my buds M3 - totalled

Crown Vic Owner · #1 (**permalink**) 05-03-08, 10:35 PM

That was at 25mph, hit a treestump and flipped it.

He sorta walked, had cuts on his face and some stuff. Massive brake failure.

Sorta scary considering i was about to buy that car a week before the fact.

concorso · #2 (**permalink**) 05-03-08, 10:40 PM

Looks like he's tracked this car too! Sad to see another E36 die...but glad your friend is ok!

Crown Vic Owner · #3 (**permalink**) 05-03-08, 11:09 PM

Agreed. I guess the dealer and him came up to a resolution as the car ended up not having airbags. HE got ripped bigtime. He is in a brand new 350z.

AMGoff · #4 (**permalink**) 05-04-08, 12:40 AM

More importantly... why would anyone want an *old* M3 in the first place??

hueterm · #5 (**permalink**) 05-04-08, 12:48 AM

I would have thought the A pillars would have held up better than that in the "Ultimate Driving Machine"...

Crown Vic Owner · #6 (**permalink**) 05-04-08, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by AMGoff

More importantly... why would anyone want an *old* M3 in the first place??

A e30 m3 has something about it none of the other ones have.

Cant explain it either.

dkozloski · #7 (**permalink**) 05-04-08, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Crown Vic Owner

A e30 m3 has something about it none of the other ones have.

Cant explain it either.

Bad brakes?

AlBundy · #8 (**permalink**) 05-04-08, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Crown Vic Owner

That was at 25mph, hit a treestump and flipped it.

All that damage

from 25mph?

Sh_t why not buy a CV. I think it would've held up better than that.

gary88 · #9 (**permalink**) 05-04-08, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Crown Vic Owner

A e30 m3 has something about it none of the other ones have.

Cant explain it either.

That's an E36

AMGoff · #10 (**permalink**) 05-04-08, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by gary88

That's an E36

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."