[RE: OT? -- communter car search] - BMW 3-series

[nealtovsen@yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

>
> Well, the E30 M3 Motor is awesome.... so it's a grey area.
> But the reason
> I say that owning a 4-cylinder BMW is sacrilege is simple:  BMW is
> world-renowned for producing the best inline-6 cylinders
> engines in the
> world.  With 2 close competitors in tow (namely Mercedes
> until recently and
> Toyota), no inline-6s can match the durability, smoothness, sound,
> longevity and power of BMW's motors.

Definitely no argument there! You're absolutely right. OTOH, I do really
like that E30 M3, and if parts weren't so friggin' expensive, they'd be
almost affordable. And they handle ***sooo*** well! I just had to verify
that the M3 4-cyl doesn't suck.

> On the other hand, BMW's 4-cylinders are nothing special.  They're
> generally unliked; coarse, torqueless, and flawed in terms of design.
>
> So if you buy a BMW model for which there is an inline-6 model and a
> 4-cylinder, to purchase the 4-cylinder is sacrilege.

Unless you prefer an E30 M3 over an E30 325i, which is IMHO OK. But
otherwise I agree.

> Hence the 2002's exemption -- there was no 6-cylinder back
> then.  And the
> E30 M3 is technically sacrilege except that motor isn't shit. :)

Ahh...I love 2002's too! I want to find one of those ti Turbos with the big
flares on it...

Neal


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