More 'grown up' cars


I've gotta say it though.
THOSE WHEELS ON THE M3 ARE JAP STYLE AND LOOK THE DOGS NUTS.
never did i think that would work. awesome mate
 
Topher-EK4 said:
I've gotta say it though.
THOSE WHEELS ON THE M3 ARE JAP STYLE AND LOOK THE DOGS NUTS.
never did i think that would work. awesome mate
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Thanks alot mate :D

In regards to the video, it was a link I copied off the horsepowerfreaks website. There are loads on there, one of the car pwning a lambo gallardo superleggera and a gsxr1000.

But as I say, MISS MY EK9 :angry:
 
ek9sharkey said:
Im 21 and I sold my EK9 6 months ago and bought a 2004 E46 M3.

It has had its ups and downs. Servicing, petrol, parts, ANY MODIFICATION, AND TIRES TIRES TIRES cost an absolute fortune for the car so a big heads up on that. On the motorways I can get 30mpg-ish. In city centre im lucky if its double fiqures. The car itself is massively heavy as well (1700kgs). With only 340bhp it is still extremely quick considering, but if you are driving it hard (or constantly sideways in my case) the tires and especially the brakes take a pounding on the track ... BMW will take £1200 off you for pads and discs with a big smile on their face ... the standard brakes are not even 4pots which on a car that fast that heavy feels like suicide at times.

Further more, if you still have the thirst to modify, IT WILL COST YOU. An intake for my M3 was £1200, coilovers and £1600+ and for a turbo kit, your looking at £15000 for parts alone.

Positive things .... it is a very quick car. Not only quick, but comfortable, luxurious and amazing fun to drive. It really is a wonderful car and made what i thought would be a horrible transition away from my EK9 very pleasureable. It gets massive amounts of attention as soon as you modify it and the potential is huge (a horsepowerfreaks stage 2 M3 turbo will do 0-200mph in 30 secs roughly (see video at bottom)

Its about deciding what you want and what you can afford. I got the M3 because I wanted something more "grown up" and something "the burds love". Now I have a post on here about buying a new Ek9 for track use as I simply cannot afford to modify or run the m3 to track standard. I think you may find yourself as I do, on the hunt for something cheap to take on the track if you go down this road ........ hope this wasnt too long a post. :D

P.S See my m3 below, got it standard 6 months ago.
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Nice car mate.

Definately off my list, parts and servicing costs are crazy.

S2000 is off the list for now, my current insurer dont quote for them, too many total loss claims.

Right now, thinking of:

DC5 (in silver or black...maybe white too **** what people think)
S15 - Look ugly in stock form though, would need to be sexy like the black one I posted a picture of.

Really struggling, because even though you can buy something like a M3, 350z etc, its not just the purchase, its keeping the car on the road too and my cars are always my daily drive.
 
Gee said:
Nice car mate.

Definately off my list, parts and servicing costs are crazy.

S2000 is off the list for now, my current insurer dont quote for them, too many total loss claims.

Right now, thinking of:

DC5 (in silver or black...maybe white too **** what people think)
S15 - Look ugly in stock form though, would need to be sexy like the black one I posted a picture of.

Really struggling, because even though you can buy something like a M3, 350z etc, its not just the purchase, its keeping the car on the road too and my cars are always my daily drive.
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I know the feeling mate, it took me ages to decide on something. When I was younger ... I used to look and say "Why would someone spend £60,000 on a brand new BMW diesel X5, when they could have a 2nd or 3rd hand Lambo?" and owing the M3 has answered that because mine is also a daily driver, and it really writes off your wage packet keeping it going on fuel alone, and if something goes wrong ... your ****ed.

For example, my stereo stopped working last week. Took it to BMW, they wanted £560 to fix it. Covered by warranty thank god. But that would just be £600 down the drain and me skint for a fortnight. Dont think I had anything ever go wrong with my EK9 in 2 years and 45000 miles.

If I can help at all, or you want me to give you costs fuel, servicing etc, just let me know buddy.

