SimonT Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 No. Certainly not good ones anyway. If you're buying an M3 you want an April 03 or newer made one. The earlier ones had some nasty rod bearing issues. (I think it's April 03, might be May, I forget right now) A stock Supra TT won't keep up with a BPU Supra either. Stock ones? I disagree. (I currently own both) My brother has an E46 M3 and he cant keep up with me and i know he is getting on abit but he knows how to drive a car!! Cant honestly comment about an M5 but to be honest i wouldnt try and compete with one until of course it reaches 155 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Im sure Jake wil be along soon enough, he had an M5, pretty sure he said it felt quicker then a BPU SupraMines an M3 Danny. In a straight line it's faster than a Supra TT, a bit slower than a BPU Supra. It's faster round corners and much nicer to drive generally. It also has pretty good fuel consumption - I average over 27mpg. You will get less than 20mpg from an M5. But regardless of all that, with a 10k budget I would still buy an m5 in preference to an m3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 A stock Supra TT won't keep up with a BPU Supra either. I was only saying, BPU is not rocket science really so it's a valid point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 My brother has an E46 M3 and he cant keep up with me ....and the spec of your car is? Anyway, I don't think Hadyn is solely interested in the side by side drag race comparison, lets not get bogged down in that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 E39 M5 is the best all round car ive ever owned, i dont know what difference the E46 M3 is to the E36 M3 but mine is not very fast, id say my supra when stock was faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 E39 M5 is the best all round car ive ever owned. Thats all I need to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I wouldnt mind a drive of an e46 m3, my brother had an e36 m3 evo for a while and when I drove it I was really dissapointed as I imagined it would feel really superior to the supra with the build quality etc. I bet the E46 is nicer however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I wouldnt mind a drive of an e46 m3, my brother had an e36 m3 evo for a while and when I drove it I was really dissapointed as I imagined it would feel really superior to the supra with the build quality etc. I bet the E46 is nicer however Thinking i should have got a E46 now, as you say im dissapionted in the power of my E36. Anyone know what the performance difference is between the two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Is there any UK M5 forums knocking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 ....and the spec of your car is? A little more than standard bhp but not a hell of alot more:) Anyway, I don't think Hadyn is solely interested in the side by side drag race comparison, lets not get bogged down in that. I agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Is there any UK M5 forums knocking about? http://www.m5board.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 http://www.m5board.com/ That looks like its American mate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
den1 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Hello All:).... The only reason I asked is that I don,t have a Supra TT yet but I will be getting one ! I look on this forum at all the different types..TT ..TT BPU and T61 Singles . I thought of getting a T61 single but I am concerned about the cost of the upkeep and reliability ( Even if it will only leave the garage 30 to 40 times a year!) I think the best move for me is a Supra TT and after a while buying good quality parts ready for a BPU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Hello All:).... The only reason I asked is that I don,t have a Supra TT yet but I will be getting one ! I look on this forum at all the different types..TT ..TT BPU and T61 Singles . I thought of getting a T61 single but I am concerned about the cost of the upkeep and reliability ( Even if it will only leave the garage 30 to 40 times a year!) I think the best move for me is a Supra TT and after a while buying good quality parts ready for a BPU. I concur with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Thinking i should have got a E46 now, as you say im dissapionted in the power of my E36. Anyone know what the performance difference is between the two? yeah my brothers sounded like we were going fast but I never felt a surge of power at all, I was always expecting a little more. I wouldn't mind having an e36 3.0 m3 but I'd definately have to turbo it, I think then it would be a real street weapon. I've got no idea if there are kits available for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Mines an M3 Danny. In a straight line it's faster than a Supra TT, a bit slower than a BPU Supra. It's faster round corners and much nicer to drive generally. It also has pretty good fuel consumption - I average over 27mpg. You will get less than 20mpg from an M5. But regardless of all that, with a 10k budget I would still buy an m5 in preference to an m3. Whoops i meant Jamie, sorry mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 yeah my brothers sounded like we were going fast but I never felt a surge of power at all, I was always expecting a little more. I wouldn't mind having an e36 3.0 m3 but I'd definately have to turbo it, I think then it would be a real street weapon. I've got no idea if there are kits available for them? Horse power freaks do a turbokit for them, loads of videos on youtube, few companys over here do supercharger kits for them, Rapid GB quoted me 6k to supercharge mine for 450bhp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seb Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 neither will keep up with a BPU Supra but they are both fairly decent cars. I raced an E39 M5 in my BPU Supra from 50-120 and there was maybe 1 car length in it, if that. That looks like its American mate... It's international, and the best site for all your M5 needs. Thinking i should have got a E46 now, as you say im dissapionted in the power of my E36. Anyone know what the performance difference is between the two? Big, much bigger than the on paper figures might suggest. The E46 M3 is a very quick car, no two ways about it - sub-5 seconds to 60 isn't hanging about. I love the E39 M5 and would dearly love one, especially now that the cheapest cars, not even mega mileage examples, are down to £7k. The only thing that would put me off are the running costs. My editor was lucky enough to run one for just over a year as a company car recently and the total running costs for 22,000 miles, not including fuel, depreciation, insurance, Tax or MOT, came to £8500. Fuel, incidentally, came to £5500... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozz Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I've been looking at M3s for a few months now. The cabs seem to be a lot cheaper for some reason but you're still looking at closer to 15k for anything half decent. You'll get a low mileage 04 for that money though. I've seen some 03 models for 12-13k but mileage is usually over 75k. The way costs are going I'm thinking about lowering my sights to the 330, about 2/3rds of the price of the m3 but fully loaded and pretty rapid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 My editor was lucky enough to run one for just over a year as a company car recently and the total running costs for 22,000 miles, not including fuel, depreciation, insurance, Tax or MOT, came to £8500. Fuel, incidentally, came to £5500... Is that the one that had to have a new gearbox? i was reading about it in one of the mags ages ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Whats the issues with E39 running costs? Do lots of things go wrong with them? Big servicing bills? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Whats the issues with E39 running costs? Do lots of things go wrong with them? Big servicing bills? Never had nothing go wrong with mine, drove across france in it with no problems, sold it with 80k on it to a mate and it has over 100k now and never missed a beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordy07 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 M5 all the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 Silly question - but do they all have leather trim? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I raced an E39 M5 in my BPU Supra from 50-120 and there was maybe 1 car length in it, if that. I ruined one when I was BPU spec. Couldn't catch me in the bends either, but maybe he couldn't drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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