15-02-2015, 12:30 PM
(15-02-2015, 11:54 AM)Dum-Dum Wrote:(15-02-2015, 07:57 AM)RetroPug Wrote: Plus RWD.
That's not really that different to an MX5 power and weight-wise.Not lightning fast but not a slouch and great fun.
I've always had a soft spot for these, but then I also want a capri, a 309 and about 20 other retro classics.
Yeah right!
The MX5 is AT LEAST 200kg lighter, has a better suspension set up and IIRC some or all of the 1.8 MX5s came with a LSD whereas very few if any of the BMWs did.
The only way you can compare the 2 cars is if you buy either you'd better enjoy welding as you'll be doing an awful lot of it if you buy either.
There are only 3 cool E30s, the 324TDS (with the OEM full mechanical bosch VE) the E30 M3 and maybe the 325is
I said they're not that different power and weight-wise, not that they're almost the same car.
A mk1 mx5 comes with a 1.6-litre/115bhp or a 1.8-litre/128bhp engine, being compared here to a 1.8 engine with 140bhp.
So, heavier, but with slightly more power = not that different power/weight-wise. Thus illustrating my original point perfectly: to those saying it is slow, consider that an MX5 manages to be very fun with a similar power/weight ratio.
This post is an artistic work of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted above as fact.
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