My M3 is in great condition w/ only 100k miles but there are days when something more up to date is really appealing for where I am in life. The car is my daily and I don’t have an option to have a true daily.
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I miss my e46 m3 every day.
I sold my e46 m3 to buy a g87 m2. It’s a better driving car in every way, I’d say go for it. Some of the “purists” will try to sway you against it, but I’ve been incredibly happy with my upgrade.
Keep the M3. You know it and cannot replace it. Find a daily driver. It doesn’t have to be a BMW. Lots of great options out there
Own both - tough call. Love both rather equally, despite how very different they are (yet also obviously remarkably similar, starting with size/dimensions). For a DD - tough to argue that the F87 is the much better bet - far more real world power that can be tapped into on the street (torque), and the minor creature comforts over the E46 are better, like wireless Carplay for example. That being said, I’ll never get rid of either car, and the E46M still holds a very special place in my garage.
Ah, that’s kinda my dream car garage. I’m envious of you!
Been there. Done that. I don’t have regrets about owning the M2, which is spectacular. I just wish I had kept the M3 alongside the M2. I could have done that. And I should have done that.
F87 is a great car. Had one for 3 years. Perfect drivers car. And for the E36 you should get a decent amount.
Por qué no los dos? *cheers*
I would say buy a E39 M5 before you buy an M2 not sure what you’re thinking
It’s honestly what I would do
I never owned an e46 M3, but owned a 325i and a 330ci, as well as e90m and an f87 comp and have driven my dad’s f80, g80cs, and g80 xdrive. The biggest thing I can say is it’s faster, but you feel a lot less feedback and have to trust the car more. The newer the bmw is the less connected you feel with it. They are great performers, but just lack the mechanical soul, and feel more numb because of it. I do enjoy my f87 and the turbo car tuneability is nice, it’s still fairly stiff and sporty feeling, but not much steering wheel feedback. As for the og m2s a lot of people love them, they’re fun from what I’ve heard but suffer from the numbness as well, a friend of the indie mechanic who I use went from f87 to an e36 M3 and he has told me it’s slower, but it’s just much more fun. Depends on what you’re looking for. Faster/more upgradable, f87. Classic that’s only gaining value and more mechanical experience, e46.
Yes
Don’t sell. Only acquire
I got rid of my E46 years ago and in a way I miss it but when I get back my in dads built 330 ZHP which is even faster than mine was I don’t. The performance today is just better and not less pure, old gen just feels fast but isn’t. And you’ll love modern tech in a daily. However if you’re talking about selling it and still bringing a nut to buy an M2 then no.
I currently have an M2 Competition. I would say that it depends what you are looking for. The M2 is really capable but the engine, even S55 in the comp, is less special than S54. Now, it is clearly faster than the E46 M3, but I am not sure it’s more fun exactly. It’s a more modern car for better and worse.
I just sold my OG m2. It bores me to tears. It was a drift machine that was otherwise fairly inert in terms of balance.
It was just a regular car unless you were using all the fuel xtra performance. That might be a plus for some. For me it was a minus. Too civilized. Not special feeling. And I never liked that turbocharged engine. Sold it and have zero regrets.