-Learn me plz- E46 M3
 

Looking for any info/experiences

Potato!!

probably get more info from here

E46 M3 (2001-2006) - BMW M3 Forum.com (E30 M3 | E36 M3 | E46 M3 | E92 M3 | F80/X)

Thx Zerafian, I figured I'd ask here to see what kind of unbiased info/personal experiences that fellow members could offer up. 277 views and none, I'm losing faith in the community. Thank you for the link.

I think every forum is biased toward the car the forum caters to lol.

My limited knowledge from previous readings...stay away from SMG cars, they aren't very attractive even within the BMW enthusiasts circle. Vanos can be a problem. I believe those M cars have some special maintenance schedule (other than the normal fluid change), called Inspection 1, 2, etc...make sure those are done. Shock towers reinforcements may be needed in some older cars if I recall correctly, they can mushroom.

Enthusiast Auto Group, known as EAG, buys and sells the best examples at a huge premium, just fyi. Among US spec E46, Competition Pkg cars are most desirable (closest thing we can have compared to Euro spec E46 CSL)

I've never had one. Sure it's a great car. There's a saying though....there's nothing more expensive than a cheap BMW. Don't pick the bottom of the litter. Buy one with religious maintenance record.

Interesting car. Expensive to mod, not a ton of power to be had w/ NA mods, but can be beastly with a snail. Sound like *** to me regardless of exhaust. Has Vanos issues that require a rebuild which can be an expensive fix.

A buddy of mine owns an E46 M3 and the only thing I ever hear about is maintenance costs. Take that for what it's worth.