[Gfit]

Originally Posted by sarugby4life

I did. And thanks. I don't think my wife will want the M as a daily. She is MUCH happier in the 45e, hates the noise and attention the car gets ha. So to do an M3 CS on top would be tough.

Interesting. In my case, I hate the attention she gets in her X3M in TR and which I opened the valves on. If I only knew.

Seriously though, women driving Ms get 10x more attention than men driving Ms do. At least 2-3 a day. May have to rethink this next time. Haha. Nah. It’s all good. She has fun with it.

[Sleeper]

Originally Posted by Alan l.

I second my X5M gets a ton of attention on the road. More so than my F80 M3 ever did. Another difference is that I have more mature people liking the X5M rather than the kids in their hoodies up sweat shirt on a 90 degree day that looks like they are about to rob a store lol.

Interesting. I’m the opposite. Just another black SUV, albeit always clean and shiny. Barely gets second glances except from car enthusiasts who appreciate a big ///M car.

I had an F80 as well and that thing was a magnet for attention in comparison. Different crowd though, like you said.

[Alan l.]

I guess for me mine is marina bay blue and that alone draws a ton of compliment even from non car people.

[Chayse]

I can't tell you what to do, but this is my solution.
'22 X5MC and '18 M3 CS.

[sarugby4life]

Yes sir! Very nice. I was starting to look at a used CS

[Chayse]

The G80 CS may be a better car mechanically, but I absolutely love the looks of the F80. It just looks so right.

[Alan l.]

F80 is the best looking M3 ever hands down followed by the E30. Has all the BMW design elements with just the right proportions all around.

A M3 with a F80 exterior, G80 interior/drivetrain and E90 sound would be my ideal car!

[Ken6096]

Had the same idea to swap to M3 . I lucky enough to swap my car X5M with my friend’s M3 comp for a month. Yes it fast and fun but after a month i just have the same feeling with my X5M no more exciting but personally my X5M is more practical and better for family So i swap back and parking my X5M forever there lol .

[sarugby4life]

I'm very much leaning towards keeping the X5M. I did drive a CPO 2020 M3 CS, it was great, has the looks I prefer also. But the X5M is far more practical while still insanely fun to drive. If I had a bigger garage...

[Sleeper]

Originally Posted by sarugby4life

I'm very much leaning towards keeping the X5M. I did drive a CPO 2020 M3 CS, it was great, has the looks I prefer also. But the X5M is far more practical while still insanely fun to drive. If I had a bigger garage...