Not Sure

Sell the IS350 and get the M3. Then SC the S.

ECale3

^ This seems like a better plan than ditching the S.

fdelement

ha, nice try fellas. I need to keep a semi-luxury comfortable daily driver that is trouble free and the IS350 fits that bill.

some of you guys do make a good point. I should go drive the M3 vert first, maybe i'll hate it and get the coupe instead.

actually i may just try to keep the s2k (but no SC) and pick up the M anyways. so really the question is which 2 cars get the garage?

Vik2000

These are two totally different cars seriously. Even if I were to go with E46 M3, I will never get the vert.

omairtheman1

Inspection 1 is every 15 k Miles and at 30K its inspection 2... and you need to go in and do them... at any dealership they take the cover off and check valve clearances... doing an inspection 2 on an m3 will never run you less then 700 dollars and that is a guarantee.

and you just said yourself the inspections run 1500 - 2000

an oil change from Tischer is in the 80-90 dollar range (for oil and filter)...

and how about the rear subframe being torn out from many E46s?

how about the cooling system problems with the coolant reservoir tank?

granted you've seen a very rare and troublefree 100k, but you are one of the few!


I was a 330i owner and I am still a big part of the E46fanatics community...

the on going settlement is huge between BMWNA and they have even resorted to fix the car if it isn't modded... which are a few...

you need to realize that the honda is a substantially better investment in terms of operating cost...

Even though I am in love with the M3 vert and sooner or later will have one in my driveway (after the s2k ofcourse) The M3 is and will always be a high maintenance vehicle... They drive great and feel awesome and you get that satisfaction of owning a permium vehicle... that is why I leaned towards it in my first post... cause if your going to ball out, go all out!

derryck

Wrong...Inspection 1 was at 30K and Inspection 2 was at about 60K and from what information the stealership gave me, there didn't seem to be any difference between the 2. Price isn't usually an issue for the first inspection as the car is generally under paid maintenance at the time. Oli changes were about $120 through the dealer but they're insane with the oil prices for their 'special M car oil'...I have run Mobil 1 since the first oil change in just about everyone one of my cars. I paid about $30 for a an oil change at the dealer and just supplied my own oild...they supplied the filter and detailed my car, seemed like $30 worth of work to me. The 'inspections' are by no means cheap services but even as a daily driver/only car...30K miles should only pop up once every couple of years. I'm by no means saying they're cheap cars to own but reliability or lack their of has been greatly exaggerated by internet goons that have no personal experience with the cars. They can be very solid and reliable cars...

hellaSleepy

^they CAN be & I've seen some that hit 125k+ trouble free but then theres also the majority that aren't so reliable. You sir ARE one of the few, I'm currently battling coolant & random electrical problems as well on my e46. BTW dealer quoted me $1300 just to change the rotors & brake pads. Definetly not looking forward to when the Vanos system goes out


Totally agree with omairtheman1 & I too am on e46fanatics.com

Christople

Get a Cobra S/C vert

Jacques79

Easy answer:

Z4M.

More fun than a SC S2000 and an M3.

stevoe88

^

I wouldn't say more fun but probably just as fun with more power. If you're cross shopping the m3 and a supercharger, i'd just sell the s2k and get a Z4M like jaques stated above.