Never owned an E46 M3, but current owner of a (Euro) E36 M3 3.2.
I've always been an E36 guy and even though I like the E46 M3 very much, I never 'connected' with it that made me want one.
Although I would take a CSL any day, but these have gone for out of reach.
I'm the 4th owner. First one in Holland as I imported mine from Germany. It's 1 of 12 LHD AW on black M3 3.2 cabrio's.