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bennymac
Newbie Joined: 19-October-2002 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 32 |
Topic: M3 evo Posted: 22-October-2002 at 09:01 |
where can i get information like the specifications etc for an M3 evo cab 1999? i am having the car inspected today by the aa but i was interested in getting some spec's. thanks |
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II 7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness) Joined: 17-October-2002 Location: Good Old Hertfordshire Status: Offline Points: 1644 |
Posted: 22-October-2002 at 09:21 |
What specs are you after? engine, drivetrain etc, or options available when new etc. What did the AA say about it? and are you going to buy? AG |
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bennymac
Newbie Joined: 19-October-2002 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 32 |
Posted: 22-October-2002 at 12:11 |
still don't know fingers crossed inspection is between 12 and 3pm today your time. the car has always been in the dealer network so it should be ok i guess. full history etc. just waiting to hear is driving me crazy............. |
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bennymac
Newbie Joined: 19-October-2002 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 32 |
Posted: 22-October-2002 at 16:42 |
well the good news is the guy says the car is minted !! the aa man used to work for harry fairbairn in irvine so he knows his way round bmw's. so it's basically sorted out just need to collect it tomorrow or at least my mate does for me since i am out at work.
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bennymac
Newbie Joined: 19-October-2002 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 32 |
Posted: 24-October-2002 at 07:20 |
great news ! i own the car and it is parked up in my garage right now lol. pity i am in romania though ! still interested in finding out technicl data on the car ie engine specs, car specs when new.
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II 7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness) Joined: 17-October-2002 Location: Good Old Hertfordshire Status: Offline Points: 1644 |
Posted: 24-October-2002 at 12:07 |
Nice one, what are you doing in Romania? 3.2 liter 321bhp dohc M sport engine, approx 250Ib of torque, running through a 6sp box with an LSD, floating vented disc brakes (as per M5) up front, solid discs at the rear, 0-60 in approx 5.4 sec. ltd top speed of 155mph. What colour is it, do you know? |
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bennymac
Newbie Joined: 19-October-2002 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 32 |
Posted: 24-October-2002 at 12:59 |
i work over here i'm afraid lol thats how i can buy the new car ! A/A said the car has a small weep from the diff but it wasnt serious, i looked at the brakes and i think it needs some pads soon. the calipers look awful though lol i will need to have them cleaned up and maybe painted or something. the top speed is limited to 155? i didnt know that? how do i remove the speed limiter just in case? the car is met silver with a fairly new hardtop |
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M3AG
Really Senior Member II 7 series & e36 m3 registrar! (Madness) Joined: 17-October-2002 Location: Good Old Hertfordshire Status: Offline Points: 1644 |
Posted: 24-October-2002 at 13:24 |
The limiter is set by the ECU, and would need to be re-set by someone who knows what they're doing, When the car is chipped using an aftermarket item, this is normally reprogrammed to remove, or increase the limiter, but saying that, 155mph is seriously fast, and tends to be enough for the short periods of time they do it. Paint the original callipers! not too sure about that one, clean them up would be the best option, or change them for some upgraded callipers such as Brembo or sim (or whatever ones fit) these are coloured and tend to stay that way. |
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SteveL
Newbie Joined: 23-October-2002 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 4 |
Posted: 28-October-2002 at 08:18 |
Hey Benny, Congrats on the new car. I picked up my '98 M3 Evo SMG at the weekend, and haven't stopped grinning since!! I managed to secure a set of original (1998) brochures from john@johnsmodelcars.co.uk - they're steep at £15 each including postage, but I'm pretty pedantic about things, and figured it was worth £30 on top of the £21k purchase price to have everything "just so" Regards,
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bennymac
Newbie Joined: 19-October-2002 Location: Scotland Status: Offline Points: 32 |
Posted: 28-October-2002 at 08:47 |
i just e-mailed them this morning to ask for the same. what colour did you buy? mine is silver with a hard top. I saw some smg ones advertised in top marques which were smg and i hasd to go and find out what that meant lol. i believe it's a sort of auto tranmission eh? mine was 21k too lol guess thats a popular price just now.
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