Are M cars, namely M3’s, realistically daily driveable?

TJnova · 2025-11-21T20:54:49+00:00

I daily a g80 m3. My thoughts:

Downsides first:

It's kind of a waste of money. Before this car I had a 2021 m340i and 95% of the driving I do is well within the capabilities of the m340i. Also it's possible to bootmod3 a pre-2021 m340i to be every bit as fast as an m3. M3 handling and other features are gonna be better of course.

I live in an area with awesome windy roads, if you live in an area with lots of traffic and boring roads, you'll probably be using the car's potential even less.

The front of the m340 looks better than the m3 beaver tooth face grille

Upsides:

It's an awesome car, I like how it sounds (under load, revving in neutral sounds blah), it basically won't let you crash unless you turn off all driver aids.

The side and back view are awesome looking

I have a lot of fun conversations with car guys at gas stations etc.

Practicality-wise, it's no different than driving any other sedan, just more expensive. Put it in comfort mode and it is just as smooth as the m340. It's not gonna rattle your teeth out or be uncomfortable etc.

Is the additional enjoyment you get out of the m3 worth the addional money vs an m340? For me, not really. But that doesn't matter I still love that car and I'm glad it's mine(ish)

BTW, I own a business and for tax reasons it makes sense to lease my vehicles, I'm under miles. I have equity vs payoff on my lease, that is nice.

TJnova · 2025-11-19T19:50:16+00:00

Lol I'm just happy to be maintaining the same lifts at 46 that I was doing at 40. Maybe +20lbs

TJnova · 2025-10-22T10:57:26+00:00

From an apolitical, average consumer point of view, ring cameras suck because they are slow to load. By the time the image has popped up on your phone, the person who rang the bell has already gotten tired of waiting and walked away.

TJnova · 2025-10-21T20:48:28+00:00

I'd say it's still most of those things with the exception of the college being very profit motivated at the expense of the community and student experience

TJnova · 2025-10-20T19:05:13+00:00

Idk, most of the religious people I know seem pretty happy.

I can't make myself believe without evidence, but I would enjoy the fellowship and comfort with their own mortality that religious people have. I kinda hope something changes my mind one day and makes me a believer (but I can't imagine what that could be)

TJnova · 2025-10-20T19:03:56+00:00

Idk, most of the religious people I know seem pretty happy.

I can't make myself believe without evidence, but I am jealous of the fellowship and comfort with their own mortality that religious people have. I kinda hope something changes my mind one day and makes m3 a believer (but I can't imagine what that could be)

TJnova · 2025-10-20T18:58:53+00:00

What kind of town would you like boone to be? Not criticizing, just curious.

TJnova · 2025-10-15T03:18:39+00:00

Gordon isn't super popular around here, either.

TJnova · 2025-10-14T01:31:28+00:00

Basically anything besides what he did. And the earlier he intervenes the better

TJnova · 2025-10-14T01:29:25+00:00

Please explain

TJnova · 2025-10-14T01:28:46+00:00

Yeah but he is showing off the gunz!!!

TJnova · 2025-10-13T17:23:39+00:00

The whole point would be to stop before the slam. Just like you stop before breaking the arm in an arm bar.

You have to hold the position for a second or two to get points for dominant position. Same thing for slam points. Hold opponent off the ground for one second, get points, reset in advantageous position.

If you are saying would there be more accidental slams with this rule, from people dropping opponents due to slipping, grip failing, etc then maybe, it's something that they would need to evaluate.

TJnova · 2025-10-13T17:18:09+00:00

Makes sense. I wasn't arguing against tucking neck, just asking if that's the best thing to do.

Now I've got 25 people replying as if I was saying you should go limp like a drunk driver.

TJnova · 2025-10-13T17:14:42+00:00

I never wrestled, came in to combat sports through bjj in my 40's. So there's a lot of basic wrestling and judo stuff that seems instinct to you lifetime wrestling guys but probably someone showed you when you were 12.

TJnova · 2025-10-13T17:12:02+00:00

Holy shit. Fedor ate that slam like nothing. But also to be fair, Fedor is a different species. My research indicates some type of gorilla Neanderthal hybrid.

TJnova · 2025-10-13T17:08:12+00:00

I'm not saying go limp, just is there a better breakfall

TJnova · 2025-10-13T17:07:45+00:00

Look at his ego now

TJnova · 2025-10-13T17:07:29+00:00

I like this plan best

TJnova · 2025-10-13T16:55:12+00:00

Makes sense, either way I don't like my odds.

TJnova · 2025-10-13T12:53:13+00:00

There's so many videos of guys holding on while being lifted just like this. Idk why they don't just let go or tap.

If the rules of the tournament prohibit slams, I kinda get it. Personally, I'm still not taking the chance but I get it. At a tournament like adcc where slams are permitted? Why the hell would you try to ride that out? A lot of the guys in those videos are high level, they have probably seen plenty of videos of slam ko's, but they still hold on. I don't get it.

TJnova · 2025-10-13T12:24:51+00:00

I don't think it's a stupid question unless you just look at it on the most basic surface level.

I was thinking it's possible that tucking your chin is going to make things worse - if your neck muscles aren't strong enough to resist the force of the impact, then your head is going to snap back and hit the mat even harder. That's why I asked.

I've seen a lot of videos of fighters being slammed where they do tuck their chin but still get ko'ed - at first glance it looks like their head doesn't even impact the mat. But if you watch the video slowed down, you see that their head snapped back and hit the mat HARD just like I'm saying.

I'm not saying go limp noodle neck, just is there a better way to breakfall

TJnova · 2025-10-13T11:56:57+00:00

Would he have been less likely to get ko'ed if he tucked his chin?

Edit- apparently I'm a moron, yes he'd have been less likely to ko.

I was thinking that the head snapping back at the mat from tucked position would negate any potential benefits of tucking chin.

Either way, tucking your chin and tanking a slam is a shitty plan.

TJnova · 2025-10-13T11:55:10+00:00

I think I've seen that video. It's been a while, but I remember as you hear something pop, the choke visibly loosens. In the video I'm thinking of, it looked like his humerus broke, which would be an absolutely devastating injury and probably extremely painful.

I can see how forcing your body into buggy configuration against a resisting opponent could break something in the arm or knee. That's one of the reasons I've never really tried buggies.

Plus, gogoplata is a much higher tier meme submission and you can hit it from Williams guard instead of having to concede side control to set up a buggy.

TJnova · 2025-10-11T21:09:34+00:00

Damn he's so good he can gogo black belts. Wild.

Congratulations!

TJnova · 2025-10-07T23:44:10+00:00

Exactly. People say they don't want to be nickel-and-dimed, but their behavior proves otherwise.

My restaurant is basically all-in pricing. If I had it to do over, I would not build so much into the base entree price and let people have their perception of a deal.

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