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I drive a 135i, manual. I have driven some really beat-up E46s. One SMG and another a manual. My 135i suits me very well and I never intend to sell it. I do admit though that there is something special about the E46 M3.
Looked around, most were all pretty dinged and run to the ground. That one manual I drove had 150k miles on it. In its glory days I am sure it was a stunning car. The parking brake was non-existent, brakes needed to be fixed, convertible top barely worked., etc. The engine still worked just fine and I had a blast driving it. That car refused to die.
It is a shame BMW no longer makes those types of cars. As BMW continues to make new M models that are increasingly integrated with onboard computer systems, I feel they move further away from the visceral feel of those naturally aspirated engines and hydraulic steering racks that made those older E46 cars so special.
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