Anyone have experience with an E46 M3? - Your Comments?
Still want one for a nice daily though.
I work with them every day. The 335 also.
They are nice. Just not my thing. Since cars are all opinionated i would just suggest test driving one.
Stay away from any '01's who may have had the bad bearings. (engines were blowing up).
If you like it just make sure you get one in good condition (like any other car).
They have no torque at all. But fun on the high way or upper rpm's.
They are nice. Just not my thing. Since cars are all opinionated i would just suggest test driving one.
Stay away from any '01's who may have had the bad bearings. (engines were blowing up).
If you like it just make sure you get one in good condition (like any other car).
They have no torque at all. But fun on the high way or upper rpm's.
najeeb, have you seen any recent smg m3's in our area for a decent price?
I did autotrader and there were virtually none i'd actually consider paying that much for....(your thread got me interested in m3's, haha)
I did autotrader and there were virtually none i'd actually consider paying that much for....(your thread got me interested in m3's, haha)
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There is a lot of debate with SMG, some people like it some don't. The shifting can feel rough at lower speeds from what I've read, but other than that it's not bad. The nice thing about SMG is that there's no horsepower robbing torque converter like BMW's steptronic. I don't think you can go wrong with the M3, I'd take one for a spin and see if you like it.
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smg is awsome till your car doesn't start and makes a grinding noise when in neutral than sits at motorwerks for 6 months till the dealer decides to just replace the WHOLE thing.
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my bro used to own one. Verry nice car to driver around town. he had some mods, like blisten coilovers, forged wheels,full package,with lcd chip where he could watch movies with dvd changer with some catback and intake, just enough so he could go to the service, car was still under warranty. I personally love e46s. the look, handling is not bad, feels verry stiff. You turbo charge that thing or supercharged and i bet you wont miss your evo
fun summer car, interior is super nice and everything looks solid inside.
fun summer car, interior is super nice and everything looks solid inside.
that is quite sexy
I work with them every day. The 335 also.
They are nice. Just not my thing. Since cars are all opinionated i would just suggest test driving one.
Stay away from any '01's who may have had the bad bearings. (engines were blowing up).
If you like it just make sure you get one in good condition (like any other car).
They have no torque at all. But fun on the high way or upper rpm's.
They are nice. Just not my thing. Since cars are all opinionated i would just suggest test driving one.
Stay away from any '01's who may have had the bad bearings. (engines were blowing up).
If you like it just make sure you get one in good condition (like any other car).
They have no torque at all. But fun on the high way or upper rpm's.
Any other issues you came across that might be worth mentioning?
I have seen a bunch on ebay, and on the forums as well. Haven't checked auto trader yet lol.
They are still quite expensive, I'm wondering if the price will go down a bit once the E92/E90 M3's have been out for a few months.
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I did not like the seats on the M3- went to sales training for Ferrari (lol) and told them that I was not driving my car and they would have to pay for gas, they said to drive the M3 that was just traded in- it was an hour drive and my a$$ was sore as hell- BTW sending someone to sales training for Ferrari was like sending a fish to swim class
But there might be more qualified people to talk to in regards to maintenence.
Im in the Forced Induction field for these cars www.activeautowerke.com .
I can help you out with that kind of stuff.