Seeing as all the germans are coming out in this forum, here is my latest purchase.

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After wanting one for a long time and being egged on by the cheap M car thread on pistonheads, the E46 was finally getting affordable so I traded my Z4 3lr against this big chunk of black german coupe with a sprinkle of track nutter ride is very comfy and copes well with the roads in the state they are just now (18s rather than the larger 19s being the driver's choice and finding plenty of grip). Gunmetal powder coated wheels with drilled discs all round and stops as fast as it goes. Adjustable side bolsters and lumber on the electric seats really grip you in place and it corners on rails unless you are being lead footed. Averaged 34mpg on a long run with cruise control and a 27mpg average over all so far with some hooning is better than I thought it would be. Had A new Alternator, brakes, tyres, auxiliary belts, diff seals, front and rear bushes and a few other bits and pieces replaced and the full inspection two service before I bought so it shouldn't cost much to run other than fuel for a few years (fingers crossed).

Spent a long time finding the perfect spec, a black and dechromed 2003 car with less than 50k miles that had the M front strut brace and bi-xenon lights, the fully adjustable seats, sunroof and a manual gearbox. Road tax only £210 and insurance with the tracker only £800 a year was quite good. Reminds me a lot of the S2000 engine in the way it loves sitting at 8k rpm delivering peak power at the top. Maybe update the front with some carbon/black front grills to replace the chrome next and maybe some induction...

 

black front grills on a black car look cool

 

yeah quite like the evil black look

 

I keep thinking about them for mine, and mine's silver grey

 

Real carbon fibre ones are about £120 might look better on the silver grey, might get the cheap £30 plastic ones in black first to see if I like them.

 

Big jump up from the Smatrt Roadster

 

That one looks good.

Well done on getting the smaller wheels, IMO they perform better and are far more comfortable than the 19's


Good car

 

yep, the sensible choice is 18 originals or 19 CSL's.

cheers for that pic, makes me want to go black at the front all the more

 

Looking good, mines a 2003 also but SMG with genuine CSL's.

I havent gone for the dechrome look, like the shiney front nose myself.

 

Sounds/looks like you bought a good one, with the right specification.

Heard one on a track day & it's a lovely sound. Wasn't doing too bad for a podgy car, either!