BMW E46 M3 Road Test

[@rabmc]

I literally have the exact same car, except csl wheels. Owned it for 8yrs now, it can be an emotional rollercoaster of spending and doing things but the sheer attachment I have developed for the car and the longest car by far I’ve ever owned tells you something.

[@Whackypads]

O yes sir 👏 the only bmw worth having. Love the old e46 M3 and that sound 👌 😍

[@ProjectNigel]

Yep, it's very engaging

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Excellent video Paul 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@General_Cheeseburger]

I had two E36 coupes, one in the same colour as your test car. They were great, regrettably I didn't have an M3, but 335D was an awesome bit of kit. Nearly as fast as an M3 in "real world" driving, but 55MPG without too much trouble. Amazing car.

[@aslandama]

Nice review, I'd never even driven a BMW till I was 60 nearly two years ago. I'd always loved the sound of the straight 6, so when a friend of mine offerred me his for a reasonable price just over a year ago I couldn't resist, as I saw it then , I'd be scratching an old itch. I still have mine and it's just the 320ci 2.2 but he vanos is great. These really are good fun driving cars but also really torquey daily drivers, not quite as fast or hooligan like my Alfa 145 Cloverleaf but it is back wheel drive. I have no plans to get rid soon, mine is the convertible type with 144k miles but with well documented history.

[@danpeters7850]

Very nice looking car i think these look some how better than the newer model very fast car

[@connorh4104]

Awesome review mate!

[@D.Dastardly]

Hmmm ... harking back to the days when BMW made actual cars!😀

[@stevenmanning6884]

I drove a friends back from having it serviced, and I fell in love with it But I knew I couldn't afford one when I saw the cost of the service. But if you can afford the running cost then they'd be brilliant. It handled the twisty country roads with ease. I remember it egged me on to go faster which I had to refrain from as it wasn't mine. But I remember that exhaust tone.

[@adebrade172]

I had a BMW 140i five years ago, that had 350 ponies under the bonnet, bloody licence loser.

[@Mr330d]

Can’t imagine how fast that would be . I had a E46 330d mapped to 235BHP and it filled the clock

[@Dino_Dad.]

Well, you probably know my opinion..nice Review to start the year off 👍

[@ProjectNigel]

You like Audi. Therefore, you hate BMW? 😅

[@Dino_Dad.]

@ProjectNigel how dare you, I'm telling Johnny 2 Audi's??🤔🤔

[@johnny2scoobs197]

@@Dino_Dad.I love a BMW. Would happily trade the A6 for an E39 😬

[@petea7323]

As a former owner of an E46 330i, I only got a taste of the money I needed to pour into them to keep them running well. I’d hate to think of the cost of running an M3. Beautiful but expensive.

[@owenleeming1836]

Great car

[@TrevorBuick]

We had a E46 320d SE and it was the best car ever

[@Mr330d]

330d better in every way lol

[@BlackLines]

They're beautiful but I think if I had to I'd have a 335d - almost as much power, twice as much fuel economy and cheaper insurance. Although the M3 does sound lovely.

[@Jhonjhonray]

Id be happier with my 120d…………

[@MarkTheVicar]

Nice car, love a BMW straight 6, especially the diesel. £30k.....good grief

[@richardhowlett7398]

About as good as it got for BMW

[@ProjectNigel]

Pretty much.

[@KarlHamilton]

Close, those hand built M5s were probably peak BMW.

[@TrevorBuick]

Nowadays I'd rather have a Kia/Hyundai than pay for a beemer

[@alextoft9199]

I hate it, and everything stands for 😂 no rationale I just do. Great review, though. It's clearly a fantastic car, just not for me. 😄

[@ProjectNigel]

🤣🤣

[@windymiller5058]

At last, the BMW content we've all been craving. BMW knew to tone the madness down for the 3 Series because that's where all the money was. I'm a big fan of the BMW 3 Series. I've had at least one of every generation up to the F30 so I'm very much looking forward to hearing all about how terrible they are in these comments 😀

[@ProjectNigel]

I did enjoy that comment

[@stepheng8779]

How do you find the indicators? I don't mean how good are they, I mean how do you find them, please let your fellow drivers know 👍

[@Khar_Toba]

What's your favourite 3 series?

[@windymiller5058]

@@stepheng8779I think you have to get a monthly subscription for them on new BMWs. I actually think having BMWs made me personally better at indicating because I didn't want people to think I was one of 'them' 😊

[@windymiller5058]

@@Khar_TobaIt would be a tie between a 6 cylinder E30 or a 330/335d E91. Do you have a favourite?