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  • Vigo

    July 14, 2010 12:22 a.m. Vigo HalfDork

    Oh really? Im curious about that!

    Im in San Marcos and ive got a Magnum (somewhat e-class descended) that i sometimes scheme to swap a 3.0 mercedes diesel into (they sold em like that elsewhere)...

    Maybe i could swing by and park em alongside with the hoods up and shoot the breeze for a few minutes over it?

    Good luck with sale.

  • Carrera4

    July 14, 2010 2:52 p.m. Carrera4 Reader

    Vigo wrote:

    sounds nice.. post pics!

    Pics coming after I take delivery tonight :)

  • Carrera4

    July 14, 2010 10:00 p.m. Carrera4 Reader

    With pics . . . This is how the car is at delivery - I didn't even wash it!

  • njansenv

    July 14, 2010 10:18 p.m. njansenv HalfDork

    Great purchase, from the looks of it. I really miss my E36: one of the best all around cars I've ever owned. Good "enough" on fuel (25-28ish mpg), good performance, great handling, comfortable, the "right size", full back seat.

  • Carrera4

    July 14, 2010 11:00 p.m. Carrera4 Reader

    njansenv wrote:

    Great purchase, from the looks of it. I really miss my E36: one of the best all around cars I've ever owned. Good "enough" on fuel (25-28ish mpg), good performance, great handling, comfortable, the "right size", full back seat.

    I'm hoping to get some years out of her, and all the things you mention are why I bought it. Very decent fuel economy for a 17 year old 6 cylinder, good handling, comfy (going to be driving about 100 miles a day), back seat for kiddies that I'll be dropping off at daycare, etc.

  • Josh

    July 14, 2010 11:27 p.m. Josh Dork

    I clicked on this thread just to say E36, Looks like I was a bit too late! Nice car, a good set of snows and that'll be a tank come winter. Start trolling craigslist now and maybe you will find a set for next to nothing like I did :). Want an extra set of wheels for snows? I'm going down to VA to pick up an S2000, and my buddy down there who's building a Spec E36 offered me his old stock wheels for free. I could probably be persuaded to drop 'em off in NH on the way back home for a 12 pack of Smuttynose :).

  • Carrera4

    July 15, 2010 7:48 a.m. Carrera4 Reader

    In reply to Josh:

    You got yourself a deal - heck, I'll get you a case. Let's PM so we can work something out.

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