To buy or not to buy, that is the question....

[Jeff_DML]

Originally Posted by ff

A 20+ year old BMW? $ounds like $omething that ha$ the potential to lighten your wallet $everal time$ each year. No thanks.

Yeah but for a BMW M car the e36 M3 is very reliable with it's non-M engine and not a lot of electronics.

[3LOU5]

Originally Posted by Jeff_DML

Yeah but for a BMW M car the e36 M3 is very reliable with it's non-M engine and not a lot of electronics.

Excuse my ignorance, but how can an E36 M3 have a non-M engine ??

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by 3LOU5

Excuse my ignorance, but how can an E36 M3 have a non-M engine ??

The American M3 had a detuned version of the European engine—or something like that.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

The American M3 had a detuned version of the European engine—or something like that.

The US E36 M3 had a hotted up version of the non-M engine. The only thing that it shares with the Euro model is the displacement.

[3LOU5]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

The American M3 had a detuned version of the European engine—or something like that.

I see.

Thought all M3 engines had the same configuration and hp/torque specs.