Car people love to see an old M3, especially in a rare colour, and non car people absolutely love the colour.
I wasn’t prepared for the amount of attention and compliments this car gets. In the summer when it’s squeaky clean people just stare.
I don’t buy cars for attention, but I love it when people talk to me about it, even if they don’t know much about it!
If I was to buy an M2 it would need to be the s55. The n55 is not a proper M engine.
I toyed with buying an M2 before I settled on my e46 m3.
I found an IMMACULATE (inside and out spotless) Laguna Seca Blue M3 with only 70k miles and it was simply breathtaking. As soon as I saw it in person I was buying it.
I test drove an M2 and to be honest the car was probably better in most ways, but it just didn’t give me that feeling. Modern cars don’t, really. They don’t yet have the charm and character and are full of gimmicks I, quite frankly, don’t care about.
I’ve retofitted an android auto screen in my M3 and with its cruise control, sport mode, heated seats, H&K sound, it’s all I need.
You’ll like the M2, but in 20 years when you look back at both cars having owned them, the M3 is the one you’ll miss more.
I know I’ll regret selling mine when I do. (check my profile if you’re interested!)
I’m the 15th owner of my 2002 M3. Didn’t actually check before I agreed to buy the car and by the time I’d found out I didn’t want to walk away.
Car is in absolutely stunning condition, FSH, tons spent on care & maintenance, with only 70k miles. Number of owners seems to have made no difference.
X2. It’s an alright looking car
Ban is the perfect response.
Where do you draw the line as a club? What do you let people get away with saying until the hammer goes down?
Bobby is a national treasure & chants like this are vile. Its a terrible look for the club & better to keep these sorts of hateful fans away.
I had a Boxster, and they’re buggers to work on. What might be a cheap and simple job on the Miata could end up costing thousands of a Boxster.
For example a new clutch or flywheel is an engine out job and can cost up to 2k.
Incredible cars but insanely awkward to work on.
Run a mile. You could pay over double the purchase price trying to sort it.