WRX v M3!!!!
15 November 2002, 10:49 PM
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Have taken a look at a 1996 M3 and am tempted to buy it,but have never been keen on any BMWs.Should I sell my 1996 WRX for it??????.Any others who have made the change opions please,GOOD MOVE or BAD MOVE????
15 November 2002, 10:57 PM
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325 bhp V 240bhp.
Eeerrr........what do you want from a car?
It is going to be faster, have a nicer interior and better paint work. I just hope it is a coupe.
Eeerrr........what do you want from a car?
It is going to be faster, have a nicer interior and better paint work. I just hope it is a coupe.
15 November 2002, 11:07 PM
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my dads got a 98 m3 evo very nice car, aint got the same feel as a scooby, lots of power with good looks, dont like the handling,been rear wheel drive i tend 2 lose back end in wet. if your after looks go with the m3 ,but if u want a wicked drive stick with ya scoobs.
16 November 2002, 01:35 AM
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M3's are nice cars.
The M3 Evo (321BHP btw) is easy to live with and getting the back out is half the fun of having a RWD car.
Hire one for a week and see whether you want to live with it.
[Edited by AWD - 11/16/2002 1:36:37 AM]
The M3 Evo (321BHP btw) is easy to live with and getting the back out is half the fun of having a RWD car.
Hire one for a week and see whether you want to live with it.
[Edited by AWD - 11/16/2002 1:36:37 AM]
16 November 2002, 01:57 AM
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I currently own both!!
They are so different; the WRX feels raw where as the M3 always feels refined...
Might be selling M3 soon if interested
'94L, 2dr coupe, motorsport everything, chipped, s/s b/box
They are so different; the WRX feels raw where as the M3 always feels refined...
Might be selling M3 soon if interested
'94L, 2dr coupe, motorsport everything, chipped, s/s b/box
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16 November 2002, 04:21 AM
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got my bmws backend out to much
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[Edited by scooby-si - 11/16/2002 4:26:40 AM]
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[Edited by scooby-si - 11/16/2002 4:26:40 AM]
16 November 2002, 09:46 AM
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make sure the VANOS valve system is OK, hold the revs at 1500 and increas slowly to 3000RPM, listen for a grating noise from the engine. Do it with the bonet up because the sound proofing can mask the tell tale noise at low revs. I had two VANOS' go on my old E36 EVO but fortunately BMW warranty covered the replacement, otherwise I would have been looking at a bill of around two grand.
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16 November 2002, 11:08 AM
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Towser, was this VANOS problem on the EVO engine or the earlier one - do both suffer from this as a common fault?
I'm also looking at the M3 EVO Coupe for my next car as well (currently got a 98 WRX), but my visions are clouded by the EVO V and R33 Skyline which can be had for similar money... What attracts me to the M3 though is the nicer interior, more equipment, better fuel economy, lower insurance and that great normally aspirated M Powered engine. What turns me off a bit though is that they're quite common and can't be tuned further very easily.
I'm also looking at the M3 EVO Coupe for my next car as well (currently got a 98 WRX), but my visions are clouded by the EVO V and R33 Skyline which can be had for similar money... What attracts me to the M3 though is the nicer interior, more equipment, better fuel economy, lower insurance and that great normally aspirated M Powered engine. What turns me off a bit though is that they're quite common and can't be tuned further very easily.
16 November 2002, 02:13 PM
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Last car was E36 M3. Part/exed for a V5 Type R. Think you will be disappointed with the power delivery of M3. No sudden turbo rush. Beef from 3500rpm to 7500rpm. Great for straights and convoy killing but not so on the twists.
16 November 2002, 05:46 PM
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How the hell did the roof get mashed like that?????????
got a roof like that-due to hitting some ice on the road and only doing 30/35mph 180 spin hit kerb and landing on the roof, sore head 4 a few weeks
i told the missus they r crap in wet/ice weather
hasnt put me of them think i would have a m3 evo,
but the scooby sounds better when u boot it
got a roof like that-due to hitting some ice on the road and only doing 30/35mph 180 spin hit kerb and landing on the roof, sore head 4 a few weeks
i told the missus they r crap in wet/ice weather
hasnt put me of them think i would have a m3 evo,
but the scooby sounds better when u boot it
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