e36 M3 SMG

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theretroking
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Post Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:38 pm

thinking of purchasing an M3 anything i should look out for or any other advice would be appreciated.

Also thinking of going for a SMG box, what's your thoughts on this box.
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Post Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:44 pm

don't buy one with SMG i think is the general census its pretty sh!t the first generation of SMG.
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Post Tue Nov 11, 2014 8:39 pm

NASTY !!!! EVERY SMG E36 I have been involved in has had dramas ! They are cheap for a very good reason!
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Post Thu Nov 13, 2014 9:22 pm

agree with the above stay away from smg they are hopeless they ruin the whole m3 thing, you may as well buy a citroen c2 with sensodrive lol, i have done 28 smg too manual conversions at a cost of 1100 for parts and labour so worth considering if you can buy a smg thats mint for the right money