E46 M3
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Finding one that hasn’t been abused is the challenge. Lovely lovely car though.
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If you want to worry, you can find horror stories about pretty much any 'S' engine. More to do with how some are 'used' and abused than the engineering IMO.bigwinn said:
Having said the above, I did discount an F series M4 due to issues with the crank 'slipping'.
I love the E46 M3. Yet I wouldn't give two beans for any other E46. Still like the E36 'evo' better!
bigwinn said:
The engine is a peach, as long as you are ready to potential bills and some preventative maintenance you’ll be fine.
Go in with your eyes open mind you, they aren’t cheap to maintain, I am well into 5 figures keeping on top of mine! It’s an epic car though and the longest car I have ever owned and I don’t plan on ever selling it.
I’d 100% scratch the itch if you can afford too, it’s a perfect all around package.
I'm very similar to this as well. I've driven a E36 3.0 a few times and I loved it(been a passenger in two different E36 3.2 evos also), whereas when I had a go in an E46 M3 I thought it was a bit too heavy and a bit gutless to drive. I did have the Cerbera at the time so I guess that I was comparing it to that because that was what I was used too.Pondrew said:
I had a love/hate relationship with my E92 M3 as well because that was heavy and not a lot seemed to happen performance wise for me below 6000rpm. I don't have any complaints with the performance of the F82 M4 that I have now though to be fair, because that is lighter than the E92 M3, plus it actually has some get up and go low down in the revs too(and I personally really like that because it lights the rear tyres up much easier!).
south yorkshire
Just wish I’d bought one when they were peanuts!
They did used to be really good value once upon a time as you say. My BIL absolutely loved the one he had. He swapped that for an E93 M3 Convertible that he had for 11 years, and he's just swapped the M3 for a 2016 911 Carrera S Convertible(the 3.0 twin turbo model).paddy wright said:
:lol:pvr said:You should have married him instead of him marrying your sister :lol:
Unless it is your wife's brother, than the same applies
He did marry my sister. Thanks for making me laugh Paul!
It was the first time that I'd ever driven a Porsche(and I'd never even sat in one either). As you know I've always been fond of 3 pedal manuals, but I have to say that I thought that the PDK was amazing in it. I'd read lots of good stuff about the PDK, so it was good to find out that it was very justified.
North West Surrey