Wow, short romance

[Jeffn]

yeah, the 97 M3 was nice but I had no passion for it-lots of respect though.

[markk]

Both BMW ///M and Porsche are very nice cars. You pick the one you choose. Eitherway you have a fine, spireted drivers car.

I couldn't decide so I have a BoxsterS and an e30 M3.

Mark.

[ohioboxster]

Asking $16,800? Sounds cheap to me. 16k isnt anything for a car these days. So you may or may not have to spend a little money on an RMS issue, big deal at that price. Is the car beat up? My 99 is perfect had 41k and I paid $20,900. Only thing I dont like about mine is it draws too much attention.

[Jeffn]

Looked clean at night but will se it again today at the Porsche dealer. Odd the dealer doesn't sell it for him for few $$.

The guy said the carfax was clean but he said he noticed some paitwork on the nose.
My M3 was sideswiped before I bought it(it was disclosed) but carfax didn't show it for 2 years.

[wild1poet2]

Markk, what does the e30 designation mean?

And, is that an M3 in the opening chase scene sequence in The Transporter?

[MNBoxster]

Hi,

My experience with ALL BMWs (owned a '78 320i 5spd.) - Very Efficient - Coldly Efficient - Boringly Efficient - Absolutely NO SOUL! They are Great Cars, but I would Never Own another one...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

[rteichman]

Originally Posted by MNBoxster

Hi,My experience with ALL BMWs (owned a '78 320i 5spd.) - Very Efficient - Coldly Efficient - Boringly Efficient - Absolutely NO SOUL! They are Great Cars, but I would Never Own another one...

Sorry but I must disagree. I owned a 328Ci (e46 which is the body model) and it was one of the most enjoyable and practicle cars that I ever owned. It was a blast to drive, held 4 adults, and could carry stuff I bought at home depot back home. I replaced it with an Audi A6 because we needed a larger 4 door (wife's orders). To this day I am sorry I didn't go with a 5 series BMW.

Rob

[SD987]

"Markk, what does the e30 designation mean?

And, is that an M3 in the opening chase scene sequence in The Transporter?"



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Well, I'm not Mark - but e30 refers to the 3-series body from 1983 - 91. The e30 m3 was the first m3, based on the 1986 model. The car gets amazing power out of an inline 4 cylinder engine.

(2.3l-16v I4) - 143kW/195bhp 0-60 mph - 6.9 s. Top Speed: 140 mph
(2.5l-16v I4) - 175kW/238bhp 0-60 mph - 6.2 s. Top Speed: 150 mph

And no, in the Transporter, that's a euro-spec (735i manual tranny) 7 series (e38 - 1995-2001).

[gRed04]

Originally Posted by MNBoxster

My experience with ALL BMWs (owned a '78 320i 5spd.) - Very Efficient - Coldly Efficient - Boringly Efficient - Absolutely NO SOUL! They are Great Cars, but I would Never Own another one...

I think the entire BMW line are all great cars. Don't really understand what you mean by soul but a M3 ( e46 ) is a pretty good track car. Any M car for that matter is a pretty serious performance car.

They are much better daily drivers, much higher amenities, and fit & finish is much beyond a boxster ( IMHO ).

I currently have a 02 330Ci with 68k of absolute trouble free miles. Still love the car.

I am patiently waiting for the e90 M3.

[Jeffn]

Originally Posted by wild1poet2

Markk, what does the e30 designation mean?

And, is that an M3 in the opening chase scene sequence in The Transporter?

It's the 1st gen M3, 88-90ish. The most popular was the e36, 95-99