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The M cars are great, no question - but they're far from unique, or rare - and the only time in my life that I saw people flock around one was on a school trip in 1988.

As for being jealous Phil, unless you can grab an M6 owner out of the woodwork, or Mick sticks up photos of his bbk behind his new BBS rims, then I'm afraid I'm not envious of any of the M owners cars, sorry! And why not keep your smart arse 'night pet' remarks to yourself, or perhaps say them in person next time you see me in Mondello.

I'd imagine the reason there are fewer 330Ci's for sale than M3's has something to do with the fact that most sane individuals who arent interested in playing the number plate game would opt for a s/h E46 M3 over a new 330Ci and I know which I'd rather have on the forecourt for sale, an M3 doesnt sell quickly in this country as the serious performance car market is relatively small,but the market for a 330Ci?.... what a mate of mine refers to as a "nearly car"......tiny by comparision.

And for the record I completely see where Phil is coming from.....a 335i is a fine car, but its no M3,nor will it ever be....having pulled apart,tuned,modifed and rebuilt every generation of M3 at this stage, I can certainly vouch for the fact that these cars are special,so special that I've went out and spent my own dosh on e30,e36 and e46 m3's.

There are plenty of m3's in the country,of course there are, this country's economy has been flying for the past few years,which just happened to coincide with the E46 M3, so naturally there are a few around, but the country is also full of 911's,does this make a 911 or an M3 any less of an aspirational purchase? No. In fact most petrolheads I know would have one or other or both on the list of cars they'd aspire to own and drive in the real world (as opposed to Gallardo and F40 type dreaming)

and to say you're not envious of any forum members cars bar Micks........well last time I checked that silver E46 I bought had a funny looking roof skin and makes an awful induction racket past 3000revs.......you sure that wouldnt have the oul green eyed monster whispering in your ear then?

Its a good thread lads, but its not worth slapping each other over though!

kdevitt wrote: @Dergside - Nice point The M cars are great, no question - but they're far from unique, or rare - and the only time in my life that I saw people flock around one was on a school trip in 1988. As for being jealous Phil, unless you can grab an M6 owner out of the woodwork, or Mick sticks up photos of his bbk behind his new BBS rims, then I'm afraid I'm not envious of any of the M owners cars, sorry!

Lol Ken, I'm so pissed, the new rims are on but the missus is away for the week and took the digital camera  Also because I use one of these gooseberry devices I don't even have a camera phone to Piss kin off with

Seriously, though, and I'm a bit biased here, but the E46 m3 while not as rare as a ferrari is still a pretty rare sight here in Ireland.  I suspect there is only a couple of hundred of them in the country and I still get lots of attention in the car.

And while I was thinking of trading it in for the 335i, as you know from my review on the other forums, I genuinely came away from driving the car feeling numb and knowing that if I bought one I would be bored in no time.  Its an absolutely outstanding car, of that there is no doubt, and would make a fine car for someone who did lots of mileage.  But it just doesn't have that M feeling.  Its kind of like fast, effortless progress, like a 535d or something, but still leaves you wanting more.

The styling is totally bland as well at this point although I have high hopes for the sport kits and M kits when they come out.

Mick

Dave

Thats the great thing about the M3, its an agressive looking car but in an understated way.  It doesn't scream performance at you like say, a Scoob or Evo, and thus the people who tend to admire them generally know their stuff and know what it can do.

You also get a lot of traffic light cowboys as well though, it has to be said.

mick

Daveco wrote: That's why it'll hopefully be my next car Mick, it ticks all the boxes in my opinion-Now to wait for those bloody residuals to drop again...

Me too... at least there will be more Irish from new examples to choose from rather than having to search the UK for a good one unlike the e36 m3 which there were hardly any new sold in Ireland due to the economy at the time.

Maybe i should start posting how much better the 335i is and try and get people trading in so the residuals to drop a bit

Luke is it a Z4 M Coupe or just a 3.0?

Mick , im the guy who you pulled alongside in traffic yesterday, those alloys looked savage , quite aggressive , makes a 335 look sooooo  bland im afarid to say , enjoy !!

chrres