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Perfectlap · 12-19-2006, 07:48 AM

great photo.

M3 coupes are great but The M3 convertible has to be the worst example of chopping off a roof on a car that should stay as a coupe. The M3 coupes I've driven are EXCELLENT cars but the minute I got into the rag top it was like

what happened??
This has happened before with other cars like the mini cooper(yes I drove a mini convertible once), Nissan Z, Mustang but not nearly as bad as the M3.
Coupes are Coupes and Roadsters are Roadsters, compromising sports cars is bad karma.

p.s.
As much as I hate pendulus cornering I still think a Carrera is so much better looking than an M3/5/6 that I would put up with it.

12-19-2006, 07:48 AM	#12
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	great photo. M3 coupes are great but The M3 convertible has to be the worst example of chopping off a roof on a car that should stay as a coupe. The M3 coupes I've driven are EXCELLENT cars but the minute I got into the rag top it was like what happened?? This has happened before with other cars like the mini cooper(yes I drove a mini convertible once), Nissan Z, Mustang but not nearly as bad as the M3. Coupes are Coupes and Roadsters are Roadsters, compromising sports cars is bad karma. p.s. As much as I hate pendulus cornering I still think a Carrera is so much better looking than an M3/5/6 that I would put up with it. __________________ GT3 Recaro Seats - Boxster Red GT3 Aero / Carrera 18" 5 spoke / Potenza RE-11 Fabspeed Headers & Noise Maker BORN: March 2000 - FINLAND IMS#1 REPLACED: April 2010 - NEW JERSEY -- LNE DUAL ROW Last edited by Perfectlap; 12-19-2006 at 07:51 AM.