naa bro, M3s engine are solid! in fact, i genuinely beleive that if you keep ANY BMW standard, and keep it in good nick, that is to keep it regularly serviced, it will last forever.
mate i love the E30 shape. that was the original 3 series. and i use to have one of them before, and i tell you what, WHAT A CAR!! in fact i really would love to bring an E30 M3 to pakistan as well. that was a true iconic M3. the ride of that car till this date is one of the best ever! they came in two models, 2.3 and a 2.5 litre, but 2.3 is still the one to go for. it was the original one and was used for the touring car championship.
i think reliability issue for BMs isnt really an issue. it is not that complicated engine. theyve made naturally aspirated engines which bring out the raw power. its when they put in turbos and chips etc. its asking for trouble.
u are right about B3 as being a sedate character, but come on bro, why spend all that money on something so sedate? no doubt its a fantastic car. but people even here in the UK mistake a B3 to a normal 330ci coupe.
its my opinion anyway.
but uve heard of Hartge? any thoughts on that?