The owner probably felt like if he entered some alternate reality where grip levels and cornering speeds are doubled, you can see he had a ton of fun, great video!

7 years ago I bought mine 330i in mint condition from first owner. Best car decision I"ve ever made! The perfect mix of everything for me. Power, fuel consumtpion, maintenance, sportiness, practicability, looks and overall driving feel. Love it to the grave.

What a great example of everything in balance being enough. A hot lap with no issues to report at the end. Not even brake fade. That has to be commended 👏

Cool to see again a E46. I also own one. Mine is a tuned and a little bit weight reduced (- 82 kg) BMW 330D (E46, Diesel, 235 hp and 560 Nm / original from factory: 184 hp and 390 Nm). I am the second own since a few years. My father was the first own from 2001. I am still very happy with this car. Good quality, good to drive, everything works fine, enough power with a manual transmission,...... I have no bad words for my car !!! Best regards Chris

late 90's early 2000's BMW individual cars are absolute peak BMW they are so nicely done, timeless cars

9:53 Coolest moment "Your phone?" 😂😂

I can easily agree that a 330i can be as much fun as an E46 M3 in many ways, i have both an E46 M3 and a 330i Msport manual touring which has 246k miles. And i love both. But have to admit i sometimes prefer the 330i. Maybe its because its the one i daily drive. But its a great car. 12 years ive owned it now. And it still brings a smile.

Natural engine sound.. music to the ears from all newer cars with fake! Great lap and fun to se the owner enyoy it alot!

I do miss my 330Ci. Every day I regret selling it. Great handling, great steering, a bit low power but still enaught. Simple, failure free, easy to repair and maintain... in black sapphire metalic, with full m-pack, creamy leather. It was perfect dailydriver. For 9 years it never let me down. I made mistake.

What an amazing specced E46, a real gem 😮‍💨🥵

Can't go wrong with the E46. Great looks, great chassis, great motor.

E46 6 cilinder, one of the best roadcars ever, like the sedan, touring coupe and cabrio.

Thanks for your recorded conversation with the owner about the suspension of a E46, Misha. BILSTEIN B16 !!! This maybe could also been the right choice for my BMW 330D (E46)

I had a DINAN E46 328i from 2003-2012. I sold it to a friend, who still has it! I might have to buy it back and restore it. 😅

A car like this 330Ci E46 is exactly what is missing in the current BMW model range. Today you have to get a M model to get driving pleasure, but there is nothing fun to drive left below the M models anymore.

This gave me even more inspiration to build up and keep upgrading my e46 330ci to track build. 👍

not enough non-m3 e46 content on youtube they are so good for the price

Love seeing non M e46's on the channel, I myself am a proud 328ci owner since oktober 2023 and I've been in love with the car since then, it needs a lot of love but it's still such as nice car to drive, crazy for me to think that these things are well over 20 years old now, I've got the M52TUB28 with 270.000km and the engine still loves to rev high and has enough power to get the car going well

I just put new 255 square tires on my 330ci and it has now has more grip than I am willing to test 😂 even in the wet no tire spin and throwing it into corners it is unphased. I will need to take it on track to find the limit, but it is still fun for daily driving.

As a 330ci owner it made my day to see this 🔥

9:54 the moment when u have 1sec till nex corner comes up, and misha is thinking bout answering work emails real quick. Classic misha

Awesome lap 👍 I'm glad the owner asked about the carousel, as I always wondered about it too but never asked.

I had a 330 manual in the early 2000. Springs. Intake. Exhaust. Clutch and many more mods. Then i shipped it to lebanon.. they were the best driving years of my life with it there.

So good to see this and thanks to Misha for uploading a video of what is normally considered to be a 'boring' car as there's so many of them!! Mine is a 2004 330ci Sport 6speed with B6 struts, Eibach springs, adjustable H&R ARB's, Quaife LSD (all installed and set up by Birds BMW), AD08RS Yoko tyres and loads of other upgraded parts (Powerflow s/s exhaust, PET bushes, brake lines / discs / pads, full ally cooling system, Dr VANOS upgrade, K&N induction kit etc etc), she's off to Redish Motorsport next week to have the rear end refreshed and their famed RACP strengthening kit installed....all for the next trip to the Ring in June!! I'm literally counting down the hours 😃

330ci ZHP is my daily driver and I drive it every where except off-road. 245k miles now, replaced with Koni Active(FSD replacement). Low maintenance and reliable. Next stop is 500k miles.

