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      11-23-2017, 11:33 AM   #1
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What the Macan Forum guys think of the M40i...

a different view from Macan owners

http://www.macanforum.com/forum/pors...est-drive.html

http://www.macanforum.com/forum/pors...8-x3-m40i.html
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Good read. For the second link I was waiting to see if attitudes would change after release and people seeing it in person, but it didn’t really get that far. Most of the commentary is pre-release.
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Good read. For the second link I was waiting to see if attitudes would change after release and people seeing it in person, but it didn’t really get that far. Most of the commentary is pre-release.
Only the 1st link is an actual drive, but 2nd link are thoughts pre release. Once a real head to head is done is when deeper comments will be elicited.
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Interesting read, as far as I got. There were so many ill performing ads on the Macan forum that my computer crashed! I won't consider the Macan because the dealer is too far away.
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Interesting read, as far as I got. There were so many ill performing ads on the Macan forum that my computer crashed! I won't consider the Macan because the dealer is too far away.
The Macan is very feminine looking, not that it's a bad thing, but the car just screams 'I'm a rich soccer mom'.
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The Macan is very feminine looking, not that it's a bad thing, but the car just screams 'I'm a rich soccer mom'.
IMO the X3 without M-Sport does too lol
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      11-23-2017, 08:45 PM   #7
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IMO the X3 without M-Sport does too lol
I think with xline it does, no xline for the first time looks better.
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Read through both threads, basically a bunch of guys who have bought a Macan and now think they own a sports car. Truth is that every vehicle is a series of compromises, BMW and Porsche make different compromises and people will make choices about what fits their needs better.

I looked at a Macan and it is tiny inside, slow for the money in a straight line and the handling was not worth the extra dollars since this will be a 99% commuter vehicle. That is just what fits my needs.
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Read through both threads, basically a bunch of guys who have bought a Macan and now think they own a sports car. Truth is that every vehicle is a series of compromises, BMW and Porsche make different compromises and people will make choices about what fits their needs better.

I looked at a Macan and it is tiny inside, slow for the money in a straight line and the handling was not worth the extra dollars since this will be a 99% commuter vehicle. That is just what fits my needs.
Very true!
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