Picking up the E46 M3 Tomorrow!

Steve

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Well hopefully

Have had massive problems with my bank being idiots and messing up my loan (nothing to do with me as my credit rating etc is top notch, just admin errors, grr) and finally got the dosh today and a bankers draft for the car.

Was going to get it today but the dealer called to say that ther was a further problem with the Sat Nav :(

When I tested the car the SATNAV didn't work and when I pressed the disc eject button no disc appeared so we all assumed there wasn't one so the Dealer ordered one.

Turns out it was in there but the unit had died so he stuck it into the local main dealer to get it changed. I then got a call today to say that they changed it but it appears the headunit/screen died with it so they are getting another one and fitting it tomorrow morning.

I know I shouldn't but I feel bad for the Dealer as this is costing him the best part of £2000, what with the £300+ he spent fully stripping and repolishing the alloys and then respraying the front and rear bumpers (at my request due to minor marks) he has spent a fair old whack on geting the car up to scratch.

He has been so apologetic for the delays and has allways said that he will only sell a car in the condition that he would want his own car to be in, and that his reputation is very important to him.

As I am only paying £20,000 for the car which is a bargin I hope he didn't pay too much for it himself otherwise he won't be making jack on it :P

I know that none of this is my prob and he is clearly minted (he drives a new M5 and was looking for yachts last year) but he is a top bloke.

Still tomorrow should be the day and I will be going camera crazy so 90% of you can cry at the colour and the other 10% can love it like me ;)
 
My best mate has my e36 now and lives near the king Alfred swimming pool so you will see that rolling about. I live in the 'slade so you may have seen it around there.

There are 3 other Estoril blue coups and 1 vert that I have seen in Brighton but my old one is the only one with AC Schnitzer Type II 18s on

I did go for the marmite like Pheonix Yellow as for me that is what a e46 M3 should be like the Estoril blue was for the e36 M3

Performance wise they are 343bhp but unlike the e36 m3 they do get closer to that on the dyno. The e3 feels more raw and the e46 more civilised but is still mad when you go for it. Speed wise they are around .5 sec faster to 60 than the e36 but this is more to dowith the higher rev limiter and shorter gear ratios to take this into account.

Rotty
If you still are looking to get you wheels redone I will get the details of who did the ones on mine and take pictures of them as they were a bit curbed and the centres on the rears had started to go milky in tru m3 stylie ;)

Info taken from my old thread who missed it (colour of car looks off in this pic, impossible colour for the camera to capture it seems)

2001 BMW M3
Manual 6 speed, Coupe,
47,000 miles
FSH 3 BMW 1 specialist
Metallic Phoenix Yellow,
19" Alloys,
Full Black Leather,
Satellite Navigation,
AirconClimate Control,
Cruise control,
Electric Memory Seats,
Electric mirrors,
Electric windows,
Electric sunroof,
Headlight washers,
Harmon Kardon Sound System,
Park distance control

And all for £19,790 (Main Stealer wanted 25k for same age but higher milage car)

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Only been tugged once in the e36 by the fuzz (fnarr fnarr) an I was a speeding.

Most peeps leave ou alone in the m3 as it does command respect from car and non car lovers a like.

Although I did get hasseled by an AMG SLK55 which did out perform me but still couldn't lose me ;)

A Clio 172 thought he was on a winner as he nailed it away from me around a curved sliproad but I just didn't fancy doing multiple 360s down the road as it was raining, got onto the straight and gave him a nod as I powered by effortlessly in 6th :)

Skywalker

going for a jolly with the misses as she is going to test drive a Boxter
 
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Boooo car is still with the main dealer as the satnav is still fubar'd still I want it to be right.

The dealer has been so apologetic, he is even going to drive it down to me (80ish miles) when it is done on Tuesday (hopefully)

oh well :(

Will have loads of pics up when I get her peeps don't you worry!

