RSKim

What they do to the gallon roughly??

Csm

My mate has achieved 32-34 on a decent jorney with his (3.2 evo)

bloody good considering

JoeE30

my 328 e46 does bout 20mpg...

50 quid of fuel does just over 200 miles.

RSKim

SO they are basically on par with a cossie fuel wise

EIL132

About 8 if you boot them I average about 20

smudgerz

My m3 is a bit better than my old cossie, on a good run around 30mpg around town maybe 20ish, ive had over 300 on a full tank.
Hope this helps

Anonymous

yeah, same ballpark

RSKim

Im shite at MPG figures I dont understand them

So say I get 50 mile max to a tenner of normal unleaded.......


What do M3's do??

Sorry Im a proper woman when it comes to fuel, I just put it in pmsl

EIL132

I get about 250 from a tank, works out at roughly 20mpg. Basically 50 from a tenner

RSKim

thanks lol

Not bad thought they would be worse than that....

Cheers guys

What are they like to drive??

And this may be a daft question but do you feel small in them, im pritty small, but feel ok driving my cossie, but there are some cars i feel small in coz i can only just see over the steering wheel

simonc

My M3 3.0 non evo was definately better on juice than my stage 3 cossie, for the performance M3's are not bad mpg wise, mine would do about 30 mpg on a run no prob & about 25 mpg around town.

Every week i think about selling my 3dr cossie & getting another M3 but i can't bring myself to sell the cossie

Simon.

simonc

A standard M3 is a lot nicer to drive than an old saph, just not as exciting though.

Simon.

smudgerz

They seem about the same to drive, just not as raw, if that makes sence!

EIL132

Best car I've ever had, love it and would never change it for a Cossie. You wont feel any smaller than when you drive the taxi

RSKim

pmsl @ taxi, dont start

smudgerz I knwo what you mean, thats what I like about the cossie...

Might have to go for a test drive after the ring, power wise how do they rate?

simonc

Here's my old one, i'd advise anyone to go & buy one, for the money as they are so cheap now they really are good value, even one with 130k miles will drive nice & tight, you won't have to piss around putting koni's & poly bushes & all that crap, they drive fine as they are.



Simon.

EIL132

Here's a vid of me flunking a 0-110 run. In 4th your doing 140 when you change and you've got 6 gears if it's an Evo


http://videos.streetfire.net/video/A...9ADC5C8C5C.htm

RSKim

V nice Simon

James - dont think I cant afford to insure an EVo as much as id like one, im only 22 they want enough off me for a standard 3.0

smudgerz

I loved my cossie, but my m3 does all the cossie did without the worry (touch wood!) of it braking down. Ive had it 7 months and spent a few hundred on a sevice at the same stage of cossie ownership i had spent the best part of Ł2000. wouldnt go back........

Smudge

RSKim

Fair play, i luv the Ford scene, but i fancy something a bit different, i want somethign that feels luxery to drive but has the power when you need it

simonc

Kim if you sell your saph & buy a M3 , after the intial outlay about Ł5500 for a decent 3.0, you'll have so much money compared to runnng & maintaining a cossie as you don't have to spend on them like cossie's.

Simon.

RSKim

I see where your coming from totally, I luv my cossie to pieces, and always wanted an esccos, but I must be getting old, coz all I want at the min, is something nice to drive around in, to me the cossies are a bit rough, which is why i went for one in the first place.

The only thing i think that is putting me off is the fact i know nothing about BMWs Im a ford girl always have been

smudgerz

I paid Ł4600 for mine, 130,000 miles full bmw history with 2 owners. After i bought it there was one even cheaper in avis blue that looks cool as, theres some bargins out there! insurance was cheaper than my cossie by loads.

Smudge.

EIL132

TBH most at Ł5k are dogs, you'll find the odd good un if you're lucky, but in my experience most are snotters and the last thing you want is a bad M3. It'll cost more than a Cossie. Guy on the BM board spent 6k in just as many months on one. I paid more than twice that for the Evo and 2k more for my standard M3

RSKim

Hmmmm, I reckon MAX id have about 6k to spend on one So may be best sticking with the cossie for now??

EIL132

They are out there for that money, but be prepared to see some crap and for that money buy an early L/M reg with decent miles and good history not a later one that's been trashed with moon miles and dodgy history

simonc

I would disagree you can find a decent 3.0 for about Ł5500 if you look,sure their will be a lot of shit about aswell,M3's are very hard to sell for some reason, i sold mine 2yrs ago to someone on this board for Ł6250 Lreg with silver leather 122k Full BMW hist, i had it for 3yrs & it was 100% reliable. If you buy one it must have Full Main dealer Hist & get one thats original, no silly after market spoilers or lights or been lowered, just standard.

Simon.

RSKim

Well if I get one it wont be till after the show season, but thought if I start learing about them now, I might have a small idea what im looking for

Cheers guys really appreciate your help

smudgerz

Simonc, thats what mine is, original as they come, even down to the orange indicator lights!

Smudge

EIL132

I'm not saying you cant, but good ones do sell quick. I missed at least 4 because they were good and not the tat that is in the Trader week in week out. There's 2 I went to see months ago still for sale because they are basically crap. As you said, it's about finding the best one and not going for something that is well used and abused, as then you'll be saying M3s are shite and why did I buy one

simonc

Agreed

Simon.

fordsportjay

iTrader: (6)

look out for a 4 door one-they are much cheaper than the 2 door ones.i have just had one in and sold it immediately to a guy who had bought a cossie off me 2 weeks before.suppose that says something,doesnt it.must admit if i didnt have a cossie as a toy i would probably have an m3-seem bulletproof and sound nice.

RSKim

If I have one it will HAVE top be a 2dr Stuart said so



Na, I just think they look much nicer

EIL132

4 doors are heavier and lesser looking hence the price, although they are where the bargains are

cossiecrew

get a high bhp cossie with leather then

EIL132

You mean a high class taxi on a Sat night then

cossiecrew

lol just cus youve got a 3.2 evo m3 i used to destroy them in my saph before i destroyed my saph lol

RSKim

Naa James hate the 4 doors would HAVE to be 2dr

Its not till end of this year anyways, but its a defo possibility but so is a 4x4 stage 3 facelift saffy

WD Pro

Forget about the mpg, with an M3 fuels the least of the costs !

'In my opinion' - They are not a car that can be run on a tight budget mine snaped its inlet cam and cost 8.5k to but right (BM prices but it was covered by them).

Very nice dailey drivers though and do everything very well.

PM me if you want the low down on running costs etc.

Cheers,

WD

PS : Just sold my 98 3.2 evo for 11k to the first viewer :



And the sad day :

The Rapid 1

BMW

about time