Jerez said:
Now that I have your attention, I was wondering if there are E46 M3 owners on the forum as its known as one of the best built M cars out there , apart from the SMG gearbox.
Want to know about feel and poise of the car compared to the standard one and perhaps stories of any shoot outs you may have had.
Was thinking of getting one
Pics would be great too.
This reply is in response to the above... as I am not sure if you are referring to a CSL or a normal M3
I have owened a e46 323i, both Na and supercharged... and I can tell you,the M3 is another beast. Completely different car. Doesn't feel anywhere the same. Even tho my Supercharged 323i could stick with some M3's, it just wasn't the same feeling. The 323i was massaged and refined, the M3 is RAW. The doors are heavy, they make a big CLUNK noise when you open or close them, nothing soft about it.
Driven slowly, its comfortable and can get you from A to B with no fuss, very similar to the other ///M cars when driven like a granny, but it has this connection with the ground surface that I have not felt in any other car I've ever driven, be it 135i or e92 M3, yes, I said it, even the V8 M3 doesn't feel as connected to the ground as the e46. Its very Raw... The car talks to you, you feel very connected to it. Like I mentioned, the doors sound Brutish, the whole car is built that way, to give off this bad ass "I don't do soft" image. My 323i when supercharged was damn fast and fun, but it was lacking in the communication with the road sector.
Sure my ///M3 has Bilstein PSS10 Coilovers and Stoptech big brakes, and it corners like a machine, but overall, the car is just legendary. There aren't many words to describe it really.
