Few more pics of my M3

[Andyk]

Picked her up on Thursday and gave her a wash and wax.....I do like Laguna blue.....Good to see one in something other than black or silver..

[Andyk]

A few more

[Trawler]

Looks very nice. Mine is so dirty I do not know what colour it is. Get it out to wash it & just keep driving.

[Roland]

Congratulation,
allways liked that colour :thumbs:

[Bealo]

Looking Good Andy...

[alexk]

Congrats, very nice car ! :thumbs:

[glendog74]

Very nice indeed Andy - i love LSB too! :thumbs:

[derek]

car looks superb Andy :thumbs:

[Spooks]

Looks great, especially on the black 18s!

[Andyk]

Thanks all...Just catching up as just got back from a week in Italy....Stunning weather..Looks like to picked the right week to be away from the UK...

[DazBlackCSL]

Nice Andy ... the E46 M3 never look's tired :wink:

[Andyk]

Hi Daz, how's things going mate....Has the CSL gone .....Lovely GT3 in your avatar....

[bryce]

Love that colour

There's a few e46's running around here now - one with CSL wheels - and every time I see them Im tempted to buy one just for the sake of it. They are bargain money now.

How did you come about getting rid of the CSL then back around to one of these Andy? Just as fun for road?

[northernjim]

I thought I had chosen a good colour for mine....

but That Laguna seca looks superb with those wheels too:beer:



Love that colour

There's a few e46's running around here now - one with CSL wheels - and every time I see them Im tempted to buy one just for the sake of it. They are bargain money now.:whistle::whistle::whistle::whistle:



Cheap as chips those m3's:beer:

[Andyk]

Love that colour

There's a few e46's running around here now - one with CSL wheels - and every time I see them Im tempted to buy one just for the sake of it. They are bargain money now.

How did you come about getting rid of the CSL then back around to one of these Andy? Just as fun for road?

Hi Bryce...the CSL went in 2010....Had another child and needed a bigger house and my wife gave up work so something had to give.....Had an E39 M5 for a while and a few Alfa Romeos but now the E46 are becoming very cheap it was an ideal time to get one..........If it wasn't for the above I would still have the CSL..Best car I've every owned and I've had many Lotus, TVR and a Maserati, but the CSL just blew me away above all of them.....Thats all before that particular pleasure was taken away from me mind you.....

[bryce]

Great Andy. I can never explain it but the csl is just so special.

My friend understood fully after letting him drive. He owns an e92 m3 w/ dct and has never seemed fully satisfied. He was round one day and asked if he could have a go. When I clicked the button to open the garage and the front end appeared from behind the door he commented "shoulda bought a csl". After a decent run in opposite cars we returned - him grinning like a cheshire cat - commenting " my face hurts from smiling so much ". He later said " I thought I'd bought the wrong car, and that's just confirmed it"

Anyway, enjoy the new motor!

[Andyk]

Yep, they do that to people Bryce

[derin100]

Gotta love that colour! :smokin:

[Andyk]

Took some pictures in the sunlight....Last ones I promise...The colour looks totaly different blue in the sun...

[shane@mbtech]

Are you chinese Dave?

[shimmy]

Are you chinese Dave?

No, Dutch I think.........









Double.










.:-D



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[Bounce]

When I visited the key to start the garage area and the top side end showed up from behind the entrance he mentioned "shoulda purchased a csl". After a reasonable run in reverse vehicles we came back - him beaming like a cheshire cat - leaving comments " my experience affects from cheerful so much ". He later said " I believed I'd purchased the incorrect car, and that's just verified it" . . . . . . . . .

No, Dutch I think.........









Double.










.:-D



.Thank fook someone else noticed,I thought it was me going nuts as I couldn't make head nor tail of it.:119::hahaha:

[Bounce]

Are you chinese Dave?It makes more sense from right to left.:hahaha:

[CraigMillwardCroft]

It makes more sense from right to left.:hahaha:
:hahaha::hahaha::hahaha:

[Andyk]

Confused me.......

[Rick H]

Lovely car - can I ask the spec of the wheel finish - or a thread if its elsewhere in the register???

[Loaded]

Very beautiful. Laguna Seca blue always looks great on a E46 M3. Enjoy it.!

[Lister40]

Did you pick that up from Dick Lovett Bristol? My mate told me there was a Laguna blue one there and I popped round today to have a little look but no joy.
Very nice , looking at your photos its probably good you beat me to it.:yawinkle:
Wouldnt make much of a replacement for my estate practical car anyhow but getting a bit E46 carried away at mo.:whistle:

[glendog74]

You still got this car Andy?

