03-31-2020, 06:30 AM | #24 |
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Loved my e46 M3, even liked the SMG. Funny that some folks think the s55 sounds better, probably think the s85 or the Lexus LF A are too zingy.
For me, just ahead of the e92 M3, and way ahead of the f82. Just a class machine.
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Owned her and F80 at the same time and found myself wanting to drive the E46 more, especially when going for canyon runs, etc. Wish I still had one
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I'd choose E46 M3 over any other BMW. I recently sold E92 M3 to get another E46. And I think S54 is the best sounding BMW ever made. That is of course very personal thing.
Subframe - easy fix. Bearings - easy fix for con rod, for main you need to get the engine out but hey, those last eaisily 200k kilometers. And besides We're talking about 2000's engine that had crazy revs, and crazy bhp/liter. It still has, compare to a new 718 GTS 4.0. Vanos - easy fix. And actually this was made worse with July 2003 engine upgrade.
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In comparison to what exactly? Your 340? Because that would be a joke, B58 sounds like nothing with over exaggerated exhaust burbles to create some sense of internal combustion happening in the background
Last time I checked all the F series BMW's were the worst sounding BMW's produced to date nobody has ever associated the S54 engine with sounding bad other than the rasp which is easily remediable.
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E92 m3 is the best sounding m3. S65 v8
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I see one E46 M3 and one E39 M5 parked on Roosevelt island the time, never run into the owners though...
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03-31-2020, 09:38 AM | #31 |
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Ohh my, oh my. This is so true 😂 mostly the part about E92...or S4... i actually own S4 😂 but only to talk shit about it.
Well i never looked back, and had one... still have the v8 in one car... just don't get that hype around 8's sound.
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I had an E46 M3 up until a couple months ago and I actually did have more fun driving it compared to my e92 M3. If I wasnt supposed to move out of country I would have probably kept it. I hope to find a clean one again one day. As for the video, nicely done but all of the slammed m3s look like crap to me. I had to shut it off within the first minute.
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That sounds at high revs is just music to my ears!
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