As for the wheels they are genuine optional extras, the 18s are nice as more of a dark polished grey but far too small for the big arches. Also with the black inside edges and flatish face they are a doddle to keep clean ;)

19 M3 alloys
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Zip said:
Nice car :cool:

Your not going to remove the buttons like you said you were going to still are you?
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lol I have somewhat calmed down on the buttons after my normal over-reaction ;)

Still dislike them with a passion but am looking just to get the blighters to initially start with sport mode on and DSC off, but leaving them there so in poor conditions I can turn DSC back on (snow/ice etc)

I learnt to respect both my bike and my e36 m3 due to the tail happy nature of both, being able to stick the pedal to the floor and just let DSC sort it out will never let you master the car and promotes poor throttle control.

Also I like the back stepping out at roundabouts etc, I know you can turn it off but sometimes I will be already going around the thing when I fancy dabbing the throttle for some slidy slidy fun, not the best time to lung for the DSC button.

I allways let my car/bike warm up but I do drive them hard everyday (blah blah child killer etc), thats why I bought them and not something sensible. Every set of lights just makes me smile when I catch a red as I know my sences are about to get a treat.

I love driving, even if I am just going to work, I pay for the extra wear and tear with pleasure and do not skimp on anything, if she needs it she gets it.
 
The Kiwi and Pheonix Yellow combo is a bit hardcore even for me.

The Black Leather will take a while to get used to as it feels a bit clostrophobic after the light and airy dove grey/silver of the e36

Imola red looks the nuts in a Steal Grey or Cosmo Black M3
 
No going to sleep tonight, feel like a kid before christmas!

Had it confirmed the car is being driven to my work tomorrow!!!

Apparantly the prob with the new Sat NAV was it needs to be coded to the rest of the car so hey have to hook the car up and download the car software from BMW again to get it all to match

You would think a Main Dealer would have known this from the offf not 3 days later, one way to get more labour charges I supose (not that I am paying :D)
 
not killed my last one so not planing on binning this one just yet ;)

I paid £1100 FC @ 27 with 2YNCB on my e36 M3 the e46 at over twice the value is only another £60.05 for the remaing 6 months of my policy with Bell Direct.

will have 3 no claims after this so should be sub £1000, might traker it to

not bad at all
 
DreXeL said:
Absolutely gorgeous car, and in the best colour too. Congrats :cool:
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Cheers chap, the colour is fantastic I kinda Hate it as much as I love it but that makes it all the better. :D


Skywalker said:
sweet , finally, You picking me up after you finish work then

Give us a bell when your free as i would love to come have a look
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Tom has bought my old one and my other friend had bought his e36 320 so we will be going fo a mini cruise to somewhere scenic for some photo whoring, you are welcome to bring the Accord dude

I suppose another Brighton meet could be arrange (properly this time ;))
 
That one on pistonheads seems to have no Sat Nav which would put 99% of people off.

No car today :(

apparantly it wouldn't take the software update because the previous owner had tried to do some for mof update that failed leaving the car with an intresting mixture of software versions or something.

The main dealer had to get BMW UK to dig out ye oldie software so as to flash the car back to factory level, so that they could then update to the latest version.

The update can take up to 8 hours!!!

I think they need to get of the 2400baud modems and get broadband!!!! ;)

Oh well should be tomorrow now
 
everything has been going wrong the last month

One of the guys who works at my gym has been giving me crap for months and has really upset my ex and my new misses so today he made a comment and I totally lost it.

I had to walk away as I was going to chin him, I am so not like that.

My misses sister was there and she was really shocked. Think she has a bad (unjust) opinion of me now. He has been riding me for months and today was the wrong day for him to do it :(
 
Replicant said:
What kinda crap, (yes i'm nosy) the staff at my gym tend to keep themselves to themselves unless you ask for advice etc.
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lol

Basically he was proper stalking my current GF and went round telling everyone that I cheated on my ex with her. Hes a freak and I have been ignoring him.

He is a renound perv on the women and I know loads of people who have left because of him, no one will complain as management love him.

It is a real gossip den my gym :p
 
To stubbon, why should I when I have done nothiung wrong, rather stay and make him feel awkwad with my sheer presence ;)

They are deffinatly coming down in price soa year or two should see another few K coming off

The e36 M3 is still a very good buy and one that I would highly recomend
 
forgot to update

Still not released for the Main dealer

what sat nav problem following replacing ALL the hardhwere requires them to thave the car 6 days!!!!

Muppets

Still once I get it I will forget all about this and get on loving the car

Maybe tomorrow aye ;)
 
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