2003 350z or a 1996 BMW M3??
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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
Originally Posted by itsjiggajames
The Z is God's Chariot! You didn't know that?!
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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.
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.
Originally Posted by hisdudeness
correct, correct, and correct.
technically the e30 M3 is gods chariot
technically the e30 M3 is gods chariot
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.
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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
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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
if you dont know bimmer too much go with a z
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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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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
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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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