Why I'm Selling my DREAM E46 M3

Sad times lads! The M3 is sold. In today's video I explain why I've sold what was in theory my pin-up-poster dream car.
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[@The.Armament]

Thanks for being honest with your reasons, you're definitely doing the best thing in prioritizing the house purchase. I unfortunately had to sell my FK8 to have enough for the house deposit. Last year I purchased the house and am very happy with how it's appreciated in value. I'm now looking for an investment property and I've also purchased another FK8 🤣 Fun can always come later - establishing yourself comes first. Good luck with it all 🙂

[@KiwiCarLife]

See there ya go! Prime example of putting the right priorities in first and now you can buy another one! That’s what I hope to do

[@partyatmyfuneral1]

Content relating to affordable cars is the reason I’m watching Kiwi Car life and not Car Influencers like like Shmee and Adam Lz!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah hence why I wanna get back to that sorta stuff

[@partyatmyfuneral1]

@@KiwiCarLife In your defence this, hasn't been that far off the mark either. Keep up the good content man, really enjoy it as a fellow enthusiast in Melbourne Aus.

[@jt_goddard1816]

I can tell you now saving up for a house is the wise choice especially in this market

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah, that’s part of it but in a future episode I’ll also explain another major part of my life that’s changing

[@JohnStevensonGalvin]

Definitely a true classic, thumbs up for being a straight shooter about the highs and lows of everyday life

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks man

[@fred3527]

A lot of people change their cars regularly, and at a great cost to themselves. If you can change cars and make a profit, then you have the best of both worlds. A constant stream of new cars, plus a small profitable business. Hell yea.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah exactly fortunately I haven’t lost money on that many cars, most I’ve broken even or made money on

[@fred3527]

@@KiwiCarLife Well done. Enjoy the ride.

[@thatguyben3128]

_For a 23 year old you’ve been fortunate to have experienced so many great cars and your priorities of buying a house are well thought out, I got no doubt you’ll be back in the saddle of something entertaining in no time 👍🏼👍🏼_

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@thatguyben3128 yeah even the replacement for this I reckon is cool, it’s just a bit cheaper haha.

[@rluccci5133]

Nothing could ever top the feeling of you selling earl the accord, but it's also proof of how far this channel has come

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah old Erl was a bit of a beast huh! But gotta keep moving up

[@zeroyon4562]

Sound plan!! I’ve had loads of nice cars over the years, but 3 years ago moved to a nice small town, built a house and now drive a shitbox. And couldn’t be happier. Houses are more rewarding than cars, pulling up to the house- that you own- is a high on its own, imo. My only regret is I didn’t do it sooner.

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@zeroyon4562 yeah man I think it’s possible to still enjoy driving an affordable car while also make other life purchases. Glad you hear you’re doing well and are happy!

[@Vikturus22]

car flipping can be very fun. My friend and I go halves on cars down here in CHCH And we flip cars alot. Most recent was a 2014 Q5 we bought for $7000 and sold for $14000. I wish you all the best for the near future

[@KiwiCarLife]

That’s epic man! Yeah that’s what I plan to do, but I’ll actually get registered as a dealer. Plus it’ll give me lots of interesting cars to make content with

[@JamieBu]

Best of luck with your deposit on a house, love your content ❤

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks man

[@The_Noticer.]

Full agree mate, same reason I didn't buy an FK8 CTR either. Just couldn't justify owning a car of that price, with the amount of fun you can have with a "cheaper" car.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah for sure

[@bobbieluij]

Currently own a fiesta ST mk7.5 and am looking for something new, sadly everything is so much more expensive and maybe even less fun (seat leon Cupra, Hyundai i30N)

[@KiwiCarLife]

i30N would be a nice upgrade

[@keno88]

I feel we need a fleet update and a video showing all the cars you have. Almost a Hoovie type video 👍🏼

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah I’ve got that in the pipelines!

[@briannguyen9217]

I have 2011 E90 M3 at 129k miles. Pretty happy :) For the house, depends what you buy. It is like a car. You’ll need to do a lot of maintenance and try your best not to hoard things. I see that way too often.

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@briannguyen9217 nice man!

[@lachlanmax]

Sad to hear, I'm in a similar boat. Have the money/income to buy a more expensive, fun performance car but we're really trying hard to save up for a house and start a family. Wanted an E46 M3, but I'll go for a manual 330CI instead, much more affordable and still a heap of fun. Modding it will also be less stressful compared to ruining a classic M3.

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@lachlanmax yeah honestly man a manual 330ci will give you 80% of the fun for 20% of the price.

[@dobargento9480]

Hey chap! I have a question, I have a Honda Odyssey RB1 Type M 2004, it’s the very basic model, it has a k24a2 engine, makes a weird noise, but apart from that, would you recommend me modifying it and of course fixing it, but should I modify it and enjoy it or should I sell it and buy myself a Honda Accord Euro 2006? Because I like the Odyssey but the interior is not the one I like the most, has like this old wood style which makes it look like a grandma car. Appreciate your videos! I’m in New Zealand too.

