You can say that again. It will be interesting to see what the Lexus extremists at Autolies have to say about this. MB and BMW have given Lexus a real uppercut this time. The IS-F is going to be nothing but an epic fail, there is nothing in this world which would make me buy it instead of a C63 or M3. It's driving dynamics are generic, design is somewhat a mess and it lacks any for of racing heritage. How do you say "epic failure" in Japanese?

haha......don't know yet what the C63 will sell for in Canada yet. I do know that the E90 M3 is cheaper than the previous E46 M3 here in Canada.

In Canada, the C55 was cheaper than the E46 M3. So there may be a chance the C63 will be cheaper than the E90 M3 in Canada too....

But regardless, I've decided to keep my C55 for a while because it does everything so well for me and it has been trouble free. What I'm thinking about eventually is to get a smaller (hopefully lighter) car that I won't mind abusing on a track. I was seriously considering the Evo X, but it is priced very "uncompetitvely" here in Canada, with the MR model selling for close to $50K. Don't like the STi.

But the 135i seems to be an excellent deal, as it is "only" $41K in Canada.....maybe in the next 1-2 years......

Im a little mad at the moment on two counts.

1. C63 in US 54kusd = £27k in uk £51k 24k more ***!!! i could by 2 in america for the same money!!!!

2. Another car car i have deposit on Alpina B3 had a phone call from Sytners today the price has gone uo by £3250 (7%) with immediate effect. order cancelled and deposit returned.


not very happy

A £3250 increase leaves a big hole in the pocket and is not worth forking out for a tuned bimmer.

True but to get relatively equal equipment the M3 needs many options that bring its price up to about the same as the RS4, not sure about the C63 though...

Great news, now we gotta see where the options put it. The M3 has a good deal of options as will the C63, but for those that don't want all the extra stuff, this low base price is a good thing.

M

If you think that's cheap now, just wait until the time-honored 'MB depreciation' takes effect. That car will be worth like thirty dollars in 2-3 year's time.

competition is really a good thing.

Yupp. AMG cars tend to depreciate heavily after 2-3. A used one will end up costing less than a new C350.

I can't agree you more.
I wonder what we would have been paying for an M car if there were no competition out there.