Nope the 3.0 is the rarest I think, more 3.2 were made/sold. Not that it really matters the 3.2 has more low down performance with dual Vanos and more horsepower, last time I drove an EVO was a very long time ago but I don't remember the actual on road difference been that much different between a 3.0 and a 3.2
I was not particular after one or the other was mainly buying on condition or shall we say hopeful condition, most of these cars are now 15k plus with some cars in the 20-35k range, quite optimistic those at the upper end but they do look spotless.
I got this for 10k, honest car, car dealer selling it was his personal car that he got 6/7 years ago with intention on tracking it but he got an E46 M3 which became the track car and the E36 pretty much sat unloved in his unit, he has at least kept it MOT most years and done a small bit of mileage, the owner before that had it for five years and was a family car, given away by the MOT reports saying Child seat obscuring seat belt testing and the foot marks in the rear of the passenger front seat.
Looks good in the photo but it is absolutely a project car for me to work on.
It got me home, did 26mpg all A/B roads, revs to 7000rpm fine and really shifts once its over 5000rpm, something the 3.0 are known for is the strong top-end but it is just because the bottom end is not that good. It has been serviced but mainly oil changes in the past ten years.
I will make a new dedicated thread for the car as I am sure I will have lots of work to share on it and I cannot see it been trouble free, in fact my history of BMW ownership is they tend to turn into money pits.
One thing I will say about old cars, COMFORT, this car rides so well and it is oh so small on the road, it is such a tiny car with amazing comfort and a sunroof.
It also has ditch finders on the rear that seem to stick to the tarmac like poop to a blanket, it can't get the rear-end to un stick lol, I am sure in the wet they will try to kill me but as time progress the wheels will get refurbed and I will fit a set of matching half decent tyres, don't want anything too good otherwise I think the car will just be to planted and be nice to have some fun sliding it around, brakes are good though. It won't become a track car, intention is to give it the TLC it needs and try to restore it like I did my Clio 172 Cup and then use it, as its only on 115,000 miles it is pretty average miles for the age, you see these cars with close to 300k on the clock supposedly one of the more reliable M3's but time will tell.
Also the engine is supposed to be half a Mclaren F1, is that true or just rumours, whispers and internet rubbish?
