E36 3.0 saloon vs C36 AMG

[chippy17]

was thinking of getting the BMW but am strangley drawn to the stealth factor of the Merc

So which is best? I realise the Merc is an auto but not the end of the world

although an M fan my guess would be the Merc is better built etc

[dan101smith]

The Merc may be better built (I don't know either way on that), but for driving dynamics the M3 will be ahead - the Evo more so than the 3.0.

[E30M3SE]

Out of those two I would be drawn towards the Merc.

[naetype]

I was considering one of these as well so perfectly understand your problem. The killer for me was the Auto, as well as the Merc being just a bit too stealth for me (not that the e36 was the pinnacle of car design mind).

As for driving dynamics I would reckon unless you're constantly driving at more than 9/10ths on the road I don't think you'd notice that much TBH. Having said that I would consider that tracking it could either be a hoot or a nightmare. Let us know

ETA: I know it's trivial beyond all belief but having just looked at a couple of them on AutoTrader I was reminded that one of the other things I hated about them was the steering wheel design.. the naffest thing this side of a Max Powa'd Nova straight out of Halfwits...

Edited by naetype on Monday 12th January 17:42

[E30M3SE]

naetype said:

The killer for me was the Auto, as well as the Merc being just a bit too stealth for me (not that the e36 was the pinnacle of car design mind).

That is what I am drawn to.

[naetype]

Here's my topic and responses from a good long time ago:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=728...

[asbo]

Is a C43 out of the question?

Modern day 500E for a good dollop less cash. Awesome tool.

[rassi]

I had a C43, which was a very good car and with a fair amount more bhp and torque than the C36. However, the C36 is apparently a very strong engine, but with all W202 (and the previous E-series, W210) be very (VERY) careful of rust. Can't stress this enough!

[chippy17]

asbo said:

Is a C43 out of the question?

Modern day 500E for a good dollop less cash. Awesome tool.

would love one but out of budget and apparently much more to run, parts etc cost a lot more

[chippy17]

naetype said:

Here's my topic and responses from a good long time ago:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=728...

many thanks will read with interest