swap vs e36 m3

[Wh33lhop]

The e36 is a real ///m

Haha, you'll find a lot of debate on that issue. The US-spec E36 M3 isn't really that special of a car.

[DTM190]

My only offering for this thread is,

2 cars, 1 x E36 and 1 x E30 that do identical lap times.

I will take the E30 any day BECAUSE it doesnt handle as good, and because its a bit loose, and because its a handful.

I would rather drive like
Marc Fleury http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-QmSOZUw1s
Patrick Snijers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYjoA...eature=related
(which I hope you have all watched 100 times over like any E30 owner should hehe)

and be slower than an E36 that sticks like shyte.

If I wanted an all out racer that stuck and worked I would buy an open wheeler or clubman or similar

Just an opinion :)

[turbo325i]

The great irony of it is...

Logic doesn't win over charisma.

Exactly. That is what wins with most enthusiasts... Emotion. They (myself included) start dumping $ into something that will never return it for you and then you have lost all that money.

We buy an e30 because they are cheap, and then start building it because its what we have not really thinking of if we will get our money back but rather just focusing on the end goal of the car.

Having said that, I LOVE the e30 and the way they handle and the way they are built. I love that it is smaller and more nimble than the e36 m3.

Having driven both a coiled over e30 and e36 m3 coiled over slicks on all 4, the e36 m3 definitely had significant power over the stock m20 and felt more balanced and solid than the e30.

Haha, you'll find a lot of debate on that issue. The US-spec E36 M3 isn't really that special of a car.

Yes, but it still has a better value and resale than a built e30.