E36 M3 or 330ci? - Page 4 - United Bimmer Community

**Spieluhr** · 02-18-2006, 12:02 PM

^^^
exactly. well put. and do you have that pic of your sig in a high res. picture?

**94bmw325i** · 02-19-2006, 10:45 AM

I wish it would be cheaper to make my car like an M with all those little bits that it has, that my car doesn't, well besides the engine.

I would go with either cars, just see which one you prefer driving. Can you drive manual pretty well? If not then you might not be able to tell which one you prefer.

**Rooz** · 02-19-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 94bmw325i

I wish it would be cheaper to make my car like an M with all those little bits that it has, that my car doesn't, well besides the engine.

I would go with either cars, just see which one you prefer driving. Can you drive manual pretty well? If not then you might not be able to tell which one you prefer.

Honestly, no I can't.. have never "owned" a manual, I have you know.. pulled cars around or driven soem in my dad's lot, but never taken a manual out for a drive...

But I figured if I owned one, I wouldn't have any choice but to drive it and after several trials and errors, I'd get it...

**nightdevils** · 02-19-2006, 12:39 PM

Thats the usual procedure, buy one and you are forced to learn one

But its fun, remember to pull the parking brake on steep slopes in the beginning

otherwise you might end up bumping the guy lightly in the back like I did

**94bmw325i** · 02-19-2006, 12:44 PM

With my old car I always used the parking brake when I was starting on steep slopes, I was told that it would kill your clutch if you didn't. I'm talking steep, not one where your car hardly rollsback at all.

**94bmw325i** · 02-19-2006, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooz

Honestly, no I can't.. have never "owned" a manual, I have you know.. pulled cars around or driven soem in my dad's lot, but never taken a manual out for a drive...

But I figured if I owned one, I wouldn't have any choice but to drive it and after several trials and errors, I'd get it...

Right, but I mean if you can't drive manual too well, if your out test driving a car, you might think that oh this shifts perfectly, when it could have been owned by someone that sucked, and wore out the synchros, and the clutch, or something. So i'm guessing maybe your dad, or someone would drive it also?

**Rooz** · 02-19-2006, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 94bmw325i

Right, but I mean if you can't drive manual too well, if your out test driving a car, you might think that oh this shifts perfectly, when it could have been owned by someone that sucked, and wore out the synchros, and the clutch, or something. So i'm guessing maybe your dad, or someone would drive it also?

Oh yeah, I mean, my dad would technically be buying it out of my pocket, so he'd definetly drive it, same for my brother... but since he's a dealer, legally he'd buy it and sell it to me....

Am I making sense here? lol

But right now, am still trying to decide E36 or E46.. am finding it hard to find as much mods as I want for the E46 though.... For instance a similar exhaust system than mine from UUC (there TSE not RSC) is.. $1095 even though I never pay ful retail on stuff I've bought for my car and got my Rsc for $200 less than retail... that thing is still damn expensive and if you listen to the vids, not nearly as impressive as mine...

Am just finding it hard for me to pay more in advance for the E46.. and still have to pay more to mod it and there is less mods out there too... So right now, lol, I dunno....

Storamin · 02-19-2006, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooz

Honestly, no I can't.. have never "owned" a manual, I have you know.. pulled cars around or driven soem in my dad's lot, but never taken a manual out for a drive...

But I figured if I owned one, I wouldn't have any choice but to drive it and after several trials and errors, I'd get it...

I guarantee once you drive a manual you'll buy one. If you don't, please buy a MB. They don't really bother making manuals for most cars for a reason.

**Rooz** · 02-19-2006, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Storamin

I guarantee once you drive a manual you'll buy one. If you don't, please buy a MB. They don't really bother making manuals for most cars for a reason.

lol, I have no issues with getting a manual... I think u missed my point...

My only concern at this point is the 330 or the m3...

**BMWLotAttendant** · 02-19-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ghost

For all the M owners, and future M owners, this video is for you: http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...91258449989999

That's why people buy M

The best part was the last 2 minutes.

**nightdevils** · 02-19-2006, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWLotAttendant

The best part was the last 2 minutes.

Indeed

**Rooz** · 02-19-2006, 06:50 PM

.. the M does have about 20 more Hp and torque....

.... Plus I'd be in the M family.....

**komodo** · 02-19-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooz

.. the M does have about 20 more Hp and torque....

.... Plus I'd be in the M family.....

It's a great family to be in.

**Rooz** · 02-19-2006, 10:00 PM

Yeah.. am probably gonna go with the E36...

**nightdevils** · 02-19-2006, 10:15 PM

THE MAN HAS MADE THE CALL!

and of course