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Originally Posted by smoo

Too bad they’re SMG only. That is a deal breaker for me. Ohh, and the stupid asking price.

Very hard justify when $60k will get a manual E46 M3. I’m leaning towards one of them as my next vehicle purchase.

To be honest, I think it suits them and the time period. Yeah, I would probably want a manual, and if I had the money to buy one, I would probably spend the money to have a manual conversion too.

I've looked at E46 M3's on and off over the years. Actually, I would probably go for the newer Z4M Roadster and have the CSL-style aftermarket carbon intake system fitted. No SMG offered on those cars either. Those Z4's have aged well in my opinion.

This one has the carbon intake..............



Jason Plato likened it to the AC Cobra................



..........a bit of a handful.....................

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

To be honest, I think it suits them and the time period. Yeah, I would probably want a manual, and if I had the money to buy one, I would probably spend the money to have a manual conversion too.

I've looked at E46 M3's on and off over the years. Actually, I would probably go for the newer Z4M Roadster and have the CSL-style aftermarket carbon intake system fitted. No SMG offered on those cars either. Those Z4's have aged well in my opinion.

This one has the carbon intake..............



Jason Plato likened it to the AC Cobra................



..........a bit of a handful.....................

Yeah not wrong, and like the E60 they copped flak when new due to the styling.
But looking at E60 M package cars and the M5 and the Z4 M, they don’t look 20 years old.
The Z4 M seems to be a bit of a forgotten and under rated M car. Although the asking prices don’t suggest that.

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Originally Posted by smoo

Yeah not wrong, and like the E60 they copped flak when new due to the styling.
But looking at E60 M package cars and the M5 and the Z4 M, they don’t look 20 years old.
The Z4 M seems to be a bit of a forgotten and under rated M car. Although the asking prices don’t suggest that.

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I remember that era so well, BMW copped it for the "flame surfacing", but eventually the worth of that styling direction made sense and began to appear across the car industry. For example, that double layer boot lid arrangement that first appeared on the E65 7-Series was so hated but eventually made its way onto countless other sedans, including the VF Commodore. And the heavy body sculpting was subtle when compared to the dogs breakfast of intersecting lines that is common now, the Hyundai Elantra/i30 in particular.





Then take a look at the bloated, overwrought stuff BMW are putting out now and I can't help thinking that the newer stuff won't age very well at all...................

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6

I remember that era so well, BMW copped it for the "flame surfacing", but eventually the worth of that styling direction made sense and began to appear across the car industry. For example, that double layer boot lid arrangement that first appeared on the E65 7-Series was so hated but eventually made its way onto countless other sedans, including the VF Commodore. And the heavy body sculpting was subtle when compared to the dogs breakfast of intersecting lines that is common now, the Hyundai Elantra/i30 in particular.

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Then take a look at the bloated, overwrought stuff BMW are putting out now and I can't help thinking that the newer stuff won't age very well at all...................

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With the exception of maybe Mazda, the Jap/Korean makes have really lost the plot when it comes to aesthetics. Not that they were ground breaking in the first place, but they weren’t visually assaulting like they are now.
AU Falcon and Bangle BMWs have nothing on the POS of today.

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Considering how sketchy my Mustang is at speeds I won't mention here, I do wonder how the GT500 would feel at 290 kph?







I really love the generous blip of revs upon startup, especially cold starts. I also can here some Miami overtones, especially the induction and supercharger notes. Of course, that is natural considering the shared parentage.







I always like to remind the yanks who did a supercharged Coyote first.............. they don't like that very much.