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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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So forget about the looks....

I note that a std M3 E46 has around 340bhp....but by the looks the E36 EVO with a superchip gets that BHP too So i guess engine/performance is the same????

Looking at e46's for 21k but see the older one for like 8k

Is it really down to looks and more modern?

(You can tell i aint no Beemer man)
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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Cunt will tell you how good his new M3 is

they maybe the same speed ish but newer cars and evolution of parts usually make for a better car
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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If you can afford to get the E46 I see no reason to opt for the cheaper option. Besides every sod has an E36 M3 these days. They're almost as common as Scoobs now
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:24 PM
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....yeah but no but...the E46 is becoming as common

I guess if i waited a year they would start from 15k.
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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Get your E46 now then and enjoy it before it gets as common as the E36, then get shot of it and get something else.

Anyways you'll be bored by time you get it home and there will be a post telling us it's for sale and what should you get next
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:29 PM
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I actually see way more E46 M3s than I do E36s to be honest with you.
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Bosch-Man
....yeah but no but...the E46 is becoming as common

I guess if i waited a year they would start from 15k.
common yes every cunts got one its like women and louis vuitton handbags

new model will kill prices imo
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:33 PM
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buy the e36 and do a diy turbo on it
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:37 PM
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Or do it properly and get the E30 M3

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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Oranoco
Or do it properly and get the E30 M3
Ever drove one? Huuugely overrated IMO, mainly by folk whos never driven one.

Driven E30 M3 a few times, evo and non evo E36s loads, and an E46 manual round the track at Rockingham.

All things considered, esp money, E36 Evo is my fave, awesome car for what it is, great all rounder, looks the tits in silver with black leather too IMO.

If money wasnt an object then E46, but when they cost 3 times as much, and that much money is a LOT to me, id go for the 36 Evo if I had to have one.
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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Yes thanks and I loved it . I know the newer M3 would eat it alive but the E30 just has something special about it Can't put my finger on what it is but it just has something
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Oranoco
Yes thanks and I loved it . I know the newer M3 would eat it alive but the E30 just has something special about it Can't put my finger on what it is but it just has something
The lack of perofrmance compared to other M-badged cars youve driven? The feel that your just in an old E30? The fact you cant go round left handers that fast as you cant see shit?
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Oranoco
Yes thanks and I loved it . I know the newer M3 would eat it alive but the E30 just has something special about it Can't put my finger on what it is but it just has something
Agression... IMO. The E30 M3 looks awesome

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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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hi ya mate.

i do work for bm and mini and know the guys at sytner, were i live, i wanted an m3 e46 and when i went to buy one, they all told me that the m3 was fast, expensive to run as when it needs disks they are sided and cost around £200 each, and servicing is expensive,
so i bought a 330 ci sport convertible, which wasnt as fast, but told by the mechanics that a good driver in the 330 wouldnt be far behind in a race around town as long as you got a manual 330.
they were right, it was fast and looked almost as good, if not better as like everyone has said, they are common

but drive the two and see for yourself, 330 for me tho and itll be a convertible

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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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E46 all the way, Sport button is awesome, Here's mine:





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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:19 PM
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Get which you want Phil.... You seem to be coming over as you want one but are afriad to follow the people who have bought them...
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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Andreas

That looks stunning

I agree i see a lot more 46's than 36's - but thats prob just where i live. For 46 money i'd be v tempted to go porker.
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Old Jun 27, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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Neither, M Coupe, what I originally set out to buy and would've had one if I could've found one that wasn't 300+ miles away and hadn't found the Evo first. Was fortunate to have a drive in one last year and was blown away by it. Rare, fast and handling is sublime. It'll have less depreciation aswell, although the interior was a bit tacky. As for the E46, awesome car and could've had one if I sold the other M but heavy depreciation and having 1 car wouldn't have worked as I pile on the mileage with work
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