I'm tempted to get an E46 M3 as a runabout - preferably in one of the rarer colours rather than black, silver, grey, dull, dull, dull!

[CraigMillwardCroft]

You still got this car Andy?

I'm tempted to get an E46 M3 as a runabout - preferably in one of the rarer colours rather than black, silver, grey, dull, dull, dull!
I had the yellow/green colour one it did stand out from the rest.

[monkeycsl]

You still got this car Andy?

I'm tempted to get an E46 M3 as a runabout - preferably in one of the rarer colours rather than black, silver, grey, dull, dull, dull!

I love them in silver grey does that make me dull?
Can be hard to find a good one that wont ruin your wallet, now I know mine has,5k spent on it in the last year and not on mods either.They are great cars though but nothing like the csl.

[glendog74]

I had the yellow/green colour one it did stand out from the rest.

Phoenix Yellow?

[glendog74]

I love them in silver grey does that make me dull?
Can be hard to find a good one that wont ruin your wallet, now I know mine has,5k spent on it in the last year and not on mods either.They are great cars though but nothing like the csl.

Do you use a standard M3 as a daily drive Monkey? What age/spec?

I am hoping to pick one up that is ideally full BMWSH having had recent tyres/brakes to reduce any potential outlay.

[monkeycsl]

You still got this car Andy?

I'm tempted to get an E46 M3 as a runabout - preferably in one of the rarer colours rather than black, silver, grey, dull, dull, dull!

Do you use a standard M3 as a daily drive Monkey? What age/spec?

I am hoping to pick one up that is ideally full BMWSH having had recent tyres/brakes to reduce any potential outlay.

I do yes it's a 53 plate on 75k was 68 when I bought it.it has Harmon kardon manual box electric seats csl wheels d2 coilovers braided lines with BMW performance brakes running csl size discs rogue rear bushes spacers front rear with scorpion rear box,updated gear linkages.I changed all fluids diff gearbox etc and maf coils vanos filter fuel filter vanos solenoid,then I had it corner weighted and set up to csl spec geo and lower ride height limit for the csl.
Rust can be an issue rear quarters front wings rear number plate rear boot lock door catches as you are well aware.:119:

[shimmy]

get a red one.....much cooler

[glendog74]

I do yes it's a 53 plate on 75k was 68 when I bought it.it has Harmon kardon manual box electric seats csl wheels d2 coilovers braided lines with BMW performance brakes running csl size discs rogue rear bushes spacers front rear with scorpion rear box,updated gear linkages.I changed all fluids diff gearbox etc and maf coils vanos filter fuel filter vanos solenoid,then I had it corner weighted and set up to csl spec geo and lower ride height limit for the csl.
Rust can be an issue rear quarters front wings rear number plate rear boot lock door catches as you are well aware.:119:

Sounds like you've done a fair amount of mods to her!

I will keep mine largely standard save for decent pads, upgraded brake lines, etc. I will get a facelift car and would rather it be SMG I guess but I am curious to know how a manual M3 feels compared to the CSL or standard SMG.

I did test drive a manual M3 CS back in late 2007 and I do remember preferring it to a standard M3 SMG that i drove back to back at the same time. I had yet to sample the delights of a CSL at that point which i did shortly afterwards and thats when my requirements totally changed! :hahaha:


get a red one.....much cooler

I definitely want something a little more unusual and Imola is one of them along with Laguna Seca Blue.

Some of the Individual colours are great too but rare of course.

[monkeycsl]

Sounds like you've done a fair amount of mods to her!

I will keep mine largely standard save for decent pads, upgraded brake lines, etc. I will get a facelift car and would rather it be SMG I guess but I am curious to know how a manual M3 feels compared to the CSL or standard SMG.

I did test drive a manual M3 CS back in late 2007 and I do remember preferring it to a standard M3 SMG that i drove back to back at the same time. I had yet to sample the delights of a CSL at that point which i did shortly afterwards and thats when my requirements totally changed! :hahaha:




I definitely want something a little more unusual and Imola is one of them along with Laguna Seca Blue.

Some of the Individual colours are great too but rare of course.

Manual all day its a bit clunky but less to go wrong and normal smg won't be as good as csl one,and you can practice heel and toe don't think normal m3 autoblips on downchange unlike csl.
For the money they cant be beat good economy great drivers cars that still look great and has big boot and room for four.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Phoenix Yellow?
That's the colour with 19" rims :thumbs: