E36 M3 - First track car ?

[mohitos]

Hi all,

Have been getting more into track days and now starting to think about buying a dedicated road legal track car rather than beat up my car with more regular track use.

I have two on my short list and am edging towards the first as it's much more affordable (at least purchase price, but would welcome thoughts on likely running expenses):

- BMW E36 M3 (minters seem to go for £6k ?)
- Porsche 968 Club Sport (much more money, £15k ?)

What are your thoughts guys ? I would be buying with a mate and we would share. We are both pretty inexperienced but looking for a car that has predicatable handling, rear wheel drive and enough power to be fun. We'd be using it to drive to track days and reliability is also very important.

The BMW seems like a good place to start and we could always step things up if (when?) we get the bug. If I go down this route what are the common problems with the E36 M3 and am I better buying a car that's already had some track use and the usual light track modifications ?

Would welcome your thoughts !

Stuart