times marching on Beany - M3s could be 18-24 years old - and cooking e46s could be almost 27 years old!
There were plenty of people on the internet (and even on here) saying it will happen to every M3.
times marching on Beany - M3s could be 18-24 years old - and cooking e46s could be almost 27 years old!
No, don't say that, Battlestar Galactica is still an exciting and new scifi show and the facelift 306 still looks fresh....
Yes, I may have been a little sarcastic but I am genuinely interested. I always loved the E46 in all its versions; it was like a mini E39 with a fantastic interior, refinement etc but being a bit smaller it was more fun to throw around. I've driven loads and owned a couple; I guess the reason I didn't keep them longer was reliability (the Alpina) and rust (a tiny bubble starting under the paint on the rear arch of my 330i Touring) so with the benefit of hindsight they may have been more appealing when new. Economy was crap in the 6-cylinder ones, certainlyRich B wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:20 am If you're genuinely interested, it's similar in character to both, but not as good sounding as either. It feels as quick as the e92 and has that same ability to spin up the rears when using the upper rev range that makes M cars fun.
The MDM mode on the e92 was better than the M1/2 modes on the M2, and both are a million miles better than the useless DSC button on the e46. Though the e46 was less scary to drive with no aids on because it was less powerful/torquey.
As a daily driver, all were very good - but the M2 can do 30+mpg when taking it easy whereas the e92 struggled to get over 20. The e46 wasn't much better. The e92s adaptive suspension was excellent though and gave it 2 truly different modes.