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Originally Posted by LSxJunkie
That's entirely untrue. If you did the same exact thing to both cars, you'd lose less weight in the E30 because there's less weight to lose.
E46 front seats weigh 62lbs each. E30 front seats weigh 43. And this trend continues
E46s have more sound deadening. E46s have front impact, door, and curtain airbags. E30s have front impact. How many speakers does an E30 have? I'm sure there are fewer speakers and that they weigh less.
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It is completely true. Getting a stripped E30 under 2400 lbs is trivial, 2200 isn't terribly hard, especially with the S14 or M42. To get an E36 that light, you have to replace most of the glass and sheet metal with plastic. An E46, I dunno, cut it in half... The logic is similar to saying that a hippo on a diet will weigh the same as a dog on one because the hippo has more to lose. The E46 is a large, heavy car. Not an E30 with extra sound deadening and creature comforts. In fact, I'd bet it's about the same size as the E28, the 80's 5 series.
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Originally Posted by 7thgear
so by the time you get a stock E46 down into E30 land, you're pretty much driving a metal bucket 
this is where the apeal in the FRS comes from, you get a light car AND creature comforts, most importantly...... rear seats!
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Bingo!