The M3 is in diamonschwartz metallic which is blue black in BMW speak.
I have taken most of the interior out to save weight, upgrade and lowered the suspension, new anti roll bars and upgraded the brake disks.
The engine has had a few mods as well Maxx Alpha N with wide band Lamda sensor, bigger injectors, removed the air flow meter and put in a 3" "trunk" - the exhaust was replaced by a tuned stainless steel item - it is now putting out over 230bhp. The car weighs 1100 kilos so with the increased power and refined suspension it is a fantastic car.
It is actually my second one, my first M3, was a company car back in 1991 and it was so much fun I promised I would get one as a "toy" one day.
I even have a personalised number plate MUI 2382 - Martin's Ultimate Interest - cost me a fortune - £80 :-)
Four or Five times a year I and a group of buddies head out to Germany to the infamous Nurburgring - where we drive our cars around the 13 mile toll road. It has over 140 corners and the difference in altitude from the lowest point to the highest point is over 300 meters!
In addition to the BMW I have two Lotus - an Excel and an Elan Turbo. My everday car is a Merc SL. As my collection has grown I started to wonder what to do with it and the idea grew to start my own business - classic car hire - you can visit the company at www.iconicmotorcars.co.uk
