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07-27-2016, 04:39 PM | #409 |
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I'd probably have ended up in an E46 M3. I found a nice 2004 in Ottawa with just a hair over 150000 kms for $15k that I was debating getting at the same time I was looking at a twin but the banks wouldn't lend me enough to buy it so the decision was made for me and I got the BRZ instead.
I've done some reading and I realize that I may have dodged a bullet since I understand M3s with that many KMs either need or will soon need very expensive services which is why they have depreciated so much. Still, that car didn't have a speck of rust on it, was in perfect condition body wise and seemed to run fine when I saw it. I was going to get it if anyone was willing to lend me the money but at the time, getting a loan for 15k for a 10 year old used car just wasn't going to happen. |
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if the BRZ/FRS never existed I would still own a 86 200SX v6 and it would probably have the Xterra supercharger on it.
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when you consider what the car does, with its weight, and the engine it has... the level of service is really understandable. Remember, this was the basic coupe that could take on a Ferrari 360...and win. The CSL was not that much faster than the normal one we got in North America. Now, if you get one, its as simple as a rod bearing refresh, a vanos rebuild, valve adjustment, repair the pump disk, swap out the exhaust hub (in the vanos unit) for one that has been cryogenically treated. Yes this is expensive, but again, when you find a car that is the same age, weight, and offers as much performance as an M3 coupe...let me know! Nothing else on the market comes close to the way the M3 goes about its business. I never understood it myself until I took my E46 on the track... it is easy. Far too easy to be healthy. For comparison sake, the only other car that is more rewarding to drive on the track has been my FR-S, but at half the price(new) and with a far lower level of day-in day-out user comfort. People who do not understand the M3 will always knock on it. People who do understand it become hopelessly hooked. From the M3 the only other options are P-Cars. Those are NOT cheap - and you can not sit 4 adults in one. |
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07-27-2016, 07:23 PM | #414 |
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Either a used rx7 or rx8. Maybe even saved up a little more,tooken out a loan and gotten a 1990 r23 gtr. But things happen for a reason (:
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07-28-2016, 01:10 AM | #415 |
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I think back in 2011 or so I was considering:
I hadn't driven stick outside of a couple times in a janky 60's truck, so I was probably going to do auto. And I hate big cars, so no Mustang or Challenger. I loved the looks of the RX-8, but figured I would be bad at maintaining it. I loved the 90's 300ZX (especially in dark grey) but finding a nice one seemed really tough. 3rd gen MR2 was on the list as well, but stick shift and convertible kept me away. In the end? I didn't test drive any of those. I just did one test drive in the FR-S with an automatic at the SF auto show in 2012, and went straight to my dealer when the Accord died in early 2013 and asked for an FR-S, Hot Lava, No Add-ons, Manual. Very Happy. If it never existed? I would probably have test-driven the Mini, the 500, maybe a Fiesta. I would've gone with something a bit more practical, automatic. With my knowledge now I would shout at myself to get something cool like an RX-7, or an E36 coupe. At the very least the RX-8. |
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Still I could see why so many people love that generation of M3. It's in that sweet spot of being capable on the track, but at the same time very comfortable and refined to drive on the street (and somewhat practical with rear seats). Personally if I had to choose among the M3 generations I'd probably lean more towards a lighter and smaller E36 sedan, but they're all fantastic.
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