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08-24-2006, 11:29 AM | #12 |
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That's different. They already have it. No need to dump it if they like it.
It's a great car, don't get me wrong. But you just sold yours. Move on. I'm all for getting one for track purposes, but to think it would make great daily driver at this age, I dunno. |
08-24-2006, 12:07 PM | #13 | |
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Anyway, I like the M3 a lot.... it has "character" that my e46 didn't have. Also, the main reason I bought it was to get a project car. I was looking for a car to learn on, and an e36 M3 is just reliable enough to be decent, but throws enough curveballs to be interesting. For example, the VANOS unit was stuck, giving it a rough idle and robbing me of some down low torque. It was a great weekend project, and now the car feels so much more alive. If I had kids then I could see the car requiring too much time, though. Oh, and I'm taking it to do my first DE this weekend. Oddly enough, the most common car in the StL BMW club seems to be the M3 sedan. I'll try to get some pics this weekend. |
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08-24-2006, 12:14 PM | #14 |
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08-24-2006, 12:15 PM | #15 | |
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I actually enjoyed the occasional project on it as well. But as I was using it as a DD for a 50 mile (roundtrip) commute, reliability was an issue. I am seriously happy the car found such a good home. |
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08-24-2006, 12:42 PM | #16 | |
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DD meaning I have a 7 mile commute to work and back.
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There is no modern E36 M3. This is true and extremely unfortunate. If one so loves the E36 M3's feel, balance, etc, by all means go ahead and get one. But my point, I guess, is that it is becoming a niche car, similar to what owning an E30 M3 has become. In that if you love it and want, it get it. But for all its greatness, a modern albeit inferior car performance-wise will likely be a far better everyday vehicle for most people, like for instance TD, the thread starter.
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The only reason I don't feel the same about the E30 M3 is becasue it has zero in the go dept. The E36 is not fast by any means, but it has enough get up to keep things exciting.
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And the E30 M3 is absurdly overpriced for people who don't give a fvck about racing heritage. E36 M3s are getting very cheap.
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08-24-2006, 01:21 PM | #20 | |
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In your state maybe. But as with everything else out north, they are still priced stupidly here.
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