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Author Jambo's E36 M3 convertible
Andy Stocker
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26th Jul 11 at 20:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I loved having the roof down and booting it in mine
atz_49
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
I think what you meant to say was...

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Looks like a future classic and its affordable. Bet it goes well too.


Unsure on the former, latter without a doubt. Vert M3's of this vintage have always sat a little uneasily with me, especially with the SMG box.

If it was a manual Dakar Yellow Coupe however....

Nice car regardless Jambo!
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26th Jul 11 at 21:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Luks gangsta blud xx
sand-eel
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26th Jul 11 at 21:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Glove box isn't even sagging
Whats the mileage?
Jambo
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26th Jul 11 at 21:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Glovebox doesn't sag but due to WANK springs it opens if you drive over speedbumps too fast so needs adjusting.


Springs have to come off ASAP. It scrapes over speed um ps even at 1mph Seen some on eBay so I'll get em bought ASAP.

it's done 90k Sandeel. 1998.
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90k not bad, you got service history to see what bushes have been done as trailing arms seem to last 60k odd front wishbones prob 30k odd. E36's are shocking for bushes.
Jambo
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One trailing arm bush has a tiny amount of play in it but the rest are solid. Feels very tight to drive.
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Love it apart from the roof, or lack of one.

Nice choice though.

what are you going to buy for it? Gotta give it a welcome present imo
Ojc
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What cunt owns an M3 and puts springs on it lol. Bet they are GMax as well.

Gonna look much better standard u know dat. Place I'm working next door have got an E36 M3 in red that's their daily needs some TLC hate seeing cars of that era being used like they aren't worth anything
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26th Jul 11 at 22:14   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I put springs on mine

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26th Jul 11 at 22:46   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
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Paid £3.5k


Ridiculous Awesome James. Now I need to get one
Jambo
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Ollie they are red springs so probably are gmax

Red ones are rare and worth a premium over standard. Offer em silly lo money and I'll buy it off you
Jambo
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Couple of roof up pics
Jamie-C
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26th Jul 11 at 23:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Love it I would keep the lowz
Jambo
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It is too crashy and it destroys the fluidness of the handling. Plus I scraped the underside on a speedbump which is NOT cool.
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27th Jul 11 at 00:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice man.......

Techno aye
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27th Jul 11 at 00:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Needs a hardtop.

Edit: just seen the price for a hardtop 400 quid is cheapest on egay

[Edited on 27-07-2011 by brebaz]
Graham88
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My main hate with these is that unlike most top spec cars nowadays, it doesn't really stick out from the lower versions. But in a way if someone doesn't know their cars and tries racing it then they'll get a surprise.

I couldn't go back to having that old a car, but for the money you really can't knock that, fair play mate I'm sure you'll have it looking stunning in no time
LeeM
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27th Jul 11 at 07:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lovely car, needs a bit of leather treatment though.
recently im starting to think they look a little dated, but i also think thats all down to the wheel style.
Jambo
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Leather is probabl the worst part of it tbh. If i am honest i would LOVEto retrim them and get some vaders upo front. But need to get the Mrs a ring at some point and save for a house so ill settle for a second hand interior on ebay or just clean/condition this everyday untill the cows come home.

You are right in the fac that most lower spec 318/323/328 all had M-sport kit which is essentially the m3 kit. BUT the wheels they usualy have arent diamond cut just painted silver and look really flat. In the flesh you would hear mine as it sounds pretty darn nice. But i know what you mean.

Just want ot make it look like a nie tidy older example, if you see a tidy one now its special IMO as they are getting rarer due to age and chavved up ness.
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you could sort that leather out with sandpaper and a dye kit, and some effort
Jambo
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Yeah scuffmeister is it? Not keen on black though. Want either Modena or Chanpagne really.

Modena:
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Vaders
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Lovely looking car, im a big E36 fan and always wanted a black m3 cab. If i was you i would look for some vaders for the front, i put some in a convertible i had and it looked ace.

How are you finding the smg? My mate had one and said it was the shiitest thing ever maybe that was just a bad example though.

Good cars for the money.
Jambo
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Smg is odd. I kind of like it though. It's designed I think to be slightly more of a cruisers car than a racey one but tbh I enjoy the downchanges and the option to go auto on the Mway. If I had the choice I would have picked a manual but this was so cheap I couldn't say no.

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