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[t.s]

dave_boo, on 2009-07-19 20:54:10, said:

The sticker guy is dyslexic?

possibly, but i reckon that its probably more of a phenomenon similar to putting an m badge on a 318i.

on one of my resprays it did return with rvf badging, but the spell check caught it before the clear coat.

[dave_boo]

t.s, on 2009-07-19 17:26:25, said:

possibly, but i reckon that its probably more of a phenomenon similar to putting an m badge on a 318i.

on one of my resprays it did return with rvf badging, but the spell check caught it before the clear coat.

Well, at a third of the price the 318i can go just as fast as the M3 (although it takes 3x as long to get to that speed and is only 1/4 as cool doing it).....

[wrathfultalon]

dave_boo, on 2009-07-19 18:37:04, said:

t.s, on 2009-07-19 17:26:25, said:

possibly, but i reckon that its probably more of a phenomenon similar to putting an m badge on a 318i.

on one of my resprays it did return with rvf badging, but the spell check caught it before the clear coat.

Well, at a third of the price the 318i can go just as fast as the M3 (although it takes 3x as long to get to that speed and is only 1/4 as cool doing it).....

what if its got a turbo?
weighs less, cost is comparable at that point, would it be M material at that point? granted the suspension would be the only difference i think, but BMWs as a rule have great suspesnion i am told

[dave_boo]

wrathfultalon, on 2009-07-21 17:35:05, said:

what if its got a turbo?
weighs less, cost is comparable at that point, would it be M material at that point? granted the suspension would be the only difference i think, but BMWs as a rule have great suspesnion i am told

Well, I'll assume we're talking about the E90 3 series. There's little appreciable difference in weight between a 318i and a M3 (an M3 coupe weighs 175 kg more than a 318i coupe). It's also down a 147 kW compared to the M3. My research, especially when I had an E30 318i, into the turbocharging scene indicated that most of the smaller BMW engines couldn't be pushed that far...especially into M3 range. Even if you did get the turbo setup or install a 2jz-gte you still only have a base 3 series and are a poser!

There is an M3 killer in the 3 series lineup; the 335i. Twin turbo and similar performance at about 75% of the cost is really nice.