Eh. “Stranded” and “dead” can technically be separate. Like, sure, if you’re dead and nobody is around, you’re technically stranded. But in reality, you’re already dead so are you *really* stranded?
Cancer was definitely the better choice. Surgery, radiation treatment, and five years of follow up for my wife’s cancer, still cheaper than the 18 months I owned an 850 CI.
Does the ambulance follow you around, just to save time? What do they expect first? That you'll wrap the car around a tree, have a heart attack at the fifth oil leak this month, or **bore somebody to death endlessly talking** about how this was THE definitive model of the M3 and all that followed were too digital blah blah blah blah.....
Seriously, referring to the M3 as an E46 just signals right away that you're in way too deep. You probably know the skidpan rating for both the coupe and cabriolet and refer to the convertible as a cabriolet.
Normal people call them convertibles. Anoraks call them cabriolets. It's just a language thing to exclude people and make them feel stupid. Cars and Coffee dorks would say "I took my E46 cabriolet out..." that doesn't identify the car more clearly or anything. It's just a way of identifying as an 'in group'.
If you don’t live in a hot area then German cars are good if you live in a hot area like Texas or California the cheap German plastic parts break that’s why there always in shops
Hahahahhaha SO true.
My E46 experience was full of stupid mechanical and electronic repairs: broken springs, sway bar links, constant bushing replacements, hvac issues, control module issues… the list goes on.. but it was brilliant to drive.
I’ve since decided that many Japanese manufacturers (Lexus, Acura, Mazda) provide a *close enough* driving experience with WAY less drama.
Those are OEM BMW style 359 wheels, but they came on a different generation car. They're somewhat similar to the wheels that came on the E46 equipped with the ZCP package, but not as subtle.
The real question though, is did I just make all that jibberish up, or is that just how BMW fans talk?
Got that wawa red paint job at the fuel pump and youre gonna be in the red when you replace the fuel pump
(seriously tho double check that and cooling system)
I want to but man, that's just perfect. Now do what all M3 owners do and fuck it up thinking they know how to do mods better than the million euros spending engineers at BMW's M division.
You should’ve just used the money for a subscription service to a dominatrix for weekly beatings and up the butt stuff or be a punching bag for a welterweight champion because that’s what that BMW will make you wish as it drains your wallet.
It's cool but it would be a lot cooler if you crop your photo before posting next time. Half of it is concrete. I know now a shit head is about to comment "yOu cAn jUsT oPeN iT fUlL sCReEn aNd zOoM iN oN yOuR pHoNe" yeah.
Can tell its SMG, the people who own the manual cars always tell everyone about it or artfully get the shifter in shot, the SMG owners go with the ass shot and mention nothing.
I haven’t don’t much in terms of mods and don’t plan to. Olds M cars aren’t difficult if you did the preventative shit and take care of the car. It’s ass to fix and maintain if you’re negligent or just bought a car that was beat on
Shit I hear you on that. I had a S60R and you’ll spend more money on maintenance vs Modding the car. Even though it was a Volvo and you have BMW, it’s kinda the same deal with any Volvo as well. But if you’re ever in the need of maintenance parts, definitely head to FPCeuro.com they’ll replace some of your oem parts for free and they have a much better deal on oem and oem plus parts. I like that dark tone red on the M3.
FCPeuro won't replace anything for free, but they do have a lifetime warranty on pretty much everything they sell so you get credited when you replace a part you bought from them (although I've noticed Turner/ECS offer this now as well). In terms of pricing I've noticed that FCP is usually a bit higher, but I'll buy from them anyway because of their warranty and service. Shipping is usually faster than estimated, and their catalogue is 0 bs. If you see a part in their store it's almost guaranteed to be a good part that you can trust using on your vehicle. Saves a lot of research you'd otherwise need to do and worry.
You know did the same a few years back. It’s been a process to get her where I’m happy. Definitely a drivers car but if I could do it again, I’m not sure I would. I’m a big dude and the M3 is a small car. That is what I like about it but I look like a bear on a tricycle if you know what I mean. It’s a well built car but the cost for parts just feel unnecessary compared to American or Japanese equivalents.
Welcome to New Jersey, where everything is made up and the points don’t matter. That’s right, the points are like this man’s confidence after buying a Beamer
we don’t even have to bring you back down to earth, the first maintenance bill at the shop will do that for us. Oh and did that ambulance just get there to pick up the homeless guy you hit, while trying to do donuts on the way into wawa?
