Purists? not in my book but wouldn't be surprised if some of the smart money went the way of the E46. That is a lot of car there...
@ArtVandelayOfficial Жыл бұрын
Yes no doubt
@rabmc2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it, I’ve owned a silver grey manual coupe for 6yrs, she’s really clean and only does 2k a year these days. Over the last 2yrs or so I’ve never got more comments and looks and conversation about the car, it’s really getting in to that classic bracket.
@mocheen48372 жыл бұрын
I have owned my manual e46 M3 for 18 years. I am approaching 80,000 miles now. It is always garaged and has never seen the rain. I have the full Dinan suspension package, exhaust, intake and software upgrade. The car sits on 19” HRE wheels. I just had the paint correction and ceramic coating completed. I had the front end wrapped with paint protection film. Prices are starting to increase on these now. I am going to hand it down to my son.
@elfujitivo10ben6611 ай бұрын
I still have my E46 since 12/24/2003 still enjoying it every time I drive it
@chrisg4rr3772 жыл бұрын
The engine block is actually cast iron, not aluminium. Its really strong and handles boost
@howarddavies1362 жыл бұрын
It's just a shame about the rest of the engine! 🤣
@mondojoe55642 жыл бұрын
I thought it was aluminium too being honest... They are not the strongest of engines, I do know that..
@jonashedman1312 жыл бұрын
@@mondojoe5564 the 4mm cylinder walls doesent help :) i wouldnt call them weak tho. The can handle some boost, but maybe not in the 1000hp range
@declanmceleney74292 жыл бұрын
They don't handle boost all that well, not compared to other similar size 6 cylinders, the cylinder bore gap is tiny so the head gasket blows between the cylinders, cylinders walls are very think 4mm compared to a 2jz which are 10/12mm
@mrpanda2432 Жыл бұрын
@@mondojoe5564 they don’t like over heating. I think the top is aluminium and bottom iron.
@ExoticCarList2 жыл бұрын
Nice M3! The values have really gone up in the last year...
@GalacticGazetteHQ2 жыл бұрын
ive had one for 7 years bought it for 7k! now worth 20 odd whoop whoop
@andrewlucas62142 жыл бұрын
Great review… no bad M3 really but, this one is a purists choice before all the over intrusive electronics.
@papa_pt2 жыл бұрын
What electronics does the e92 have that this doesn't?
@noelmannion44332 жыл бұрын
Almost the purists choice I’d guess. Make it the coupe version and a few upgrades and that’d be the one for me 😃
@BlackCeII2 жыл бұрын
@@papa_pt how about the recorded engine noise in the cabin?
@papa_pt2 жыл бұрын
@@BlackCeII fake sound started with the F series cars
@abuhussain25342 жыл бұрын
@@papa_pt yup
@MSchumacherfan10 ай бұрын
I have a 2003 M3 with 65k miles, nothing like a high revving naturally aspirated engines!
@jonboyy13272 жыл бұрын
The perfect due, Becky & M3 ☺️
@johnmgriffin3060 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I have an '01 six speed convertible M3. (Note: The S54 block is iron; head is alloy. Extremely durable design if cared for; mine has 182K miles and drives like new, though a bit squeaky with the top up)
@marccusumano1138 Жыл бұрын
Hi friend, use dry lube in the window pockets of the convertible top to stop the squeaking…took me over a year to figure that out
@Northwindbreeze2 жыл бұрын
But then the company hires consultants and change an incredible car into history, by producing the next generation of disappointments.
@jameseastwood49842 жыл бұрын
A lot of it is legislation though tbh.
@jorisvh35022 жыл бұрын
i drove the new M4 at Zandvoort this year and got a head-age whit-in a minute just looking at the large amount of buttons. So i never would consider buying one. Enjoying an BMW M is about pure driving, clean steering, confident breaking, the screaming sound (not the 2022 disorder burble!), accelerating and rear wheel drive (or 4x4). Having the most gadgets is for people that like to exaggerate. Today there is a market for a brand new purist BMW M. And please let it be narrow like the E46.
@basher12852 жыл бұрын
These are going for crazy money right now!
