PNW Chit Chat thread

[Edev]

Those 1M cars look sick.
I bet they're so much fun.

Agreed. The technician said they handle very, very well. But..they're not a true M car IMO.

[e30austin]

It's rather fun ;)

I bet it is!

[Edev]

[Keith M]

I like the new wheels. It make you car look a little more modern (in a good way!)

[IronJoe]

But..they're not a true M car IMO.

So, just like an e36 m3 then?

[Edev]

So, just like an e36 m3 then?

Exactly. And just like a 99-2000 Z3M roadster or coupe.

[brutus87]

Why don't you think they're real M cars?
Is it the hand built part they're missing?

[Edev]

Why don't you think they're real M cars?
Is it the hand built part they're missing?

Because it doesn't have ITB's. It's the exact same motor that's in a Z4 35iS, or a 335iS. The motor wasn't built in the Motorsport factory, as it was built in the factory where every other BMW motor is built/designed. It's not an M, and we had a BMW M employee swing by a couple months back and say the same exact thing. And yes, he was from the motherland, not South Carolina.

[IronJoe]

E30 m3s weren't handbuilt. They were produced on the same line as all the other e30s, then pulled off and finished separately. (iirc)

Wasn't the last handbuilt m-car the e28 m5?

[Edev]

E30 m3s weren't handbuilt. They were produced on the same line as all the other e30s, then pulled off and finished separately. (iirc)

I never said they had to be hand built (read above). Do M20s have ITBs? Does the S14 have ITB's?

[IronJoe]

I know, I was replying to Brutus. It being handbuilt is not part of the M car criteria. If it were, all M cars after the e28 m5 wouldn't be "real" m cars. And we know that's not the case.

[Edev]

I know, I was replying to Brutus. It being handbuilt is not part of the M car criteria. If it were, all M cars after the e28 m5 wouldn't be "real" m cars. And we know that's not the case.

Bingo :)

[e30austin]

I know, I was replying to Brutus. It being handbuilt is not part of the M car criteria. If it were, all M cars after the e28 m5 wouldn't be "real" m cars. And we know that's not the case.

Actually, the last handbuilt "M" car was the E34 M5.

[2mAn]

Actually, the last handbuilt "M" car was the E34 M5.

yup

[IronJoe]

Ahh thx.


Who let this noob own an m car?