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@dobargento9480 hey man, the Accord is definitely going to drive a lot better, if you don’t need the space of the ody I’d try find a nice nz new accord euro with black interior and modify that instead.

[@dobargento9480]

@@KiwiCarLifethanks bud, you are the best!

[@bubbles4136]

M3 will be missed. But I see your point in moving towards a more "mature" goal. I spose, as long as you're happy and the content continues to flow, we can't ask for much more. Awesome video as always.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah and I’ll still have interesting cars don’t you worry!

[@Edgar_84]

That’s quite impressive for 23 years old!

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@Edgar_84 thanks man

[@jrbuch]

So true, the market is really struggling here in Australia too. It's not performance cars, it's every car. Truly a buyers market. I think people are really hurting, high interest rates, rent, cost of living. No one really has any cash.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah exactly, hence why I want to get out of the volatile and quickly changing expensive car market, into something more sensibly priced that has less money to lose

[@jrbuch]

@@KiwiCarLife I just got out of a high k (238,00km) IS350 F Sport. Great car, but didn't suit my needs as a daily driver with my family. Ended up selling it for 10.5k as I needed the cash and got many lower offers below that. Replaced it with a Landcruiser Prado (120 series) as I do quite a bit of towing. Downside is it's bad on fuel.

[@JasonISF]

​@@jrbuch is the Prado petrol or diesel? I'm surprised the 350 was so cheap, but yeah I couldn't even sell a full set of 86 wheels for $150, things are really fked with the economy.

[@jrbuch]

@@JasonISF The Prado is petrol. Luckily, I do highway k's. The IS350 I bought for 19k, owned for 4 years, put a heap of k's on it, and sold for 10.5k. Broke my heart to sell the IS350 It had Pilot Sport 5 tyres, RC-F lower control arms, etc. But as you said the economy is down the shitter, so it's impossible to sell anything right now.

[@DlSCS]

Hi, what Go pro mount you use for your driving part of the video?

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@DlSCS just the standard go pro suction mount

[@DlSCS]

@@KiwiCarLife thank you!

[@jerrytong2209]

youre doing the right thing by buying the house good luck

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@jerrytong2209 thanks man!

[@spadgm]

Smart move!, I had the most fun in my cheaper cars! I have owned a total of 23 cars over the years, but when the time came to get some cash together I ran a Nissan pulsar worth $5K for 8 years, put my money into property and did pretty well! I can only wholly endorse your decision!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah exactly man, and cheaper cars are more appealing to you guys it seems

[@ytyndale3643]

Because it's vtecless

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha the Honda fans are still alive and well!

[@snggarageeng]

keep up the good work and very soon you will be chas rich and property rich )

[@KiwiCarLife]

Thanks man

[@foreverhungry3584]

Kiwi have you thinking own fk2 type R someday?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Not really tbh, I’ve driven the newer FK8 and FL5. They’re fantastic but I won’t consider one till they come down in price

[@foreverhungry3584]

Is there big price difference between fk2 and fk8?

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@foreverhungry3584 FK2 doesn’t really exist here. The only one I saw was 38k

[@foreverhungry3584]

@@KiwiCarLife Huh. That's expensive for 8-9 year old type R

[@BEAMNGBROTHER]

how much it go for as I was very keen but you didnt reeply so i bought a e39 m5

[@KiwiCarLife]

Sold for $42,000. I didn’t reply because I’d actually already sold it. KCL videos are usually 1-2 months behind current events

[@BEAMNGBROTHER]

@@KiwiCarLife nono thats fine no preasure bro good luck with the house man

[@92Godzilla]

How many kms did you even get to put on it since the manual conversion?

[@KiwiCarLife]

4000 I think? Quite a bit. I drove it heaps after I converted it to get the most out of the time I had

[@taelee347]

I can't believe you had to sell the car after all you had done to it, including a major work like swapping manual transmission...but that is a sound decision. Buying a house is definitely higher priority than cars. Cars usually don't appreciate, and even if it does you have to put so much work into them to keep them in top condition. You can buy the cars later after you have the house.

[@KiwiCarLife]

I know, but I now have capital set aside for my next venture. Plus, I think you guys are more interested in affordable, attainable cars. Will be going back to “accord budget” videos I guess

[@gregbuell1009]

'Im not liquid right now'

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@gregbuell1009 yes

[@konholio2]

I already am struggling to keep my cars from increasing above 4. I want to experience so many more, but once i buy its hard to sell afterwards. I have now worked for more than 15 years to mainly spend on cars. This life is too short.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha yeah I’ve tried to keep it to 2 max, but sometimes it balloons out lol

[@keqcy9806]

Review the skyline 350gt sedan

[@GeorgeXian]

He has done the 250gt. When he is in Christchurch he should review my coupe.

[@John-i1g]

​He's driven my 350GT (6spd, 4.08 final drive, tuned, intake, exhaust etc) but for reasons I can't go into, I couldn't let Liam feature it on the channel unfortunately.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah I was impressed it’s a great car! Done the 370GT coupe and 250GT sedan. Also doing a 450GT fuga

[@John-i1g]

I drove a 450GT before I bought the FX50 Liam, I really liked it. A lot of car for $7 - $10k ish these days and if someone was in the market for a Commodore I'd say check the Fuga out first. But the FX50 is another level up and still loving it.

