[Tpriest7893]

Awesome cars! I just sold my e46 m3 recently and I had a 335i sold that and got a 2020 540i as I needed a better daily and a truck. Beautiful cars

[Cortexiphan]

That G82 looks amazing.
Future classic.

[Roth517]

Originally Posted by Sorai

how many miles on the 440 now? any issues? love the red on that m4

35K on it now. No issues. Great car. Thanks on the M4.

[Roth517]

Originally Posted by weingarm

I believe that red is Rosso Corsa

Correct. Individual color.

[Roth517]

Originally Posted by vcx

Is the e46 a manual ?

To me, what feels special about that car is not the power but the throttle response, especially when you hit arout 4k rpm and up.

And that's a car that you can push to redline without ending in jail instantly, which is cool.

Unfortunately, no, it is an SMG. I'm disabled (paraplegic), so a manual is not an option for me... But having driven it for the past few months, I have no issues with the SMG. I think it gets way more hate than it deserves. If you lift a little when it is about to shift, it's super smooth.

[Roth517]

Originally Posted by keylime503

Is that a standalone 3 car garage? Jealous!

Yessir! Thanks.

[Roth517]

Originally Posted by 8MW

Also jealous of the fact that the OP does not seem to have a wife nor kids, cause his stable would look very different.

You are correct, sir! Haha...

[Roth517]

Originally Posted by NGT2

The E46 styling is still what I think when I think “BMW”.

Agreed 💯 I mean, I love driving my G82, but look at the two of them together... I love driving and staring at the M3.

[BMWFanBoi]

Originally Posted by Roth517

I recently took pics of my BMWs together. I bought the 2018 440i in April 2022 as a CPO with 26K miles. I believe it has every option except the digital gauge cluster and ACC. It's my daily.

I took delivery of the G82 July 29, 2022. My post about it can be found here: https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1983395

Finally, last March, I bought the 2005 M3. I've wanted one since the concept was first shown in late 1999. This one had only 19,700 miles on it when I bought it. It was a two-owner car from Louisiana and is completely stock with the exception of Pagid cross-drilled rotors and an AFE air filter. The original owner ordered it without the premium package (but with power seats), so it's a rare slicktop. I had it shipped directly to EAG; they performed some mechanical work on it and also identified cosmetic issues that I have since addressed. I highly recommend EAG. They were great to work with, super methodical, and know literally everything about ///M cars. The M3 is way slow compared to either the 440i or the M4, but it's really fun to drive and the engine sounds sweet, especially at its 8,000 RPM redline.

PHOTO DUMP:

Nice! Love It! One question, midlife crisis or just wanted to go in a shopping spree? You bought all the cars within a few months of each other.

[Roth517]

Originally Posted by NotSharocks

I mean I'm biased as all hell but congrats on the pickup.

Truthfully, it's plenty of pep for really anything you need around town.

IMHO, anything over 300 hp for the street is unnecessary haha.

Also, it's scary how large new BMW's have gotten.

I agree with all that you wrote. The M3 is plenty quick even 20 years later. Plenty of passing power on two lane roads. It's not instantaneous power like in the M4, but it's fun to wind that S54 out!

[Roth517]

Originally Posted by BMWFanBoi

Nice! Love It! One question, midlife crisis or just wanted to go in a shopping spree? You bought all the cars within a few months of each other.

Fair question. So I sold my 2017 M4 three years ago and drove a one-owner, 52K mile E92 335i I picked up cheap Oct 2019 (pre-Covid used car price!). That allowed me to save money. I built the pictured garage in 2021 to house the then future M4. I was going to keep the E92 as my daily, but decided I needed something newer and more reliable because I sometimes have to travel long distances for work. So I sold the very clean 335i on Cars and Bids (and made a profit!) and bought the 440i.

Almost a year ago, the M4 came in and I thought I was good to go. Until I found myself looking at E46 M3s all winter... Cue midlife crisis. I just turned 46 and always wanted an E46 M3 (so the number matched!). I ran across this one on Autotrader one Friday night in March and the rest is history. YOLO, man. I'm good now, though... Haha

[Roth517]

My plates for the M4 and M3. If you know, you know... 🙂

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Very nice stable! From the garage itself to the fine machines it houses!

Continue to enjoy them all.

[ResIpsaLoquitur]

Originally Posted by Roth517

My plates for the M4 and M3. If you know, you know... 🙂

These are absolutely fantastic! IYKYK plates are my favorite.

[Berzerker]

I really miss my F32 440 sometimes. I had the MPPSK on it as well that thing was a real talker.

[Kevin_The_Clean1]

Just like man others have stated, I'm confident the E46 will age better than most car could ever imagine. Now we just need to figure out how to shoehorn all the G80 guts into one. Especially the S58...

[eff32fl]

Originally Posted by Berzerker

I really miss my F32 440 sometimes. I had the MPPSK on it as well that thing was a real talker.

Indeed the 440i with MPPSK is bliss. That's my current setup 😎

[NoMods]

E46 looks great. Classic.

[MiamiFan13]

Nice stable!!! Wow...the E46 looks even better next to the newer ones. It would be soooo hard for me not to daily drive it.

[tsbrown]

Originally Posted by Roth517

My plates for the M4 and M3. If you know, you know... 🙂

When I had my E90 M3 I wanted “S65B40” plates, but never got around to it.

[chicagofan00]

The E46 is what got me into BMW and M cars. It is such a timeless design and will always be what I think of when I hear BMW. I love my G80 (yes grille and all!) but this design will never hold a candle to the E46 design, IMHO. Great stable of cars, OP!

[Roth517]

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

The E46 is what got me into BMW and M cars. It is such a timeless design and will always be what I think of when I hear BMW. I love my G80 (yes grille and all!) but this design will never hold a candle to the E46 design, IMHO. Great stable of cars, OP!

Thanks and I'm with you 100%. I still remember standing in the grocery store, flipping through the car mags when the E46 M3 was brand new and on the cover of them all (in Phoenix Yellow). I love my G82 (don't love, don't hate the grills), but the M3 is the car I look back at more. The fender flares, the big mouth, the proper kidneys...