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M3's
Speaking of M3s,
On my way to my new house I took the "old highway" and much to my surprise
sitting outside of a rather small body shop was a Dark Silver E30 M3. It
looked very stock but the grill and bumper were half on, I thought in
process of repair. I drive by a few days later and the rear glass was out
and there has been some bodywork done. I pulled a u turn and pulled up
around the front of the car and see a monster intercooler where the bumper
was. The hood is off and that thing has a nice turbo setup. WTF? This
shop is 2 miles outside of a town with 1,500 people. I must make time to
bullshit (go for a ride) with this guy. ;) The car has been inside for
almost a week and a half now, maybe it will come out bright ass yellow. I
guess it is something to look forward to in this rather primitive village
>
> The older M3s are a blast definitely a blast to drive. I test drove
> one for a half day a couple of years ago. What a babe magnet! The
> only problem with the older M3s is the parts prices. I have been told
> that since they were produced in such limited production that many of
> the common items are often not in stock here in the US and have to be
> special ordered from Germany. This makes the prices very high. Ex.
> A set of spark plug wires for the M3 (5 wires) $289.95, for an E30 325
> (7 wires) $189.95 both via mail order. Many of the parts in the older
> M3s were different than the regular 3 series. The new M3s share many
> parts with the rest of the 3 series. This makes parts a little
> cheaper (relatively speaking).
>
> I second the good opinion for the Z28s. I drove a friend's 96 6 speed
> and I was very impressed with it's power, roadhandling and lack of
> rattles and squeaks that plagued the last generation Z28. They are
> still too bulky outside and crammed inside though.
>
> Also ducking,
>
> Greg Coombs
> '88 Jetta GLI 16V
> '82 Rabbit Pickup 2.0 16V
>
>
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>Subject: Re: NEW Car} What should I buy ?
>Author: "Michael & Carmen Keith" <mikeandcarmen@pdq.net> at ESD
>Date: 7/30/98 7:55 AM
>
>
>I'm not sure if you have to have a brand new car or how old of a car you'd
>be willing to buy assuming you'd go for a used car, but an E30 (old body
>style) M3 is an absolute blast to drive. They're also quite affordable now,
>they're unique, & there are plenty of mods available. Also, many of these
>cars have been meticulously maintained by their owners. If it has to be
>new, I'd also cast my vote for the Audi A4. Another interesting choice (no
>flames please; I know most of you probably hate muscle cars) would be a 6
>speed Camaro Z28 if you can deal with the styling among other things.
>They're every bit as fun to drive as they are ugly, & they offer the most
>speed per dollar that you can get in a bone stock, brand new vehicle. Also,
>although the valve train is push rod, it will make power up to 6000 rpm. It
>doesn't run out of steam at 4500 like many push rod engines. Additionally,
>although it has a live rear axle, the handling is actually quite well
>balanced.
>
>I'm ready to duck!
>
>Michael Keith
>Pasadena, TX
>'98 Jetta GLX
>'85 Golf SCCA ITB/DSP
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bryan Billings <vwxcross@worldnet.att.net>
>To: jettaglx@igtc.COM <jettaglx@igtc.COM>
>Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998 11:43 PM
>Subject: Re: NEW Car} What should I buy ?
>
>
>>Does not matter 2 or 4 door just something fun.
>>
>>Bryan
>>
>>Khan M. Klatt wrote:
>>>
>>> At 2:06 AM -0600 7/29/98, Bryan Billings wrote:
>>> >I have a 97 GLX VR6 and plan on keeping it. I drove the beetle today
>>> >and it felt like a one of those weird big dash vans. I want to spend up
>>> >to 25k but don't know what to get. Opinions please ????
>>>
>>> You don't say how many doors you want, how much horsepower, fuel economy,
>>> luxury/economy features, safety features, etc.
>>>
>>> I myself am a German engineering kind of guy, so let me classify my
>choices
>>> for you:
>>>
>>> Price Range Category Car
>>> ----------------- -------- ---------
>>> $15,000 - $20,000 Novelty New Beetle
>>>
>>> $10,000 - $15,000 Economy Golf TDI
>>> $15,000 - $20,000 Economy Jetta TDI
>>>
>>> $10,000 - $15,000 Horsepower Golf GL (Not bad for $12,500)
>>> $15,000 - $20,000 Horsepower GTI VR6
>>> $20,000 - $25,000 Horsepower Jetta GLX
>>> $20,000 - $25,000 Horsepower BMW 318 Series (Jetta's better
>tho)
>>>
>>> $20,000 - $25,000 Family Car Passat GL (4cyl)
>>> $20,000 - $25,000 Family Car Audi A4 (4cyl)
>>> $20,000 - $25,000 Family Car BMW 318 Series
>>>
>>> $20,000 - $25,000 Luxury Jetta GLX
>>> $20,000 - $25,000 Luxury Audi A4
>>> $20,000 - $25,000 Luxury Passat GL
>>> $20,000 - $25,000 Luxury BMW 325 Series
>>>
>>> You're not going to be able to afford any nicer Audi, Porcshe or Mercedes
>>> for under $25,000.
>>>
>>> No flames, please, I just came up with this in under five minutes.
>>> Corrections, however, are welcome.
>>>
>>> -Khan
>
>
Tim Kling
92 GTI 16V
CLUB H2O/eurospeed member
http:/www.bigfoot.com/~eurospeed