Cheap M3 GTS...

**glendog74** · 25-02-2013, 02:42 PM

Hmmm... Interesting!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...ersion/1027682

KPNUTZ · 25-02-2013, 03:04 PM

Looks like its been done well, wonder where all the donor parts came from, orange gts gone missing somewhere... cynical me??

Neil M · 25-02-2013, 05:11 PM

It's an M3 with GTS body kit, the firm that do them specialise in turning one thing into another - lookalikes as opposed to replicas as they rarely involve anything mechanical.
Abacus International, 189-191 Rutland Car Warehouse, Sheffield. In case anyone local wants to have a look.

Bounce · 25-02-2013, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Neil M

It's an M3 with GTS body kit, the firm that do them specialise in turning one thing into another - lookalikes as opposed to replicas as they rarely involve anything mechanical.
Abacus International, 189-191 Rutland Car Warehouse, Sheffield. In case anyone local wants to have a look.

Says its a 330i.

Neil M · 25-02-2013, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Bounce

Says its a 330i.

Correct - I only looked at the pic.

thegingerninja · 25-02-2013, 09:57 PM

Why a 330i? Surely if you're going to go to that kind of effort and expense you would use an M3 as the base car? I've never been keen on any kind of lookalike - just doesn't make sense to me.

**CraigMillwardCroft** · 26-02-2013, 10:18 AM

Seems a waste of time as not an M3, so does that not mean lookalike and replicar are the same thing if not the real deal

pinkpanther008 · 26-02-2013, 10:22 AM

Probably made to blow-up in a movie that never made the directors cut?!

I had a colleague offered silly money in the rush for a Saab of all things, as they wanted to destroy in a movie scene!

Best thing for all Saab's if you ask me?!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil M

It's an M3 with GTS body kit, the firm that do them specialise in turning one thing into another - lookalikes as opposed to replicas as they rarely involve anything mechanical.
Abacus International, 189-191 Rutland Car Warehouse, Sheffield. In case anyone local wants to have a look.

Neil M · 26-02-2013, 11:44 AM

And now for a real one:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...-the-uk/799562
Bit of a difference in the price, you'll also notice that the error with the CSL plaque have now been corrected on the GTS - they are numbered

**shimmy** · 26-02-2013, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CraigMillwardCroft

Seems a waste of time as not an M3, so does that not mean lookalike and replicar are the same thing if not the real deal

Seems like a waste of time and money anyway....might as well ruin a cheaper car!

25-02-2013, 05:11 PM	#3
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25-02-2013, 09:57 PM	#6
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26-02-2013, 11:44 AM	#9
Neil M Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,340 Casino cash: $19143	And now for a real one: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...-the-uk/799562 Bit of a difference in the price, you'll also notice that the error with the CSL plaque have now been corrected on the GTS - they are numbered __________________ “With the CSL, BMW have achieved The Ultimate Driving Machine” SG CSL '051' Last edited by Neil M; 26-02-2013 at 11:47 AM.

25-02-2013, 03:04 PM	#2
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26-02-2013, 10:18 AM	#7
CraigMillwardCroft CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Marlow Posts: 3,973 Casino cash: $18153	Seems a waste of time as not an M3, so does that not mean lookalike and replicar are the same thing if not the real deal