BMW E46 DAILY DRIVER REVIEW! Best First Car? Ep5

[@Jerem3iah]

As an e46 m3 vert owner, so worth buying it. It’s my first car and I feel very content about this car. This car is just timeless

[@l3gacy]

how's it holding up? i'm really thinking about getting one as my first car but whenever i hear someone talk about maintenance costs i get nervous. i'm willing to learn how to repair all of it and, i figure it's better i learn now before i get a full time job. i've found a few with under 100k miles in my price range and i needa know if i should do it

[@Jerem3iah]

@@l3gacy well, I haven’t had anything too crazy broken. I had some guys do a valve adjustment for me. The only thing that has broken is the salmon relay and that is only $20. She only has 50k miles and the previous owner kept the car in good shape. I need to get the rod bearings done and the subframe can wait a little while. Cars don’t rust here where i live and my m3 doesn’t have any rust. Besides those two major maintenance issues, these cars aren’t too hard to work on. When I bought mine, it was around 12k. You can find these m3’s for cheaper but when you get to the 100k range, they come around 7k where I am. As long as you can get connections or if you don’t beat these cars up so much, they can last for a loooooonnnggg time. You also just need to wait a few minutes for the oil to warm up and engine too because of rod bearings. That will make the rod bearings last a longer time.

[@l3gacy]

@@Jerem3iah thank you very much, that's really reassuring. i'm dead set on getting an e46 now

[@josue7_lux]

Is it expensive to maintain

[@Jerem3iah]

@@josue7_lux for the m3, the rod bearings, the subframe, and valve adjustment are the expensive stuff.

[@stylerunner2959]

The E46 is slept on 💯

[@jspeedracing]

Style Runners oh for sure 🔥 Andy’s is awesome. I might have to get my hands on one soon

[@stylerunner2959]

@@jspeedracing I have you know, my name is Andy too lol. We both have E46 too haha

[@jspeedracing]

Style Runners oh right on man!

[@letsplayclassicgames5024]

I have had three e36's over the past 12 years (currently have a 328i) and just got a e46 330i sedan (automatic, but it was a free car) last week. I still hold e36's highly, but I have really enjoyed the e46 over the past week. The interior holds up much better than e36, and I love all the little comforts like heated seats and better stereo and such. And the car drives fantastic, definitely feels like a road trip worthy vehicle after a few prevenative maintenance items. The 330 definitely feels super close power wise to my old 95 M3. I think this is a great car for the money, I just hope they stay cheap long enough for me to save a few.

[@jspeedracing]

LetsPlayClassicGames Hey man. Oh that’s awesome. Ya we’ve just started getting into E46’s and have been impressed so far! More videos to come 👍

[@StevoHDA]

my favorite thing about the car is the amount of visibility it has, along with the space within to aid with those who are easily claustrophobic (unless you're over 6ft) and how small the car is overall making it very noticeably easier to drive than the e92. though e92 will be my next car because the car was made more solid, interior lasts much longer and the engines (325, 330) are more solid with less annoying maintenance

[@jspeedracing]

We love our E46 330i's! SO much fun for cheap!

[@kylep3759]

I kept my stock muffler on and did a resonator delete, with eBay headers it sounds great. I had the muffler delete too at one point but it was too much so I put it back on. It’s perfect now

[@brianc9036]

e46 is am excellent car for enthusiasts and DIYers. I'm not going to lie things go wrong with this car with regards to oil leaks and the cooling system. But there are so many resources out there now to tackle these things its incredible.

[@jspeedracing]

Yes! The E46 is such a great car for the money

[@E36_boat]

As an e46 coupe and e36 vert owner I say e46 is an amazing driving car compared to my e36 I have a 330ci and it got 45k miles and I got it at 32K mile❤️

[@E36_boat]

@@mislavkonjik2827 stock to stock yea

[@treybilbo3385]

Thanks for the vid, high quality conversation abt the need to know stuff

[@jspeedracing]

trey bilbo sure thing trey! Glad you enjoyed it 👍

[@oldschool9333]

I got my e46 for 3k at 70k miles it was a steal only thing it needed was blower motor resister. But of course after time I’ve put a lot more money into it doing all the preventive maintenance

[@jspeedracing]

Awesome brother!

[@chriscothran130]

How much more

[@oldschool9333]

@@chriscothran130 don’t know exactly it’s my main build rn prob putting around 8 grand into it when i get all my parts

[@bigkeg9173]

Good drone and roller footage 👍

[@jspeedracing]

Big Keg We’ve been trying to make some improvements 👌👌

[@TimursYT]

E46 are very nice and would love to own one

[@jspeedracing]

TimursYT Andy’s is super clean. I might need to get my hands on one soon so we can squad out 👍

[@TimursYT]

@@jspeedracing Andy's Is very nice you definitely need one bro

[@klaspeppar5619]

I kind of want a e46. The thing is every time i see a e46 when I’m out in my Volvo P24 S60 the dumb side of my brain goes, “smoke it”, “smoke it now”.

