or the M3.

If it were up to me though, I would buy a G37 over either one of these. New Infiniti coupe designs are to die for - think $30k Aston Martin.
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Don't you mean IF demand stabilizes? I'm not sure of the future production numbers, but I think they'll still be rather limited, and I'm not sure for how many years they'll actually produce it. When I asked my local Nissan dealer about future years (only 149 09's coming to Canada), they said they have no clue IF there will be any more. I realize they usually have no clue what they're saying, but still.

Well . . . they are producing 1,000 a month. I didn't ask our dealer how many are coming to the US after he told me they would be pre-ordering at MSRP in September, but 149 to Canada for all of 2009 sounds slim to me. Of course, Canada is about 1/10 the population of the US. I would assume that Nissan did some forecasting on what price the market could bear for this vehicle, don't you think? I couldn't see them allowing the dealers to make an extra $30K per vehicle indefinitely because they misread demand.

The bottom line: the base M3 is quite a bit more than a base vette and if you get into that price point, why not a GTR on the G forum?
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I'm assuming you're speaking of the base C6 Corvette. If that's the case, I would take the M3 over the Corvette.

Now, if you were speaking of the C6 Z06 vs the E92 M3, I would take the Z06 in a heart beat

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