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Old 05-05-08, 11:20 AM
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Re: my buds M3 - totalled

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Originally Posted by AMGoff View Post
You beat me to it... Although I can't tell exactly which year it is, so I don't know which engine it has. If it's a later model then it has the updated 3.2 and probably a 6-speed manual, which means performance is at least respectable... if it's an older model, then it has the paltry 3.0L and I wouldn't be surprised if it had an auto as well - those were, well.. a bit less respectable, especially for an "ultimate driving machine."
Just pointing out that I called "E36" before both of ya.

Performance with the later models may be 'respectable' as you call it...but they also have the early versions of Double-Vanos, which is both problematic and expensive to fix. Not to mention, harder to tune. I wouldn't want a 3.2L variant unless its been rebuilt.
By the way...Canadians got the Euro-spec E36 M3 (3.0L 286 hp) in 1994, which Americans never did get.
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