E36 German Spec M3

[individj]

thread revival...what ever happened here lol

 

[Cape_Tonian]

Wow, almost 3yrs hey. I'd also like to know what happened.

 

[individj]

oh & to all the haters about 'German Spec" its simple....an M3 built in Germany....if you like you can call it "German made" lol

 

[lebofa]

oh & to all the haters about 'German Spec" its simple....an M3 built in Germany....if you like you can call it "German made" lol

I think if it was made to be sold in SA and was never imported from Germany by the first owner, then it should be called South African spec  :roflol:

 

[KingKalie]

German spec *rolls eyes violently* you either have an m3 (s50b30/32) or a US spec (s52b30/32).. if we want to use that term so loosely we might as well call my e90 320i and e36 325i german spec too, rant over. :smilebounce:

 

[Ga-3M]

Not sure why everyone gets so upset about the term ‘German spec’, was/is just an unofficial term used to differentiate between the initial E36 M3’s which were assembled here in SA which were/are referred to as ‘SA Spec’ and the ones built in Germany (‘German spec’). Small differences which have been covered in numerous threads over the years, one of the main differences being the seats which in the ‘German spec’ were/are the ‘vaders’, yes another unofficial term coined to describe the seats. So yeah, as stated, all unofficial terms but if you know what is being referred to it’s not that big of a deal.

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And just to add, one is not better than the other or more special, if anything the ‘SA spec’ is the rarer version due to the fact there were less of these made/sold.

 

[individj]

its usually the guys who dont have them or have SA spec haha

 

[ClassicB]

These are very special cars and becoming more and more rare, the value is escalating for clean examples. I sold mine in 2014 and miss it to this day. The term German spec, might not be totally correct, but is part of S.A history and as such is useful, especially to differentiate which seats the particular model had.

Both Equally special and sort after these days.

The term to me has value and I have no clue why guys get worked up over it. We all know what it means

 

[individj]

well to me its so simple...we have SA built M3's and German built M3's

 

[Twincam Shark]

The vehicle was moved to a mechanic in Dbn to try and get it sorted out about a year and half ago
and lets just say its still there and i think it is running.

I did not end up getting the chance to take it.

 

[individj]

thanks for the update mate.

 

[Twincam Shark]

All good.

 

[MoeM2]

Does seem too high. The price of these collectibles are highly dependent on the economy, e.g I saw a pristine bmw 1m with 25000km on the clock go for 600k at Monte Carlo Auto. That cars price will come back when the economy recovers.