If you plan on going to 10-12 weekends a year, are looking to maximize your speed on track, have a set of MCS 3way with remote reservoir on order and 295 wide Hoosiers mounted on a new set of APEX wheels? And the organizations you're running with typically starts with "Extreme" or "Flat-out" or "Tuner's Challenge?" All of a sudden the cost of operating a new-ish M3/M4 vs an E36/E46 is flipped. Time to open the wallet and mod/fix away. And if you drive within your means, go with an organization that doesn't put every yahoo that claims to have "racing experience" in the advanced group without vetting, AND if you purchase track insurance (or have auto insurance that covers track?) you have all but eliminated the need for a cheap track car.And by the time your operating cost racked up to the point of equalling a cheap track car? Well, your car IS now the cheap track car. Some pads and fluid, decent tires, couple of oil changes per year will last you at least 4-5 years before you bump that "cheap" track car budget. There's nothing in the consumables in the M3/M4 that would justify spending another $5,000 on a second car that may require another $4,000 to make it fully track worthy. If you go to the track 2-3 weekends a year, just drive around at DE pace, without the need to set personal AND track lap records every lap you're out there? It's probably cheaper just to drive what you bring. a new car and the cost of operations is an interesting one, and just like all things in life, the right answer is IT DEPENDS. The discussion of running a cheap, old car vs. So THIS conversation has gone sideways, but I'll contribute to continue to take it off topic.
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