Why get an E36 M3 over an E46 - ANSWRD

[tommynobaka]

Chassis, feel, tune-ability, cost of ownership, maintenance = E36

Power, status, performance = E46

[funfun]

Lol if the selller says "you can't drive it" when I have the money in hand then RUN.

[bmwm]

Here in Australia the e36 m3 3.2 and the E46 m3 are the exact same price... It took me over a year to decide which one to purchase... The e36 m3 won. A lot more rare... easier to maintain, built like a train. The e46 with sub frame issues, rod bearing and SMG pump put me off . The only thing wrong with e36 m3 is if you don’t know what to look for... it could be just 318is with a m3 kit....

[nalabear]

It’s been my goal to buy an E36, and ive been at work saving since. My boss has an E46 M3 and seeing that on a nice day sitting there, that sort of thing fuels my fire.

[leavingasap]

The E46 is gonna cost you much more to maintain. If you want to wrench on your car, and your more into the tuner scene, the E36 is better for you. Both are great cars.

[unheard]

Recently purchased a 95 E36 with a S50 swap and I’m in love. Got mine for 2K lol.

[threefive]

my research on autotrader in the fall of 2020 leads me to believe that the e36 m3 and the e46 m3 (manual) are pretty comparable in price, at this point, for cars in equal condition. maybe a few thousand more for the 46's, but they usually have fewer miles.

back when i was shopping for a 36 around 2013, these were considerably cheaper. really nice examples for 12-13k instead of 18-25k. so fwiw, i would contend the bottom has already been reached and they are on the up. bring a trailer has lots of good data, but it doesn't go back that far. certainly averaging around $15k is a reasonable estimate though.

[dustinvq]

I have an e46 but e36s are so damn dope

[tyler]

I was wondering if you had more info on the schrick solid lifter kit. I have a m52 but was planning on swapping to m3 cams. I'm curious if the lifter kit would be easy to do over the cam swap. do you notice a difference in the top end and do you think it is worth the conversion? It'll run me 300 off of ecs tuning for m52

[jermaxam]

Man you too patient. These cars too easy to make fun

[willjam]

I can totally relate to his least favorite thing. I have a ‘97 M3 4/5...that has sucked my wallet dry this past year. The rest has been great. 😂

[sydneyNemesis]

dudeee i got that fuel gauge problem in my e46!! feck!, soo annoying, had so much done and then the fuel gauge played up

[-fq]

how to turn a high end luxury/sports car to a honda civic. remove the full interior, and replace all glass with plastic. idk why bmw didnt do this from the get go

[slnc]

he hesitates if there is manual option 5head