It's a piece of ****.
It's pissing me off.
Why would they put that engine in such a large car. wtf.
GODDAMNIT
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It's a piece of ****.
It's pissing me off.
Why would they put that engine in such a large car. wtf.
GODDAMNIT
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Originally Posted by CharlesAFerg
Its just as expensive to maintain as something that-
A. That would have the SAME terrible (15.6) gas milage
B. MUCH more power.
or C. Much more luxurious...
Im losing faith here guys.... lol
Yeah I have my m20 I hate that damn car im going to have a spare m30 soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by CharlesAFerg
:-O Lucky bastard! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jjdickm
Genius!
I beg to differ.Quote:
Originally Posted by CharlesAFerg
My M20 2.5 litre is so smooth it is almost silent.
It uses very little fuel - approx 8.5 litres per 100 km.
It has more than adequate acceleration and performance - but then mine is a manual.
I would argue that you must be very hard to please if you don't appreciate this engine. Combined with the E34 body it offers a balance and refinement not seen in many of today's cars.
It might not be the fastest thing off at the lights, but point to point it is extremely impressive.
Love mine - wouldn't swap it for a guzzling M30 for anything !
at least you don't have a 518. you would've killed yourself long ago. well that or sold the car.
Drove my first M20 powered car last weekend, an e34 i was looking at with my brother. It is not as fast as the m50 2.5, but that is to be expected. They are also geared taller (i noticed lower revs at same speed in each gear) Not bad, but i cannot imagine what it'd be like with an autobox.
M20's are sweet man! Don't believe me? Get an '89 325is :)
you must remember that these cars are very old cars.There has been quite a lot of develpment on the petrol engine over the last 20 years and the m20 and m30 are from the last generation .Also European manufacturers have to manufacture cars for markets that have very specific tax brackets
/engine displacements
i personally found my 1991 525im underpowere, i noticed it more when i got my 540i lol, seriously though, i think the m20 is a good solid motor and good on fuel economy. maybe its worth considering a computor chip as an economical means of giving more power....? thank god you didnt buy an early edition e34 series 520i, thats underpowered for the/our road conditions in australia. either way stick with the e34's cheers steven