That's a LOT of money for an 01, easily 4-5k more than what it's worth. For that money you can get a very low mileage '02 or even an 03. You want an M that's pristine

 

Just built mine, came out to $53,620 with only Xenons, Sunroof, Navi and metallic paint. Add $1000 stupid gas guzzler tax (why? My M3 gets me 17mpg city only and my G35 used to get me 13). My 05 G had a sticker of close to $38,000 in comparison. See, I love how the e46 looks. To me the current G35 and M3 are near perfect looks-wise, I can't pick one over the other. I just love them both

You are absolutely right about the 330, it's great car but like you said it gets way too close to the M3 in price and it's still worlds apart from it in performance. In the end it's just another 3 series and not an M car, and an M3 is probably the only BMW I would ever own (and be able to afford). If the M3 didn't exist I'd be driving a G35 or a 350z now, I can tell you that.

 

ok guys, finally took some pics today after work (the sun was just about to set) now, my photo skills are not the best

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...71#post4012271

 

Hellooooo sloppy driveline. Looks nice. The clicking differential and deformation in the driveline drove me crazy though.

 

nice car, congrats

i think the only fair comparison between the M3 and G would have to be to a Nismo (or otherwise tuned) G, since the M3 is a tuned 3 series.

 

Nah, a fare comparison is the upgrade G known as the Skyline GTR That would be my fair comparison!

 

looks awesome..........congrats

 

thanks

 

Damn you guys are making my decision hard. Being a current BMW 3 driver I have to say that I love my car but I need a lot more power in my next car. Since I’m planning on keeping my 3 sedan getting an M3 would be nice but like someone mentioned they do look similar to people that don’t have a clue. Unfortunately that’s probably the majority of drivers. I don’t want to get asked the same question a million times “Why did you buy the same car?” even though clearly they are totally different. So decided on getting a G35 coupe because I’m in love with the looks! Until I ran into this thread, now it’s back to the drawing board.

I’d wait until the e90 M3 comes out but I HATE the interior on the e90 sedans so if the next m3 will be anything like that I refuse to buy it. The other option I’m considering is getting the next G35. I’ll see what the final design looks like at the NY Autoshow but from what I’ve seen so far, best coupe design out. Wonder what the price will be? Motor Trend estimates 320-330HP V6, with some mods it could be in the M3 range. So many cars, so little money…

 

Nice car, congrats!

 

I'd say go with G35, unless you drive it 9/10th all the time? you wont notice the difference, besides, like Finiti35 said, the E90 M3 wont be out till 08' and you know how BMW's first year car are like ...Highly unlikely that new G35 will cost as much as M3, my guess is, the new G35 probably start from 37k to 43k for fully loaded one, unless you are talking about the Skyline GT-R.

Off topic...who said we dont like M3s? everytime when a thread with M3 in its title? it usually viewed 4 thousand times and have 100 posts

 

I would have to disagree, after owning the G, and now driving the M daily, you definitely DO feel the difference in power even during a normal commute to and from work, not to mention the difference in handling between the two cars...

but you are right about the price of the cars, that's why i bought my M 2 years used, like i said in previous posts, i'm done buying brand new

if i had known when i bought my G what i knew now, i would have waited and saved another year and bought the M i have now

just my $.02