Known failure points, preventive maintenance, pre-purchase inspection and what Arizona's heat does to a European car. The unglamorous work that makes performance last.
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A lot of summer damage shows up after the heat breaks. Here's a fall checklist for European performance cars in the Valley: battery, tires, fluids, rubber, A/C, filters and paint.
A used M car can be a great buy or an expensive lesson. Here is what a specialist pre-purchase inspection should cover, the generation-specific items worth asking about, and the records and questions that tell the two apart.
Two questions dominate E9X M3 ownership: when to do the S65 rod bearings, and what to do about throttle actuators. What the specialists agree on, where they don't, and what the bearing job actually involves.
Tell us what you drive and what you want from it. Every project at HTP Motorsport in Tempe starts with a conversation and an in-person look at the car.