My advice to you is this, you will get something "Grown up" that will run for the same money as the Ek9, but not be fast. Its when something is grown up and fast, that you need alot of dollar.
 
ek9sharkey your m3 is smart as f**k! how did you find a white one? been looking for a white one for ages now.
 
ek9sharkey said:
I know the feeling mate, it took me ages to decide on something. When I was younger ... I used to look and say "Why would someone spend £60,000 on a brand new BMW diesel X5, when they could have a 2nd or 3rd hand Lambo?" and owing the M3 has answered that because mine is also a daily driver, and it really writes off your wage packet keeping it going on fuel alone, and if something goes wrong ... your ****ed.

For example, my stereo stopped working last week. Took it to BMW, they wanted £560 to fix it. Covered by warranty thank god. But that would just be £600 down the drain and me skint for a fortnight. Dont think I had anything ever go wrong with my EK9 in 2 years and 45000 miles.

If I can help at all, or you want me to give you costs fuel, servicing etc, just let me know buddy.

My advice to you is this, you will get something "Grown up" that will run for the same money as the Ek9, but not be fast. Its when something is grown up and fast, that you need alot of dollar.
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Cheers buddy.

I can't justify those costs. I could run one, but I'd be broke and wouldnt be able to do anything else LOL

Got two houses to run, roof fell through on one the other week, LOL. That cost me £400 to sort, so need money aside for rainy days!

Thinking of a DC5 as an inbetween before changing insurer next year.

blinx9900 said:
Seriously why not a Subaru? I am still in love with mine!!
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Not sure about running a 2l turbo even though I am considering a S15 LOL. What are running costs like. Gas guzzler?
 
CAL said:
ek9sharkey your m3 is smart as f**k! how did you find a white one? been looking for a white one for ages now.
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I didnt find a white one mate, I was in the same situation.

Mine used to be silver (see below) it is a full vinyl wrap white :D

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Gee said:
Not sure about running a 2l turbo even though I am considering a S15 LOL. What are running costs like. Gas guzzler?
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What do you mean by running cost?

If your just asking about MPG mine is very good actually, my Suby is currently making 260whp (320bhp) with a turbo upgraded and some other parts with a proper remap, i get 23mpg and i drive like an idiot, i am on boost all the time, i am sure if i drove like a normal human being 25mpg would be very possible. And my car has 135k miles on it!!
 
blinx9900 said:
What do you mean by running cost?

If your just asking about MPG mine is very good actually, my Suby is currently making 260whp (320bhp) with a turbo upgraded and some other parts with a proper remap, i get 23mpg and i drive like an idiot, i am on boost all the time, i am sure if i drove like a normal human being 25mpg would be very possible. And my car has 135k miles on it!!
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Not too bad.

Impreza's are too common here though, see them everywhere. I like to be a little bit different, even though AWD does appeal a bit to me.
 
Im in kinda the same situation as other posts on here, i never had a ek9 but a well speced ek4 vti. After owning the car for over a year with not one problem i sold up as i wanted to try something turbo, i bought a focus rs which is great but i never anticipated the running costs...there probably no where near that off a bmw m3 but for 18inch good tyres, servicing and 4 pot disks and pads the costs mount up. I never had any money left to do anything else after putting loads of petrol in each week lol.

Im on the look out for an ek9 now as i think there an all round car, ok its not the fastest or more refined car about but can still have fun, be unique and do the basics like going to the shops with a smile on your face without braking the bank.

i think what im trying to say is sometimes 'the next' car or a more expensive car is not always the good idea as it seems when thinking about moving on.
 
I think an Integra in silver or black will look more sensible that CW and with being a 2l N/A won't break the bank when it comes to running costs.
 
yea that would be a good choice, can still achieve decent mpg while keeping a car that is still exiting and entertaining when you want it to be...i wouldnt go for the audi s3 a mate had one and they feel so heavy and the 20vt engine isnt exactly the most exiting engine:)
 
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