Oh man, the thread I've been waiting for. I just read through all 26 pages and I am almost in complete agreeance with a lot of what was being said.
I have always had fun cars, by choice as the motorhead in me just enjoys tinkering. In no proper order at all;
E90 335i N54 VTT Turbos (530WHP)
- My first real adventure into a 'fast' car as I had owned a few LS1's and Foxbodies prior to this, the interior to me was great and it was extremely comfortable. I thoroughly enjoyed this car, the Model 3 feels similar except not as quiet in the cabin. 60-130 In this car was right around 6.1 seconds via dragy.
C63 AMG N/A Full Bolt on (500WHP) - After I sold the BMW I bought this car almost sight unseen, it was the last year of the big V8 and was the P31 package so it had carbon fiber trims, the flat bottom steering wheel with alcantara and the limited slip differential. This car was so raw to drive and the noise it made was hard to replicate in anything else. Towards the end it started to have some of the typical issues that they run into with the cam chain's stretching so I sold it.
C6 Z06 - Cam & E85 (570WHP) - This was my favorite car, the interior sucked and it was was a little bit loud on the inside but you didn't have to downshift to pull away at almost any speed similar to the M3. Even with 570WHP it felt as fast as the Hellcat. Kids will change what you drive unfortunately.
Charger Hellcat - HPP Package (830WHP) - I bought this when it first came out in 2017, my first child on the way so I convinced my better half this was the safest and proper use to haul a kid around in. Fast forward six months and I had done a intake, pulley, tune, catless and lowered it. This made it bouncy even in comfort mode as the adaptive suspension just wasn't all that good to begin with. Prior to me lowering it, if I went over a bump the rear end was come down kind of hard almost like if you had a car full of passengers but this was unloaded with just me in the seat. The interior felt like Dodge was more focused on the powertrain so they used what was in the parts bin for knobs and handles.
In comparison to those cars, my M3P does quite a bit better a few things in the middle and definitely somethings worse. I could be crazy, but switching to a Model S P100D/Plaid would obviously correct some of what I'm about to say.
The interior noise is prevalent, tiny squeaks, rattles and the noise of the frameless windows on the rubber when it's cold. The air getting stuck in the a-pillar making a whooshing sound. The BMW was from 2010, the Corvette was from 2008 and the C63 was from 2012 and I can't think of any rattles/squeaks that stuck out to me the way these do even at their age from when I purchased them private party, it is simple enough to ask the Service Center to fix them but these cars should not of even left QC this way at all.
The infotainment system on the Tesla is excellent, I can't find anything that I don't like here and it does this better than any previous cars.
Exiting the M3P is tough, I'm not too tall at 6FT but I feel like my dress shoes are hitting the door panel. Doesn't seem like we have a good amount of usable room up front.
Acceleration and street characteristics are what I say an absolutely perfect blend between what I have always been after, sure everything I owned previously in comparison would make the M3P look stupid from 50+ MPH but how often do you get into an impromptu race on the highway? I did a few times for sure but I don't feel that the risk of hitting someone at terminal velocity was worth the fun. That's where the M3P comes in, from a dead stop you don't have to worry about pulling a Mustang and finding a crowd - it just goes straight, quickly! It's so practical of a powerband.
All in all, I'm enamored with the car and I find myself brushing off anything I felt wasn't up to par because for what it accomplishes I can look past it.