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- From: kokerj@jec309.its.rpi.edu (James Matthew Kokernak)
- Subject: Re: BMW M3 Inquiry
- Message-ID: <47j3tzk@rpi.edu>
- Keywords: M3
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
- References: <tah3kvk@rpi.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 20:28:09 GMT
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- In article <tah3kvk@rpi.edu>, dharma@isaac.its.rpi.edu (Andreas Budi Dharmawan) writes:
- |> I'm thinking of getting an M3, not the new one though.
- |> Personally, I don't like the new version of the three
- |> series. The curves make the car looks like a Japanesse
- |> one. Nothing wrong with the Japanesse styling, it is
- |> just not the one that I prefer.
- |>
- |> I'm not fully familiar with the BMW product lines, so
- |> my questions are:
-
- A friend of mine just bought one. It was a racecar (that wasn't raced much).
-
- |> 1. When was the last time the boxy M3 produced?
-
- I`m not familiar with a boxy M3. All the ones that I've seen have the flared
- fenders.
-
- |> 2. Is it difficult to find one? (I never see an
- |> ads in the newspaper for this particular car)
-
- Check "Auto Hunter". It has a lot of cars forsale in the NE area.
-
- |> 3. How much is the value of the car nowadays?
-
- BMW's keep their value pretty well, so I would expect to pay ~20% more than a
- 325is
-
- |> 4. How is the performance of the car compared to
- |> RX-7?
-
- The new (93) rx-7's are faster (crappy road feel). The older ones in a comparable
- price range will probably be a bit slower. On paper they probably handle about
- the same, but no japanese car drives like a German car. Not one.
-
- |> 5. How is the maintance of the car?
-
- 'M' stands for money! :-) Depending on your price range, you might want to
- look for a Quattro. Not quite as fast, but a great driver.
-
- |> Thanks in advance
- |>
- |> dharma@rpi.edu
- |>
- |>
-
- I see that you are at RPI. E-mail me sometime as I think that the M3 I mentioned
- will soon be forsale...
-
- -Jim
-