[@jspeedracing]

do ittttt!

[@dugwthree]

i bought one for the manual transmission. have a 323. power is very adequate. My car was already modified. has a Dinan kit and is lowered. not certain of all the mods

[@jspeedracing]

Cool man. great car

[@vroeniedik]

Those shots in the beginning of the vid 😍

[@jspeedracing]

Thanks bro, much love

[@blackpassenger]

did you say, "not buy oem parts?" I think you meant, not buy OM parts. OEM (original equipment manufacturer) is the way to go. I love my e46. just smashed it up on a wall two nights ago though. nooooot happy. bought it back in 2016 in tokyo for 1120,000 yen, 1100 bucks. a 2000 320 with, get this, 22k miles on it. Now it has 53k on it. just installed a new throttle body after getting the eml light and limp mode. It now needs a new EGS. Gear light came on after a long drive last monday, but it went off when i restarted the car. It also needs a new asc+t (abs) module. the pump failed. very common e46 problem. I dont recommend getting a used module. you should get your module rebuilt instead. I recommend rebuilding the EGS too.

[@jspeedracing]

Sorry to hear that man. You can go OEM if you want. I was mainly talking about for people trying to get into one as cheap as possible. We have run ebay parts for years and overall, they are great. Ill look into that EGS. Thanks brother

[@josephyamada9893]

Want i want to do to my 330ci is make it bulletproof and take almost all of the plastic crap that breaks, so in a sense i would like a video where we can make changes for the best, for example the mishimoto expansion tank, etc.

[@jspeedracing]

That's a good idea. I just picked up another 330. We are going to make twin drift cars! More vids coming sooN!

[@paisafuckaman]

hey was just wondering what it’s like owning a 330ci ? i’m going to buy one soon and have been extremely curious about the reliability and cost of maintenance on the car ? would really appreciate your feedback

[@poepkanaal]

i bought my 328i for 4900 euros a bit to much but i am happy with it especially if iys my first bmw

[@jspeedracing]

Congrats man!! 👍

[@robertsdmitrocenko]

Could you do a video about the Barnfind e36?Update

[@jspeedracing]

Good idea!

[@star_fazer2974]

Where do I find that front bumper? I like the way it looks

[@larsonspeegle7648]

I’m curious I have a e36 inline 6 and I’m trying to find a muffler that makes it a little louder but still sound decent not like a straight pipe?

[@jspeedracing]

Just do a muffler delete

[@bigkeg9173]

Andy's car looks awesome 👍 Good video V10 next 😎

[@jspeedracing]

Big Keg haha thanks BK

[@thehbkboy]

Where do I get does headlights and side lights from any links ?

[@jspeedracing]

Stock

[@thehbkboy]

Thank you

[@spelabofficial]

Hey, Is there any update about the exhaust muffler?

[@jspeedracing]

Oh hey, i completely forgot about it. Ill find something to put it on one of these days

[@BoschhammerActual]

Cool beginning montage but the fuck is that music 😂

[@jspeedracing]

Thank you 🙂

[@hakukuze7947]

Be careful with eBay after market parts though. Do your research, especially with the engine parts.

[@jspeedracing]

True, but we have ran ebay stuff for years now on our budget builds and we've never had a failure. Just don't get maxpeeding rods coilovers lol.

[@hakukuze7947]

@@jspeedracing Yes, but you don't want some poor cooling system parts and such and if you want it to last, I would research who are the good manufacturers. Ebay is great, but just be aware where stuff is made, how good they are in long term and research the vendor. You don't want to have long term issues that peer their ugly head and you find out later you should have spent a little more money before to save tons later.

[@evanpelkey7864]

Where in the hell do you live to find a nice e46 for 2500

[@jspeedracing]

Oklahoma... land of the inexpensive lol

[@hussamazzabi4218]

330's make 226hp?

[@jspeedracing]

something like that haha

[@nyc_-qm5kd]

225 lol

[@nyc_-qm5kd]

I got eBay turbo for 750$ making 400hp right now with eBay headers and 93 tune on my 05 325xi

[@jspeedracing]

@@nyc_-qm5kd oh man that sounds awesome. I am soooo ready to do that!

[@robertwalker7010]

Agg it’s ok.

[@jspeedracing]

they are great :) especially for the money