Wow Rare!!!! E46 M3

[gr8one88]

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http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...id=AT-1230a1f3

[mpm3]

...smg is a nightmare...

[eljay]

OP, I'm assuming that this is not your car for sale since that one is in Florida, so I hope you don't mind if I help with the definition of 'rare' a little bit with this link...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-M...item336a8661c4

Estoril Blue
M-texture Alcantara interior
6-speed manual
Competition Package
Dinan S3

= the definition of rare E46 beauty!

[mmm def]

I always thought the E46 was a timeless design, it's starting to look dated a little.

[DiavelM3]

Originally Posted by mmm def

I always thought the E46 was a timeless design, it's starting to look dated a little.

Nah, look again

[mmm def]

Originally Posted by ferrari4evr1

Nah, look again

Ha, I had plenty of time to look..just sold my 05.

[DiavelM3]

Originally Posted by mmm def

Ha, I had plenty of time to look..just sold my 05.

I plan on keeping mine but we'll see. Things change

[motorolla250]

lol If it were AW with no sunroof, ZCP and half the miles, I would say it was "rare". GLWS

[gr8one88]

Ya if I was the original owner I would of gotten this exact setup the only thing different I'd do about my car is have the m alcantera and comp pack and 6 speed but they are both amazing trust me. I wouldn't want the sc though that would be fun of course but ruins the longevity of the motor of course he is selling it cuz I wouldn't want an aftermarket forced induction highly tuned inline 6 that's 7 years old out of warranty. The upkeep on that one compared to the natural aspirated one would be 3 times more. But worth it if you want to rebuild and restore totally. Cuz 80% of all estoril e46 are SMG so that is even more rare! That truly is perfect minus the supercharger.

Originally Posted by eljay

OP, I'm assuming that this is not your car for sale since that one is in Florida, so I hope you don't mind if I help with the definition of 'rare' a little bit with this link...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-M...item336a8661c4

Estoril Blue
M-texture Alcantara interior
6-speed manual
Competition Package
Dinan S3

= the definition of rare E46 beauty!

[ksjdan]

I personally never liked the M alcantara seats. Looked outdated the day it was made.

[gr8one88]

Originally Posted by mpm3

...smg is a nightmare...

Ya Manual there is less that can go wrong...it's more of a pure driving connection with the car and it's fun....but why would they put the csl with only smg if it was a nightmare. That's one of the ultimate dream M's ever built and not 6spd? Once you get used to how to drive an Smg than it's fine, smooth fast no problems at all. But if you were behind the wheel of an idiot driving it wrong than ya it's a nightmare especially if they don't let it warm up cuz it's rough when it's cold for sure. Trust me I was not a fan of smg I like manual only but once you learn it it not bad. More can go wrong but if it doesn't than it'd faster than 6spd anyway

[gr8one88]

Originally Posted by motorolla250

lol If it were AW with no sunroof, ZCP and half the miles, I would say it was "rare". GLWS

Lol is right aw was produced in the tens of thousands and eb in the dozens worldwide and ya sunroofs are gay. But aw is most certainly not rare for any BMW ever made. Not many 2005 and 2006's out there with less than 20k miles. And the ones that are you don't necessarily want either bcuz they were probably not driven often enough to keep the parts in great shape and the maintainence needed after a period of years wasn't done because of the low miles....unless the owner drove it 25 miles every Saturday only for it's whole life and spent the time to get a lot of work done on it to keep it up

[gr8one88]

bump

[DrakeKemper]

Dear whoever said "Why is this rare?", You've never heard of Estoril Blue, look it up.