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Bought A New Ride This Past Weekend...
Started by GaC70, Jan 07 2006 08:08 PM
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 08:08 PM
2000 C70 Coupe HPT, 5 speed...sold
BMW E46 M3, 6 speed
04 S2000
95 850
BMW E46 M3, 6 speed
04 S2000
95 850
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 08:13 PM
nice ride man
I may be slow but i'm Safe
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 08:15 PM
be prepared to get some serious cop attention in that baby 
looks good
looks good
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 08:51 PM
All the Volvoers are gonna hate on the BMW, but it's a sick car. Don't the engines get killed though because they don't redline until 8000?
And paint the spokes on those rims black, I saw a dark blue one with the black spokes and it was so sweet looking. Put some Dinan parts on it too.....
And paint the spokes on those rims black, I saw a dark blue one with the black spokes and it was so sweet looking. Put some Dinan parts on it too.....
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 08:54 PM
Awsome car. Is it 6spd or SMG?
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 09:06 PM
Good choice!
Why didn't you go for the 19's.......not much more $$$ . In the past tire choices were limited in 19's , but I hear thats changing.
I had a 1st gen M3 10 years ago.
Great cars, but they get real costly after 100K on the odo . The VANOS 6 cylinder should be no exception .
With that said........the M3's will always be in my top 5 list.
Cheers!
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Why didn't you go for the 19's.......not much more $$$ . In the past tire choices were limited in 19's , but I hear thats changing.
I had a 1st gen M3 10 years ago.
Great cars, but they get real costly after 100K on the odo . The VANOS 6 cylinder should be no exception .
With that said........the M3's will always be in my top 5 list.
Cheers!
Mike
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 09:08 PM
Awesome C70; nice house too!
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2127004 or http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2127009 or
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 09:09 PM
QUOTE(Nebor @ Jan 7 2006, 04:54 PM) 
Awsome car. Is it 6spd or SMG?
6 speed! I was so used to the 5 speed in the C70, I drove home for 50+ miles before I remembered there an extra gear
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2000 C70 Coupe HPT, 5 speed...sold
BMW E46 M3, 6 speed
04 S2000
95 850
BMW E46 M3, 6 speed
04 S2000
95 850
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 09:18 PM
wow thats awesome looking. that car is in my top 5 (attainable) cars also.
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 09:18 PM
QUOTE(GaC70 @ Jan 7 2006, 03:09 PM)
6 speed! I was so used to the 5 speed in the C70, I drove home for 50+ miles before I remembered there an extra gear !
!That really is an awsome car. So is your C70, as I mentioned in your FS thread. But I would make the same choice you did, the M3 is a much better car. It may not have the straight line potential of the C70, but the handling and the general feel of the car make up for it.
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 10:29 PM
Thats a super nice car - you planning on doing anything to it?
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 10:39 PM
very nice, great color combination. 
That will definitely be fun!
That will definitely be fun!
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 10:46 PM
QUOTE(855r2catch @ Jan 7 2006, 09:06 PM)
Good choice!
Great cars, but they get real costly after 100K on the odo . The VANOS 6 cylinder should be no exception .
With that said........the M3's will always be in my top 5 list.
Cheers!
Mike
Great cars, but they get real costly after 100K on the odo . The VANOS 6 cylinder should be no exception .
With that said........the M3's will always be in my top 5 list.
Cheers!
Mike
True my brother is a BMW freak, but it gets very costly when it comes to maintenance, Very nice car though! Enjoy it.
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Posted 07 January 2006 - 11:46 PM
QUOTE(UberV70 @ Jan 7 2006, 06:29 PM)
Thats a super nice car - you planning on doing anything to it?
mostly just cosmetic and suspension stuff...
19" CSL wheels
full coilover (still researching)
larger front anti-sway bar (understeers, but corrected with throttle...at RPM)
engine really can't be upgraded w/o serious $$$$
pulleys and intake is about it...
chip only adds about 9 HP (love the Volvo
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2000 C70 Coupe HPT, 5 speed...sold
BMW E46 M3, 6 speed
04 S2000
95 850
BMW E46 M3, 6 speed
04 S2000
95 850
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 12:18 AM
QUOTE(GaC70 @ Jan 7 2006, 06:46 PM)
chip only adds about 9 HP (love the Volvo )
)unlike the Volvo, the M is actually tuned at the factory
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 12:24 AM
Very nice, and good color choice. 19's and coilovers will really polish it off. Sounds like you know what you want. 
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 12:29 AM
i would take the M3 any day...too bad they are way out of my price range.
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 12:34 AM
sweet.
I got the experience of driving one for 5 miles...an SMG, and the computer controlled downshifting is amazing int he way it works.
still, wish I got to drive the manual...what was your address again?
I got the experience of driving one for 5 miles...an SMG, and the computer controlled downshifting is amazing int he way it works.
still, wish I got to drive the manual...what was your address again?
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 01:08 AM
I luv the m3, not a big fan of red cars, but still a very beautiful car.
here's my friend's wide body m3
supercharged
here's my friend's wide body m3
supercharged
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Posted 08 January 2006 - 02:15 AM
That M3 looks amazing. A tiny bit over done, but otherwise, wow. Anything with HRE rims like that is perfect
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