As a 2001 330CI owner (single owner) this makes me smile. I just rehaul the entire suspension and brake, and it drives well again. 18k miles.

I always love the videos of more sporty road cars which aren't heavily modified or sport versions like the M. The sense of speed is just different even from watching the videos. I also love how the consumption meter is always beyond the scale. Remembering of how the 320 I had driven a couple times sucked fuel, I bet you can watch the fuel needle move when pushing that much on the ring.

what a nice tourer… 2004 330ci convertible here… excellent video!

Sold mine 10 years ago. Brings back memories. Always made me feel happy

I own an E46 325ci. It's not as fast, but it's super fun to drive!

The E46 330 is a masterpiece, such a nice car to drive. I still remember how nice they felt when they were new! However one thing that buggs me is that you cant pull down the rear windows in the Coupe while in the Cabrio it is possible...

Mine are auto’s. A 323ci & 330ci. The plastics are always knackered but cost a fortune to replace from bmw. That was excellent as usual

Not sure what was working harder , the economy gauge or the rev counter , another fantastic video Misha

Love the e46 man, got one looking for 2nd one ^_^

I've owned the US version 4 door loved the car was a fantastic car to own

Love the vids. Been waiting for a 330ci to appear on the channel

Nice video , looked like a Misha Ying/yang on the cockpit , liked the wind noise , and the car handling seems nice:D

My friend owns a e46 330ci with 298000km on it and it just runs perfectly. Very little had to be done to the car, just standard stuff like the alternator and stuff. His 330 actually has gained 5hp over the years😂

@Misha Charoudin I bought 7 months ago an BMW E46 320 Ci (coupé not cabriolet), of 2002 2.2, M54B22, it's a great engine already.....the sound, the feeling drive it's one of the best thing than anyone could try, because I think than today, the E46 it's a little bit underrated I avoid the 2.0 with 150 hp, because it's slow, to incoming, the 2.2 it's perfect, mostly if you go to see how much costs the 325, 328 and 330

I used to have a dinan 328ci in topaz blue. Still one of my favorite cars.

Props to the guy. Refreshing to not see someone who has a car they cannot afford it run. This guy has done it right.

Great car in the best colour. I have a Mora Metallic E39 and this would be really nice next to it. Impressive driving again.

Put in a torsen lsd and that back end will be more stable. Plus the subframe reinforcement. 330ci platform is perfect

I have had 2 of them pull well for a daily driver 1000 revs up nice torque. from 4.5k they just wanna go, 231 bhp and 155mph restricted is a good gas.

Interior looks amazing

I love the ideology of the owner which is basically turning a fantastic car into its most possible factory like condition - like most of us folks would probably love to drive a stock, almost as it left a factory today, M3 or M5 cars just as the engineers and dev teams have intended to do, another stock-like mod an owner wants to probably do to an BMW car is to uh, to take the consumption needle and rip it out of the gauge and toss it as far as possible from the car and uh, make some blessings to your wallet...

Such a nice car and drive. The owner was visibly impressed!

E46 ❤ 😂 . Guys and girls is it just me or were dashboards and interiors far better in the 90’s , especially some Japanese in some cars . ??? Admittedly some of the new seats say in the M4 etc are actually awesome. .

Props and respect to the owner for putting in so much work to keep that thing PRESTINE!

I replace everything thats scratched.. pans over to a horribly curbed wheel. Edit he did say later they were his track tires. I just thought the timing was funny.

The owner was baffled. Absolutely mind blasted.

Nice car, love the purple. Owner entered a state of pure engagement, fun to see.

These cars can be very difficult to heel toe when you're not at almost full brake force, it is a testament to Misha's driving skills that he was able to figure it out in one lap. I on the other hand, have been driving manual for 2 months and every time I try to heel toe with little braking force I end up stabbing the brake pedal lol. The only times I've been able to successfully do it is at nearly full braking force which on the street is a little bit sketchy to say the least. I digress, your skills never cease to impress me Misha!

I rather enjoyed the owner's comments and questions.

i just bought an e46 330ci cabrio manual and its a perfect car

Just a month ago sold my first car E46 320d 110kw Touring 01 (428k km) rusty as hell and got myself E46 318ci ( 158k km ) 105kw in mint condition.. Just an amazing cruiser.

4:46 The amount of sadness i feel when this happens... and it happens a lot and always on the best parts 😵‍💫

Great video. I owend a 2002 330ci msport. Got to say they dont feel fast, until you check the speedo lol they are deceptive.

Dat was weer mooi om te zien.

