Euro Track Car?

[t01-100]

e36 m3 are awesome, i think 3.0s are more livey standard than 3.2s thanks to less refined factory suspension set up.

a mate of mine won rally tas in an e36 m3r about five years ago. his was an awesome car and he had an top suspension set up using ground control coilovers, eibach springs, thicker bars and tops. his 3.0 engine was good for 210kws at the wheels, but before he lost a battle with cancer this year he had been working on a 3,400cc engine that would have been good for 330 at the wheels. his plan was to do a small production run of them called the m3rs for tarmac rallying that looked just like a standard m3r, but with factory high-rise wing, carbon panels, 18s, big brakes, motec, titanium exhaust and plenty of other goodies... i'd still like to put one together and stick it to the dirty porsches like he planned to again

[Roy]

Well u have written off the idea of getting a Cossie to import (i dont even have a house with a garage so crazy to import one )

So that leaves me with a bit better budget. I can stretch it up to 25K Australian, so now entertaining the idea of an E46 M3, 350Z or 968CS. But then i look at the prices of sorted EVO IVs and they are less then 5,000pounds.

Has anybody driven a 964 Porsche? I have only driver earlier model 911 which has the shitty seating position and pedal position. Are 964s still cursed by this?

I am still thinking E36 M3 is the best all round bet...but E46s are not that much more expensive, are way better cars and the thought of importing it after 12 months makes way more sense then with an E35 or E30 325iS

[aleks]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/R32-NISSAN-SKYLINE-G...%3A1|240%3A1318

How about a Euro GTR? Would be heaps reliable

Edited March 15, 2009 by aleks

[funkymonkey]

I'd hit it... repeatedly.

[Roy]

I have looked at Skylines but thinking that if i stretch the dollars a little further then a friend can garage it for me over there and when he comes back at Xmas he can import it for me. So looking for a car that makes sense to import. Something European would be cool as i will be following the Tour De France up to day 9 where the plan is to leave the Tour an drive through Andalusia, through Lake Zahasa on the way to Bay of Biscay. Should be a pretty fun 21 days if driving through all those cool roads, especially if i can squeeze in a day at Jerez

[Marlin]

3.8l M5? I know they're not really that quick, but are a future classic, and we never got the 3.8 litre one here......

[Roy]

Lookd at M5s, but the age and cost of servicing etc puts me off them, also the fuel economy thing. I want an Exige but...lol i dont have the 60k for one

Needs to be rwd, reliable or at least not cost the earth for parts and ready to eat plenty of kms and do some track hack stuff. M5 is appealing as it has plenty of space

[Beer Baron]

E30 M3 troy. you know you want it....

a nice E30 here goes for about the same money as an 02 E46 M3 atm...

[Roy]

If i am getting an E30 it will be a 325is. As cool as the E30 M3 is they are way too expesnive for what they are. 325is with its 6 cylinder for 1/4 of the money is the go.

Have found a nice E36 Evo M3 (does anybody know what the Evo designates?) It has APs, some suspension work and breathing mods. Looks neat too although he is asking top money for it. Still under Aus$15,000 so hopefully my mate gives it a clean bill of health

[N1GTR]

Wow! Sounds awesome

[Beer Baron]

If i am getting an E30 it will be a 325is. As cool as the E30 M3 is they are way too expesnive for what they are. 325is with its 6 cylinder for 1/4 of the money is the go.

Have found a nice E36 Evo M3 (does anybody know what the Evo designates?) It has APs, some suspension work and breathing mods. Looks neat too although he is asking top money for it. Still under Aus$15,000 so hopefully my mate gives it a clean bill of health

yeah i know the E30s are already overpriced, but how much are they in the UK? a good one here is $60K! a decent E35 can be had for $30K or so, so keep that in mind when buying a 36. I can't remember what the EVO model gets, probably some body bits, maybe a bit of carbon here and there. sht like that. always worth getting the 'special' models though. if it's good it sounds like a winner. and when you bring it back to aus you can flog it to me cheap as I love the 36s too and they are half the price and twice the car of an E30. but only half as cool.

[Roy]

Yeh its kind of cool. Would rather a white one but meh. It seems its going to be more like 20k as the guy isnt negotiable on price. It seems its worth the extra money over the cheaper ones bt will have to wait and see

[phunky_monkey]

Nice Troy. Here are details on the Evo: http://www.supercarworld.com/cgi-bin/showgeneral.cgi?274

[Marlin]

Looks nice to me Roy..... that's even the colour I'd have (or white)

[Ten Four]

^^ How can you go past that =\ That blue is the best colour for e36s imo.

How about a super reliable TVR?

[Beer Baron]

do not get troy started on a TVR..... I like him just the way he is.... alive.

[Beer Baron]

troy, the blue 36 looks like a winner. if it's nice and has good bits then $20K is not too bad. a decent one here is still $30K+

[PHaT MR30]

Hey Roy I noticed your keen for a harness, ive seen Schroth make a quick fit bolt in, infact they have one to suit BMW's

http://www.schrothracing.com/products/Tuni...uick-fit/qf-bmw

[Roy]

Well just waiting for a friend to inspect and test drive, then comes the "breaking of thee's balls over price" . I am too nice when buying stuff hence why my mate will be offering sound financial advice when he goes into negotiations.

Hopefully it comes off. This looks to be a nice enough example that i import it back to Aus. Though a friend pointed out that i should just export my R32 for the drive around?!?!? Sounded silly at first until we discussed it. Do you have to cancel local rego if you are going to export your car for a few months? I just think itsd easier to bring my garbage home then it is to export my garbage Plus we have just short listed a dirty Ford as well that is cheaper, more fun but no doubt a waste of money

...and yes i look at TVRs forthnightly. I want one bad, but even i am too practical and do not want to be spending too much cash on fixing stuff. The later the model the better, but they are all well over 20,000pound

[tacker]

Well u have written off the idea of getting a Cossie to import (i dont even have a house with a garage so crazy to import one )

So that leaves me with a bit better budget. I can stretch it up to 25K Australian, so now entertaining the idea of an E46 M3, 350Z or 968CS. But then i look at the prices of sorted EVO IVs and they are less then 5,000pounds.

Has anybody driven a 964 Porsche? I have only driver earlier model 911 which has the shitty seating position and pedal position. Are 964s still cursed by this?

I am still thinking E36 M3 is the best all round bet...but E46s are not that much more expensive, are way better cars and the thought of importing it after 12 months makes way more sense then with an E35 or E30 325iS

LOL Roy,

you have come to the right man!

yep i have driven a 964 porsche and i liked it so much i brought this