What car should my mom get for under 13k..?
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Originally Posted by HKSwrx02
Look into a 97-00 Jaguar XK8. The prices can range from around 12-20K for decent milage cars. If not that than deffinently a BMW 
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My bro/pops is selling a 1995 E36 M3 for $14.5 OBO....Take a look, plus its an Auto...
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Originally Posted by jdepould
since when did M3's come in automatic?
E46's with SMG's have an Automatic mode.
The only M3 without an Auto was the E30 M3.
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the E46 SMG doesn't have a torque converter. it has a hydraulically activated clutch, therefore it really isn't an automatic.
Europe didn't get the E36 M3 with an auto tranny, either.
So basically, the only M3 that ever came with an auto was really the US market E36 M3 with the 240hp engine, not the 321hp one that came in the Euros.
Europe didn't get the E36 M3 with an auto tranny, either.
So basically, the only M3 that ever came with an auto was really the US market E36 M3 with the 240hp engine, not the 321hp one that came in the Euros.
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Originally Posted by resident smurf
the E46 SMG doesn't have a torque converter. it has a hydraulically activated clutch, therefore it really isn't an automatic.
Europe didn't get the E36 M3 with an auto tranny, either.
So basically, the only M3 that ever came with an auto was really the US market E36 M3 with the 240hp engine, not the 321hp one that came in the Euros.
Europe didn't get the E36 M3 with an auto tranny, either.
So basically, the only M3 that ever came with an auto was really the US market E36 M3 with the 240hp engine, not the 321hp one that came in the Euros.
As for the Euro M3, I don't see what that has to do with this as we are in the US...
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Originally Posted by 02BlackWRX
Well they do have an Automatic shifting mode so it can be used as an auto, but yea, technically its not an Automatic Transmission, its a 'Sequential Manual Gearbox'
As for the Euro M3, I don't see what that has to do with this as we are in the US...
As for the Euro M3, I don't see what that has to do with this as we are in the US...
SMG ("Shift My Gears"/Sequential Manual Gearbox) in the E46 M3 isn't nearly as smooth as a real automatic, but it has an auto mode that works if ya gotta use it.
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Originally Posted by resident smurf
You said the only M3 that didn't come in an auto was the E30. No M3 has come in an automatic in Europe... but America got the E36 M3 with a powertrain more similar to a 328i's than the S52/6spd they got in Europe (the US having the 5spd manual or 4spd auto option).
SMG ("Shift My Gears"/Sequential Manual Gearbox) in the E46 M3 isn't nearly as smooth as a real automatic, but it has an auto mode that works if ya gotta use it.
SMG ("Shift My Gears"/Sequential Manual Gearbox) in the E46 M3 isn't nearly as smooth as a real automatic, but it has an auto mode that works if ya gotta use it.
You do realize that Seans mom is buying a car in the US right?
since you feel you really need to prove yourself here i'll correct myself
The only M3 that did not come with a transmission that shifts gears for you without having to take any action is the E30 M3
Hows that for you...please don't go on about the euro thing b/c we arent really talkin about Euro M3's are we?...we are talkin about US Market M3's that his mom may potentially buy.