are bmw m3s good. (my94-97)
15 February 2006, 09:25 PM
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are bmw m3s good. (my94-97)
as above really and how do they compare to scoobs performance and reliability wise.Looking to buy a scoob for about 5 grand in the next few weeks but just realised how cheap the beemers are going.I really fancy an sti
15 February 2006, 09:38 PM
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Not an expert but 286bhp for the older cars and 321 for the EVO's.
Brilliant cars, excellent rear wheel drive handling, for the money a great buy.
If I was shelling out £5K on that sort of car it would be for an M3......
Mate just bought a cracking Dakar yellow example for that money too.
Vanos needs to be cleaned out pretty regular else a big fat bill, but other than that they are ok,.
There is a gorgeous silver one for sale in the for sale section on here.
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Brilliant cars, excellent rear wheel drive handling, for the money a great buy.
If I was shelling out £5K on that sort of car it would be for an M3......
Mate just bought a cracking Dakar yellow example for that money too.
Vanos needs to be cleaned out pretty regular else a big fat bill, but other than that they are ok,.
There is a gorgeous silver one for sale in the for sale section on here.
Gary
16 February 2006, 09:47 AM
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3.0L straight six, 286bhp from L reg to N reg
3.2L straight six, 321bhp from N reg to T reg. (Evolution).
The Evo has double vanos, better brakes and uprated suspension. From 1996 the car was revised, more rounded grill basically.
I think one of the biggest gripes was the handling, apparenty not what an M3 "should" be. I was 19 when I had mine and couldn't drive it properly so can't really comment - though I thoght it was great - and on full chat was thunderously fast!!!!
Both cars available in saloon and Coupe. I must admit to liking the saloon more.....sorry. Though the saloon has slightly softer suspension to cater for the slightly less rigid chassis. the saloon has less supportive seats and a walnut interior, the coupe's are more chav.
Just kidding.
IMO best car you'll get this side of 20 grand with everything considered.
Love 'em.
3.2L straight six, 321bhp from N reg to T reg. (Evolution).
The Evo has double vanos, better brakes and uprated suspension. From 1996 the car was revised, more rounded grill basically.
I think one of the biggest gripes was the handling, apparenty not what an M3 "should" be. I was 19 when I had mine and couldn't drive it properly so can't really comment - though I thoght it was great - and on full chat was thunderously fast!!!!
Both cars available in saloon and Coupe. I must admit to liking the saloon more.....sorry. Though the saloon has slightly softer suspension to cater for the slightly less rigid chassis. the saloon has less supportive seats and a walnut interior, the coupe's are more chav.
Just kidding. IMO best car you'll get this side of 20 grand with everything considered.
Love 'em.
16 February 2006, 10:10 AM
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Im eyeing them up aswell atm......thinking about getting one!
Anyone got a break down on their M3 running costs?? I wonder how it would fair compaired to my old classic Scoob (260bhp) - not performance (I know there 2 very different cars!) but with costs!?
I know the vanos can be very expensive to fix if it goes **** for elbow, is there anything else that you need to watch for??
Anyone got a break down on their M3 running costs?? I wonder how it would fair compaired to my old classic Scoob (260bhp) - not performance (I know there 2 very different cars!) but with costs!?
I know the vanos can be very expensive to fix if it goes **** for elbow, is there anything else that you need to watch for??
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Spark plugs. The coil packs run very high voltages and as such eating a plug is common occurance, not to mention expensive when you have to replace the lot at 70 quid a go.
I recall being told how someone put a new set in at a start of a track day and had to replace em all over again when the day was over has he'd lunched them during the day.
astraboy.
I recall being told how someone put a new set in at a start of a track day and had to replace em all over again when the day was over has he'd lunched them during the day.
astraboy.
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