3 articles tagged Pre-purchase inspection.
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.
Both are twin-turbo inline-six M3s that respond well to a tune, but they are different cars to own. The S55 vs. S58, factory outputs and gearboxes, honest tuning headroom, the crank hub debate, and what to inspect on each.
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.
