# Which would you buy... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 14, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264 "2007-05-14T09:04:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/1 "2007-05-14T09:04:14Z")
E46 M3 or C5 Z06. As an extra car, not daily by any means. The car will be something to wrench on. ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/2 "2007-05-14T09:06:33Z")
///M ---
**Author:** ![dozr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/3 "2007-05-14T09:07:07Z")
if you’re going to wrench for power… the z06. E46 is great as it sits, but it doesnt seem like there is much potential in that motor. ---
**Author:** ![Bsp\_TC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bsp_tc/32/4998_2.png) [@Bsp\_TC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bsp_TC)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/4 "2007-05-14T09:07:46Z")
z06 ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/5 "2007-05-14T09:08:06Z")
probably the M. But i don’t really like either. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/6 "2007-05-14T09:09:20Z")
996 ? ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/7 "2007-05-14T09:12:38Z")
[quote=“SkunkApe,post:2,topic:29264"”] ///M [/quote] - ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/8 "2007-05-14T09:13:45Z")
:shrug: High power C5’s have been done… high power m’s have not for the most part ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/9 "2007-05-14T09:15:34Z")
[quote=“93dx–hatch,post:6,topic:29264"”] 996 ? [/quote] Nah, no interest. [quote=“Viper966,post:8,topic:29264"”] High power C5’s have been done… high power m’s have not for the most part [/quote] Yeah, but WHEN I blow the engine on an M3 the replacement cost is WAY higher. :lol: X… ---
**Author:** ![psphinx81](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@psphinx81](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psphinx81)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/10 "2007-05-14T09:16:52Z")
z06… throw some spray on it and run low 11’s ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/11 "2007-05-14T09:18:07Z")
Z/06. Wrenching on one is cheaper. ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/12 "2007-05-14T09:18:52Z")
[quote=“Xander,post:9,topic:29264"”] Nah, no interest. Yeah, but WHEN I blow the engine on an M3 the replacement cost is WAY higher. :lol: X… [/quote] yea, thats true… but oddly enough i dont see much OH Crap i blew my engine posts on the M forums… alot of guys are ~500 WHP with AA SC kits… and i just havnt seen it… the HPF turbo kit, same thing… they havnt popped it yet, and i heard they were beating the crap out of it @ bimmerfest ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/13 "2007-05-14T09:21:43Z")
Daily, ///M Weekend car: Z06 ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/14 "2007-05-14T09:22:13Z")
i cant beleive i just voted for a GM. performance of the z06 is sick tho ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/15 "2007-05-14T09:22:48Z")
[quote=“psphinx81,post:10,topic:29264"”] z06… throw some spray on it and run low 11’s [/quote] i think xander is like me… that wrenching on it and building a fast car is of more interest to him then just buying one and slapping nitrous on it… ---
**Author:** ![MOBOOST4U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@MOBOOST4U](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MOBOOST4U)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/16 "2007-05-14T09:23:07Z")
M is hotness… the e46 is one of the hottest cars ever as far as sleek styling. There is replacement for displacement!!! ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/17 "2007-05-14T09:24:07Z")
i voted for the vette ---
**Author:** ![BaD\_AZz\_Z\_28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@BaD\_AZz\_Z\_28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BaD_AZz_Z_28)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/18 "2007-05-14T09:24:47Z")
Z06. A regular C5 is one of the nicest cars Ive ever been in/around, Z06 is just that much better. ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/19 "2007-05-14T09:25:33Z")
[quote=“Viper966,post:15,topic:29264"”] i think xander is like me… that wrenching on it and building a fast car is of more interest to him then just buying one and slapping nitrous on it… [/quote] Yeah, spray is gay. I’d empty the bottle every time I drove it. :hay: X… P.S. I’m surprised at the responce from MPD47 ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2007, 9:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264/20 "2007-05-14T09:25:49Z")
This was actually a really hard decision for me. It really depends on what you would have planed for it to me. But in the end a M3 is way more pimp. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/which-would-you-buy/29264.md?page=2)