So the Z4 was somewhat short lived (though still here & for sale).
Decided that with the low mileage I do these days I’d treat myself to a car I’ve pined after for so long. Viewed a few dogs as I’m in the lower end of the market, was close to buying one which needed a bit of work, but randomly thought I’d check Facebook marketplace so borrowed the other half’s phone as I don’t have it, saw a pretty poor advert for local M3, well priced but a little chavy so wasn’t sure. Thought I’d give it a chance and call the seller and get a feel for them. Turned out to be a really nice posh bloke and could tell immediately he absolutely loves cars (has an E46 M3 & old Jag still) so made the trip and put a deposit down!
I’m really not a fan of the alloys but can get them refurbished so tried not to let it put me off.
First up was this monstrosity.
Then it was this…
To this
I’m not sold on the rear carbon spoiler and front splitters. Going to wait and see how it looks once the alloys are silver (as close to OEM finish as possible).
The interior & exterior are really tidy, a few minor imperfections I’ll look at over the years, but most importantly it has great service history and the throttle actuators have both been rebuilt with lifetime warranty, as well as the rod bearings about 5k ago.
I’m absolutely over the moon. It feels a lot more special to drive than my E46 M3s did.
It also has a mega spec, pretty much everything I wanted! The comfort access has already been coded out too which is a big bonus. It even has rear folding seats!
Decided that with the low mileage I do these days I’d treat myself to a car I’ve pined after for so long. Viewed a few dogs as I’m in the lower end of the market, was close to buying one which needed a bit of work, but randomly thought I’d check Facebook marketplace so borrowed the other half’s phone as I don’t have it, saw a pretty poor advert for local M3, well priced but a little chavy so wasn’t sure. Thought I’d give it a chance and call the seller and get a feel for them. Turned out to be a really nice posh bloke and could tell immediately he absolutely loves cars (has an E46 M3 & old Jag still) so made the trip and put a deposit down!
I’m really not a fan of the alloys but can get them refurbished so tried not to let it put me off.
First up was this monstrosity.
Then it was this…
To this
I’m not sold on the rear carbon spoiler and front splitters. Going to wait and see how it looks once the alloys are silver (as close to OEM finish as possible).
The interior & exterior are really tidy, a few minor imperfections I’ll look at over the years, but most importantly it has great service history and the throttle actuators have both been rebuilt with lifetime warranty, as well as the rod bearings about 5k ago.
I’m absolutely over the moon. It feels a lot more special to drive than my E46 M3s did.
It also has a mega spec, pretty much everything I wanted! The comfort access has already been coded out too which is a big bonus. It even has rear folding seats!
