996 C2 and E30 M3
Discussion
I thought I would start a thread on here so I can track my progress really, Please don't expect constant updates, sadly my wallet wont quite stretch to that at the moment.
It all started about 5 years ago now, with a long trip up to Arbroath in Scotland to collect a car that i'd been lusting after for years. I'll never forget the trip, my brother was with me and i think, truth be told he was more excited about it than i was, as he had taken time to come with me, i thought it only fair for him to have the first drive and drive it home.
The paint on the car was shot and the gearbox was on its last legs, but it wasnt rusty and that was a big plus for me, everything else was tidy enough and for £4.5k i wasnt going to argue.
This was the pic from the advert:
Then at home:
After driving it daily for 5months, it was time to get it in for paint, the whole car, as some panels had clear coat some didn't and i didn't want to end up with a mess so:
Then, due to my own stupidity I had to sell it to pay off some debts, I was 22 at the time so put it down to learning the hard way and moved on.
I managed to get back in a mk5 golf gti, then after that a defender and a string of other cars, nothing came close to the M3 and I still searched for it time to time, but as I sold it to a dutch dealership, I was doubtful i'd ever see it again.
Fast forward to last November when I got the 996:
It was a great car and having covered 11k in it between then and march i'd had my use out of it and spent a small fortune in fuel!
Randomly one eve whilst searching the internet I came across the M3, for sale in Holland! On the off chance I thought i'd try my hand and offered a trade for the 996. The seller agreed and a deal was done one Sunday night in Calais.
That pretty much brings things up to speed so far, I have to re register the car now, which I am in the process off, I've also purchased some 17" BBS RS's as I always thought the std wheels let the car down somewhat.
I know the car wont be everyones cup of tea, but you cant please everyone.
Updates to include the Usual carbon airbox evo rear wing and splitter blah blah blah as and when funds allow....
It all started about 5 years ago now, with a long trip up to Arbroath in Scotland to collect a car that i'd been lusting after for years. I'll never forget the trip, my brother was with me and i think, truth be told he was more excited about it than i was, as he had taken time to come with me, i thought it only fair for him to have the first drive and drive it home.
The paint on the car was shot and the gearbox was on its last legs, but it wasnt rusty and that was a big plus for me, everything else was tidy enough and for £4.5k i wasnt going to argue.
This was the pic from the advert:
Then at home:
After driving it daily for 5months, it was time to get it in for paint, the whole car, as some panels had clear coat some didn't and i didn't want to end up with a mess so:
Then, due to my own stupidity I had to sell it to pay off some debts, I was 22 at the time so put it down to learning the hard way and moved on.
I managed to get back in a mk5 golf gti, then after that a defender and a string of other cars, nothing came close to the M3 and I still searched for it time to time, but as I sold it to a dutch dealership, I was doubtful i'd ever see it again.
Fast forward to last November when I got the 996:
It was a great car and having covered 11k in it between then and march i'd had my use out of it and spent a small fortune in fuel!
Randomly one eve whilst searching the internet I came across the M3, for sale in Holland! On the off chance I thought i'd try my hand and offered a trade for the 996. The seller agreed and a deal was done one Sunday night in Calais.
That pretty much brings things up to speed so far, I have to re register the car now, which I am in the process off, I've also purchased some 17" BBS RS's as I always thought the std wheels let the car down somewhat.
I know the car wont be everyones cup of tea, but you cant please everyone.
Updates to include the Usual carbon airbox evo rear wing and splitter blah blah blah as and when funds allow....
VWAUDI said:
Lovely M3, never seen one in that colour before.
Very strange you managed to trade the 996 for the same M3 you had before!
Its Santorini blue, It was repainted in Germany years before coming into the UK, was red to start with!Very strange you managed to trade the 996 for the same M3 you had before!
When I sat in the car again, looking to my right to see the Porsche through the window, sat where i'd once covered my brand new suit and the entire dash in icing sugar having sneezed into my croissant one morning on the way to work, it was very odd, almost overwhelming, It was surreal.
I guess the colour is a marmite thing, some people really like it, whilst others (mainly purists) hate it.
I did have some pics of it being run at crail raceway, sadly they have been lost over the years but I hope to find more history on it.
I did have some pics of it being run at crail raceway, sadly they have been lost over the years but I hope to find more history on it.
Edited by Mc lovin on Sunday 8th April 11:41
Thanks all!
Its an odd one, its got the front US side markers and cruise control but its a German car as far as I know!
The BBS RS wheels should be here in 2 weeks then they need stripping down, paint and wider outer rims, they are too narrow in their current form and at Et24 the offset is currently to low.
I will update the thread as they are done.
Its an odd one, its got the front US side markers and cruise control but its a German car as far as I know!
The BBS RS wheels should be here in 2 weeks then they need stripping down, paint and wider outer rims, they are too narrow in their current form and at Et24 the offset is currently to low.
I will update the thread as they are done.
Today I collated all the forms for registration, the process seems fairly straight forward. All I need to do now is get the headlights changed for RHD versions and take it for the MOT.
Having taken it down the road in the sun, it really won me over all over again. I have had a lot of cars with more power and more dedicated track cars like the Elise, nothing really comes close to the M3.
The car feels special, you know its not just another 3 series, it has a massive presence on the road. The feel, the noise as the revs climb, the smell..... I can only liken it to what I imagine heaven is like
I'm itching to start buying parts for it, however funds are too tight, so for now it'll be me making composite parts and fabricating and welding bits...
Having taken it down the road in the sun, it really won me over all over again. I have had a lot of cars with more power and more dedicated track cars like the Elise, nothing really comes close to the M3.
The car feels special, you know its not just another 3 series, it has a massive presence on the road. The feel, the noise as the revs climb, the smell..... I can only liken it to what I imagine heaven is like
I'm itching to start buying parts for it, however funds are too tight, so for now it'll be me making composite parts and fabricating and welding bits...
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