Please Help!

[Minto]

Hello there!

Firstly I'm new to all this and secondly I'm already wanting something from you all!!!

Story goes...My brother is trading in his M3 and looking at Noble M12's...not being very computer literate he's asked good old little sis to find out the spec difference between the 2.5litre and the 3litre...I've scoured the net as much as I can whilst here at work and can't find anything. So decided to ask the people who are bound to know!!!

If anyone could let me know this info it would be much appreciated!!!

Cheers!!

Cassie

:-)

[M@H]

its about 500cc's isn't it

[Minto]

Jeez I know I'm a girlie but even I knew that one!!!

Lol ;-)

[m12gto3r]

I was thinking about trading my M12 in for an M3. What is the spec of his M3?

[M@H]

Minto said:

Jeez I know I'm a girlie but even I knew that one!!!

Lol ;-)

..only messing with ya

[obes]

There's not that much difference between the 2.5 and the 3 other than the engine spec. It's only in the 3r that the real changes start. Unfortunately it's rather car dependent in that both models can have had loads or little done to them. Performance wise is very similar too. 3 had more grunt but also more weight.

[Minto]

M3 spec is...Excuse my spelling!

52 Plate
3.2 litre
0-60 in roughly 5
Estral Blue
32,000 miles
Full BMW service history
19" Upgraded Alloys
Privacy Glass
Light Grey Leather
Harman Cardin Surround Sound Stereo (?!)
6 Disc Muli change
Elec Memory Seats
NO SAT NAV or TV

But the headlights are really cool and come on when it gets dark enough - same with windscreen wipers...probably nowt special to you but did impress me!!

He's a fanatic over it and has bought a run around so he doesn't have to use it in the rain! Thats how well its been lookied after!!!

What's the spec for yours??

Cheers!

:-)

[worty]

Have a look on here
www.gto3.com
HTH
worty

[Minto]

Thanks Worty - that's spot on, you're a star!

:-D

[m12gto3r]

Spec of my car.

M12-GTO-3R.
352 bhp
350 ft lb
0-60 3.7s
0-100 8.8s
Top Speed 170mph
34k miles
Larch Silver
6 speed
LSD
Armourfend
Laser Jammer
Black leather interior
Just services at Noble

[Minto]

Thank you.

I think the one he's looking at has only done 8K - and yours being a 3R you'll prob want his car plus the moon on a stick!!!

But cheers!!

:-)

[saucyboy]

Mate look at the site that Worty mentioned and Joust's old site.

Both are very good and I did most of my research on them before purchasing my GTO-3 a couple of months ago.

Just tell him he wont regret it.

James

[mgbond]

Minto said:

Thank you.

I think the one he's looking at has only done 8K - and yours being a 3R you'll prob want his car plus the moon on a stick!!!

But cheers!!

:-)

If a 3r is too much then your looking at the diff between GTO and GTO3. Either is great but I would try to find one that has LSD and 6spd box. Track sump can go on later for not too much money. If he is looking at a 2.5 then LSD and ECU upgrade are the things to look for.

Bondy

[joust]

www.lotus-elise.org.uk/noble is "Joust's old site".

You can also find the 3R brochures at

www.nobletv.co.uk/Pictures/Factory%20Press%20Images/index.html

J

[minto]

Thank you all...have passed all the info on and he is sifting his way through it now. Believe he is going to look at a couple early part of next week :-)

Everyone keeps saying how unreliable Nobles are...not that he'll be using it on a day to day basis...but is this fact or fiction made up by people who can't afford to have one?!!

:-)

[m12gto3r]

I've had mine for 1 year now and its covered 34k miles. i've done about 6k in all conditions.

It's never let me down and still feels solid and well put together.

I had a cat (£500 ish) and the front radiator changed (£960 under warranty) during the last service so that was expensive. I don't expect next years service to be as much though.

So from my experience the car has been 100% reliable but I was stung with servicing costs.