I can concurr on that one!

My son fell in love with the image of having a M3 and now after just a few months he's considering getting rid of it. It's a cool little car, too small to be a "Camaro", and a little pricey IMHO for what it is.

 

My buddy has one on 19's, it's not that harsh. Well, not to me anyway.

 

Yeah- I drove quite a few of them and I thought they were okay. Although I will admit to liking the ride of the '95-'99 cars better than the '01-'04 cars. I think they handle better too, but that's a different issue.

 

I don't know about the M3s or M6s, but my buddy has a 2005 3-series BMW and if they can get the Camaro to handle at all like that, regardles of weight distribution, then I will certainly be more than happy. However, I do not intend to take my 5th get out on any road courses either.

 

Get a Camaro to handle like a BMW?

HERETIC!

Just get the new Camaro to handle like a Camaro, thank you.

 

Getting a Camaro to handle like an M3 is great, as long as it does not cost as much as an M3 at the dealers lots.

 

Yeah, but that's exactly what we're discussing. Corvette is the low-cost alternative to Ferrari (pick your model; I have the F430 in mind). For what more expensive car should the Camaro seek to be the low-cost alternative?

 

I said it in another thread, although in a different context. I think that using the M3 as a benchmark isn't a bad idea. The next gen M3 will be a fairly light car that seats 4 and has a 400hp OHC V8. However, it's gonna cost between $45k to $60k.

So... if we get a Camaro that has 90% of the performance and 75% of the amenities at 60% of the price, I think we win. Particularly since our car will come with a motor that just begs for modification.

I seriously doubt that heads/cam/exhaust will even be possible on the next M3, much less in a combo that nets 500hp.