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Re: Gorgeous BMW E46 in Imola Red; Truely Stunning
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Klasse Act
Me too, although I'm also partial to Phoenix Yellow as well.
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Re: Gorgeous BMW E46 in Imola Red; Truely Stunning
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DFB
Me too, although I'm also partial to Phoenix Yellow as well.
A rare color itself
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Perfect and awesome reflections Very nice. Especially that side shot. You definitely honor the name "Reflective Surfaces".
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Re: Gorgeous BMW E46 in Imola Red; Truely Stunning
I am/was interested in shopping for one of these good looking M3 E46 models................
My friend who owns a repair shop and has significant German Car Experience advises
that ALL these cars have STUPID expensive brake rotors and ALL the misc repair maintenance parts
are $$$$$$$ not too mention hourly labor dependent upon what you can/will do yourself
Share YOUR maintenance/repair thoughts/ideas/realities
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Great work on a beautiful car! I’m a sucker for the e46. Wife and I both drive 330i bimmers. Hers is a loaded 03, and mines an 05 alpine white ZHP. One of the best cars BMW ever made, IMO.
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Re: Gorgeous BMW E46 in Imola Red; Truely Stunning
Originally Posted by
DetailDrivenEugene
Great work on a beautiful car! I’m a sucker for the e46. Wife and I both drive 330i bimmers. Hers is a loaded 03, and mines an 05 alpine white ZHP. One of the best cars BMW ever made, IMO.
Alpine white ZHP -- rare bird. Hang onto that beaut!
Totally agree about the E46 model. I've dabbled with newer models and boomeranged back to E46. It's just right for me.
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Re: Gorgeous BMW E46 in Imola Red; Truely Stunning
Originally Posted by
TTQ B4U
So my friend Rick who I've done several other cars for brought me his baby. This is hands-down the very best looking car for it's age that I've seen in a long while and perhaps the most desirable for me to pick if I could hand-pick one to have of my own. Truly timeless and stunning IMO. Inside and out this car is in better shape finish wise than most 1-2 year old cars I've seen. The Nappa Leather is as fine and soft and like new as the year is rolled off the line.
This is his 2002 BMW M3 in Imola Red. As you can see, it has several subtle but tasteful modifications. What you can't see is the small VF Supercharger system located under the hood. I can't speak first-hand to it's performance but just a roll down the street to turn it around I can feel it's added power and torque ready to jump off the line. This one sounds awesome too but dare I say it looks better than it sounds.
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TTQ B4U - As always, when you do it you really do it right! Looks fantastic.
Nice to hear on the leather - I've seen a handful of these where the leather's gotten super stiff - not sure what they do to them...
Those S54 Engines in the E46's are pretty sweet. You mention the sound - in my experience, I don't know if I've run into an engine whose sound can change so much depending on what exhaust is on it. Some can sound very good, and I've had some come through that just sound terrible.
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CamarosRus
I am/was interested in shopping for one of these good looking M3 E46 models................
My friend who owns a repair shop and has significant German Car Experience advises
that ALL these cars have STUPID expensive brake rotors and ALL the misc repair maintenance parts
are $$$$$$$ not too mention hourly labor dependent upon what you can/will do yourself
Share YOUR maintenance/repair thoughts/ideas/realities
I work at an independent shop that does mainly BMW - If you're looking for an E46 M, definitely invest in a prepurchase inspection from a trustworthy/knowledgeable source. The more time passes, the more I'm seeing them with the bodies tearing at the rear subframe mounts. Also make sure it's had proper service (valve adjustments, oil changes at an actual reasonable interval, etc).
Checked brake pricing, it's not really much different than any BMW.
Let me know if you ever have any Q's on them. I've seen one or two.
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Re: Gorgeous BMW E46 in Imola Red; Truely Stunning
I absolutely love the ZHP cars, especially in saloon form. They just look so good. It's a car I always check on in regards to the market.
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