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Old 12-10-2011, 06:46 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by Driftster View Post
a 190HP 170ftlb m3 weighting just a few lbs under 3000lbs only being sold with all weather radials (as decent summer tires were a $$ option)

to a 240hp 230ftlb m3 wight just over 3200...and i mean JUUUUUUST over 3200...with nice summer tires standard
You view the more powerful one as the obvious choice?

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South Africa had a big market for performance cars at the time but they never got a e30 m3.,.

So they improvised..

They made their own..
Thanks for the CAR January 1986 scan. For anyone else interested, the other pages of the 333i article are at:

http://www.carmagblog.co.za/wp-conte...page-1and2.jpg
http://www.carmagblog.co.za/wp-conte...33i-page-3.jpg
http://www.carmagblog.co.za/wp-conte...33i-page-4.jpg
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