dickycox

hi there guys the frs is going the end of the year .Love the car but need a change was going to have an evo 8 mr but 17 mpg and servicing costs put me right off.Looked at a m3 to day in silver and it looks a lot better than the evo can you get 30 mpg out of them any one got on or been in one .Can you tune them cheers guys

MikeR

EVO 8 Dicky great fun on the twistie stuff, sure they have down sides but nothing worth having comes easy does it


Mike

Staffi

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Evo 8 for me aswell i had a yellow fq330, fantastic car....i want another and keep the 3dr of course

dickycox

is it true you get about 18 mpg and 400 quid every 6 months service thats 800 a year cheers mate

Mr Brannen

Two totally different cars mate, I presume u mean an E46, well Im sorry but an Evo aint gonna touch an M3 on style and luxury, but as said if twisties is your thing then youd be daft to do it in an M3

Staffi

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Yes, very juicy, service every 4500miles but they are worth it, go and test drive both and see what you think, you must see for yourself

MikeR

nope utter crap mate sorry, mine had a service after 4500miles and it cost £159, it is not the best on petrol but i think 18mpg is a bit steep on a decent run it really is not that bad relativley speaking obviously, You can have them serviced any were as long as the place uses the Mitsu recomended parts (it might have to be approved) but mine was done at the Main dealer,

In standard form it made over 320 think it was 339bhp some thing like 249 @ fly at PE r/r day so plenty of power in standard from, if you have not drivern one then i would suggest you test drive one, as soon as i did i was making plans to buy one, fortunately my misses has a company car so we do not use it every day (i work abroad) so when i drive it it doesnt bother me filling her up.

If you are planning on using it as a daily driver then um, maybe M3 purely on servicing schedule and MPG but i brought it knowing they were not the cheapest but having wanted one for a long time was prepared to accept these facts,

Hope that helps,

Mike

MikeR

Interesting points there but the differnce is one is fact (twisties) the other is opinion (looks)

theres no disputing facts

Mike

Staffi

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19bhp extra jock for nothing

Oranoco

The Evo but only because I have a severe disliking for BMW's

To be fair they are two completely different cars so you really need to work out what you want from the car and drive both before you can make the choice that's right for you.

MikeR

I know mate was well chuffed, apprently that is not uncommon on them either Now it is Downpipe time and De-cat then maybe some brakes,

Oh Dicky the brakes arent up to much either the judder like a hore with parkinsons mate most people change um to AP's circa £600 but apprently well worth it, having been in Gary's from APT with the 6 pot AP's i can see why you would change if money was not an issue

Mike

ON-UJAH

Evo VI TME - you'll not lose any money if you look after it well.

Porkie

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TOTALLY RIGHT

This is also the 9th thread he has posted about this now....

rs4steve

i have a e46 m3 absolutely love it, handles exceptionally well even in the wet, not the quickest of cars have to wind it up a bit, driver feedback is spot on if you like rear wheel drive cars you'll love this one,

evo 8 is as they say the "b" road flying machine safe and sure alot easier to drive quickly

you want more fun m3, fuel consumption is slightly better in the m3 at 21mpg, piece of mind in m3 (no turbo issues)

whatever you decide enjoy

Mr Brannen

Jock dont even try and compare an E46 to a fookin rallye type car being the Evo, cause theyre simply not in the same league, I understand u have one so you may have a better idea to me, but no way are they as luxurious as an M3

MikeR

You said Style, now thats a matter of opinion, you can have the leather in a 340 now granted they are not deemed as plush cars as there European counter parts but again thats opinion, as for luxury what are you meaning, A/C Sat Nav leather ??? help me out with this one, i can see what your getting at but no one has ever managed to tell me what they mean,


Mike

Mike

CSLMan

What is the budget?

Carlsworth

welll,......


food for thought,...

stepdada took his m3 to have a major service today,....and to have the passenger door catch fixed,....


£847 plus vat for the service

and

£242 plus vat for the catch,....


also,....while they were looking it over, they discovered one of the suspension straps was snapped,.....

so its in on saturday for that to be sorted,.....dunno how much that ll be...

and bearing in mind its a 2001 car, has covered 11k since he bought it new, and drives like a girl....no really,....a very big girl, and a suspension strap snaps......

oh, and almos forgot,.....£240 plus vat for his 275 35 19 tyres,....he needs 2......$240 plus vat EACH

they defo know how to charge,....

carl

dickycox

thanks a lot still not to sure iv got till the end of the year

dickycox

20 grand

dickycox

forgot to mention iv got an escort cos as well i wont be selling that

CSLMan

Ok cool, only asked incase you could stretch to a CSL which would be a whole different kettle of fishes

Never driven an EVO8 so it's a little tricky. However, I imagine it would feel more exciting (and faster), due to it's turbo delivery. In reality it probably isn't any quicker in a straight line but will have superior traction.
Servicing costs on the M3 are low - fuel economy can be great if you potter around (70mph on the motorway in 6th you'll see 30+). Tyres will be expensive from a dealer but who uses dealers for tyres?! It doesn't eat tyres anyway...

If you look at a pre-june 2003 car make sure it's had the bottom-end engine recall, as all cars up to that date needed it to correct a problem. I would imagine most have, but it's worth checking with either the dealer, or BMW UK if buying from an independant. Recall-fixed cars (or post-May 2003 cars) are fine, nothing to worry about.

Andy_R

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Your right EVO's are expensive to run but a very rewarding car to drive.

Service wise I paid £200 for my 1st service which I thought was reasonable.

Fuel wise you can squeeze 25-28mpg if your sensible(I averaged this during the running in period). Only issue being you jump in the car and sense and sensibilty go out the window almost as fast as your last fuel stop

The reason I bought an EVO over an E46 M3 was partialy down lack of mechanical sympathy on my part, I just wasnt convinced that an M3 would sustain as much abuse as an EVO would(merely my opinion).

If you were to drive both cars and allow the sensation of the drive rather than the practicaity of your purchase to influence your descision, then I sugest you would be driving home in an EVO.

I have to admit I do often think I should have bought the M3 until Im back behind the wheel of the EVO

Good luck in whatever you decide to buy they are both top cars

CSLMan

Also, if it's important, the EVO will be a lot more "tuneable" (being a turbo car).

Forget anything you read about the E46 M3 being tuneable - chips and remaps are just a complete load of nonsense on it. Without serious engine work you'll achieve nothing.

Just something to bear in mind......

Redkop

Plus all the ones he has made on MLR too

COMEDY DAN

An M3 CSL for me.


The CSL was also quicker round the track than the Evo on BBC Top Gear driven by the stig..

Mike1

That guy Rosco at National Day with the CSL last year said his CSL cornered and stopped as well as, if not better than, his EVO 6 RS. He said the Evo was better under acceleration but then it had 500bhp

GUZZLER

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MikeR

10 out of 10 for trying


mike