So, I guess I need a red one, huh?

[Nick M3]

Not bad for 114,000 miles, huh?

It's got the PERFECT option list as well:
Sport Package
CD Player
Onboard Computer

That's IT. None of that extra crap, and most importantly, NO MOONROOF!

Over the next few months, that car will change quite a lot:
Partial interior gutting
Roll bar
Complete suspension repalcement, including SOLID bearings in place of bushings.

In a year or so, it's quite possible that it'll become an SCCA ITS/BMWCCA KP race car.

[ff]

That's in beautiful shape for that many miles. And you're right, that is a perfect option list. Well, you can do without the OBC and CD player. But close enough.

So, sounds like you're gonna make it into a dedicated track car?

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by ff

That's in beautiful shape for that many miles. And you're right, that is a perfect option list. Well, you can do without the OBC and CD player. But close enough.

So, sounds like you're gonna make it into a dedicated track car?

Actually, I can do without SP a lot more easily than the other two.

[blee]

So you wouldn't buy my M3....

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by blee

So you wouldn't buy my M3....

I kept having a hard time with the idea of gutting it. That and the M3 was brand new then.

[blee]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

I kept having a hard time with the idea of gutting it. That and the M3 was brand new then.

OK...I'll admit that if you had gutted the car, I would have contemplated gutting you.

Planning any engine mods? I'm glad you're putting it on a diet, as I think the E46 323i is the only BMW that I've honestly not really enjoyed driving. That engine is entertaining off the line but gets tired really fast. Some weight savings, plus some easy bolt-ons, should help.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

I kept having a hard time with the idea of gutting it. That and the M3 was brand new then.

To most people, a car 10 months old is still brand new...

And, IIRC, your primary reasoning for not buying his M3 was that you didn't know where you would put it and other logistical issues.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by clyde

To most people, a car 10 months old is still brand new...

And, IIRC, your primary reasoning for not buying his M3 was that you didn't know where you would put it and other logistical issues.

That and I knew what would happen if I gutted it. See above.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by blee

OK...I'll admit that if you had gutted the car, I would have contemplated gutting you.

Planning any engine mods? I'm glad you're putting it on a diet, as I think the E46 323i is the only BMW that I've honestly not really enjoyed driving. That engine is entertaining off the line but gets tired really fast. Some weight savings, plus some easy bolt-ons, should help.

Well, it's got a chip (probably Shark -- there's no note about it in the Vehicle History report) and a Dinan intake. It's pretty decent all the way up to 6800.

[bren]

Very cool.

So does this mean one less M3 in ASP this year ?