I am loosing about $4,000 on the L with the trade in. I just hope the M3 meets my standards on speed. I just love the L's trq and love taking corners and making the tail fly out. The thing is like a trq monster. Hit the gas and watch the smoke come in the windows from the tires sceaming in pain. I just hate how ford makes it so hard to lower these things like other companys like dodge and chevy you can slam to the ground with no problems.