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Originally Posted by rob-e90
Having owned both as weekend cars I would say E30 all the way. No need for the LS swap either, just make sure it is a manual with the M20B25 engine and you are good to go.
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I've owned both an E90 and an E30, both from new and a gazillion miles driven on each. While I still hate myself for selling the E30, the E90 I think is the better car overall. But I agree, getting an E30
and taking out the M20 is a mistake. IMO the M20 and the N52 are the two best I6's BMW made. I donlt think any other BMW I6 sounds as good as an M20. An M20 can be built into a pretty decent motor if more power is desired. If anything, swap in a N52 into the E30.
my 2 cents.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."