BMW E36 / E46 / F80 M3 & F82 M4 in Bombay

comfortablywacky · 17th April 2006, 14:06

Just wondering this is a winter hard top right??...coz as far as I know M3 always came with a softtop...is the hard top automatically retractable like the soft top??

Gordon · 17th April 2006, 14:20

Nope. I don't think so. You have to remove the top off and... er....well keep it at your place or garage. Doesn't look as if it has place to accomodate that hardtop roof.

Bandit · 17th April 2006, 18:46

yes gordon is right.
The hard top has to be removed and stored as is. the soft top roof is unfolded at the time of the hard roof on. once the hard roof is removed, then the softtop roof can be functional. I have a client who did forget to secure his black m tech bmw roof properly. while doing about 100kmph it came of. breaking the roof and also damaging the whole car including the windscreed frame. You should have seen the state of the car. even the leather seats got ripped. this happened recently. The car is in delhi.
He will be sending it to me soon for repair. will take pics if i have a camera by then.
The number of things i have missed because of no camera is so sad.

kbk_75 · 19th April 2006, 16:45

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Originally Posted by Sahil

How much does an M3 cost on road? Now that the new one if due to release i hope navneet is offering discounts on this one :P

The M3 runs around 65 lakhs on-road in Bombay, once you add a couple of (rather expensive) options, like SMG and a high-spec sound system, to the standard spec.

As for discounting, Navneet doesn't stock these cars for Indian customers, they are built-to-order, so there's no excess inventory lying around and no need to go discounting new cars.

If you found a dealer abroad with a couple of extra M3s lying around that nobody wanted to pay full-price for, you MAY be able to negotiate a discount, though this seems unlikely, because the new M3 will have a long waiting list at launch anyway and will command a premium if you're in a hurry to get one, so the old-shape brand-new cars should hold their value fairly well.

Klaus17 · 10th July 2006, 17:10

hey

spotted this M3.looks good in white.

Klaus17

Klaus17 · 14th July 2006, 23:11

hey

not sure if its a M3 or just badged as one.

Klaus17

iraghava · 14th July 2006, 23:36

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Originally Posted by Klaus17

hey

not sure if its a M3 or just badged as one.

Klaus17

Looks like an M3 klaus but I guess we'll have to wait for one of the Mumbai members to confirm whether it's a genuine M3 or not.

DaPilot · 14th July 2006, 23:56

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Originally Posted by Klaus17

hey

not sure if its a M3 or just badged as one.

Klaus17

It does look genuine to me... dual exhaust + the wheel, but you never know it could be a case of good detailed badging job.

DaPilot · 14th July 2006, 23:58

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Originally Posted by Klaus17

hey

spotted this M3.looks good in white.

Klaus17

I never really fancy white cars but this honestly looks angelical

I can look at it all day and not get bored

cheap_deal · 15th July 2006, 03:26

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Originally Posted by DaPilot

It does look genuine to me... dual exhaust + the wheel, but you never know it could be a case of good detailed badging job.

m3 with four doors??????

Mpower · 15th July 2006, 03:32

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Originally Posted by cheap_deal

m3 with four doors??????

The E36 M3 came in coupe, sedan and convertible and in the US market was offered with a conventional automatic transmission as an option.

kbk_75 · 15th July 2006, 07:39

That blue thing is NOT an M3!

comfortablywacky · 16th July 2006, 00:10

the blue one is definetly not a M3 ...biggest difference is a m3 is a coupe(2 door) then the quad tailpipes, big air vent with the M logo on the front fender above the front wheels and yeah how can one forget the sound!!

DaPilot · 16th July 2006, 01:30

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Originally Posted by comfortablywacky

the blue one is definetly not a M3 ...biggest difference is a m3 is a coupe(2 door) then the quad tailpipes, big air vent with the M logo on the front fender above the front wheels and yeah how can one forget the sound!!

All the features you've mentioned are post year 2000 model features, the car in the pic is obviously pre 2000 model, and like Mpower rightly pointed out M3 was offered in 4 door, and pre 2000 there were no quad tailpipes on M3.

You are right about the sound... only if there was an audio file attached

varun_patra · 16th July 2006, 07:26

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Originally Posted by Klaus17

hey

spotted this M3.looks good in white.

Klaus17

Spotted this car during the semis(world cup) at 7 bungalows ... the guy was busy showing off teh car as he was jus taking rouds of that place for like 1/2 an hour ... but the car look stunning in white and it looked better when it was raining !

17th April 2006, 14:06	#106
comfortablywacky BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 540 Thanked: 8 Times	Just wondering this is a winter hard top right??...coz as far as I know M3 always came with a softtop...is the hard top automatically retractable like the soft top??
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17th April 2006, 14:20	#107
Gordon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,546 Thanked: 483 Times View My Garage	Nope. I don't think so. You have to remove the top off and... er....well keep it at your place or garage. Doesn't look as if it has place to accomodate that hardtop roof.
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17th April 2006, 18:46	#108
Bandit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 30 Thanked: Once	yes gordon is right. The hard top has to be removed and stored as is. the soft top roof is unfolded at the time of the hard roof on. once the hard roof is removed, then the softtop roof can be functional. I have a client who did forget to secure his black m tech bmw roof properly. while doing about 100kmph it came of. breaking the roof and also damaging the whole car including the windscreed frame. You should have seen the state of the car. even the leather seats got ripped. this happened recently. The car is in delhi. He will be sending it to me soon for repair. will take pics if i have a camera by then. The number of things i have missed because of no camera is so sad.
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10th July 2006, 17:10	#110
Klaus17 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 155 Thanked: 8 Times	hey spotted this M3.looks good in white. Klaus17
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14th July 2006, 23:11	#111
Klaus17 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 155 Thanked: 8 Times	hey not sure if its a M3 or just badged as one. Klaus17 Last edited by Klaus17 : 14th July 2006 at 23:21.
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15th July 2006, 07:39	#117
kbk_75 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,233 Thanked: 388 Times	That blue thing is NOT an M3!
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16th July 2006, 00:10	#118
comfortablywacky BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 540 Thanked: 8 Times	the blue one is definetly not a M3 ...biggest difference is a m3 is a coupe(2 door) then the quad tailpipes, big air vent with the M logo on the front fender above the front wheels and yeah how can one forget the sound!!
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