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Classic Cars Project Cars--You Get to Vote on "Hold 'em or Fold 'em"
19424 messages, Last post on Dec 07, 2009 at 1:47 PM
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Straight trade my 86 Carrera for his '95 M3. From the pictures, his car looks near perfect. it has 78,900 miles. Recent work done in the last 6 months are = Dinan chip, Dinan throttle body, Dinan exhaust from the cat back(stainless steel), Dinan cold air intake (carbon fibre), cross drilled rotors/ceramic pads/stainless steel brake lines,all new polk audio speakers in original locations with original grills,new updated water pump, new belts with new upgraded pulleys, new fuel pump and complete service.(I work for BMW). things not working that i am aware of are the sunroof and the driver side heated seat ,most likely its the switches, i never bothered fixing it since i never use them. New Michelins. What do you guys think? I didn't think E36 M3s were worth all that much.
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What kind of a ride are you looking for? It's not a high-speed express like the Porsche. Maybe it used to be but he's sharpened up all the edges. It sounds to me like he's created what I call a 'dirt-bike' ride vs a 'street-bike' - that is: Great for a quick Sunday morning scream through the mountains, but will beat you up if you try to use it every day. Outruns and outhandles 94% of the vehicles you encounter, even in the mountains on Sunday Mornings. Quick throttle response, quick brake response, high revs, high noise, stiff ride. In summary, lots and lots of fun, but your wife is going to hate it unless SHE gets to drive it on Sunday mornings someplace with lots of tight turns. This, of course, is just my humble opinion..... and perhaps not worth much since I've owned neither an M3 nor a Porsche. 
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Replying to: lemmer (Jan 20, 2009 7:11 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 7:59 am)
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Replying to: lemmer (Jan 20, 2009 8:02 am) If it were a stock, pristine 1998 M3, well that's closer to it.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 8:10 am) |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 19, 2009 10:29 am) 
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Replying to: bumpy (Jan 20, 2009 9:48 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jan 20, 2009 9:54 am) It's had a fairly easy life. The majority of the miles that I have put on it were up and down I-5 (at 65-75 mph). It's geared pretty tall, so the RPMs stay reasonably low.
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Replying to: oregonboy (Jan 20, 2009 11:16 am) |
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