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Graham88
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26th Sep 11 at 12:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Jambo
Have you bought it yet?!

you sound just like my mates!
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Originally posted by s4k1b
id go coupe - theyre lighter.

convertibles are too heavy.

it is a coupe mate I put a pic on page 1.

Running costs I'm fairly used too the Mazda is not a cheap car to own due to how rare they are, no 2nd hand Market and everything new is main dealer only.
Jambo
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26th Sep 11 at 12:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Only 50kgs.

Coupe is better for track though as it's stiffer obv.
Jambo
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26th Sep 11 at 12:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Servicing and tyres brakes are biggest costs.

Don't brake the headlights they are £900 a pop
Graham88
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He has Pilot Cup Sports on them, said it was just over a grand for all 4 :-/ glad I know people in the tyre trade! But I paid £155 for track tyres on my Mazda, so I'm fully prepared to pay more for better stuff. Grip is pretty crucial!

The AP's run Pagid RS29's, which are just over £200 :-)

Might put some clear Lamin X on them just incase, that's savage!

[Edited on 26-09-2011 by Graham88]
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26th Sep 11 at 12:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The reported weakness on the M3's is brakes so that's really good it has the Ap's as from memory they are really really expensive!

Tyres for stock ones was £900 for 4 for the conti M3's I had on mine. Pilot sports are obv the tits though so if you get discount get them on there
Graham88
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26th Sep 11 at 12:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
He said they cost him just over £3k for all round AP's

Blimey I've no idea what's good for road tyres now as on the MPS I always stuck with Paradas but as I'm now used to the AD08's on track the Paradas seem wank! And not something I'd put on an M3. The normal Michelin Pilot Sports are meant to be good

[Edited on 26-09-2011 by Graham88]
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Had them on my Z3M and they where fantastic. Prev owner fitted them said it actualy transformed the ride quality too
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26th Sep 11 at 12:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had conti m3's on mine till the wheels were stolen then i had michelins

they were terrible, had no where near as much grip as my contis.
went back to conti's all was well

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Ooo I didn't know that Tom. I was happy with the conti's and never saw the need to change.
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it was like a different car, everytime i pulled out on a hill in wet or dry it spun up
when it didnt with contis, stopping and cornering in the rain were also dramatically affected

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Graham88
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What Contis are you talking about mate? (I'm presuming there are different types!?)

I am going to need to get some road tyres as I can't drive around on Cups which are only really good when warm, which won't happen on the road especially when I'm basically learning to drive again

[Edited on 26-09-2011 by Graham88]
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26th Sep 11 at 13:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
continental sport contact M3

Continental have produced a specific tyre designed for the M3. This Tyre uses an optimum rubber compound for the drive characteristics of the BMW M3

[Edited on 26-09-2011 by Tomnova16]

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Graham88
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26th Sep 11 at 13:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£800 through Camskill. Ouch
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26th Sep 11 at 13:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
have a look at the Pilot Supersport, think thats what im getting for my m5 next.
Graham88
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They're more! Going by Camskill prices anyway, I should hopefully be able to get them a bit cheaper. Only painful part about getting this car is that I am really not wanting to run Cups on it, so I want to put a set of road tyres on the CH's so that's another £600+ easily
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26th Sep 11 at 14:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Did you manage to get your insurance down ?
Graham88
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Looking at paying about £1600 or so to last me to the end of my policy in May. Bit hard to put an exact price on it as I am swapping the cars on my policy & paying a bit more plus already used 3 months worth of insurance on the Mazda. But that's a rough price. Basically it's not cheap, but next year my crash comes off my insurance so going on rough quotes online goes down about £700.
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26th Sep 11 at 14:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
those cups are really good tyres!
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BUY IT
Graham88
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
those cups are really good tyres!

Yeah - but for the road?
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BUY IT

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Don't brake the headlights they are £900 a pop


i will make sure this is engraved on your headstone
Jambo
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Thanks Jake.
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26th Sep 11 at 21:43   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1600 on insurance, fuck about
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1600 on insurance, fuck about


For 9 months....

Ouch.
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Yeah that is first class legal rape, I thought insuring my caddy van was bad but this really takes the piss. But if it makes you happy then live the m3 servicing on a credit card dream lol

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