not an m3 or is an m3 not an m3 or is an m3 errrr

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Wed May 16, 2007 3:53 pm

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Wed May 16, 2007 3:54 pm

I believe the real term is.

Ringer and repost :)
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Wed May 16, 2007 3:57 pm

its an odd combination thats for sure. its a 318is on the logbook but the shell is a genuine m3? if it is then it would be a good one to buy for a decent engine conversion.
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:00 pm

strangest thing i've seen for a while 8O
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:07 pm

As far as i can see the shell is an M3, but it certainly is a very strange car!

TBH, for the price it will end up going for it would be better buying a decent shell for 1500-2k and sourcing a decent engine to drop in
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:10 pm

Every thread on the zone is gonna be about this car at this rate lol.
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:11 pm

Wonder if it's 4 stud or 5 stud :?
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:15 pm

I think it would be a good buy it looks like it might go cheap, imagine it would make a good first car cheap insurance(ish) then in a few years drop an s14 in it!! killing two birds with one stone there.
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:20 pm

lol, imagine explaining that to the insurance company 8O
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Wed May 16, 2007 4:29 pm

The reaer rake looks glued on!! The roof is not smooth. Otherwise, the arches look ok.
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Wed May 16, 2007 5:57 pm

The turd is a ringer. He won't divulge the vin or reply to my question asking for pictures of the stamped scuttle and vin tag. :(
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Wed May 16, 2007 8:44 pm

Yeahr.... but.... no... but... what the @@!! so thats a new dash as well is it??
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Wed May 16, 2007 8:50 pm

Its an e30 with wide arches and a wheezy 4 pot... surely thats enough to make it an m3?
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Wed May 16, 2007 8:52 pm

munky30 wrote:Its an e30 with wide arches and a wheezy 4 pot... surely thats enough to make it an m3?
does that make mines 2/3rds m3? :D
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Wed May 16, 2007 8:59 pm

munky30 wrote:Its an e30 with wide arches and a wheezy 4 pot... surely thats enough to make it an m3?
Everyone in this forum will agree that the 'wheezy' S14 is better than an M20 :) :)
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fuzzy the classic killer wrote:does that make mines 2/3rds m3?
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No, yours is just weird.
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Wed May 16, 2007 9:04 pm

munky30 wrote::lol:

No, yours is just weird.
We all know the M20 is a boat anchor and the S14 is a masterpiece :D :D
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munky30 wrote:
fuzzy the classic killer wrote:does that make mines 2/3rds m3?
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No, yours is just weird.
fuzzy the classic killer.... :lol:
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maxfield wrote:
munky30 wrote::lol:

No, yours is just weird.
We all know the M20 is a boat anchor and the S14 is a masterpiece :D :D
Some arty type recently did a display in the tate modern of pictures drawn entirely with his own faesces, many of them were widely hailed as masterpiece's by the art fraternity.

The moral of this story, it may be considered by few as good, but its still essentially just a load of sh*t to the masses.
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Wed May 16, 2007 9:15 pm

oi

wouldnt touch that car and it has one of those cheap £1 induction filters off ebay on it.hardly a good sign!
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Wed May 16, 2007 10:06 pm

Looks like a "proper" E30 shell even has a full rubber seal around the engine bay would still be very suspicous though if it was cheap enough probably worth a punt! :mad:
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Wed May 16, 2007 10:45 pm

That motor's about as straight as Dale Winton.
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Wed May 16, 2007 11:16 pm

I reckon this is an insurance job, as its been in staorage for a while, geezer took the engine out and flogged it to get more money out of the insurance, then re-ordered the chassis back on road by telling the insurance that the car has been stripped of the engine, then bought the shell back and shoved a 318is engine in it to sell off.. clean his hands and sorted, mates have done this before... thats a dodgy Effing car.. i wouldnt even smell the exhaust from that let alone touch it.... how ever if i was desperate to get an M3 shell then i would thros an E36 2.8 engine init and sorted....



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Wed May 16, 2007 11:48 pm

:mad: if u look at the pic where it is the engian he is standing on the struts looking straght down . so i would agree alpina it is a insurence job he wont let u see the car up close at the front plus he wont tell u the vin because that would show that it is there for the car is fu*ked . would not touch it with any ones barge poll ? :mad:
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