[@Sam-go3mb]

@@John-i1g 'reasons I can't go into' 😂

[@user-pv2dt9sm5c]

you should get a 3uz altezza for yourself:)

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@user-pv2dt9sm5c would be cool, but currently I’m looking to save as much money as I can as I’m starting my own business

[@user-pv2dt9sm5c]

@@KiwiCarLifesounds exciting! good luck!

[@perpetualgrin5804]

If you had purchased a Mitsubishi 380 you would be in your house, renovations done, but you would have few friends.😅

[@spadgm]

Lmao!!

[@KiwiCarLife]

HAHAHAH I must review a 380 at some point

[@perpetualgrin5804]

@@KiwiCarLife You would make this old Australian with no friends very happy. Lol.

[@yodo5701]

How much did you sell it for?

[@KiwiCarLife]

$42k

[@yodo5701]

@@KiwiCarLife INSANE PROFIT

[@shanesmith4079]

Have fun saving for the house. Shame to loose the m3 but who knows what the future will bring! Maybe a nice mortgage, marriage, kids, and a station wagon or SUV. OMG KEEP THE M3...... .

[@KiwiCarLife]

All of that sounds nice! Without the SUV haha I’ll always have a sedan or hatch

[@idokwatcher2062]

tl;dr rich guy changes cars like shoes. Rest of us have to save 15 years to buy 1.

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@idokwatcher2062 all my money I’ve made through working hard with no help from anyone. I’m like your typical “daddy’s money guy”. Anything is possible if you work hard bro!

[@andythorne1211]

A difficult but wise choice. It’s hard to believe you’re only 23; if more young chaps had your mindset, perhaps the entire country would look a little different… Or not. Who the hell knows! The cool thing is you wanted one, and you had one! Yes you’ll miss it, but you won’t die pissed off you missed out altogether. And yes, flipping $10k cars means you can taste everything. All the heroes of the 90s and early 00s that were out of reach, and now cheap and available. Such a cool way to experience different platforms and manufacturers… Keep it up, bro - we’ll enjoy living vicariously through your vids 😂

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah exactly that’s the goal!

[@asrieldreemur1764]

_Sad to see the M3 go. However as youve said, finances and buying a house takes priority. So in the end its a wise choice. Being happy with a 5 or 10 grand car is a good mindset to have and a lot of people around your and my age arent that. They all want the flash and luxurious car because they think they deserve it. But you summed it up so nicely about being content and happy with a 5 or 10 grand car to do things you want to do. That's a realistic mindset which a lot of people do not have. Im 22 and I have a 10 grand car which I'm perfectly happy with. It goes well and its not that expensive to run. And thats all you need. Good video overall. Im looking forward to seeing the new content!_

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah exactly man and there’s heaps of good options in that price bracket anyway!

[@Will0w_0n.F0urs]

Bye, accord, 130i and M3.Hello mortgage!!

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@Will0w_0n.F0urs not quite yet, I’ll still have interesting cars don’t you worry!

[@NZ_Lexus_IS-F]

Aww man, it's a sad time for both of us, the IS-F is off to her new owner tomorrow, he seems like someone that's genuinely going to treat her as well as I did.

[@KiwiCarLife]

That’s good you managed to find a new home for it though! I don’t really miss the M3 anymore, happy I got to own it and make some cool videos but now on to new things!

[@FocusSTMK3]

I swap cars all the time... I get it

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@FocusSTMK3 yeah I know it’s just nice to have something new eh! How’s the focus?

[@dankim3950]

Yep prices are definitely dropping, yes the cars are listed at asking price, however are they selling? Nope. It’s only worth what someone is willing to pay.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah exactly

[@stevePDx]

Cheap hatch life is the best life haha

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah man it’s super fun

[@REEEALS.A]

CL7 euro r is alot better than the bmw

[@KiwiCarLife]

I’m sorry but, more affordable, more interesting to you guys on the channel, more practical, more reliable, more preferable to you maybe… but no one unless they’ve got some screws loose would say a Euro R is “better” than an M3. It’s slower around every race track, FWD rather than RWD, less power, much less torque, worse interior, and exterior, rpm, and “fun to drive” aspect are on the same level pretty much.

[@WayToManyAssassins]

Bro wtf, it might be a Euro R but it's still a 4 cylinder family Japanese car, Honda tried but they can't match the Germans.

[@caioronnau5226]

What was the offer? come on don't leave us hanging...

[@KiwiCarLife]

$42,009

[@kimzor1989]

You change cars like changing underwear

[@KiwiCarLife]

I do I’m sorry haha

[@uniquedog1290]

Nooo 🥲🥲🥲

[@KiwiCarLife]

Sad times

[@usmanrai1244]

:(

[@KiwiCarLife]

I know… I’m sorry

[@Birmingham_racing]

I think you should see a doctor

[@KiwiCarLife]

HAHAH

[@saphirerose5031]

Getta motorbike

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nah too dangerous