scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

Wheels look nice, Original CSL's????

Always liked M3's, but my mate bought one back in 2006 which then it was a £20k motor, trouble is he drove it like £200 Nova, and unfortunately it kept breaking, maybe due to his driving style but ended up a bit of nail in the end.
Was as quick as my standard-ish Evo 6 GSR(cat back exhaust, filter) when we had a blast with each other!!!

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

These new cars took me 20mins to start a brand new BMW with auto/i-drive etc, it wasnt until the dash board kept telling me to keep the foot on the brake pedal as I pushed the start button. doh

Razorwrx1

iTrader: (21)

Thanks pal. My mate had a Phoenix Yellow one 02 plate afew years ago, again lovely motor. Always fancied one after driving his but never had the money! That or a e39 M5. My bug was modified mapped etc. £70 a month on insurance and 60-70 miles out of £20 on tesco99. Around town n odd motorway. Sold up last year, still using works van. It's free and so is the fuel!!!! God I miss a car tho. If they're not any more expensive than a Scoob then maybe later in the year I might see how things are looking money wise.

Cheers again buddy

Tidgy

private sale in the end, ironicly from a guy who has a scoob and uses clinic as well hahaha

Tidgy

nah csl reps, bang on copies though so no one knows lol

sounds like he got a lemon, seems to be typicly they are ok as long as you look afte them and service them right, sound like scoobs hahahah

Tidgy

hahaha, no idrive, but because its smg you have to do a couple of things to be ableto start it, has to be in neutral etc etc

Tidgy

parts wise they are more expensive, £150-200 per brake disk, parts are generaly more expensive, tyres, size dependant of course (standard 18's or 19's), are prob 20-30% more. Full set is prob £600-1000 depending on brand.

And i dealy you need winter tyres for when it gets cold, although may be cheaper to get a nail hahahaha

Tidgy

scoobyboy1

iTrader: (16)

Thing is the money you save on modifying a subaru, you put into servicing and looking after the M3, probably works out cheaper!!!

Tidgy

hahaha, o its very easy to blow alot of money on these, typical £500 full exhaust on a scoob, add a 2 or 3 in front off it for a full m3 system

but you can super charge them if you want, change the coil packs and bolt on kit takes it up to around 500-550 without any issues

Razorwrx1

iTrader: (21)

Not too bad then over all. Alittle more parts wise but saying that I paid over £700 on my Scoob exhaust so hardly anything in it ha. Hope it goes well for you... Oh and perfect wheels too mate

Carnut

One thing worthwhile saying ,is they do sound good.

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

That's the thing that has always put me off BMW's, I have some cousins that love them and i've always fancied one due to my age and having grown up in the rear wheel drive era, but the money i've seen thrown at their supposedly superior German engineering scares the **** out of me, IMO the only thing German cars do better is refinement, they seem to over complicate the mechanicals and electrics, the parts prices make my eyes water.

Car looks gorgeous Tidgy.

hodgy0_2

Interesting and what I sort of suspect, that a (good) private sales is probably the way to go on these sorts of cars

At a dealer it would have been £1500 more, with no real guarantees

On a forum , it would be a similar price, as the dealer but complete with a "posting/advert" the size of a small novel

(sort of priced by the number of words the owner can throw at it)

Tidgy

Chees ditch.

Tbh i think buying from an owners club long term member is prob the best way to go, the most expensive one i went to see was the lowest milage example at a dealer, condition wise was the worst of all the ones i saw, gravel rashed, damaged trim etc etc etc and he was asking 11k for it

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

If you search the web for M3 or 335 everyone says the M3 is the far better car, I looked at getting an M3 but went with a 530d as I just wanted a reliable car for a change. The handling was rubbish but a set of roll bars and the widest Goodyear asymmetric 2 tyres in 19" have transformed the car but I'm still too scared to take bends too fast in case the back end kicks out

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Should of got a Quattro, ***** rule

How long have you had the ass2? As I was going to get them but too many folk say they are noisy and wear quick, what do you think and what profile are they 35or 40.
So got Goodyear sport maxx.

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

I was going to get an S4 but the 530d was just too good a price to pass up, had the Goodyears on about 3 months they are 255/30/19 fronts and 275/35/19 rears I don't do many miles so they will last me a long time as as for being noisy? I drive an impreza this thing is so quiet compared to that

I'm just very happy with the grip


To be honest if I had bought the M3 I would stick 20" rims on it purely so I could get 305" tyres on the rear as your into Porsche tyres and they are pretty cheap for a set

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Well the 6 cylinder bmws are great engines, was going to get a 3.0 petrol but in the end Quattro was a better bet for me as a family car.

Wow 30 profile, I thought mine was bad a 35. I don't know the difference in comfy ness as nothing to compare it too, but I'm always scary of low profile tyres (easy damagable).

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

The 30 profile doesn't really look much difference in profile to the 35. Either way both look like there isn't much tyre so I would totally avoid any potholes

Tidgy

i did look at audi's and tbh didn't like em much, rs4 are hard to come by in 10k budget, few rs6's but wasnt convinced.

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

The s4 has a similar 4ltr petrol engine and with a Revo remap turns out the same power as the RS4

Dirk Diggler 75

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Don't you mean the b8 3.0v6 supercharged one? The 4.2 v8 one is not
Was tempted but couldn't afford it

stevebt

iTrader: (8)

The s4's I looked at all had a 4.2ltr v8, only difference is its a 40 valve engine where as the rs4 is a 32 valve.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

That's the older s4 and they are not mappable to rs4 power afaik, it's the newer 3.0 v6 supercharged (3.0T) one that's mappable with revo with excellent results.
Check revo website

Carnut

I've searched the web as you suggested and it seems to be the v8 that they compare to the 335i. I have no doubt that this is true and would never compare a v8 m3 to a 335i. I do however stick by my opinion that the 6 CYLINDER m3 is not as good a buy as the 335.
For a similar price you get more spec/comfort/MPG lower running cost very similar performance and the newer model that is also a bit of a sleeper and so not so many will think your a d**k. Oh and comes in 4 door,not to sure about the 6 cylinder m3.

Tidgy

the next one is suposedly going 4 cylinder

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

are you on crack!
Your comparing 2 completely different cars here, a e46 m3 and a newer e90 335. Around £7k vs £10k+
How's that a similar price?
The e90 335i is better in power but why not buy the v8 m3 if wanting that model, why go for the skivvy option.
If the op had more budget for a e90 then I'm sure he may of had lots of other option too.
Hence the op paid £6.5k for the e46 m3 as its the best out of the e46s.

Tidgy

E90 would be 15-20k, im not as keen on them as the e46 either