I don't know why you would own one over an M3.
Because the M3 contrary to popular belief isn't the best car ever made.
Oh but Gally, it is! Thats half the problem for me. The M3 is simply too capable, & too fast to have fun in on the road imho :dapprove:
At low speeds its like driving a rocket powered truck, everything is obscenely heavy, so commuting in traffic is quite frankly awful. Once you're moving its fine, but at 'normal' everyday speeds you question why you are bothering, its just too quick to nail it everywhere, so you yearn for the easy laziness of a 330i. But then when you do give it some, it is flipping amazing, but at that point you are either: well into licence losing territory, or well into the nearest forest, backwards, if it all goes wrong.
A very safe purchase.I like these a lot but its not special enough to warrant the mpg.Is it the higher tax band also.?
For my commute, & general driving around, the R32 is going to be better than the M3 imho. At the end of the day, i sit in traffic, with millions of other people trying to crawl into west London each morning, the only excitement is the two roundabouts - one at each end. In addition, having hated autos for years, it does make the journey considerably less tiring/easier. I'm probably a bit of a convert in that respect.
The sound is subjective, both sound awesome tbh.
As a drivers tool the m3 is better; rwd and a 50:50 weight distribution is a winning formula. It's significantly faster too.
An m3 is just more special.
I'd agree, the M3 is quicker, and imho sounds, steers and handles better. But as a daily, sometimes doing 85-90 miles a day, i found it a little too much.
Both should be about the same on fuel, road tax is more on the golf, but its cheaper on servicing/consumables/insurance.