By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

Good old CL is known for it beaters and fantastic low-buck finds, but since it’s become the classifieds-of-choice for enthusiasts, we’ve been seeing some pretty nice stuff turn up there as well. Check out this gorgeous built M3 for $32K OBO. I don’t follow Euros all that much, but it seems to me that a car like this would normally fetch a much higher price. Are these cars really that far in the toilet right now? Thanks to missourifornian for the tip!

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Imagine if a motor swap and rebuild only took seven minutes in real life? In the following BMW M3 time lapse rebuild video, we get to see the speedy version of a process that usually takes up to a year. How fast can you rebuild and swap a motor? Read more at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Today’s pic is from Luke’s BMW M3 ride page!

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Wrong place, wrong time! An out of control Corvette Z06 wrecked into a BMW M3 at the 2010 Robin Hood Rally in Tuxedo, New York. No one was hurt, but both cars were a mess of mangled metal. Watch closely, you’ll see the Corvette catch some air before it takes out the conveniently positioned Euro. Read more about the wreck at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Speedhunters

Car Culture At Large

Every once in a while, there comes a car that sets the automotive blogosphere on fire. Surely this E30 M3 will be one of them, right? Spotted on HellaFlush

By Mike Garrett

By Brooks Weisblat

DragTimes.com

This is probably the most powerful, quickest and fastest current generation BMW M3 around making close to 650HP and running 11.4 @ 131.6 MPH in the 1/4 mile. Drew added quite a a few extensive changes to make this M3 move so fast, including a Gintani Supercharger, meth injection, full exhaust along with other supporting performance modifications.

While the trap speeds and power output numbers are impressive, it looks like this M3 has some real issues getting off the line, even with drag radials it still only manages a 2.06 60′ time. Drew needs to get his M3′s DCT launch control working if he want’s to keep up with all of the modded Nissan GT-Rs and Porsche 997 PDKs running around that destroy just about anything off the line with ease.

Take a look at the full article with timeslip, dyno graph, pictures and video over at DragTimes.com

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

During the peak of rally popularity, the BMW M3 was the top contender in the rear wheel drive class. Lucky enough, we get to watch some historical footage of only pure engine sounds while the M3 rips through the unsuspecting countryside. Listen to that high RPM German engineered scream of excellence! Read more about the classic BMW M3 rally cars at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

A bizarre comparison has been making the rounds, sparked by the disconcertingly similar numbers of new M3 and Mustang GT. Now I’m sure the experience of driving these cars is like night and day. But, at least in terms of their raw vital stats, these cars are virtually identical on everything except price. So the obvious question is, which would you choose? And if you went with the Mustang, what would you do with the nearly $30K left over?

Cool graphic via Jalopnik.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

The guys at Piper Motorsport have been documenting the build on their crazy V10-powered E30 M3 on CarDomain for some time now. And guess what? It’s done and is being featured in the latest issue of European Car Magazine. See the finished pics on their ride page.

By John Coyle

Deputy Editor

If you’ve got plenty of room, pulling some donuts is a fairly safe form of hooliganism. But if you attempt this rite of passage without your seat belt on and are dumb enough to leave the driver’s door open, you’re totally begging for trouble. This dude is super-lucky he didn’t run himself over…