10k on a e36 m3 or e46 m3

[cjay03]

I current have a diesel. i want to change it for an m3 and have around 10k to spend on somethin i can take to the track now and again.

Anyone have some good advice?

Cheers

[dan101smith]

£10k will get you a standard E46, which will be found wanting in the brakes and suspension when it goes on track.

£5k gets you an E36 M3 Evo, and the other £5k gets you suspension, brakes and everything else you need to have a really effective track weapon. But you'll see very little of your £10k back.

[cjay03]

looks like its the e36 then. the thing im worried about is that i drive 60 or so miles per weekday to work. will the e36 1. be able on the roads as a comutive car as wel as on the track and 2.(most importantly) be able to cope with that milage?

[dan101smith]

The mileage won't be a problem.

Anything you do to make it more track-capable will make it less comfortable on the road, but you can find a balance.

[cjay03]

ok cheers mate. no for any goodens on sale?

[Dave B d3]

Why not go E36, 4k on parts and 1k on a daily diesel.. that way if you do have a spill or want to to a big mod you can take your time and use the daily runner.

Also limited mileage on an M3 with mods would save you allot.

Some thing like this thats cheap like this and you can put parts etc in the back...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/858581.htm

[cjay03]

Dave B d3 said:

Why not go E36, 4k on parts and 1k on a daily diesel.. that way if you do have a spill or want to to a big mod you can take your time and use the daily runner.

Also limited mileage on an M3 with mods would save you allot.

Some thing like this thats cheap like this and you can put parts etc in the back...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/858581.htm

given i spend 3 hours per day in my car driving to work i would like somethin i enjoy driving, given i plan to visit the track 2-3 times a month i dont really want a car dedicated to tracking.

[dan101smith]

^^^ I'm guessing you mean 2-3 times per year rather than per month, otherwise that's going to cost a fortune!

I don't know of any particularly good ones for sale at the moment (although I'm sure there are) but you're in a position where you don't need to worry about the condition of brakes, suspension or tyres, so that should help your bargaining position.

[emicen]

cjay03 said:

Dave B d3 said:

Why not go E36, 4k on parts and 1k on a daily diesel.. that way if you do have a spill or want to to a big mod you can take your time and use the daily runner.

Also limited mileage on an M3 with mods would save you allot.

Some thing like this thats cheap like this and you can put parts etc in the back...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/858581.htm

given i spend 3 hours per day in my car driving to work i would like somethin i enjoy driving, given i plan to visit the track 2-3 times a month i dont really want a car dedicated to tracking.

I know where you're coming from. I bought a £300 Corolla once as a daily hack because it made sense financially not to kill my fun car. For all the money I saved in fuel and wear and tear, it didnt pay for the life it drained out of me driving something so utterly st for 3 hours every day!

Big question would be are you sure the maintenance costs and fuelling costs of the M3 (either one) vs the diesel will be ok?

Off the top of my head, my GT-Four was doing similar mpg to what an M3 of either era would (mid to high 20s on SUL). Probably an extra £60-100 a month in fuel and probably 1.5 to 2 times the servicing costs.

[cjay03]

thats a good question which unless i have the experience i would just be guessing... not sure if the perks of a petrol round a track is that much (with repects to money difference) better then my tank - given it does have 325Lb/Ft lol

Mightn be any point in anything as im currently awaiting a court date for 62 in a 30, and before you all acuse me of being a tosser(because i do believe in the speed limit around town) the piggy bank was parked 100Ft inside the national speed sign. Location - the one and only brecon beacons.