Bemrboy sez:

>Now the US M3 rolls off the production line like any other 3
>series, with a bored/stroked motor, and a great "tuned" suspension. The mere
>fact that you can take any E36 and easily turn it into an M tells you that
>these cars are just not THAT exclusive anymore.

Know sumpin' kinda interesting? Pat D. of da GEEZZEEeee and I were at the OG Racing Trailer _at_ Summit digging through the PF Brake Pads vs. Hawks, etc. with Bill Love and discovered that:

The E34 M5 and the E36 M3 use THE SAME BRAKE PAD! Oh-mai-gawd, how could M Gruppe do something so dastardly as to equip the run-of-the-mill, off-the-production-line, mass-produced ///M3 with the same pad format as the meticuously-hand-assembled, limited-edition E34 M5????!!! The HORRORS! Anyways, if you E34 M5 pilots run outta brakes at the track one day - you can always amble over to the bottom-dwelling E36 M3 gang and ask to borrow a set of pads!

Of course, I was revelling in glee - for now Pat and I have the same brakes but he has another 500 lb. to haul down at da track <big stupik grin>.

Duane Collie
RM3DR1 / UUC
National Capital Chapter

P.S. Got an E-mail from Rodd Sidney offering a new product for track junkie E36's which sounds pretty good. Would you EVER have expected Rodd to do anything in a non-spamming, carnival-barking manner??? I'm impressed! Maybe ole dawgs DO learn new tricks. Go Rodd !