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Old 12 November 2013, 03:19 PM
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What's the word on these, all the reviews I've seen so far have been pretty good except for the running costs which I'm not to fussed about coming from a 2 Subaru house.

In the specs I've read they do seem to lack torque, is there any cost effective mods to improve this?
Old 12 November 2013, 04:00 PM
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Rev the nuts off them.
Old 12 November 2013, 09:56 PM
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@ John, LMAO
Old 12 November 2013, 10:27 PM
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Is this the one where the chassis would crack in half?
Old 12 November 2013, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Kedlestone
In the specs I've read they do seem to lack torque, is there any cost effective mods to improve this?
had mine from new ( 59 plate Lci model )its does not lack torque ....you just need to rev it like a bike engine that all .

only mod worth doing is fit a supercharger on , but that is a £10k + conversion !!

fit a decat and a remap will net you 30-40 bhp(£3k-4k + )so not worth the money unless you go the charger route.

running cost is not bad if you can service it yourself (I do )

biggest cost is fuel..........average mpg around town is 17-18

For a high performance saloon it actually cheaper to run than my P1 !!!!
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
Is this the one where the chassis would crack in half?

that is the E46 M3
Old 13 November 2013, 09:00 AM
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OP, go and try an E60 M5 only if budget allows and then decide. Make sure you wind it out to 8000 RPM in M mode.
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My mate has an 08 white m3 from new, never had any bother at all, but he does drive it like a granny lol, if it was my money I would be looking towards a r35, less common around where I live anyway lol.
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Originally Posted by john banks
OP, go and try an E60 M5 only if budget allows and then decide. Make sure you wind it out to 8000 RPM in M mode.
Agreed , but not on a damp bypass with winter tyres on
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