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InfuzerM3
09-09-2004, 09:36 PM
What do you prefer?

-Tom
bugzy
09-09-2004, 09:41 PM
I prefer the E36 M3 for the fun of it :)

E46 M3's are more for show right now
socal328
09-09-2004, 10:19 PM
Tom, you know my answer.
mike
09-09-2004, 10:34 PM
I prefer the E36 M3 for the fun of it :)

E46 M3's are more for show right now
me too. its lighter, and has that bitchin feel that seems absent in the new ones, and I think I've driven and installed enough superchargers, suspensions, brakes yada yada in just about every combination to both cars over the years. The only serious + of the E46 M3 from a performance point I can think of is its more controlable in a drift and a stiffer chassis (but you pay with the weight penalty thats hard to get rid of). now if only you could import a canadian E36 M3 that had the real M motor instead of a stroked M52and full floating rotors! that would be the shit! http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Flats/1128/m3_engine.jpg
JoeVeeDubber
09-09-2004, 10:39 PM
I like the E36 M better, one of the reasons being it's offered in a 4dr!
bugzy
09-09-2004, 11:29 PM
I like the E36 M better, one of the reasons being it's offered in a 4dr!
Yes, 4 door :)

I love the look of the E46 M3's, but for the E36 i think is more of a enthusiast car, more stuff to do on it ... i cant see over-modding a new car
BLACK 1.8T
09-09-2004, 11:54 PM
i like the E46 M3 better than the E36 M3 but the best M3 ever is the E30 M3. BMW has yet to design a car that will be anything close to what the E30 M3 was in its time. Factory widebody and a power-to-weight ratio that could make any performance-minded person cream their pants. HAHA
Ted_E
09-10-2004, 01:10 AM
E30 with the Evolution carbon wide body and stroked 2.5L engine would be my pick but since it's not up there, E36 of course...just check my sig! I love the slightly boxy look of the E36 over the E46 and yes Bugzy is right; the E46 at least for now is mainly for show
sopolev
09-10-2004, 05:29 PM
Love em all, but I have to say E46 since I have one.
Ted_E
09-10-2004, 08:56 PM
no doubt any new M car is better than the one it replaces but any M car be it M3, M5, M6 and those "off" M cars like the M 635i sport and M 540i sport is bound to be a great car to own...I really don't think you can fully appreciate BMWs for all they can offer unless you have driven an M car. Enough of the rambling...E36 is still my fav!