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Old 02-13-2008, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by hiz-n-herz

So the 96 had the same body style as a 95, but the engine was bumped to 3.2L and you got digital climate control versus *****?


Silver is the best color for that car.


96 is cool too
correct, correct, and correct.

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The Z is God's Chariot! You didn't know that?!
technically the e30 M3 is gods chariot
Old 02-14-2008, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Vegas_Speedster
I have owned all the of the cars:
92 zxtt
96 e36 M3
03 350Z

The 92 was the most fun, hands down.
The 96 was fun too but felt like a dog after the zxtt; still a great car. It was easy to work on too; dont let the rumors fool you. The cost of ownership is high too ie: insurance, parts
The 03 Z is faster but not quicker than the M3 but I liked the car much better. I guess that's 7 years of technology between the two.
My fave, the zxtt of course. Sure it was heavy, but you can get 400hp out of it and not even begin to stress that lower end.
yea, i will always miss my 300zx tt...that car was fun, but its been so long that i can barley remember what it felt like to hit boost in that thing...
Old 02-14-2008, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by hisdudeness
correct, correct, and correct.



technically the e30 M3 is gods chariot
you couldn't be more correct.
Old 02-14-2008, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by z-u-later
Are you kidding!? My Z eats M3s for breakfast in autocross . . .
What group do you autocross with? Spokes or another orginization?
Old 02-14-2008, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by hisdudeness
correct, correct, and correct.



technically the e30 M3 is gods chariot
Sarcasm was found deeply in my post.. but anyways.. E30 M3's are sick with it. The widebody look a like, oh ya... I use to be on e46 back in the good old days when I had a e46. There was a E30 getting a S54 Engine swap. Now thats gods chariot..
Old 02-18-2008, 05:14 PM
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Do you like have a car that 12 years old or a car thats 5 years old, you choice. By the way the M3 cost a lot more to take care of and 350z are relatively cheap to work on. Havent seen the cars or condition they are in, but I would say the Z, by the way you are in a Z web2.0 website.
Old 02-20-2008, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by saladito6
Do you like have a car that 12 years old or a car thats 5 years old, you choice. By the way the M3 cost a lot more to take care of and 350z are relatively cheap to work on. Havent seen the cars or condition they are in, but I would say the Z, by the way you are in a Z web2.0 website.

the m3 is still there for me, while i now cannot find a 350 in my range ! id love to find one and go test drive it though, and the 03's tranny issue has me worried, as that is the year i would probably end up
Old 02-20-2008, 05:24 AM
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roommate has an 99 e36 m3 i have the z ...which is better? see he knows how to work on it does his engine mods... his m3 is always ok jack stands but he a die hard bmw lover...me i like the z but once agian this a z forum....
if you dont know bimmer too much go with a z
Old 02-20-2008, 03:18 PM
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Estorial blue was the best color for the e36 m3 hands down, nice car posted expecially with all those miles! 95 was actually a better year car to get if you wanted to tune the m, it had OBDI and had the 3.0 liter vs. the 96+ with the OBDII and 3.2liter motor. The 95 took much better to mods early on, the 3.2 liter wasn't noticably faster but now days there is a lot of aftermarket parts available for both of them. www.aatuning.com builds some nasty turbo bmw's! That website will give you some ideas of how expensive FI is for bmw's.

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Old 02-20-2008, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by travis10
the m3 is still there for me, while i now cannot find a 350 in my range ! id love to find one and go test drive it though, and the 03's tranny issue has me worried, as that is the year i would probably end up
You're worrying over nothing. If the tranny hasn't been fixed by now the car's probably been in a salvage yard for the past few years.
Old 02-21-2008, 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jray8
a 96 M3? LMAO! get the Z, the only 96 cars that should ever be considered are rx-7's, nsx's, supras and vettes.
+1
Old 02-21-2008, 11:28 PM
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Pick the Z, you wont regret it!!
Old 02-23-2008, 03:43 PM
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i found a 2003 redline 350z, 68k miles, he says maybe we can work out a deal of 15-15.5k, i offerd 14k, but he said thats what the dealer is willing to trade in on the car....hmmmm, 15k is wayyy outta my range, but finding one for 14k seems tough
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