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Seriously though, I will definitely be posting some pics very soon. I'm waiting to do some before/after pics with the mods I have in the mail currently. Tomorrow's task is removing the purpleish bubbling tint that some previous owner installed.....will look much cleaner the way ///M intended it to look I think (and will show off the pristine black leather sport interior of course)
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Well guys, yesterday I officially went over to the dark side and left the AMG club. Picked up a beautiful e30 M3 w/ s52 swap out in OH. Currently en route driving it back to socal, spending the night in Kansas City this evening. Very different animal than the C43 I must say. It's loud, scary fast (dynoed at 238 rwhp and 230 rwtq), feels about a ton lighter, and looks the part. That all being said, I will miss the w202 AMG, and I'm sure my previous car won't be the last one that I own. There is an understated refinement about those cars that is hard to find in most other German performance cars. Anyway, even if I don't own one anymore, I don't plan on making myself a stranger here! Pics to follow once I get home safely
Congratulations on the e30 M3,great car.I'm sure your C43 was/is a fine car,but I promise you the first curvy and mean curvy road you find yourself on the e30 will not disappoint.Have Fun and welcome to the dark side
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Thanks phin, loving it so far.....much more confidence inspiring in the twisties than the C43 was. Anyway, as promised, here are some teaser pics I snapped today. More to follow once I get my first round of mods finished!
Not sure that I totally am feeling the mesh e39 wheels, but I may do some e39 M5 wheels in titanium, gunmetal, or matte black. That or possibly some AC schnitzer 5 spokes. We shall see....
Oh yeah, I removed the ugly tint job this afternoon, and am very happy with the results!
Not sure that I totally am feeling the mesh e39 wheels, but I may do some e39 M5 wheels in titanium, gunmetal, or matte black. That or possibly some AC schnitzer 5 spokes. We shall see....
Oh yeah, I removed the ugly tint job this afternoon, and am very happy with the results!
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That's real clean,love the color.My M is Silver gray (A08). I'll admit I still chicken out in high speed turns with my M,don't get me wrong,the car sticks well it's my ability I don't trust yet(but I'm getting there
) and that's the fun part.Enjoy.
) and that's the fun part.Enjoy.
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Thanks phin, loving it so far.....much more confidence inspiring in the twisties than the C43 was. Anyway, as promised, here are some teaser pics I snapped today. More to follow once I get my first round of mods finished!
Not sure that I totally am feeling the mesh e39 wheels, but I may do some e39 M5 wheels in titanium, gunmetal, or matte black. That or possibly some AC schnitzer 5 spokes. We shall see....
Oh yeah, I removed the ugly tint job this afternoon, and am very happy with the results!
Not sure that I totally am feeling the mesh e39 wheels, but I may do some e39 M5 wheels in titanium, gunmetal, or matte black. That or possibly some AC schnitzer 5 spokes. We shall see....
Oh yeah, I removed the ugly tint job this afternoon, and am very happy with the results!
The car looks great..... I really like the look of it from all angles EXCEPT the rear. I am not sure what it is but I think it might be too boxy looking from the rear, just my opinion. I do like the fact that it looks pretty stock and has the sleeper look. Granted it has the M on the back but no one expects the E30 to have that kind of power. Congrats on the purchase and I am glad you and your car got home in one piece. Enjoy the spirited driving as I am sure there is more to come Please keep us posted on the MODS
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^^ think part of that might have been the fact that I took that shoot a little too close to the back of the car, so you don't get the curves from the fender flares and such. That being said, the e30 M3 IS a boxy car, so if that isn't your thing, then this probably isn't either
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Great looking car and I can understand why you chose it.
