#Bmw m3 e46 2006 for sale driver#
#Bmw m3 e46 2006 for sale manual#

This recent bodywork means that the Mystic Blue coachwork is in a wonderful condition - and the gorgeous blue colour gives the M3 and understated, discreet look we love. He did this because a) they arenвЂ™t too bad anyway, and b) he didnвЂ™t want anyone to think the car had had a front-end accident. The vendor has had the bonnet and front bumper resprayed to remove the stonechips that it had inevitably accumulated, but has left the front wings as they are. With just the two careful owners - one of whom owned it for 13 of its 14 years - the bodywork looks fabulous with tight shutlines, ripple-free flanks, and an absence of dents, dinks and other damage.

The M3 E46 died in 2006 after more than 85,000 had been built, split 56,000 for the coupe and 30,000 for the convertible. The E46 M3 CS, which we have here, benefits from CSL alloys, CSL brakes, CSL steering rack and CSL steering wheel, along with the M-Track mode button and sports seats. The reality is that theyвЂ™re completely unnecessary, but the German firm retained them for their aesthetic appeal, a cosmetic sleight-of-hand that is partially compensated for by the presence of the functional вЂpowerdomeвЂ™ bonnet (no, we arenвЂ™t making that upвЂ¦) and aerodynamic door mirrors. The chrome-plated gills distinguish the M3 from its lesser brethren, and they serve a purpose in ducting hot air out and away from the engine bay.

#Bmw m3 e46 2006 for sale driver#

ThereвЂ™s a discreet Gurney flap at the rear - and any aero-aid named after a legendary American racing driver can only be a good thing, right? Weighing just over 1,500kgs, the M3 benefits from widened wheel arches, unique side skirts, and a modified front spoiler. A limited-slip differential helps, as do sticky tyres on fat 19-inch alloy rims. The top speed is artificially limited to 155mph, but two-and-a-half miles per minute is probably quick enough, eh?.ДЄnd it was no straight-line dragster, either Car and Driver magazine tested it in the вЂStates and recorded 0.89g in cornering force for the coupe, and 0.81g for the convertible.

#Bmw m3 e46 2006 for sale manual#

Launched in 2000, the M3 featured a 3.2-litre, straight-six, normally aspirated engine under the bonnet with a whopping 338bhp and 269lb/ft of torque, the M3 could streak to 62mph in 5.1 seconds вЂ“ and could do so whether it was fitted with the six-speed manual gearbox, or the six-speed SMG-II sequential flappy paddle gearbox. Until, that is, the introduction of the high-performance M3. Also available with both a rear-wheel-drive chassis and four-wheel-drive, the E46 driver could also choose between a wide variety of both petrol and diesel engines, manual and automatic transmissions.Д¬ompetent beyond fault, the range might have had breadth but, if weвЂ™re being honest, it didnвЂ™t have a lot of depth. The fourth generation 3-Series was launched in 1997 in a wide range of body styles: a four-door saloon a two-door coupe a two-door convertible a five-door estate and a three-door hatchback. The E46 might not be the best-looking BMW ever built but it might just be the best to own and drive, which makes the E46 M3 the very best-of-the-best.Д«ut first, some background.