Greetings from Ireland

irishboy · 07-10-2014, 10:50 AM

Long time reader first time poster so thought it was time I did a thread….

I live in north Ireland near Belfast. Due to only 1.7 million people in our entire country we have some fantastic deserted roads with with some stunning scenery.

One of my favourites in the m3 is the causeway costal route which runs north of belfast to the north coast via ballintoy (where game of thrones is filmed) hugging the cliffs the whole way.

Always been an m fan, had every m3 right back to the e30 (probably my favourite so far) but had always resisted the e92 due to the large depreciation from new. Saw this one for sale a few months back and couldn't resist, '10 reg monte carlo, 17k, dct/sound upgrade etc and got them to fire in 2 new back tyres and a inspection 1 service.

How does it drive? Very well. The difference I find between an m3 and a lot of other performance cars comes in the last 2/10ths where it really hunkers down and goes. A test drive will certainly not blow you away. There's cars that handle better, and there's faster cars but the m3 is a superb all rounder and take a while to really get under your skin.

So far I've averaged 21mpg, but won't be driving it much, the 740 volvo gets 95% of journeys. Had a mini gp before and over the guts of a year it did 1800 miles.

No major mods….remus exhaust on which amplifies the v8 nicely, and of course the 316 badge….won't be to everyones taste and won't fool anyone but it's a long running joke of mis badging cars between my mates and doesn't harm anyone so it stays for the minute. I'd love the m performance seats but they're so feckin expensive.

Few wee pics….and 2 my old e30 for good measure (would have one in a heartbeat again over any modern one but the prices are going crazy)

izzyM2 · 07-10-2014, 11:21 AM

Nice set of M's. Welcome and greetings from USA! What's the deal with the badge?

///M Power-Belgium · 07-10-2014, 11:52 AM

Welcome with the nice collection of M's !
Two things....to be honest...
1-The E92 begs for LCI taillights !
2-Please put the ///M3 badge back on > this car deserves it , car looks stupid with the 316i badge !

sgrinavi · 07-10-2014, 12:23 PM

Your steering wheel is on the wrong side :-)

Sebringjetta · 07-10-2014, 01:10 PM

that e30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

irishboy · 07-10-2014, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sebringjetta

that e30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah lovely, only 52k!

irishboy · 07-10-2014, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Welcome with the nice collection of M's !
Two things....to be honest...
1-The E92 begs for LCI taillights !
2-Please put the ///M3 badge back on > this car deserves it , car looks stupid with the 316i badge !

Yeah may look into that, is it a case of slot in slot out?

As said not to everyone's taste but it's a running joke and stays for the time being.

///M Power-Belgium · 07-10-2014, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by irishboy

Yeah may look into that, is it a case of slot in slot out?

As said not to everyone's taste but it's a running joke and stays for the time being.

Think you need the Footwell module "3" for the LCI 's and the coding !
Did a quick search ,and on this page are part numbers and prices >

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540134
To be honest,if i was you i would go for it,car looks more newer and updated,and they look realy amazing in the dark !

irishboy · 07-10-2014, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Think you need the Footwell module "3" for the LCI 's and the coding !
Did a quick search ,and on this page are part numbers and prices >

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=540134
To be honest,if i was you i would go for it,car looks more newer and updated,and they look realy amazing in the dark !

Super I'll look into that thanks

davesaddiction · 07-10-2014, 02:21 PM

Beautiful blue... and awesome interior, too. Stunning E30!

I like the joke. Love people that don't take themselves too seriously.

thekurgan · 07-10-2014, 02:59 PM

E30, still the best. Welcome!

pkimM3r · 07-10-2014, 03:31 PM

looks more like a 320d to me.

PerfM5 · 07-11-2014, 01:56 AM

Sweet pair of M3's bud!

LSM3 · 07-11-2014, 05:51 AM

316i badge is awesome! You've gone the other way with incorrect badging hahah. Love your work.

Quicksilv3r · 07-11-2014, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by davesaddiction

Beautiful blue... and awesome interior, too. Stunning E30!

I like the joke. Love people that don't take themselves too seriously.

This. That blue stripe on the seats is just enough. So classy!

