Automotive engineer here. You are correct — the build quality, as defined by the meticulous and methodical pace of assembly, the choice (as in premium selection) of materials, the tolerances, and the extremely conservative engineering made for a truly special automobile. This car was constructed at or near the…
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kbcarroll
Back when I dumped money into lifting whatever ride that wasn’t the go-fast one, my mechanic’s place had one of these used cheap autos pop up across from him in what was an 84 Lumber that closed. Basically pushing the dregs of the dregs of the dregs of auto auctions across New York and Pennsylvania, two of the worst…
Cowland responded: “We built it because we could.”
Don’t walk, RUN... away, from... like it’s a fireworks factory after an oops where Tony dropped a cig in a barrel of roman candles.
“Do you guys just make this stuff up?”
He was saying that the S52 was not the motor that the M3 had in Europe.
This has all the markings of a autoX/track whore. Now generally track whores get passed around by friends and acquaintances and there’s nothing wrong with that. (My Miata was a autoX/track whore, and I loved it) Nobody with our level of fiscal irresponsibility wanted to buy this car. Think about that. This car was…
I think the E36 M3 is a pretty underrated car, as far as M-badged Bimmers go. For years, they could be had for dirt cheap. The market has crept up on them in recent times though, with stock, low mileage examples now fetching about $15,000 (and up) on the used market.
CP.
I’ve had 4 BMWs over 20 years, including some of the troubled ones mentioned in the article (e36 M3 - 70k mi, e46 M3 - 62k mi), as well as the well-documented first-gen 6-cyl turbo (335i, 3x high pressure pump replaced, 36k). While none of them ever broke down on me, and all of them sparked joy from revving and…
I know about BMW changing their interval from 15k to 10k, but that doesn’t change the fact that oil rated at 15k miles holds its viscosity perfectly fine for 15k and more miles. BMW aren’t idiots. Engine oil producers aren’t idiots. Hundreds of millions of people change their oil every 15k miles on their BMWs without…
I didn’t say BMWs are shit. I said their engines were. Big difference.
Porsche and Mercedes-Benz, for all of their faults, know how to make a damn sturdy engine.
This shit again?
My OM617 did 28,000 KM while I was taking a nap.
I have an E39 and maintenance and repairs daily.
“It’s also a BMW, so people will assume it’s broken down.”
e39 owner here. They would assume correctly.
WATerworld
There was supposed to be, before Sergio cut off designer nuts and decided to let the Dart/200 die.