@MEMcAndrews11 ай бұрын
Great review, but please don’t dis the SMG. It’s spectacular. Yes… I’ve lost NOT ONE, but TWO electro hydraulic actuator pumps… but it’s only the motor. So I’ve relocated mine to the (2004 vert) drug well, where I can easily remove and rewind the motor every 65k miles.
@noelmannion44332 жыл бұрын
Very well prepared script, high production values and (of course) great presenter.
@chrisg4rr3772 жыл бұрын
Not a great script. Some "facts" were wrong
@eamoonmurphy48142 жыл бұрын
Class we love your vidoes 😊🥰😇😇
@swnsng2 жыл бұрын
still miss my 2002 e46 M3.
@jeffreyroberts74382 жыл бұрын
The best of all the m cars!!!
@ricardolivi91582 жыл бұрын
Belo carro. Bela garota.
@twarken50782 жыл бұрын
The engine block is cast iron, aside from that, nice review 😊
@jamesh25152 жыл бұрын
Very nicely done.. hopefully more reviews like this .. B7RS4 / E93M3 / 348 etc.. Thanks.
@mrpanda2432 Жыл бұрын
Lovely car❤ Weak rear sub frame chassis were an issue so look out for that if you are buying.
@LS3_Capri2 жыл бұрын
Great vid! I’ve got a White VXR8 which I think is a future classic, if you ever want to do a video on that?
@alexclark67772 жыл бұрын
Maisie Williams reviews cars now?
@dmc34892 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend one if you have the means and opportunity
@ninezerofive Жыл бұрын
What's with the camera work ? Why are the people talking past us to somebody in the bushes ?
@lilterrio1055 ай бұрын
My dream car:🤩🤩 The car I can afford: 2006 325ci 🙂🙂 P.s “she’s very pretty to me!”
@happychappers8311 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see a review on the e36 m3
@CameraJosh Жыл бұрын
Please do an e92/e90 as well!
@yn_92912 жыл бұрын
Next on the list: BMW Z4M Coupé, same engine, better looks, more exclusivity (less than 5.000 made worldwide)
@ArtVandelayOfficial Жыл бұрын
Ugly front end
@OEMplusRESTO2 жыл бұрын
I feel the e36 m3 evo is a bit overlooked compared to this. Much more rare. Subjectively better sounding(less raspy) Great car though, the e46 m3. And with the possibility to add a carbon intake factory style(csl) that make it sound even more glorious. Prices are incredibly steep on these where i live
@Leeholtom2911 Жыл бұрын
I had a 98 E36 M3 Evo before my E46 M3 and the E46 is better in every single way, makes the Evo looks boring and feel slow in comparison there is a huge gap in every way!!
@Lamar962 жыл бұрын
You lot could’ve found a better example, the condition is horrible, just look at the exhaust tips.
@paulelverstone86772 жыл бұрын
You cannot deny the E46 M3 its credentials, in a time where 'the ultimate driving machine' still held some sway, but the styling to me bordered on the vulgar. It also helped the rise of the 'BMW driver' and all the connotations that came with that. While Audi and Merc hadn't quite managed the same trick, they took alternative routes to carve their own niche. Stuttgart went with walloping V8's while Audi began a clean, crisp styling trend that still impresses today. All imo, of course...
@86BBUB Жыл бұрын
Funny - I can't go out in my 2006 without being asked if I'd like to sell it. Guess people like "vulgar".
@IPv6people Жыл бұрын
Nice video. And why is the lady looking besides the camera?
@Aeneas1379 ай бұрын
Your only option in the early 2000s? come on! there's the Boxster s, the Z3 and M, Even the early Z4.
@rolandscull2 жыл бұрын
Surely they could have found a better example!?! It's a right state. And a convertible? Really? Nice review though, Beck is great.
@dukeallen4322 жыл бұрын
Post 1987 BMW’s designed to disintegrate. Plastics, wire harnesses, interiors. Disposable. EV’s will be no different. Bad for environment.
@papa_pt2 жыл бұрын
Worst thing about modern BMWs are the goddamn gaskets.. probably could have spent a $1 extra for better quality plastics. If you don't run them daily/weekly they dry and rot out very quickly
@AAlx77 Жыл бұрын
The last nice BMW...
@zariisofficial8 ай бұрын
Im looking to buy an E46, such a classic design, i think modern Bm's look awful
@RobbieKhan2 жыл бұрын
Cast iron block, not alloy!
