M3boi
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So after owning my 2007 350z HR for nearly 4 years, I decided it was time to try something different. I really loved the HR, it had all the right mods and was superb to drive. Made great power, brakes were amazing and handling was awesome for the minimal mods it had. It ate up the mountain passes.
But it was the second year of rona and car pricing was already on the up, so I decided to post it up for sale at the beginning of June last year. A week later, it was sold and I had made some decent money on it, even after the mods.
I already knew exactly what I wanted next. Something I remember looking at as a kid and absolutely loving. A Dakar Yellow E36 M3. I had already started looking at E36 M3's for sale long before I sold the Z, but every car I found and went to see and drive just wasn't up to my standard and needed LOADS of work. Which I'm not scared of doing, but things add up quickly with these cars, and I just didn't think it was worth spending that much money on a car that needed the amount of work I felt it did to get up to my standard.
I thought about it for a while, and decided to rather up my budget and get something that would most likely be in better condition, and also drive a whole lot better since I enjoy driving. I really did want that 90's experience of the E36, but ultimately I knew the E46 M3 would be the better car.
I remember seeing my first E46 M3 in person when I was 12 years old. A Silver Grey Metallic M3 on the 19" diamond cut wheels. Instant love affair. I hoped that one day I'd be able to own one.
After months of searching, a good friend of mine found me a car and arranged for me to have a look at it. He had sent me photos, and I already knew I HAD to have it.
The day I went to view and drive it for the first time:
I slept on it that night, but ultimately I knew I wanted the car.
We discussed pricing with the owner, and three days later I was the owner of this beautiful 2005 E46 M3, FSH with BMW with everything very well documented, and just under 98k kms.
Completely stock, barring a set of H&R lowering springs. Not perfect, but damn near close, and I knew I could easily get it looking and driving just the way I wanted.
But it was the second year of rona and car pricing was already on the up, so I decided to post it up for sale at the beginning of June last year. A week later, it was sold and I had made some decent money on it, even after the mods.
I already knew exactly what I wanted next. Something I remember looking at as a kid and absolutely loving. A Dakar Yellow E36 M3. I had already started looking at E36 M3's for sale long before I sold the Z, but every car I found and went to see and drive just wasn't up to my standard and needed LOADS of work. Which I'm not scared of doing, but things add up quickly with these cars, and I just didn't think it was worth spending that much money on a car that needed the amount of work I felt it did to get up to my standard.
I thought about it for a while, and decided to rather up my budget and get something that would most likely be in better condition, and also drive a whole lot better since I enjoy driving. I really did want that 90's experience of the E36, but ultimately I knew the E46 M3 would be the better car.
I remember seeing my first E46 M3 in person when I was 12 years old. A Silver Grey Metallic M3 on the 19" diamond cut wheels. Instant love affair. I hoped that one day I'd be able to own one.
After months of searching, a good friend of mine found me a car and arranged for me to have a look at it. He had sent me photos, and I already knew I HAD to have it.
The day I went to view and drive it for the first time:
I slept on it that night, but ultimately I knew I wanted the car.
We discussed pricing with the owner, and three days later I was the owner of this beautiful 2005 E46 M3, FSH with BMW with everything very well documented, and just under 98k kms.
Completely stock, barring a set of H&R lowering springs. Not perfect, but damn near close, and I knew I could easily get it looking and driving just the way I wanted.