I love that model which was a top contender in racing back many years ago. The sound should be awesome and the road holding is far better and sporty than the C43 IMO (please don't shot me guys with my comment...) but I have driven both so I can compare. Some guy dropped a V8 Cosworth in one. That one really flies. For the picture of the back end I agree it doesn't do justice to the car. My advice: take a shoot from around 45° at the back so as to get the side with the flared fenders and the back.
and I can understand why you chose it.I love that model which was a top contender in racing back many years ago. The sound should be awesome and the road holding is far better and sporty than the C43 IMO (please don't shot me guys with my comment...) but I have driven both so I can compare. Some guy dropped a V8 Cosworth in one. That one really flies. For the picture of the back end I agree it doesn't do justice to the car. My advice: take a shoot from around 45° at the back so as to get the side with the flared fenders and the back.
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Yes that's it It looks and shows off the curves better
It looks and shows off the curves better
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Beautiful car! And yes, quite a different animal altogether from a C36/43. I would still love to get one myself one day (E30 M3 that is), but as much as I love the smooth linear power of the I6 in my E36 M3 (see sig pic), I'd rather have the original 4-banger. Something about a highly tuned rev-happy peaky motor that is just so perfect for the twisties and track.~
Regarding wheels, how about a set of BBS RS or even OEM LTWs? Both would look DOPE!
Regarding wheels, how about a set of BBS RS or even OEM LTWs? Both would look DOPE!
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I was considering BBS (RS or LM), but they are so common on M3's that I kind of wanted to do something a little different. Here is my inspiration:
Haven't really seen any other e30's running them, at least on US boards. I'll probably have to play around a little with spacers and tire size, but I do know of some guys running 18x8.5/9.5 staggered set-ups on their M3's so it is possible.
Haven't really seen any other e30's running them, at least on US boards. I'll probably have to play around a little with spacers and tire size, but I do know of some guys running 18x8.5/9.5 staggered set-ups on their M3's so it is possible.
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^^Wow, is that a real factory OEM M3 Touring?? I'm guessing not, as that would defeat the entire purpose of the car.
Anyway, that certainly does look good. And I agree, I haven't ever seen those on an E30 M3 (or any E30 for that matter), although quite a few E36s roll them. The ones on that Touring certainly look like they fit/tuck quite nicely!
I'm guessing not, as that would defeat the entire purpose of the car.Anyway, that certainly does look good. And I agree, I haven't ever seen those on an E30 M3 (or any E30 for that matter), although quite a few E36s roll them. The ones on that Touring certainly look like they fit/tuck quite nicely!
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That must be a custom job, I don't think a factory E30 M3 Touring was ever made? Just the coupe and cabrios?
Absolutely cannot go wrong with LMs, aside from the weight issue. They look good on just about anything this side of a Yaris...
Absolutely cannot go wrong with LMs, aside from the weight issue. They look good on just about anything this side of a Yaris...
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I was considering BBS (RS or LM), but they are so common on M3's that I kind of wanted to do something a little different. Here is my inspiration:
Haven't really seen any other e30's running them, at least on US boards. I'll probably have to play around a little with spacers and tire size, but I do know of some guys running 18x8.5/9.5 staggered set-ups on their M3's so it is possible.
Haven't really seen any other e30's running them, at least on US boards. I'll probably have to play around a little with spacers and tire size, but I do know of some guys running 18x8.5/9.5 staggered set-ups on their M3's so it is possible.
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If you hold out for another year couple years with the C43, you can probably skip straight to the C63 for nearly the same price (well maybe high teens/low 20's) with AMG depreciation the way it is. Agreed with the thoughts on LMs....they are my favorite wheel of all time on any car. If I had a spare 3-4k sitting around for wheels (and not the w201), I'd probably do that, but as it is, I can have used decent condition M5 wheels shipped to my door with tires included for less than 1k so that's kind of my plan of action right now.
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If you hold out for another year couple years with the C43, you can probably skip straight to the C63 for nearly the same price (well maybe high teens/low 20's) with AMG depreciation the way it is. Agreed with the thoughts on LMs....they are my favorite wheel of all time on any car. If I had a spare 3-4k sitting around for wheels (and not the w201), I'd probably do that, but as it is, I can have used decent condition M5 wheels shipped to my door with tires included for less than 1k so that's kind of my plan of action right now.