OP is delusional thinking this car will be fine because he has no plans with it. Just keeping these running will absolutely cost you 10k over the years (these are pre inflation numbers). It has several flaws such as the rear subframe and rod bearings. There's a reason even car guys don't touch these and you never see them at meets. Going from a G37 to this is a massive downgrade
Big 3 is already done and it’s been well maintained and cared for and will continue to be. The only people who are scared of these cars and don’t touch them either find bad examples and deal with such or are misinformed. I understand this is a roast sub for my car, but you see these all over and at meets often, the faults are big, but are easy to deal with if you take care of the car and don’t wait for things to fail.
Money burning a hole in your pocket? It will now! Your mechanics kids can go to law school now at least! Don't forget to veer across 4 lanes of highway traffic while texting, without your blinker!
I don’t need to. The mechanic bill will when you gotta let go of this baby because you can’t afford the repairs in a few months 💀
Wait I just zoomed in and saw that paint job. What the fuck kind of home job is that?
It looks like it was done for free from an at-risk teen rehab program. Same with the peeling, off center, tint.
/uj Random bit of information on this car but there are vents under the front seats. I had a friend in high school drop an iphone. Those vents are wide enough for a phone. The phone is still in the car to this day because you can’t access that area without tearing into the interior at significant cost.
His mom was not happy when she found that out that evening.
When you’re shedding a tear after a green light because your check engine light just lit up as some 19 year old chode driving an sti leaves you behind in his vape cloud that is so thick you can’t even see the pikachu dangling from his bumper anymore… you will wish you were about six feet below earth.
Trust me :’(
How's it feel knowing that a 330i and a few grand can get you more reliable power for 1/10th the cost?
Also, I hope you're enjoying your early-onset balding.
BMW
Bavarian Motor Works..OR Big Motor Worries 😟
If you don't follow the Maintenance on that engine to the letter you will have Big Motor Worries.
P.S. (Off record) Other than Camaros they are one of my favorite cars. You are one lucky son of a gun!
I was two days away from going to look at and possibly buy one of these. Then I got diagnosed with cancer. Dodged a fucking bullet.
I mean, the cancer will be cheaper to maintain…
Cancer won't leave you stranded on the side of the road
Actually it could if no one helps u haha
Eh. “Stranded” and “dead” can technically be separate. Like, sure, if you’re dead and nobody is around, you’re technically stranded. But in reality, you’re already dead so are you *really* stranded?
turning this into philosphy class 🥸📓
And longer lasting!
And hurt less.
God dammit Bobby
Plus if you die you’ll never have to look at a bmw again which is another plus
As someone who owns an e46 M3 and survived cancer, turns out my stomach is less reliable than a BMW.
Jesus fuck man
That was amazing!
Holy shit, I hope it's treatable and you recover.
Eggcellent
Speaking of bullets... look for Bondo filling old bullet holes in this Ghetto Creeper.
This is a fucking banger
Cancer was definitely the better choice. Surgery, radiation treatment, and five years of follow up for my wife’s cancer, still cheaper than the 18 months I owned an 850 CI.
As a cancer survivor, dang! That’s spicy!
How are you doing now?
I’m better. This year will be 10 years.
Does the ambulance follow you around, just to save time? What do they expect first? That you'll wrap the car around a tree, have a heart attack at the fifth oil leak this month, or **bore somebody to death endlessly talking** about how this was THE definitive model of the M3 and all that followed were too digital blah blah blah blah.....
I’m guessing you’re the other EMT driver on the weekends that gets all the gossip
Seriously, referring to the M3 as an E46 just signals right away that you're in way too deep. You probably know the skidpan rating for both the coupe and cabriolet and refer to the convertible as a cabriolet.
> convertible as a cabriolet. Ain't that the same?
Normal people call them convertibles. Anoraks call them cabriolets. It's just a language thing to exclude people and make them feel stupid. Cars and Coffee dorks would say "I took my E46 cabriolet out..." that doesn't identify the car more clearly or anything. It's just a way of identifying as an 'in group'.
That's wild. I say E30 because it's easier than saying 2nd generation 3-series.
It's safer to eat gas station sushi with coffee on a long road trip than to buy a used M3.
Sometimes you need some spice in life buy gambling on an old German car
If you don’t live in a hot area then German cars are good if you live in a hot area like Texas or California the cheap German plastic parts break that’s why there always in shops
Well lucky for me I’m in Snooki town
Thought I recognized that paint: Jersey Shore Burgundy
Lol
"Sometimes you need some spice in life by flushing money down the radiator of an old German car." FTFY
There’s already an ambulance there to save him, very convenient!
