iguana Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Ok so a long way from a 7, but worth a try on here at least I feel Black E36 coupe, M3 running gear coupled to 840i V8 engine & manual gearbox. A very rapid & unique car, one of very few RHD V8 E36’s (only a couple in the UK I believe) Original conversion costs in 1997 were in the £12k area! Full service history, BMW dealers until 60k & BMW specialist since then, now at 105,000miles. (The V8 has done 50k of those miles) Engine- As standard 840i, plus- re-mapped ECU with Sytner information, stainless steel sports exhaust, ITG induction kit. A terrific characterful engine, with more torque than the USS Nimiz, yet also loves to rev and has a simply glorious soundtrack. The V8 also has none of the Vanos worries that acompany an M3 Evo either. Chassis- As standard M3 i.e. LSD dif etc etc, plus- firmer progressively wound Eibach springs, mated to M3 Evo shocks, uprated Eibach anti rolbars & front strutbrace. Electric bits- Sounds are courtesy of a quality Alpine head unit, thieves hopefully kept at bay by a quality alarm/immob, plus a Tracker. Performance- Well perhaps stating the obvious, but its pretty flippin’ rapid! Its in a totally different league to normal E36 M3’s, which feel like an old 316 in comparison! Beautifly controlable rear end & possibly the ultimate car to go & join the jap car crew at a drift challenge- if that type of thing floats ya boat. This is a clean & straight car, the bodywork is really tidy & the interior in beige leather is in good order also. The car offers one heck of a lot of bang for ya bucks, its pretty much bang on the performance of a mates new forty plus grand E46 M3 SMG, but for a fraction of the cost. Plus its got far more torque & plus a thundering V8 soundtrack too. All things considered, it’s a bit of a bavarian bargain uber wagon, sort of a German take on a TVR- (except its reliable!) or maybe a Caterham Superheavy type R 😬 £8995 Link to a couple of pics here- http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=74706&f=72&h=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iguana Posted January 20, 2004 Author Share Posted January 20, 2004 Just a quick top up, in case any Caterham owners are fed up with the weather & fancy a rather nippy & fun tin top....... Oh price now £8500 now too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Alex, Peter Lydford's selling his crossflow and would take an lhd 911 in PX - perhaps you could source him a suitable car and do a deal on his Seven?...unless he wants an indecently rapid V8 3 Series coupe of course....and I can vouch for the rapidity of said machine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hi mate, sounds like a mad car 😬 I checked the pistonheads site and one guy asked about insurance. What sort of premium would that be? I bet it's massive!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iguana Posted January 21, 2004 Author Share Posted January 21, 2004 Mark- cheers I'll drop him an e-mail, it is after all a practical 4 seater machine & your 2 little boys seemed to like it Tom- Insurance isnt too daft considering the grunt, prob a bit more than a Caterham & obiously dependent on your age & location etc etc, but for me in a fairly quite & rural area in Berks its in the £800 area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Sounds interesting, might be tempted if I can sell my Superlight in the next week or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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