M3

[Digitalwave]

Are the DTM mirrors vented or non?

[Il Duce]

Absolute 100% perfection.

[Ghost]

Not sure DW, I'll get back to you, I havnt seen them yet.

Also, after reading a little more, I found out US M3's didnt get the dog leg box.... strange.

Having first bottom left does take a little getting used to. In good time..

Ash

[Iain]

As i said on ECCA... very pharkin noice!

I'd sell my shares in Toilet Duck for a steer of that thing.

I dip my lid, raise my glass and tip my hat to you, good sir!

[Mystikal]

They are style 5's. Someone ps those on a non m e30...

Basic idea:

[bmwm3n528]

Style 5's are definitely teh stuff...

Only thing I can think of that i'd do to the car is maybe drop the rear a tad for a way cool 'stance'.

[uofom3]

that car is SO hot... i absolutely love it.. i hope you fall in love with the s14 and don't rape the car by putting in an s50 variant - but god damn thats a beautiful car - very nice find!

[M42Technik]

E30 M3's never got dog-leg transmissions because they were US only cars weren't they?

Dog-leg transmissions were deemed "too hard to deal with" for Americans. Is that right? Someone chime in.

Also, all E30 M3's were LHD because they were only made for the US. I'm just trying to get my facts right. All RHD's were aftermarket setups.

[uofom3]

e30 m3's in the U.S. never got the dogleg box because BMW NA didn't think that it would be the best choice for American market - possibly too hard to deal with. Also they were being sold in the U.s. with the short 4:11 rear end so the CR tranny with the 4:11 equals a whole lot of shifting - not practical for street driving. Replacement parts for those trannys are also non-existant in this country - thus fixing them would have made much higher costs to owners and a harder time of getting parts over here.

The e30 m3's were all LHD for financial reasons. There are only a few markets that the e30 m3 was sold in that required or at least partially required a RHD setup. BMW at the time didn't see it necessary to build a RHD car - although it is rumored that they built 1 factory RHD e30 m3. This is why BMW did not export e30 m3's to australia, and why you see LHD e30's in the UK and Japan.

the e30 m3 was produced for and sold throughout Europe. We got the U.S. spec m3 - the least powerful, standard Getrag 265 tranny, ect. There is the Evolution 1, 2, and 3 models - as well as the special edition ravaglias and cecottos (sp?) most all of which had differing engine displacements/cylinder heads, EMS, and some had model specific paint colors. the e30 m3 was certainly not made for the u.s. market - we got lucky to even get a soft version of this :)

[guywithFX]

by far the cleanest m3 i have layed my eyes on. can i get some hi-res? :)

[fretburnr]

oh..... my........ wow :eeek: :eeek:

i think i need a towel :shock:

[Gus]

again...pimp

there is one RHD factory m3...it lives in the dealership about 2k down the road from me! its pretty hot...diamondschwartz, cardinal leather, gold rims. apparently was the demo model for Oz and NZ before ending up here. there quite a few others running round that have been converted over here

[M42Technik]

The e30 m3's were all LHD for financial reasons. There are only a few markets that the e30 m3 was sold in that required or at least partially required a RHD setup.

Wasn't it also due to the catalytic converter? I would assume that would go under financial reasons as well.

I need an M3.

[Ghost]

Dog-leg transmissions were deemed "too hard to deal with" for Americans. Is that right? Someone chime in.

Also, all E30 M3's were LHD because they were only made for the US. I'm just trying to get my facts right. All RHD's were aftermarket setups.

Only made for the US? They are a Euro car first and foremost, then re-designed for the US market (transmission, cat). They were after all designed to win the Touring car championships in Europe.

All RHD are conversions (besides the one up the road from Gus)

Ash

[brodee]