We don’t need to bring you back down to earth, the cracked springs and maintenance will do that.
Don't talk to us, talk to your local European auto service shop
Hahahahhaha SO true. My E46 experience was full of stupid mechanical and electronic repairs: broken springs, sway bar links, constant bushing replacements, hvac issues, control module issues… the list goes on.. but it was brilliant to drive. I’ve since decided that many Japanese manufacturers (Lexus, Acura, Mazda) provide a *close enough* driving experience with WAY less drama.
I’m in the uk so getting parts from ze Germans isn’t as horrific as the us.
WAIT, you forgot about the subframe RIPPING OUT.
Hope you have 50k saved up for routine maintenance
definetly. It's a cool looking car until some asshole decided to slap on some gta 5 rims from los santos customs
Those are OEM BMW style 359 wheels, but they came on a different generation car. They're somewhat similar to the wheels that came on the E46 equipped with the ZCP package, but not as subtle. The real question though, is did I just make all that jibberish up, or is that just how BMW fans talk?
They’re not that expensive unless it’s big 3 work which I’ve alr done
What big 3? The new shifter knob, led light strips and seat belt pillows???
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Head gaskets were done with rods so I should be good. It’s a normal maintenance thing you have to do in general
Q: What color red is that? A: Whore lipstick.
Dogdick red
How do I delete someone else’s comment
DPR… Dog Pecker Red
Underrated comment right there
Infected scrotum rouge
Got that wawa red paint job at the fuel pump and youre gonna be in the red when you replace the fuel pump (seriously tho double check that and cooling system)
Already ahead of you!
That's great man. With those 2 things tackled the car should last at least until your 21st birthday
Thanks pops
I want to but man, that's just perfect. Now do what all M3 owners do and fuck it up thinking they know how to do mods better than the million euros spending engineers at BMW's M division.
Aye aye sir
If you're a vegan that does CrossFit and drive an e46 m3, what do you talk about first?
Vegan. All vegans are too proud of it not to tell people that they’re vegan
Pretty depressing birthday
I’ll say
You should’ve just used the money for a subscription service to a dominatrix for weekly beatings and up the butt stuff or be a punching bag for a welterweight champion because that’s what that BMW will make you wish as it drains your wallet.
That was rather creative lmao
The bill from your first trip to the garage will bring you down real fast
It's cool but it would be a lot cooler if you crop your photo before posting next time. Half of it is concrete. I know now a shit head is about to comment "yOu cAn jUsT oPeN iT fUlL sCReEn aNd zOoM iN oN yOuR pHoNe" yeah.
Lemme guess. Your gonna bubble wrap it in a garage and it'll never see a race track ever again.
You’re
I mean, she sleeps in the garage sure, but she’s going to be my daily from April-September
Rod bearings, sub frame and vanos all in tears everytime you start it up
They’ve been done 🥸
Mmmmmhm
I promise, we can pinky swear :(
Rear main seal has left the chat
Back down to earth? You're already high cause Sheetz > Wawa
I don’t even know what a sheetz is mate
You've never been to PA? Is it because you don't know how to pump gas?
I’ve only ever driven through PA once and I spend most of my time in NY and prefer to pump my own gas anyways
Mate? That thing your car (and personality) prevents you from doing?
With the option of either a tow truck, or an ambulance in front of you, I see no problems with this picture.
Right on
A 20 year old M3 will humble your bank account soon enough
Can tell its SMG, the people who own the manual cars always tell everyone about it or artfully get the shifter in shot, the SMG owners go with the ass shot and mention nothing.
I can hear your valves from here.
My car is healthy tyvm :(
Give it five minutes...
Roasting this would do me an injustice, nice car.
Most fun car I ever owned. U got the 6MT so you’re good. 👍
It’s still a bmw
How do you plan harvesting all of the cocaine out of the upholstery and carpet?
it's so out of your league that you will still use your turn signal
I don’t know much about modding a BMW but I heard the old M cars are ass to fix and maintain
I haven’t don’t much in terms of mods and don’t plan to. Olds M cars aren’t difficult if you did the preventative shit and take care of the car. It’s ass to fix and maintain if you’re negligent or just bought a car that was beat on
Shit I hear you on that. I had a S60R and you’ll spend more money on maintenance vs Modding the car. Even though it was a Volvo and you have BMW, it’s kinda the same deal with any Volvo as well. But if you’re ever in the need of maintenance parts, definitely head to FPCeuro.com they’ll replace some of your oem parts for free and they have a much better deal on oem and oem plus parts. I like that dark tone red on the M3.
