E39 5 series manual or E46 3 series manual?

Drtsk · 12-05-2015, 09:27 PM

I currently have few M cars (2013 f10 m5 MCB, 2015 f80 AY, 2015 f86 x6m AW). They are very fast and fun to drive, but I miss my 1990 e30 MT. My wife insist that I get rid of my itch and get an e30. Unfortunately, I Just can't seem to find a good e30. Therefore decided to widen my search to e39 or e46, manual of course. Which one would be better?
Even better would be, if someone wants to sell me their e30 PM me. It must be a manual transmission.

SakhirM4 · 12-05-2015, 09:57 PM

E46 M3 and E39 M5 are very different cars. I had a 1998 E39 540i and a 2006 E46 M3 6MT and really loved the M3. Had it for 8 years and enjoyed it very much - much more enjoyable than the 540i.

Haywood · 12-05-2015, 10:35 PM

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I currently have few M cars (2013 f10 m5 MCB, 2015 f80 AY, 2015 f86 x6m AW). They are very fast and fun to drive, but I miss my 1990 e30 MT. My wife insist that I get rid of my itch and get an e30. Unfortunately, I Just can't seem to find a good e30. Therefore decided to widen my search to e39 or e46, manual of course. Which one would be better?
Even better would be, if someone wants to sell me their e30 PM me. It must be a manual transmission.

If you're serious about any of these vehicles, go here:

http://enthusiastauto.com

dmk08 · 12-06-2015, 06:02 AM

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If you're serious about any of these vehicles, go here:

http://enthusiastauto.com

Thats where you go if you want to seriously get ripped off on one of those cars.

Efthreeoh · 12-06-2015, 06:22 AM

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Thats where you go if you want to seriously get ripped off on one of those cars.

Seriously... $250,000 for a Z8.

Drtsk · 12-06-2015, 06:42 AM

Thanks for link. But no decent cars.

Haywood · 12-06-2015, 08:42 AM

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Seriously... $250,000 for a Z8.

Have you done a search on Cars.com for Z8's?

Efthreeoh · 12-06-2015, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Haywood

Have you done a search on Cars.com for Z8's?

Yeah. But there are far better cars to buy for $250K - $300K.

Haywood · 12-06-2015, 01:14 PM

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Yeah. But there are far better cars to buy for $250K - $300K.

Agreed. I see you have a Z4. Trade it in for a Z8!

Efthreeoh · 12-07-2015, 04:56 AM

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Agreed. I see you have a Z4. Trade it in for a Z8!

Does the term "over my dead body" mean anything to you?

Plus I'd get a Ford GT (circa 2006-07) for that kind of money.

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Drtsk Second Lieutenant 94 Rep 267 Posts Drives: G80C,GT4,C4GTS,CT4-BW,MK8 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Northern Virginia iTrader: (0)	Thanks for link. But no decent cars.
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