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Originally Posted by M3V8Driver
Good to hear I'm not alone, but not so good to hear that it happens. Just another item to add to the list of things that are beginnng to make me believe this is not the track-worthy car it is billed to be by BMW and the automotive press. Either they don't drive as hard or as long on a track, or they're just willing to accept these little things as nuances and not real problems. And they don't have to exist to make the car streetable either... they're more just design flaws.
Brakes (calipers, pads, lines and/or fluid simply not up to the task of repetitive lapping)
DCT Tuning (downshift and lag issues)
Tires (overheat early)
Alignment (can't get enough negative camber)
Engine (overheats and goes into limp mode)
Speed limited to 155mph (why?)
PS Fluid resevoir (overheats)
What else?
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Maybe we should start a thread about "common track maladies".
1. Brakes. I agree with you, stock they won't work on the track. This is the same with most M cars. Fortunately, easily and inexpensively fixed with pads, lines & fluid.
2. DCT. I wouldn't know. 6SPD FTW.
3. Tires. This isn't really the cars fault. The PS2s are very good, just not a racing tire.
4. Alignment. True, but then again, same as other M cars.
5. Engine. I had the engine warn me about overheating once last Saturday but that was because I stupidly left the A/C on on that session. Other than that, oil temp get to 125 C and stays there even on a very hot day.
6. PS Fluid. Sorry to hear about that. I haven't seen it but I have only run the car at a power track, not that many tight turns.
Overall, I think the M3 is reasonably track worthy, as much as the E46.