This thread needs popcorn before you read it!
Some of you get just soooo emotional....whats going on discussing these German euroboxes on a Maserati forum??
Anyway, Scousegit got it right though...the C63 is better.
Yet I'm not traditionally a Merc (or BMW) fan as I was always Alfa through and through - but you just can't deny that these two German saloons are pretty much the very best cars of their type out there for the money and it isnlt by accident that those of us who have owned both the M3 and C63 seem to prefer the Merc despite having no real brand-allegience in either direction - in this case Scousegit and I but also generally repeated elsewhere, even those on the BMW forums, a lot of whom have converted. In contrast, I've yet to find someone who's gone from a C63 to an M3. It is very simply the better everyday car to own.
Dem and Adam...when you two meet I'm going to come wading through the middle of you with my own handbag as referee! Should be fun, nothing like a good bit of banter between enthusiasts
Now, onto more exciting stuff. That Alfa - what a motor. I bet it's pretty sh!t to drive but just LOOOOOOK at it....so much presence.
I can't remember where these were pitched at in their day (was too young at the time
) - is todays modern equivalent the 8C or does that sit in a higher marketplace?