Trade G for E46 M3?????
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Do it.
Have you ever driven one?
I am in the exact same situation right now. Make sure it's an 03.5 and save yourself the road bearing recall and possible oil consumption headaches. If you find one you like, make sure it's still under warranty/free maintenance plan (which you can extend), or just buy a CPO one from the dealer. If you're buying from a private party/dealer, take it to BMW to have it inspected, and have them pull the service history. Whatever you do, just don't buy one without a warranty.
PS The difference is only 53hp
Have you ever driven one?
I am in the exact same situation right now. Make sure it's an 03.5 and save yourself the road bearing recall and possible oil consumption headaches. If you find one you like, make sure it's still under warranty/free maintenance plan (which you can extend), or just buy a CPO one from the dealer. If you're buying from a private party/dealer, take it to BMW to have it inspected, and have them pull the service history. Whatever you do, just don't buy one without a warranty.
PS The difference is only 53hp
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The coupe has 280hp omg you didn't know
Pre 03's are known for having engine problems. That's why I said get an 03.5.. geesh
They have common problems with the window trim, xenons burning out, HK speakers going bad, coils, etc, all fixed under warranty. I don't know why people think an m3 is different than any other car.
Pre 03's are known for having engine problems. That's why I said get an 03.5.. geesh
They have common problems with the window trim, xenons burning out, HK speakers going bad, coils, etc, all fixed under warranty. I don't know why people think an m3 is different than any other car.
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an 03 coupe has 280 hp.. are you sure you have a coupe?? hehe jk
i've been looking at a m3 too.. but then my friends keep telling me that the new m3 will eat the e46 up.. so i have my reservations.. no doubt, the e46 is a nice car.. but if you find the right price and right car (as Finiti35 has talked about), then totally go for it..
i've been looking at a m3 too.. but then my friends keep telling me that the new m3 will eat the e46 up.. so i have my reservations.. no doubt, the e46 is a nice car.. but if you find the right price and right car (as Finiti35 has talked about), then totally go for it..
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Originally Posted by liu69
an 03 coupe has 280 hp.. are you sure you have a coupe?? hehe jk
i've been looking at a m3 too.. but then my friends keep telling me that the new m3 will eat the e46 up.. so i have my reservations.. no doubt, the e46 is a nice car.. but if you find the right price and right car (as Finiti35 has talked about), then totally go for it..
i've been looking at a m3 too.. but then my friends keep telling me that the new m3 will eat the e46 up.. so i have my reservations.. no doubt, the e46 is a nice car.. but if you find the right price and right car (as Finiti35 has talked about), then totally go for it..
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well, it doesn't feel like 280...lol.....of course the new M3 will eat the current one...it's going to have a 7 speed v8 in it...but it's also going to be well over 50g's and i'm only looking to spend around 45 or so....thats a grip, considering the car is going to be almost 3 years old....i'm still up in the air about it...oh yeah, i do have a coupe the last time i checked....it has 2 doors right??....lol
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The M3 is amazing, but I think it is overpriced. I am a proud owner of a 3 series BMW 2002 and wanted to upgrade to the M3, but after driving the G35 coupe I went out and bought the 2005 g35 two weeks ago. The reason I did it, well I can easily mod the G35 to be as fast as the M3 for 10k cheaper. And at my stage in my life, 10k is still 10k. However, I still have my BMW and I love it too death.
Oh ya, I forgot to mention, after you check out the cost to mod your M3 you will see you pay a premium which is another reason I wasn’t interested.
A site that I frequent with my BMW cohorts is:
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/
Oh ya, I forgot to mention, after you check out the cost to mod your M3 you will see you pay a premium which is another reason I wasn’t interested.
A site that I frequent with my BMW cohorts is:
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/
Last edited by SkylineFanatic; 09-09-2005 at 01:31 PM.
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Don't get the used one.
I have M3 and repair cost is crazy. You need to get a new one with full maintenace warranty and regular warranty for 4 years. If SMG breaks it costs a lot to fix.
I like M3 and it's hella fast, but I don't plan to own more than 4 years once warranty expires.
Maintenance warranty is good b/c you don't have to worry about oil changes, which costs about $250 due to synthetic oil crap, and other issues.
Repair cost is very high and personally after driving Japanese car for all my years, M3 is not as reliable as Prelude.
Cya
I have M3 and repair cost is crazy. You need to get a new one with full maintenace warranty and regular warranty for 4 years. If SMG breaks it costs a lot to fix.
I like M3 and it's hella fast, but I don't plan to own more than 4 years once warranty expires.
Maintenance warranty is good b/c you don't have to worry about oil changes, which costs about $250 due to synthetic oil crap, and other issues.
Repair cost is very high and personally after driving Japanese car for all my years, M3 is not as reliable as Prelude.
Cya