I was reading this month's Roundel and found somthing I never would have expected. A guy wrote in to Mike Miller (I think that's his name) in the tech section about race car advice. He had an E36 M3 that parted company with it's rear suspension at 150k-common flaw I'm told. He also has an E46 M3 that is "too expensive" to put on the track. He wanted to know what kind of BMW to buy to race. The tech response? Buy a HONDA ACCORD! He was serious! Miller states that since the E30 cars, BMW has focused on luxury and not racing. He further opined that the E36 and E46 M3s are not structurally up to the rigors of racing-they are more about luxury. I couldn't believe what I was reading. Apparently structural failure is part of the new BMW heritage.
Boy am I glad I switched to Porsche!
