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I'm waiting for somebody to post the white 3 with the bmw wheels in the funniest pics of rice thread.
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I'm waiting for somebody to post the white 3 with the bmw wheels in the funniest pics of rice thread.
Great idea.
I'm with you on that.
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What can I say? I like to stir the pot every once and a while. ha ha ha
You have a 7 series BMW?
Correct. The original 7 series is the size of the E46 3 series.
just look at the 3 compared to the protege, or the old civics compared to the new ones. And I have a brochere about my 75 camaro being a sport compact, I laughed when I saw that. (it has almost a 6 ft. hood and barely fits in my mom's garage)
Quoted from Car and Driver, the 3 isnt THAT much bigger
"The wheelbase, common to both body styles, has been stretched to 103.9 inches, 1.1 inches longer than the Proteg and among the longest in this class, a plus in the ride department. At 176.6 inches, the new five-door is 6.1 inches longer than the Proteg5. Height remains about the same at 57.7 inches, but width has been expanded two inches, from 67.1 to 69.1, and there's a corresponding gain in front and rear track dimensions: 60.2/59.6 inches for the 3 versus 57.7/57.9 for the Proteg5."
ok so for laughs, compare it to what a 7 series is now... haha
considering selling my evo wheels and getting these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...0510658925&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT, not sure about the hub bore (asked the seller) and if i could handle a 35 profile tire though. i would need to get rid of the evo wheels first though, plus i'd need new tires. may just stick with the racing harts.
1974 Bavaria 2011 740i
Curb Weight: 3263 lbs 4344 lbs
Length: 195 in. 199.0 in
Width: 68.9 in 84.0 in
Height: 57.1 in 58.3 in
Wheelbase: 106 in 120.9 in
Track (F/R): 56.9 / 57.6 in 62.4 / 65.0 in
So... some of the dimensions aren't that much different... but throw the MS3's specs in the mix...
Weight : 3272 lbs
Length: 177.6
Width: 69.7
Height: 57.5
Wheelbase: 103.9
Track F/R : 60.4 / 60.0
The 74 Bavaria is almost a foot longer thanks to its crazy large "park bench" front and rear bumpers.
Curb Weight: 3263 lbs 4344 lbs
Length: 195 in. 199.0 in
Width: 68.9 in 84.0 in
Height: 57.1 in 58.3 in
Wheelbase: 106 in 120.9 in
Track (F/R): 56.9 / 57.6 in 62.4 / 65.0 in
So... some of the dimensions aren't that much different... but throw the MS3's specs in the mix...
Weight : 3272 lbs
Length: 177.6
Width: 69.7
Height: 57.5
Wheelbase: 103.9
Track F/R : 60.4 / 60.0
The 74 Bavaria is almost a foot longer thanks to its crazy large "park bench" front and rear bumpers.
I can see it now. The Bavaria parked in a suburban park with birds all over the "park benches". For having the same lenght almost between the Bavaria and the 740i the contrast in wheelbase is crazy different.
Is the weight of eveything in your 74 included in the 3263lbs.
If not they probably weight the same.
Is the weight of eveything in your 74 included in the 3263lbs.
If not they probably weight the same.03zoomzoom
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I did some thinking about summer and winter tires today. I was thinking about Bridgestone Potenza RE760, Dunlop Direzza DZ101 and Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 for my summer tires and either Bridgestone Blizzak WS60 or Dunlop Graspic DS-3 for my winters. Any recommendations or ideas?