Purple is the best color on E36 / e46 change my mind

Love the e46 Content Misha!

I miss my 330Ci. Great car. Thanks for the memories.

I can understand the owner, even from the video it looks scary fast at corners, especially Misha breaking late makes it even scarier lol

There is just something that calms me down when i see analog gauges . . .

I had a 330ci for my first car. It was such a good car, but as a high-school kid I never really appreciated it. Always yearned for more power.

trailing arm bushings by the wheel .

They are quite rare, already.. at least in my country. There were so many of them.. Great cars!

Seems like a great car, but it feels really slow due to the long diff ratio. I have the same engine in E36 and 3.38 final, and it still feels very long. Used to have a diesel diff 2.56 or something like that, and it was kind of amazing how well the engine pulls.

I’ve got a mint 330ci club sport with fairly low miles that hasn’t a squeak or rattle or leak of any sort i would love to take round the ring but maybe not like that 😂

One of the best channels on KZfaq right here

Saw a ZHP individual in a special Red Wine color on Shooting Brake auction 😋.

Owner of a 04 325xi touring as my daily. I wish I had a little more power, but overall it does everything I need and is just a fun driving and smooth handling car. Ive upgraded the brakes to 330i ones and will be upping the power in the future. I’ve driven lots of newer (06,09,14,17,21,) bmw 3 series and some 5’s and I much prefer mine in terms of how it looks and feels.

I’ve been waiting for this one

That’s it I’m keeping mine

This guy was ordering a new Bilstein suspension before misha was even done making the recommendation. I love it. What a great car. Good job with it man!

“The tires do a lot” promise it’s the driver mod misha lmao

That is one nice e46, arguably one of my favorite gens.

Are these guys brothers they look the same sound the same talk the same 😂

What a lovely car, the e46 is a cracker,especially with a m54b30

Oh damn, this guy is throwing some money at that E46 😵

From latvia nice!

Nice drive, nice car. It seems to run with thick oil like 10w-60 wich is for M3, that's why maybe is not revving as it should. But the owner should know better.

love the color!

i miss my e90 325i n52b25, amazing high rev engine! just lacks torque..so i am now dailying an 123D, reinforced all thats needed perfect!

@Misha Charoudin so now that you have tried a 330i coupe, would you like to try a manual 330i wagon of the same generation? just to compare :D i'm planning a full refresh of the car until the end of April, so hopefully it will be good enough to handle the ring with you behind the wheel!

I never owned one but I've driven a few different models of E36 and E46 when I was younger, absolutely amazing cars. When we were around 18 these cars sold for around 1500€ to 3000€ in Germany, to no surprise my generation absolutely destroyed them 😂 cheap car with lots of power, no money to actually maintain or repair it properly, no care for engine etc.... I now drive a 735i E38 and I love love love the quality of this car. Not as speedy as the E46 or E39 but still awesome feels. Loved to see someone drive this car so well.

Loved my old 330ci, there not the most powerful but its the diff that makes it seem slower 2.93 diff gives such long gearing.

I had an e46 330, and now have e90 and e92 325i and 335i, and I did love the e46, but I feel the e9x is stiffer. The 330i and 325i are/were both stock, so back to back I'd say the e46 was softer, more prone to oversteer more than was quick (very fun), and also more than I could handle in public (very irresponsible). The e90, however is SO confidence inspiring I have never been sideways in it unless going slow and doing it on purpose. I think e90 N52 is super underrated, and I'm glad because I may get another one when mine finally kicks the bucket.

My first car. I still have it after 10 years. Never gonna sell.

My guy racing with one hand: "Your phone!" 😂😂

If you've never replaced them I would suggest rear trailing arm bushings

Gracias a este vídeo compre un 330ci e46 , no es un m3 pero cuesta muchísimo menos 🥰

Geen genade voor de oliepompmoer 😂😂 heerlijk

I also track drive an E46 330i, with rollcage, but imo the 230hp are quiet slow. An M3 engine swap would really wake it up!

I miss mine 😭 selling it for an e90 was the worst mistake I ever made

Love that colour ! May I know the colour code?

Bilstein B16 rear shocks are very good!!! I only have them on rear and love the ride. Although I use them using it on softest setting. It's very great handling

Hi Misha! I’d love to see you drive an e91. I own one and would gladly give you mine but since I’m stationed in Sweden I’m not at the Nurburgring so often 😅

Tha thing is smooth AF

“Shift before 6000 revs..” Misha did that once 😂