I was thinking, if you're going through the trouble of fabricating the frame from scratch, why not finish the rest of it, drop in suspension, running gear, a seat, a huge carbureted V8, and call it a German stock car...

If only I could heart click you again...

LOL @ makes for a "gentiler" sexual experience! I imagine that wasn't intentional, but it's hilarious.

Merrit Parkway in Connecticut from the NY border up through New Haven. Just slow down ahead of the several gas stations.

There is no way that those Motons in #3 are sub-$1k. Maybe a matched set of Bilsteins and H&Rs, but definitely not a good set of coilovers.

Haha. I count myself in the responsible, enthusiast M3 category, and this made me laugh really hard.

this car - LED lighting - slushbox + 3rd pedal + 6-speed = AWESOME

That thing in front of the sub box is a capacitor.

That's a barge-load of badges on the back, too. Likely applied with a barge-load of badge-blasting bazookas.

Not to disparage your comments or your viewpoint, but why do you waste your time reading Jalopnik if this is how you feel about cars?!

Perfect for a track-day toy. Pull out the non-functional stereo, lack of antenna = better aero, and no traction control fuse means I don't have to remember to turn it off.

Is it bad that I find these incredibly funny?

Second that. I've had a few I6s (BMW M30, M50, S52, S54; AMC/Jeep 4.0) and nothing even comes close to the S54.

I didn't think BMW would make another really desirable car after the E46 M3, but we may have a winner here...

This is why people think Mercedes drivers are asshats.

Definitely used 3 Series (in addition to my own E30, E36, and E46). So far it's 2 E36s (including an M3), 2 E46s, and 2 E90s. And I plan on continuing to help the Bavarians out.

@///M: That little red "A" is a Valentine 1. It's not an SMG.

Engine swaps that I can't take a close look at scare the crap out of me. The possibility of leaky targa tops also scares the crap out of me. If everything's been nicely sorted, but the guy's looking to sell it cheap, I feel like he ran into something that made him decide it wasn't worth keeping anymore, and he wants…

How do you say "OMG want!" in German? Total NP.

@dezcori: Total troll. TG may fake a lot of stuff, but at the time the Reliant Robin was one of the largest non-space-agency rocket launches ever attempted in Europe.