Originally Posted by Lolvoguy
So...why didn't you just buy an m3 to start with?
I'm sure the cost would have been cheaper than the additional time, effort and money it took to get to it's current state.
In hindsight I wish I had. But at the time the M3 was over $15K more. For a couple of reasons I could not justify the increased price at the time.
That said, my E46 has been absolutely FLAWLESS. Except for the airbag recall it has required nothing more than routine maintenance. It has not had even the most minor malfunction. I've owned over 30 cars in my life and my E46 is a "happy car". Of the 30+ cars I've owned, only two others were happy cars; my 1971 TR6 (yep, hard to believe, I put 156K miles on it) and our 1982 Volvo DL (we put 172K miles on it) being the others. Happy cars are like unicorns. Everyone who touched the E46, Volvo, and TR6 the day they were manufactured was in a good mood and were exuding positive karma.
But I hear ya about the M3. And realize also, I would have modified the M3 as well.
Scott
PS Speaking of the TR6, that's me in my youth at the '72 or '73 "Duel At De Anza" autocross. Friggin' "long hair".
PSS Look at the length of the antenna! I must have been trying to remain in contact with one of the Apollo missions! Haha!
PSSS License plate blocked out. Incredibly, this car is still alive and has that plate number!