Lose the M3?

Tarty · 6 Apr 2006 at 22:22

M3 or a slightly older 7.50i..... same sort of price

GSXRMovistar · 6 Apr 2006 at 23:08

Do it, e46 M3 goodness.

I would really like one myself but seeing how I hardly use the car I couldn't justify it.

merlin · 7 Apr 2006 at 08:33

I'm liking the Silver. Conservative maybe, but it just looks so much classier, wont show up stone chips too bad either.

Cassius Clarke · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:22

20-22k would get you a 996 porsche 911, why settle for second best ?

slap a official porsche warranty on it (725 pounds for 12 months) then off you go, dealer warranty, no worries, 4.5 seconds to 60 and own what was described last year as the best sportscar in the world EVER by which car magazine.

cass

[TW]Fox · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:23

Cassius Clarke said:
20-22k would get you a 996 porsche 911, why settle for second best ?

Not one worth having it wouldn't. You need more for a decent 911.

Fusion · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:27

[TW]Fox said:
Not one worth having it wouldn't. You need more for a decent 911.

There are some very ropey 996's on the market towards the lower end of the price range

Some of the interior colour combinations specified by the initial buyer are horrid, too.

Fusion · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:33

Just as an indication of what I'm getting at, check this example out that was one of the first up on Auto Trader- it's for sale a few miles away from me at 25k

Java Green, how delightful

Tax Evader · 7 Apr 2006 at 14:39

Rotty said:
exactly, that picture is very misleading , it ain't known as smurf blue for nothing

Oi! Less of the Smurfism :mad:

I had one for 18 months and it was lubbly jubbly :cool:

Unpainted Silver is the one to avoid

Toast · 7 Apr 2006 at 15:51

Tax Evader said:
Oi! Less of the Smurfism I had one for 18 months and it was lubbly jubbly

Unpainted Silver is the one to avoid

the one in the infamous 'overtaking a Maestro' video?

OllyM · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:22

In case you've not made your own mind up yet, do it, do it, do it!

They look absolutely fantastic, much better than your current E36 in my opinion.

Tax Evader · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:29

Toast said:
the one in the infamous 'overtaking a Maestro' video?

Not heard of that video, sorry.

Rotty · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:31

Tax Evader said:
Oi! Less of the Smurfism I had one for 18 months and it was lubbly jubbly

smurftastic

Toast · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:32

a short clip of the Smurf M3, passenger view, blasting past what looks like a Maestro

Tax Evader · 7 Apr 2006 at 17:54

Toast said:
a short clip of the Smurf M3, passenger view, blasting past what looks like a Maestro

Hmm ok, not too flattering then eh... even a walking drunk blind man with a broken stick and an ill dog could blast past austin's finest junk!

Toast · 7 Apr 2006 at 18:07

Tax Evader said:
Hmm ok, not too flattering then eh... even a walking drunk blind man with a broken stick and an ill dog could blast past austin's finest junk!

I can't find the vid now

Rotty · 7 Apr 2006 at 18:41

Toast said:
I can't find the vid now

I found a pic from it

oops looks like he needs petrol

Steve · 7 Apr 2006 at 19:12

Now I have just gone and confused myself

I know the cams on some of the 2002-2004 speed 6 engines can be doddy if they weren't changed but I am seriously in love. I can't stop thinking about it

4.0 Tuscan S
390 bhp
0-60 3.8 sec
60-0 2.5 sec
195+ MPH top end
No nanny controls/limiters etc
Dry sump

Oh and to finish it off it is £120 CHEAPER a year to insure than my e36 M3!!!!!

You can all say I am mad now

Vanilla · 7 Apr 2006 at 19:59

Steve said:
Now I have just gone and confused myself

I know the cams on some of the 2002-2004 speed 6 engines can be doddy if they weren't changed but I am seriously in love. I can't stop thinking about it

4.0 Tuscan S
390 bhp
0-60 3.8 sec
60-0 2.5 sec
195+ MPH top end
No nanny controls/limiters etc
Dry sump

Oh and to finish it off it is £120 CHEAPER a year to insure than my e36 M3!!!!!

You can all say I am mad now

It's made of plastic. Bus stop seat plastic.

Get the M3.

I'm disgusted, actually offended that you'd go for that over the M3. I am upset and must lie down.

NightSt@lk3r · 7 Apr 2006 at 20:02

Vanilla said:
It's made of plastic. Bus stop seat plastic.

Get the M3.

I'm disgusted, actually offended that you'd go for that over the M3. I am upset and must lie down.

offended that he would rather have a real car than a german nanny?

Vanilla · 7 Apr 2006 at 20:10

NightSt@lk3r said:
offended that he would rather have a real car than a german nanny?

Right.

Outside.