@RafaWnuk Жыл бұрын
I just feel magnificent , when such girl ,.. actualy Lady , talking about , any bmw . And M3 ? :)
@pawegrzybek865111 ай бұрын
🇵🇱🏎️👍👏e46330ci cabrio,
@reruedamotor75142 жыл бұрын
Great video guys!!! But my favourite BMW M3 is the E92. THAT´S A SPORTSCAR!
@BlackCeII2 жыл бұрын
Nope. Car and driver and roadandtrack and even Top Gear say the e46 M3 might be the most perfect sports car ever made.
@eleycki2 жыл бұрын
Peak was obviously a tin top, not the nasty convertible.
@BlackCeII2 жыл бұрын
Wrong
@eleycki2 жыл бұрын
@@BlackCeII 🤣 er no. Have you driven them?
@FakingANerve2 жыл бұрын
@@eleycki Driven both, loved both. Typically I'd prefer the rigidity of the tin top, as you say, but these days I'm a little partial to the rag top. Then again, my daily is a 5spd 330Ci convertible in the same blue-on-silver color combo seen here, and I'd wager there's no better anti-depressant than a top down drive on a nice day.
@eleycki2 жыл бұрын
@@FakingANerve ha, that is funny as I had an e46 m3 hard top, and before that a 330i drophead. Both superb in completely different ways!
@ArtVandelayOfficial Жыл бұрын
Peak was carbon top csl
@SimonBeere4 ай бұрын
This cars hanging
@mrchilli89012 жыл бұрын
mk5 r32 or the e46 m3?
@SidcupRCКүн бұрын
RWD
@C.I...2 жыл бұрын
The car that answers the question: What if BMW made a convertible out of an actual house brick?
@moss786 Жыл бұрын
Spoken like someone who couldn't ever afford one lol
@C.I... Жыл бұрын
@@moss786 Ridiculous. I can definitely afford a brick.
@KRBY5552 жыл бұрын
could have washed it!
@firdausHITMAN11 ай бұрын
why test a flipping convertible? its not an M3.
@rodneypratt43242 жыл бұрын
You know what you're hilarious to me that that's a German car but it's made for midgets. I'm a normal Texan guy 5-11 200 lb. Felt very cramped in there and it felt slow
@BlackCeII2 жыл бұрын
You couldn't be more wrong. I'm six foot four and mine has more than enough room. And it's not slow. Are you sure you're talking about the correct car?
@FakingANerve2 жыл бұрын
I'm 6'3 and don't seem to have a problem. 🤷♂️ Were you in the backseat? It's not exactly roomy back there.
@cyberorkid Жыл бұрын
I'm a 6-3 German and the car fits me like a custom tailored glove...
@kayfelix50542 жыл бұрын
Why all the womens wave with their hands while talking nowadays? The first job was a "follow me" guide at the airport?
@alexander14852 жыл бұрын
Sports coupe or convertible, sports cars have only 2 seats.
@BlackCeII2 жыл бұрын
2 doors, yes. Not only 2 seats
@marccusumano11382 жыл бұрын
911 has four seats, are you saying g a 911 isn’t a sports car? 🤣
@BlackCeII2 жыл бұрын
@@marccusumano1138 yes. Sports coupe or whatever
@fritzbrause63322 жыл бұрын
OMG, can't you find a more credible presenter?
@Bowhuntingskills2 жыл бұрын
Will your mum be bringing your tea in soon incel?
@Birmingham_racing2 жыл бұрын
You clearly don't know who she is
@noelmannion44332 жыл бұрын
Nobody forced you to watch her review and, in any case, Becky is an enthusiast and proper petrolhead by any definition. She’s now well up to or perhaps beyond the standard set by Vicky Butler Henderson, Amanda Stretton and many other female presenters who also happen to be much better than most of their male counterparts.
@ARDEN440i2 жыл бұрын
Isn't she an ex racing driver or something?
@fat_biker2 жыл бұрын
@@ARDEN440i Ex drag racer, current occasional competitive drifter, full time petrol head, M3 owner, Classic Porsche owner, TV presenter...
@moss786 Жыл бұрын
State of that gear stick and the dirty rust stained exhaust tips are really getting to me