Chill with the caps(eom) (archive)

I PUT MY ORDER IN FOR THE NEW M3-E46 IN NOVEMBER 1999 AND I AM 8 TH ON THE LIST AT MY DEALER. I HAVE BEEN TO THE FACTORY LAST YEAR AND NORMAL PRODUCTION IS A RETOOLING IN JULY AND AUGUST DURING EUROPEAN VACATION AND NEW PRODUCTION OF 2001 MODELS TO BEGIN SOME TIME IN SEPTEMBER. FIRST DELIVERY IN THE STATES ABOUT 90 DAYS OUT . MAKE THAT DECEMBER AND ABOUT 2 CARS PER DEALER PER MONTH FOR THE FIRST YEAR. i EXPECT MY CAR IN MARCH OF 2001. I WILL KEEP MY 1997 M3 UNTIL I'M SURE THE PRICE ISN'T NUTS. IT SHOULD BE $ 45,000 TO $ 50,000. EXPECT PERFORMANCE TO BE NOTHING LESS THEN EXCELLENT. ANY THING LESS AND I MIGHT AS WELL KEEP WHAT I'VE GOT AND PUT A TURBO OR BLOWER ON. I HAVE FAITH BMW WON'T LET US DOWN. HEARD THE COUP IS FIRST, CONVERTABLE BY 2001 AND SEDAN FOR THE USA BY FALL 2001. E46 WILL HAVE A NEW FLUID REAR END THAT IS SUPPOSED INCREASE TRACTION AND HANDLING. SAW THAT IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF BIMMER MAGAZINE. I EXPECT THE M3-E46 TO BE A ROCKET AND HANDLE BETTER THEN MY 97 M3 . IF IT DOESN'T -- I AINT BUYING.
IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE - GO TO THE PROVING GROUNDS IN SPARTENBERG THIS FALL OR GERMANY TO TEST THE REAL THING. IF DELIVERY GETS REAL LATE THATS WHAT I PLAN ON DOING. BUT I AGREE WITH ALL THE COMMENTS. MANY OTHER CARS ARE DEVELOPING MORE POWER AND DRIVING PERFORMANCE I AM WAITING FOR THE BEST AND DO NOT EXPECT TO BE DISAPPOINTED.

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