The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T(Vol XVIII)

[Scho]

barchetta_boy said:

That looks like a C4S, is it?

Viewing an E46 M3 manual tomorrow...

Yes,

Was the M3 any good?

[Diesel Meister]

anonymous said:

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This is my sole issue (ok, main concern!) with the Elise and the Exige S1/S2 - I just like 6 plus cylinders generally, something a a bit smoother / more musical. Aside form that, I'd already have had several I imagine!

[Cheburator mk2]

Scho said:

Yes,

Was the M3 any good?

I think he has joined the BMW Mafia, but I will let him do the talking...

[barchetta_boy]

Pick it up on Sunday. NB: if you want to drive a hard bargain when buying a used car, do not turn up in a McLaren

[Cactussed]

Well done that man! Welcome to the club. Looks luverlee

[barchetta_boy]

I particularly like the fact that the alloys have been refurbed in straight silver and not diamond cut. Looks much better.

Manual, non-sunroof, carbon black over imola red leather, spot-on history.

The noise! Better than the 12C!

[clubsport]

Nice looking M3!

Cheburator if you are still looking? One has appeared on Seloc; (no affiliation to car or seller!)

https://classifieds.seloc.org/ads/53-bmw-m3-smg-co...

[ReaperCushions]

ATM said:

Has anyone seen a Polaris Slingshot?

I believe I was following one today. Yes in the cold weather this HERO was commuting in an open top 3 wheeler.

I'm guessing at the name. I googled ktm xbow 3 wheeler and this popped up. Looks like the thing I saw.

http://www.polaris.com/en-ca/slingshot

Plenty over here in the US, generally driven by... erm.... knobbers.

The sort that had quad bikes as kids, now have these if they have a few bucks. Rather council.

[Scho]

barchetta_boy said:

I particularly like the fact that the alloys have been refurbed in straight silver and not diamond cut. Looks much better.

Manual, non-sunroof, carbon black over imola red leather, spot-on history.

The noise! Better than the 12C!

Nice!

agree the diamond cut wheels look pap.

What's the role for this one then?

[Cactussed]

barchetta_boy said:

I particularly like the fact that the alloys have been refurbed in straight silver and not diamond cut. Looks much better.

Manual, non-sunroof, carbon black over imola red leather, spot-on history.

The noise! Better than the 12C!

If you are so minded, see if you can nab a carbon airbox and associated gubbins.
They pop up on cutters now and again. Makes the noise truly giggle-inducing without being offensive.

[braddo]

barchetta_boy said:

Pick it up on Sunday. NB: if you want to drive a hard bargain when buying a used car, do not turn up in a McLaren

Looks like an ideal spec. What's the weight of these? 1500kg-ish?

I have to say I do generally prefer induction noise to exhaust, so that carbon airbox hunting sounds like a good idea.

[barchetta_boy]

Scho said:

Nice!

agree the diamond cut wheels look pap.

What's the role for this one then?

Continental track work. The requirements were:

- rwd
- benign, driftable chassis (unlike my Elise)
- civilised to drive to and from track (unlike my Elise)

The shortlist was Boxster S, Cayman S, E36/46/90 M3, 996 C2 3.4.

Job list: ebay the 19s, replace with 18s and MPS Cup 2, fit Boxster/996 brakes, decent pads and fluids and go GT3 hunting at the green hell...

[Output Flange]

barchetta_boy said:

Job list: ebay the 19s, replace with 18s and MPS Cup 2

Go aftermarket, and get the lightest you can. When I last looked that was Pro Race 1.2s (at sensible money).

[braddo]

Are the Porsche 986/996 pretty easy to bolt on, then?

not sure what prices are like in the UK but FVD in Germany were amazing prices for GT3 brakes.

e.g. 986 Boxster S brake disks for 80-90 Euros?
http://www.fvd.de/de/en/Porsche-0/2_7__180_kW-13-4...


I wonder what would removing all the seats and inserting a couple of buckets save in weight?

[TheRocket]

Nice looking M3, I looked for a while but couldn't decide whether it was to be a track day car or buy something that had been looked after and keep it oem, looked at the Evolve carbon airboxes too and if I had one it would be on 18's with the airbox. It's still a car id like to own one day, def a useable modern classic.

[TheRocket]

My Croc developed a slight clutch / transmission judder when slow manouvering or reversing on an incline, guessing clutch on it's way out, anyone else had similar on their pork ? Dealer will sort thankfully but should I be changing dual mass flywheel too ?

[Scho]

barchetta_boy said:

GT3 hunting at the green hell...

A natural habitat

There were so many track prepared '46's at the ring this summer. And nearly as many GT3's!

Whats the steering like?

I had a whirl of an E36 M3 and found it pretty un-inspiring.

[Leins]

Nice looking M3! Any plans for a set of Pole Positions or the like for track work?

[Patrick Bateman]

TheRocket said:

My Croc developed a slight clutch / transmission judder when slow manouvering or reversing on an incline, guessing clutch on it's way out, anyone else had similar on their pork ? Dealer will sort thankfully but should I be changing dual mass flywheel too ?

Mine seems to slip very easily on hill starts, does not take much for the revs to shoot way up. Not sure if it's just rather fussy like that as I haven't noticed any other issues.

[Patrick Bateman]

I'm used to a heavy clutch in the Clio 182 and it's nothing near that.