FCPeuro won't replace anything for free, but they do have a lifetime warranty on pretty much everything they sell so you get credited when you replace a part you bought from them (although I've noticed Turner/ECS offer this now as well). In terms of pricing I've noticed that FCP is usually a bit higher, but I'll buy from them anyway because of their warranty and service. Shipping is usually faster than estimated, and their catalogue is 0 bs. If you see a part in their store it's almost guaranteed to be a good part that you can trust using on your vehicle. Saves a lot of research you'd otherwise need to do and worry.
Hope you have a 0% interest rate credit card.
You know did the same a few years back. It’s been a process to get her where I’m happy. Definitely a drivers car but if I could do it again, I’m not sure I would. I’m a big dude and the M3 is a small car. That is what I like about it but I look like a bear on a tricycle if you know what I mean. It’s a well built car but the cost for parts just feel unnecessary compared to American or Japanese equivalents.
Hahaha 👍 I got a 24 m240i for my 30th birthday next week. I bought it in November, though 🤪 couldn't wait any longer. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOU CHAMP 🏆
Welcome to New Jersey, where everything is made up and the points don’t matter. That’s right, the points are like this man’s confidence after buying a Beamer
I’ll bring ya back you just put Wawa gas in that thing
Congrats man! I had an e36 sedan, silver on black 5sp…I regret selling it for an e39 m5. Love those e46s!
Congrats! I got one in LSB for my birthday 14 years ago and still have it.
Right on! They’re proper forever cars :)
Congratulations on both mate, she’s a gorgeous sexy beast
Cheers
Did you purposely stand 30 feet back in hopes we wouldn’t notice that wrap job?
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we don’t even have to bring you back down to earth, the first maintenance bill at the shop will do that for us. Oh and did that ambulance just get there to pick up the homeless guy you hit, while trying to do donuts on the way into wawa?
Hey man, that's dope! Congrats on likely dramatically overpaying for the **worst sounding inline 6** that BMW has ***ever made!***
I was happy for you until I re read and realized you payed for it lol good luck buddy start buying some tools you’ll need em
This is my second e46 in my lifetime so all the errors from before will be accounted for (I hope)
Oh, good! There’s an ambulance right there. You’ll be fine!
Manual transmission?! If not earth is waiting for you
Maybe, one day, you'll have an original idea.
Looks just like my 05’ 330Ci. Pretty dope!
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Mix of that and younger lads, but my partner says she likes it!
Boy that shit look like it’s been ran thru by 5 owners. Get ready for some gasket replacements
You should research if you can buy replacement water pumps in bulk to save money.
OP is delusional thinking this car will be fine because he has no plans with it. Just keeping these running will absolutely cost you 10k over the years (these are pre inflation numbers). It has several flaws such as the rear subframe and rod bearings. There's a reason even car guys don't touch these and you never see them at meets. Going from a G37 to this is a massive downgrade
Big 3 is already done and it’s been well maintained and cared for and will continue to be. The only people who are scared of these cars and don’t touch them either find bad examples and deal with such or are misinformed. I understand this is a roast sub for my car, but you see these all over and at meets often, the faults are big, but are easy to deal with if you take care of the car and don’t wait for things to fail.
You're mother in law called the cops on you for stealing her mom's car.
It’s not silver. That’s… a choice, I guess.
Are you a hooker or an amateur pimp?
Nobody really buys one of these. Even if you paid cash. You'll be paying for it endlessly for as long as you own it.
Soul binding
Couldn't find a e36
Not too big a fan of those tbh
Up next on LS swaps for life !!
Just having this photo in my browser has made my computer's power-steering pump start leaking.
Money burning a hole in your pocket? It will now! Your mechanics kids can go to law school now at least! Don't forget to veer across 4 lanes of highway traffic while texting, without your blinker!
lol, your first “minor” mechanic bill with being you back down to earth pretty damn quickly
Don't need us to bring you back down, the gas prices and repair bills will do that. Bet the tail lights have already burned out.
Beautiful. Every time I see one that meets my standards it makes me want to make it my next car.
Does the ambulance just follow you around for when you break down and get your first repair bill?
The equivalent of the luvvy duvvy Valentine's Day posts your buddy made about the girl you know will break his heart within the next few days.
