Cookie's 2003 M3

[Bluebeard]

Why? Babies are easy. Right? Right?

Mine has just whacked my daughter around the face. When I went to grab him, he ran (crawled) off laughing. He wasn't looking where he was going and whacked his head in the corner of the marble fireplace.

You have two of these coming...

 

[Cookie]

Thanks for reminding me I have five months before hell comes to earth

 

[Bluebeard]

They're awesome. I can think of nothing better than having children.

 

[ForceIndia]

Mine has just whacked my daughter around the face. When I went to grab him, he ran (crawled) off laughing. He wasn't looking where he was going and whacked his head in the corner of the marble fireplace.

You have two of these coming...

It's going to be fun in a terryfing way.

 

[Ian_182]

Its bloody brilliant. You'll spend sleepless nights changing them and feeling like s**t with 3hrs sleep but after a while you'll be wondering what the hell you did before they came along.
Best thing we ever did by a mile.
Whens the M3 going and how much ?

 

[Cookie]

Feb or March maybe. Got very busy few months with work so will see if I can put it up by then
Looking at mileage and condition of others that are similar are going for 9-10k which is probably optimistic but who knows.
No doubt someone will tell me I'm only to get 5k for it and that I should keep it

Anyone got experience of the S4's with the 4.2?

 

[ForceIndia]

Feb or March maybe. Got very busy few months with work so will see if I can put it up by then
Looking at mileage and condition of others that are similar are going for 9-10k which is probably optimistic but who knows.
No doubt someone will tell me I'm only to get 5k for it and that I should keep it

Anyone got experience of the S4's with the 4.2?

Timing chain. Read about it. Decide not to buy one. Ever.

 

[Ian_182]

S4's are nice but need decoking iirc. Didn't @MaLicE own one.?
His cost him a fair bit I think, He now has an E55 AMG I think.

 

[Gally]

Oh E55!!!!

 

[Cookie]

Timing chain. Read about it. Decide not to buy one. Ever.

Yeah just had a read. f**k that noise
@gally - going down to a single wage, don't want to pay AMG tax instead of M tax

 

[Gally]

Fair! Get the golf! 4wd innit.

 

[Ian_182]

The golf will be no cheaper to run than the M3, just has more doors in the big scheme of things. That blue one in the advert looked good though.

 

[ForceIndia]

The golf will be no cheaper to run than the M3, just has more doors in the big scheme of things. That blue one in the advert looked good though.

Are parts as inflated for the golf as the m3? Would of thought just being younger would mean the golf is less liable to need as much upkeep?

 

[Ian_182]

Just day to day running costs is really what I meant as in engine size, tax and insurance sort of stuff.

 

[Gally]

Nonsense. The M3 genuine stuff is like supercar money. I know my brother in law has spent a small fortune on his. Tyres and brakes were silly money.

 

[Ian_182]

Yeh like I said petrol and insurance and the likes. If this is a really low mileage car for short daily drives it wont be a million miles away running one day to day.
Surely.???

 

[MaLicE]

S4's are nice but need decoking iirc. Didn't @MaLicE own one.?
His cost him a fair bit I think, He now has an E55 AMG I think.

I loved the s4, before I got it I looked at m3's and prefered the s4.....

However without warning the chain slipped and that was that.... Was a 5-8k bill to fix!

The e55 is infanently a better car than the m3 or s4! Amg tax isn't that much, only costly issues are suspension (1400 to replace all 4 airbags) and sbc braking system (800 to replace) the engine and box are bullet proof....

Faster that a c63 standard same pace if not a bit faster than a v10 m5 and 500 quid will put it a good chunk faster.... Only cars that are hard to pass are 65amg's

Oh E55!!!!

 

[Cookie]

I pay 300 quid to insure the M3, I do maybe a tank or two of fuel a month tops so fuel economy really isn't something I worry about (and the car's usage has dropped off since the Juke arrived)
It's not a daily driver as such, since I don't commute anywhere

 

[Bluebeard]

@Cookie

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/391364858613

 

[Cookie]

@Cookie

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/391364858613

Ooh that is nice

 

[VR46-G@Z]

Do it Cookie!:tongueout:

 

[MaLicE]

I pay 300 quid to insure the M3, I do maybe a tank or two of fuel a month tops so fuel economy really isn't something I worry about (and the car's usage has dropped off since the Juke arrived)
It's not a daily driver as such, since I don't commute anywhere

My insurance is 380 that's with 70 quid of that for breakdown cover.... Plus mapped it will do over 200mph and mpg is similar to the s4

 

[Jay.S]

@Cookie

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/391364858613

That's groupBmotorsport, or at least that's where the pics are and location. Good bunch if so and I bet it's well sorted.

 

[VR46-G@Z]

@Cookie

http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/391364858613

Dan you seem to know your stuff with Impreza's, I'll be looking to own an STI one day in the not so distant future hopefully...is there any weaknesses to them? I've heard some engines are pants on some models but unsure which ones, I don't know enough about them but know I want one!:up:

 

[Daz.]

I've been gooling e55's... They look soooo good in estate form!

 

[JD]

Or just one persons preference?

Apples and oranges.

From someone who has owned the same engine in the M3 and a boosted engine, I certainly won't be going back to anything old and boosted again. The reason it felt faster, in my experience, was because you suddenly got a shove of power. The Z4M engine is linear in its power delivery.

 

[Goodj]

I can think of nothing better than having children.

ROFL.

 

[ForceIndia]

From someone who has owned the same engine in the M3 and a boosted engine, I certainly won't be going back to anything old and boosted again. The reason it felt faster, in my experience, was because you suddenly got a shove of power. The Z4M engine is linear in its power delivery.

I'd have another in a heartbeat. The last 2k is immense.

 

[Bluebeard]

ROFL.

You going to back that up with anything? Or do you have Tourette's?

 

[Cookie]

This has gone off to @Scrooge for detail/pictures/selling, so hopefully it's replacement will be found soon
I didn't really feel much of anything on it's (hopefully) last drive in my ownership. No idea if I'll miss the car at all.

 

[Scrooge]

The advertisements will go up at the weekend as it should be good weather etc.

If it's of interest to anyone try and message me not Terry, I will have the info on anything you need to know.

 

[Gally]

Good luck with the sale @Cookie hope Becca is okay.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

If it's of interest to anyone try and message me not Terry, I will have the info on anything you need to know.

Best cash price ?

 

[Scrooge]

Best cash price ?

Gold bullion only

 

[Scrooge]

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/2003-bmw-m3-smg-gearbox-80k-£8995.791443/

 

[_Tom]

Looks bloody lovely now.An r32 is not a worthy change..🙈

 

[Cookie]

Looks bloody lovely now.An r32 is not a worthy change..🙈

R32 is so 3 weeks ago. CLS55 currently only candidate. Little bit of a change

 

[Inequality Street]

R32 is so 3 weeks ago. CLS55 currently only candidate. Little bit of a change

182?

 

[Scrooge]

Pistonheads ad is live too.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifi...es-e46-m3--------------------2003/5444653?v=b

 

[_Tom]

R32 is so 3 weeks ago. CLS55 currently only candidate. Little bit of a change

YES