Pah, sod all these 'M3 to CSL' threads REAL* men down grade and go all minimaltec, no flappy paddle gearboxes, no fancy carbon fibrey bits what you want is one of these;
1998 R-reg 328i Sport, it has the good engine (no nikasil issues) however the downside to this is its lacking an LSD. Couldn't turn it down though, 166,000 miles did put me off but then I saw the amont of service history and drove the car, it felt tighter than several sub-40k cars I've owned.
To put it in perspective, the bad points, which the previous owner told me about are; a bit of rust coming through drivers arch, and a few stone chips... that is all on a 12 year old car, not even any interior wear. The first aid kit is still in its plastic wrapper, the tool kit is complete, warning triangle is there, theres two BBS centre cap removal tools (standard + optional extra) plus an un-used BBS spare split rim in the boot with brand new original Michelin.
I also got a set of e36 M3 saloon alloy complete with Hankook RS2's, an un-fitted DaveF induction kit and a few other bits and bob's. All for less than £2500!!!
Plans are to turn it into my track car, however been using it as my daily so going to transform it slowly over the next few months. Once I've gone through all the basics checking its all sturdy, i'll probably start by fitting a 3.0 M3 limited slip diff, then poly bushing the car. After that, plans range from big brakes to a full cage all depending on how well I get on with the car I guess.
* = Men who have spaffed £30k down the side of a barrier. :bigcry:
1998 R-reg 328i Sport, it has the good engine (no nikasil issues) however the downside to this is its lacking an LSD. Couldn't turn it down though, 166,000 miles did put me off but then I saw the amont of service history and drove the car, it felt tighter than several sub-40k cars I've owned.
To put it in perspective, the bad points, which the previous owner told me about are; a bit of rust coming through drivers arch, and a few stone chips... that is all on a 12 year old car, not even any interior wear. The first aid kit is still in its plastic wrapper, the tool kit is complete, warning triangle is there, theres two BBS centre cap removal tools (standard + optional extra) plus an un-used BBS spare split rim in the boot with brand new original Michelin.
I also got a set of e36 M3 saloon alloy complete with Hankook RS2's, an un-fitted DaveF induction kit and a few other bits and bob's. All for less than £2500!!!
Plans are to turn it into my track car, however been using it as my daily so going to transform it slowly over the next few months. Once I've gone through all the basics checking its all sturdy, i'll probably start by fitting a 3.0 M3 limited slip diff, then poly bushing the car. After that, plans range from big brakes to a full cage all depending on how well I get on with the car I guess.
* = Men who have spaffed £30k down the side of a barrier. :bigcry:
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