ForceIndia
ClioSport Club Member
Gentlemans spec 200
Mine was 9 and a bit. Manual, 18's, subframe done.
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BMW e30 vs e36 vs e46 vs e92 vs e80 M3 review
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Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Mine was £11.5k, but is a full spec individual with <90k mikes, full bmwsh and subframe done recently. Tbh, without the csl settings, the smg can be a bit sh1t in certain scenarios, but for the sake of £20, you'd be mad not too update it!!
981 Cayman GTS
The manual box in the M3 can be compared to the gearbox found in all early 90's Fiats. Dreadful.
Which is strange because the gearbox on my E36 328i Sport was lovely.
For me, the cons far out weigh the pro's on the E46 M3.
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Have you ever considered that you owned a poor example of an M3?
Yosemite Sam
ClioSport Moderator
Whichever has fuel
E46 M3
Broken! Cylinder 5 con rod bearing had enough at 128k
200 cup
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
More pics of the m3 please 
200 cup
Fnarr!
Knuckles
ClioSport Admin
May be better off in another thread but how did you get the 200 to 212bhp?
497adam
ClioSport Club Member
clio 172 phase 2
Needs full write up! What's the spec?
1/4 mile times are a reasonably good comparison.
E46: 13.0 seconds @104mph
135i: 13.3 seconds @106mph
ForceIndia
ClioSport Club Member
Gentlemans spec 200
Similar at a guess. I imagine the 135 mid range would make it more flexible in the real world.
Cookie
ClioSport Club Member
Although it looks like a shoe and nobody will be friends with you
ForceIndia
ClioSport Club Member
Gentlemans spec 200
True. But it won't have you wanting to set it on fire
Cookie
ClioSport Club Member
I think I would the first time someone asked me how long I'd owned by 114i for tbh
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
The 0-60/0-100 stats are nigh on the same, in gear the m135i feels quicker. Up to 4k the m135i feels quicker (turbod torque), but the way the m3 pulls from 5k-8k is far better. The m135i revs to 7k, but there doesnt seem to be any point going up there.
Keep an m3 above 5k and imho its quicker than the m135i, below it, its slower. The m3 is an intoxicating drive when on it, & it gets better the harder you push it, the m135i impresses to 7/10 then gets ragged/runs out of talent.
The m135i an an excellent family car, the m3 is an excellent drivers car. Imho.
200 cup
while replacing the 7 year old cam belt and aux belt...had some cat cams fitted by k-tec with their intake kit..and a remap / dyno. healthy gains in torque down low. steady power increase all the way up to 7500. increased rev range of maybe 300 rpm? much more responsive car. sounds great too. k-tec guys know their stuff.
thanks for the positive comments fellas.
ForceIndia
ClioSport Club Member
Gentlemans spec 200
Er, what?
In what way?
200 cup
it's an 88 / 2.5 liter / 11:1 pistons / schrick cams 284-276 / dtm replica carbon manifold / 48mm throttle bodies / stage 3 head / bmw motorsport exhaust manifold / high flow center cats / eisenmann race exhaust / kms management / 8lb flywheel / sachs clutch / willwood dyna lite brake kit / h&r sport springs / koni dampers / toyo R1R tyres
295 bhp and 214 ft lbs with redline at 8100 rpm
497adam
ClioSport Club Member
clio 172 phase 2
-Rob
ClioSport Club Member
Mine seems fine, I'll have it on the rollers after its service next month.
167 and counting.
200 cup
only have a couple more on my phone. these arent the best pics...but they are when i had bbs rs's on there.
17 x 8.5" / 9.5" wheels. really transforms the look of the car...but do sacrifice handling as with most staggered set ups.
I don't know anything about the earlier M3's. However I've always thought the E36 shape was awful.
The E46 was a great car to drive, especially on the 18's with minor mods, it's a very very capable car. Sub 8mins BTG is a testament to that. The engine is marmite, I only liked it at pace. It sounds crap and you have to rev it to extract the maximum performance.
The E92 is glorious, better chassis, better motor and a better ///M car. Looks are subjective, but I'd say it's the best looking ///M3 of the lot.
The F82 is cracking car also, very different. I did a review before. It's better in some areas to the E92 and worse in others.
The E46 was a great car to drive, especially on the 18's with minor mods, it's a very very capable car. Sub 8mins BTG is a testament to that. The engine is marmite, I only liked it at pace. It sounds crap and you have to rev it to extract the maximum performance.
The E92 is glorious, better chassis, better motor and a better ///M car. Looks are subjective, but I'd say it's the best looking ///M3 of the lot.
The F82 is cracking car also, very different. I did a review before. It's better in some areas to the E92 and worse in others.
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
No only lhd iirc
Ray Gin
ClioSport Club Member
Cupra Leon & Impreza
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But aren't you forgetting a remapped oil burner might be ever so slightly faster in a drag race?
-Rob
ClioSport Club Member
Couldn't give less of a rats arse what a diesel can do. Id probably fall asleep behind the wheel driving one. My brother has a 325D and I can't see the attraction in owning one.
Hitting 8k rpm, heel and toeing, left foot braking and having the excitement of driving an all in one package such as the E46, is where it's at. With all these senseless cars being built, I'd rather hold onto a car that has the fundamentals right. I can't remember the last time I drove with the traction control on.
I wanted a V8 M3 but couldn't connect with the steering.. Everyone's different though.
