Do we keep or sell our F80 M3 project car? 5 Year review.

Imran@Evolve · 09-28-2022, 06:36 AM

I think it's fair to say our Verde Mantis F80 M3 Competition has become one of the more iconic Evolve project cars, helped no doubt by the bright green paint, and the fact we've owned it for 5 years!

But has the time come for us to part ways with this 650hp animal? I take you over the cars current spec and gets behind the wheel to share my thoughts.

Wanted_M · 09-29-2022, 08:02 PM

F80/82 look modern, elegant and classy. It doesn't have that hideous bucky beaver look and a factory color you don't see everyday. I say keep her in the fleet and continue its development with a single turbo and document an S55 motor build

ellipsis212 · 09-30-2022, 04:59 PM

Permanent collection

Imran@Evolve · 10-03-2022, 09:43 AM

Sad to say its gone! Someone made an offer I couldn't refuse and I was hardly using it any more for development or personally.

If another F8X enters the stable it will be a M4 GTS.

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Wanted_M Captain 756 Rep 946 Posts Drives: Frozen Blue M4CS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Norcal iTrader: (2)	F80/82 look modern, elegant and classy. It doesn't have that hideous bucky beaver look and a factory color you don't see everyday. I say keep her in the fleet and continue its development with a single turbo and document an S55 motor build __________________ M4CS Frozen Blue ARM DP's/Resonated Mid-pipe \| SPL links \| Hotchkis bars \| JRZ RS2/camber plates \| K&N \| Koyorad HX \| Powerflex purple \| Rouge \| Spiegler \| Speed Eng. snorkel \| Vargas CBC/hub \| Wagner IC \| xHP \| Xpel stealth ppf
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10-03-2022, 09:43 AM	#4
Imran@Evolve BimmerPost Supporting Vendor 5365 Rep 3,789 Posts Drives: All of them Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bedfordshire UK iTrader: (0)	Sad to say its gone! Someone made an offer I couldn't refuse and I was hardly using it any more for development or personally. If another F8X enters the stable it will be a M4 GTS.
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