V1.47fan · 07-11-2014, 02:08 PM

Beautiful cars!

davesaddiction · 07-11-2014, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Quicksilv3r

Quote:

Originally Posted by davesaddiction

Beautiful blue... and awesome interior, too. Stunning E30!

I like the joke. Love people that don't take themselves too seriously.

This. That blue stripe on the seats is just enough. So classy!

Yeah, with the blue stitching. Nice.

07-10-2014, 10:50 AM	#1
irishboy New Member 4 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2014 335i Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: N. Ireland iTrader: (0)	Greetings from Ireland Long time reader first time poster so thought it was time I did a thread…. I live in north Ireland near Belfast. Due to only 1.7 million people in our entire country we have some fantastic deserted roads with with some stunning scenery. One of my favourites in the m3 is the causeway costal route which runs north of belfast to the north coast via ballintoy (where game of thrones is filmed) hugging the cliffs the whole way. Always been an m fan, had every m3 right back to the e30 (probably my favourite so far) but had always resisted the e92 due to the large depreciation from new. Saw this one for sale a few months back and couldn't resist, '10 reg monte carlo, 17k, dct/sound upgrade etc and got them to fire in 2 new back tyres and a inspection 1 service. How does it drive? Very well. The difference I find between an m3 and a lot of other performance cars comes in the last 2/10ths where it really hunkers down and goes. A test drive will certainly not blow you away. There's cars that handle better, and there's faster cars but the m3 is a superb all rounder and take a while to really get under your skin. So far I've averaged 21mpg, but won't be driving it much, the 740 volvo gets 95% of journeys. Had a mini gp before and over the guts of a year it did 1800 miles. No major mods….remus exhaust on which amplifies the v8 nicely, and of course the 316 badge….won't be to everyones taste and won't fool anyone but it's a long running joke of mis badging cars between my mates and doesn't harm anyone so it stays for the minute. I'd love the m performance seats but they're so feckin expensive. Few wee pics….and 2 my old e30 for good measure (would have one in a heartbeat again over any modern one but the prices are going crazy)
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///M Power-Belgium General 63316 Rep 24,655 Posts Drives: ///M3-E92-DCT Silverstone II Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Welcome with the nice collection of M's ! Two things....to be honest... 1-The E92 begs for LCI taillights ! 2-Please put the ///M3 badge back on > this car deserves it , car looks stupid with the 316i badge ! __________________ "MAX VERSTAPPEN" IS THE 2021+2022+2023 F1 WORLD CHAMPION - #UnLeashTheLion BPM DEV-Tune & DCT Software-Tune & Servotronic & coding ///Alpine HID Angeleyes ///Oem.exhaust mod.
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sgrinavi Lieutenant 68 Rep 401 Posts Drives: 2012 911GTS & 2014 X1 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: SW FL iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 Porsche 911S [0.00]	Your steering wheel is on the wrong side :-)
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Sebringjetta Brigadier General 311 Rep 3,675 Posts Drives: E46m3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Sacramento iTrader: (39)	that e30!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________
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davesaddiction is fast cars 391 Rep 2,137 Posts Drives: '08 E90 M3 6MT SSII BPM Stg II Join Date: May 2012 Location: Oklahoma iTrader: (0)	Beautiful blue... and awesome interior, too. Stunning E30! I like the joke. Love people that don't take themselves too seriously.
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pkimM3r Banned 205 Rep 7,298 Posts Drives: m3 saloon in granny mode. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: lost angeles iTrader: (0)	looks more like a 320d to me.
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PerfM5 Lieutenant 94 Rep 530 Posts Drives: F10 M5 Space, E92 M3 Techno Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: SoCal iTrader: (7)	Sweet pair of M3's bud! __________________
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LSM3 Private First Class 50 Rep 104 Posts Drives: F06 ///M6 GranCoupe Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Melbourne, VIC iTrader: (0)	316i badge is awesome! You've gone the other way with incorrect badging hahah. Love your work.
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V1.47fan Banned 1979 Rep 1,847 Posts Drives: TheArtist formerly known as M3 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NATIONWIDE iTrader: (0)	Beautiful cars!
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