Picking up new M coupe tomorrow!

[ayton]

Originally posted by Spencer
Just wondering, how much are the 240hp M Coupes going for these days?

depending on miles I've seen 99-00 going for $25-32k a 99 I saw had 69k on the clock going for $24K talk about driven but there are a lot of deals to be had

[Hellred]

Guys thanks for all the support.
The car is silver. The dealer just called me and asked if he should bolt in the front plate.
I said:"NO! Thanks for asking!"
Great customer service!

I can already tell you that this car is not as fast as the SC M3 obviously. But I can say that this car with a few bolt ons such as, intake, flywheel, software and exhaust will give the SC M3 a run for its money.
Stock to stock, this car already has a higher level of performance.

I plan on putting Yokohama Advan A032Rs. These are rain slick that are street legal. They are noisy, but grip LIKE HELL>
Probably 255s or 275 in back.
At that point she'll push over 1 G easily!

[///M3Ryder NY]

If I bought an M coupe, I'd go the hamann route...

These two together look good, IMO...

[Neil]

Hellred -

Congratulations! Feel free to contact me offline if you want to discuss mods or anthing else about your M Coupe.

[Scho]

Originally posted by ///M3Ryder NY
If I bought an M coupe, I'd go the hamann route...

These two together look good, IMO...

This e two wings look awesome, kind of like the Peugot 206 WRc car. Not wild about the taillights though!

[vishal]

Greg, I would say you should fit the biggest possible tires. Thus 275s in the rear and 245s up front.

[///M3Ryder NY]

Originally posted by V Shah
Greg, I would say you should fit the biggest possible tires. Thus 275s in the rear and 245s up front.

Vishal - 275's fit in the rear of an M Coupe with no fender mods? Dayum!

Hellred, 275's and drop a blower in that thing. Plenty-o-rubber to handle the power.... Where in Westchester are you, I'm in New Rochelle!

[Hellred]

Port Chester in the house!

Vishal,
What are you running on your car?
245s in the front. Do you think that might disrupt steering?
I know that these slicks makes the car catch groves on the highway, but the grip is simply unbelievable.

I remember my 325 had the Yokohama Advans, and my friends in M3s were shocked that I could stay with them in the turns on stock suspension!!!!!

G

[Neil]

Unless you want them solely 'cause you like the appearance, I wouldn't be so quick to put on the largest tires that will fit. FIrst off, you want to keep the relative diameters of front and rear as close to stock as possible in order not to upset the traction control device. Second, you don't want to go too big -- especially in back -- if you autox since you won't be able to heat up the tires. Finally, and most importantly, you have to consider what you're trying to achieve. Are you primarily concerned about minimizing understeer or more concerned about taming oversteer? For what it's worth, I'm currently running 235/45X17 in front and 265/40X17 in rear on my street tires. For autox, I'm running 225/45s front and 255/40 rear.

[vishal]

Greg, Neil has some good points. On my old M coupe I was running 225 in front and 255 in the rear as a good autox setup. There was some understeer inherent in that setup so maybe a 235 up front would have been better. If you have big hp plans for this car, then I would suggest 275s in the rear, they do fit.

On my M3 I am running 225 up front and 255 in the rear but that is on an 18-inch rim.

[Motorsport3]

Zeemax all the way!!

[Mack1]

I hope to be making this same post in about 10 months. I just need to hold out a bit longer until I can grab an 01-02 unit.

But Congrats!!!!!