FS: E30 M3 (1988)
Burning Brakes
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Don't think that the R32 is anymore unreliable than any other VW/Audi of similar vintage. What is that makes you nervous oh prickly one? Generally speaking VW's are very reliable. My '93 Corrado, which had a previous iteration of the VR6 powerplant found in the R32, suffered from the well known gremlins that plague the model ie leaking heat exchanger (replaced under recall), drivers side window regulator and a few minor electrical issues. Other than breakdowns due to age related problems it served me well.
Burning Brakes
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Don't think that the R32 is anymore unreliable than any other VW/Audi of similar vintage. What is that makes you nervous oh prickly one? Generally speaking VW's are very reliable. My '93 Corrado, which had a previous iteration of the VR6 powerplant found in the R32, suffered from the well known gremlins that plague the model ie leaking heat exchanger (replaced under recall), drivers side window regulator and a few minor electrical issues. Other than breakdowns due to age related problems it served me well.
OK back to why none of us ponied up the $20k to buy one of these and now I have to possibly see it around the NoVa area mocking me.
Noodle Jr.
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I have put $1000 into the R in just over a year. I knew it wasn't going to be super reliable going in compared to my Accord but a friend has one with 124K and dead reliable. I just seem to have "that luck"
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I used mine as a daily for a few years. It worked perfectly. The big problem was all the "body kit" questions, & finding a good parking spot.
The BIG downside of the E30 M3 is price. Just go & price tune up parts. he plug wires are $350, the cap & rotor are $350, & spark plugs are $1$16 a piece. It cost far more money to keep my E30 running then both my 993's & the car was SUPER reliable! The slippery slop is far bigger!
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I used mine as a daily for a few years. It worked perfectly. The big problem was all the "body kit" questions, & finding a good parking spot.
The BIG downside of the E30 M3 is price. Just go & price tune up parts. he plug wires are $350, the cap & rotor are $350, & spark plugs are $1$16 a piece. It cost far more money to keep my E30 running then both my 993's & the car was SUPER reliable! The slippery slop is far bigger!
Little story about my car
http://www.europeancarweb.com/featur..._m3/index.html
The BIG downside of the E30 M3 is price. Just go & price tune up parts. he plug wires are $350, the cap & rotor are $350, & spark plugs are $1$16 a piece. It cost far more money to keep my E30 running then both my 993's & the car was SUPER reliable! The slippery slop is far bigger!
Little story about my car
http://www.europeancarweb.com/featur..._m3/index.html
Nordschleife Master
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From: Tacoma, WA
In the end, it was around $100k investment over 6 years or so, the first few years I just drove it.
Noodle Jr.
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I used mine as a daily for a few years. It worked perfectly. The big problem was all the "body kit" questions, & finding a good parking spot.
The BIG downside of the E30 M3 is price. Just go & price tune up parts. he plug wires are $350, the cap & rotor are $350, & spark plugs are $1$16 a piece. It cost far more money to keep my E30 running then both my 993's & the car was SUPER reliable! The slippery slop is far bigger!
Little story about my car
http://www.europeancarweb.com/featur..._m3/index.html
The BIG downside of the E30 M3 is price. Just go & price tune up parts. he plug wires are $350, the cap & rotor are $350, & spark plugs are $1$16 a piece. It cost far more money to keep my E30 running then both my 993's & the car was SUPER reliable! The slippery slop is far bigger!
Little story about my car
http://www.europeancarweb.com/featur..._m3/index.html
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E30 M3 parts are usually 3X or more then normal E30 parts. E30's are very
,very well built, & very reliable. If you get one that has been cared for it will last forever with normal maintenance.
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The standard E30 is a solid car and parts a very cheap . Look at the huge Spec E30 crowd and how many lemons cars are built w/ the E30 chassis.
The EVO M3 parts are even more crazy expensive! Here's a picture of an EVO I saw this past summer in Munich.
I'll own another E30 M one of these days.
The EVO M3 parts are even more crazy expensive! Here's a picture of an EVO I saw this past summer in Munich.
I'll own another E30 M one of these days.
