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Old 05-20-2008, 10:33 AM
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Default Pulled the trigger on the E36 (my new track ride)
Now I need to start saving for mods



suspension 1st
Brakes
Intake and exhaust

cross brace(s)


anything else?
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Old 05-20-2008, 12:27 PM
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Default Don't be so stingy.
How 'bout some details?
Year, mileage, body style and color might be a start.
<taps foot impatiently>
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Old 05-20-2008, 01:04 PM
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1999 E36 M3

52k miles

Techno violet with dove grey interior (I'll probably gut it anyway)

13.5k


Hope to begin with suspension $$$permitting
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Old 05-20-2008, 01:42 PM
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Default Shame to gut it. Dove grey is not my fav, but those are nice seats.
Good price considering the miles.
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Old 05-20-2008, 03:40 PM
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Default Not to worry, this will probably take some time
you'll see it as is (save a few mods).
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Default I did my first track day in my track car with NO mods. 20 year old shocks.
It's not a bad idea to figure out what you hate the most about the car so you can prioritize. I yanked the suspension as fast as I could! And that's pretty much all I've done.
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I've been trying to convince the wife I need another track car and I would LOVE to have an E36 M3 (or even a good E36 325i)

She seems to think we need a kid.

f'eh, women.
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Default Did you explain that an M3 is cheaper?
The expense of raising a child makes money spent on track events look like loose change.
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Default You may find that you drive it on the road more than the avant.
Quattro is king in the snow and rain, but on a sunny day RWD owns the back roads.
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Default same here
my friends flagging at the corner stations joked that the car leaned so much, they could see my head sticking straight up out of the side windows :-)
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