I think that's probably my plan...that or an RS4.
A friend of mine picked up a set of brand new LMs a couple years back for his E46 M3. By the time rubber was factored in, I think he was into it for like C$8k. Ouch. 19s, mind, but still.
He's got a crazy picture of his LMs with Goodyear F1s mounted, plus another friend's BBS RGTs with fresh rubber, all sitting in the back of his beater Volvo 850 wagon at the time (he had mounted them at work, he's a mechanic). $10k worth of wheels in tires in a car worth $3500. Hah!
rbwheels.com flogs lots of used LMs, mostly in the more common Japanese bolt patterns though, typically in the $1,500-1,700 range for a set in 17". And they will re-drill to any bolt pattern for another $150.
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I think that's probably my plan...that or an RS4.
A friend of mine picked up a set of brand new LMs a couple years back for his E46 M3. By the time rubber was factored in, I think he was into it for like C$8k. Ouch. 19s, mind, but still.
He's got a crazy picture of his LMs with Goodyear F1s mounted, plus another friend's BBS RGTs with fresh rubber, all sitting in the back of his beater Volvo 850 wagon at the time (he had mounted them at work, he's a mechanic). $10k worth of wheels in tires in a car worth $3500. Hah!
rbwheels.com flogs lots of used LMs, mostly in the more common Japanese bolt patterns though, typically in the $1,500-1,700 range for a set in 17". And they will re-drill to any bolt pattern for another $150.
A friend of mine picked up a set of brand new LMs a couple years back for his E46 M3. By the time rubber was factored in, I think he was into it for like C$8k. Ouch. 19s, mind, but still.
He's got a crazy picture of his LMs with Goodyear F1s mounted, plus another friend's BBS RGTs with fresh rubber, all sitting in the back of his beater Volvo 850 wagon at the time (he had mounted them at work, he's a mechanic). $10k worth of wheels in tires in a car worth $3500. Hah!
rbwheels.com flogs lots of used LMs, mostly in the more common Japanese bolt patterns though, typically in the $1,500-1,700 range for a set in 17". And they will re-drill to any bolt pattern for another $150.
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If you hold out for another year couple years with the C43, you can probably skip straight to the C63 for nearly the same price (well maybe high teens/low 20's) with AMG depreciation the way it is. Agreed with the thoughts on LMs....they are my favorite wheel of all time on any car. If I had a spare 3-4k sitting around for wheels (and not the w201), I'd probably do that, but as it is, I can have used decent condition M5 wheels shipped to my door with tires included for less than 1k so that's kind of my plan of action right now.
I have the C43, next year I will be buying the W210 E55 (you can pick them up for around $10-$18k around my neck of the woods), and a couple more years I will be getting the C63 (I plan on picking one up when they are around $20-$30k) so in the stables will be the 43,55, and 63 I had thought about doing all c class and having the 32,43,55, and 63 but I LOVE the way the W210 looks and I have ALWAYS wanted the E55 plus I am not too into the way the C32 or C55 look. I want to be able to open my garage and have a little piece of AMG history just sitting there
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Haha nice, sounds like some cool pics. Good deal on the LM's, maybe I will think about that for the w201 V8. I'd be all over an RS4 but have heard some bad things about their direct injection re: carbon build up. Not sure if this is as big of an issue as I had heard it to be.
He called Audi, they came out and checked out his car, sure enough CARBON BUILD UP..... Worst part is that made him PAY to get it fixed, I am pretty sure he paid about $1,000 to get it fixed . He was so mad he said he would never buy and Audi again but I don't believe him as he is in LOVE with his car and just dropped $5,000 on a new suspension. Don't get me wrong it's a nice car but not worth the $$$$ to me, I will say the AWD makes for a nice launch.
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