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Could a fully optioned E30 325i be a budget alternative to a period M3? Alan Anderson thinks that it just might be…

WHY WE’RE RUNNING IT To see whether a modernised 2005 car can be better than a new one The last time I ran a 2005-model-year long-term test car was, more or less, in 2005. But here we are again. This

ASKING £7995 PRICE ENGINE 1796cc/4-cyl/OHC POWER 116bhp@5000rpm TORQUE ...

ASKING £27,995 PRICE ENGINE 3442cc/6-cyl/DOHC POWER 210bhp@5500rpm TORQUE ...