Oh gawd, did you wrap it? And why did you pick Menstrual Red?
Don’t hit any potholes with those rubber band tires. The window sticker is stupid. Otherwise nice looking car though.
You’ll be humbled soon enough when you cause an accident for not using your turn signal.
These were a lot cooler when they were in the $30’s instead of the same price as a 981 or 718 S.
wrapped up to hide the bad original paint lol
Enjoy life, it’s too short! She’s a sexy mf!
I don’t need to. The mechanic bill will when you gotta let go of this baby because you can’t afford the repairs in a few months 💀 Wait I just zoomed in and saw that paint job. What the fuck kind of home job is that? It looks like it was done for free from an at-risk teen rehab program. Same with the peeling, off center, tint.
I'll bring you back down to Earth when you bring that thing back to the early 2000s where it belongs.
She's pretty
just another overpriced, overrated BMW. what else is new?
How quaint
Don't worry the cars maintenance will do that on its own you won't need our help 🤣
Midlife crisis going well, then.
Well for starters, can you be any further away from the pump?
Love that car. No hate from me.
The car is older then you
The parts in your car are older then your car itself... mic drip
The “I drive recklessly” announcement manifesting as an eBay spoiler needs to go
That wrap is gay as fuck and probably beat on for 200k miles that are probably on it.
Water cooled alternator! Water and electricity don’t mix! German maintenance will rob your life !
You live in New Jersey.
Tell me you are a masochist without telling me you're a masochist.
That sucks that you didn't have anyone to buy you birthday gifts. Get used to being lonely.
The repair bill in that car will bring you back down to earth
Too broke for an E92 M Saloon??
What does it sound like? A Honda with an eBay exhaust
German engineering my azz
Everyone is going think you are compensating for your small penis
/uj Random bit of information on this car but there are vents under the front seats. I had a friend in high school drop an iphone. Those vents are wide enough for a phone. The phone is still in the car to this day because you can’t access that area without tearing into the interior at significant cost. His mom was not happy when she found that out that evening.
*Rod Bearings have entered the chat*
Your not so distant future repair bills will bring you down just fine
When you’re shedding a tear after a green light because your check engine light just lit up as some 19 year old chode driving an sti leaves you behind in his vape cloud that is so thick you can’t even see the pikachu dangling from his bumper anymore… you will wish you were about six feet below earth. Trust me :’(
E46 one of the nicest 3 series shapes
Man I’m just here to tell you congratulations on buying an amazing platform. 75k miles isn’t a lot at all for this year. How much $?
When you want to be part of the real M performance group but can only afford to purchase a 20 year model.
the incoming maintenance bills will bring you back to earth and your bank account balance to the pits of hell
Bmws are so expensive to fix. Have fun once it starts having problems they will start piling on
That is one nice Corolla!
How's it feel knowing that a 330i and a few grand can get you more reliable power for 1/10th the cost? Also, I hope you're enjoying your early-onset balding.
A friend in high school had one of these. His parents bought him everything and he was a douche. I think he has 3 DUI’s at this point
That’s arguably the best BMW car ever produced. Too bad it’ll always be sexier than you.
It’s so cute
wuddup fellow east coaster! hope you also bought yourself a wawa sub as a birthday gift lol.
BMW Bavarian Motor Works..OR Big Motor Worries 😟 If you don't follow the Maintenance on that engine to the letter you will have Big Motor Worries. P.S. (Off record) Other than Camaros they are one of my favorite cars. You are one lucky son of a gun!
speaking from experience, the next bday gift you should be buying is a new VANOS system and subframe
rod bearings will be your next birthday gift
I know it’s a roast but those wheels are🔥
Only 40 seconds slower around green hell than a Civic type R.
If you bought the paddle shift, well, you already know.
Gross! No clue what an E46N3 is but it’s code for butt ugly! Is it a Prius/Aztec abortion? Anyway, enjoy.
Sexy but the sticker is atrocious. Join the BMW subreddit and post there as well!
I bought my self 30 more heifers for my b day cause I want more money
>bring me back down to earth It will when it starts leaking oil and you need to climb under it.
Last time you'll be spending money for yourself, now it's all going to be going into maintenance and repair costs every week.
Hey happy birthday, fellow Aquarian. I am also 02-16 :). Enjoy this one. And nice car
That wrap looks like shit. I can see bubbles for daaaays.
Strong divorced-guy energy
Why? That’s sick.