MISS BM

Haha you're safe. They'd only be going smoked haha. Not an amber colour fan on cars sadly

Some people get kicks out of Lambos, I get kicks out of a very simplistic, beautiful car. The E46 M3. And finally, I have one to call my own! For the last month, I have been sitting on a secret, and couldn't wait to finally let it out after the reveal at the Euro Car Club Meet.. I finally did it and got myself an E46 M3 - and holy sh*t, best decision I made within my life. I LOVE IT! Sneakily hiding out at Rays, I can finally be a proud mother and dote on it I bought the car early November. I was originally looking around just to see the price margins, budget up - I never intended on actually purchasing one. And then I found this, sitting among the crowd of other unloved cars in a yard - who the hell would put a poor M3 in there? It was dirty, it hadn't been driven in so long the battery had conked out, it looked like the worst example of an M3 I had ever seen.. But when it started that all changed. It sounded perfect, it sounded like it just needed to be let off on a run. And so I obliged kindly. Flippen awesome, loved every moment of it, the brutal changes of the SMG, the cornering of the moment, the acceleration times. Despite the fact it looked 'rough' I saw the diamond in the dust and decided, f**k it, it's coming home with me. First things was check over - ring around about it. Clean as a whistle. Not even a subframe crack (score!) So now the details: - 2002 E46 M3 - Carbon Schwarz - SMG - 70,000 Miles (112ks) - UK Import 2010 - M LT/ALY WHEELS DOUBLE SPOKE 67, 19" And it has pretty much all the neat options minus a Sunroof - which I am more than happy to live without as it only adds weight.. And it's completely stock.. Fantastic. Being a UK Import - the main and obvious worry was rust. But lucky for me, a Full AA Rust Report done came back clean, as well as a good Ray report from HellBM - the car isn't even sporting Subframe war marks. Next up was the Vanos/SMG checked out - and again good as gold. Being a completely stock car, it gives a great platform to work with - it means no one else has gone in there, which is the best way really. I have a huge long list of what I would like to do over time, and it won't be leaving my side unless seriously needed... sh*t happens! Will do another post with my list once I dig it out.. But so far; - Carbon Supreme Tints (Thanks Car Folie) - Diff Oil Service (Thanks Ray) - New SMG Shifter (Thanks Ray) - Floor Mats (Thanks Ray) - Scanned and Checked over (Thanks Ray) - Cut and Polish To Do: - Fog Light Upgrade - Angel Eyes - M3 Genuine Floor Mats - New Wheels - Subframe Reinforcement - Suspension Set up (Shocks/Springs) - Rear Tray Black - Replace a couple Harman Kardon Speakers - Rotors, Brakes, Lines upgrade - Put a Spoiler back on! (missing one) - Respray Boot and loads of other things I am sure to add on - brain faded at the moment. Well hope you enjoyed the read and the fact I always say way to much... Included are photos of the paint.. err.. correction stage. To be honest, she was a dog when I got her :/

They're everywhere... Laguna Blue lol

Haha thanks for the Kind words there Dave There are a few places to post - but be prepared to take a battering of the undecided as well as some genuine people. We have around 2500 followers on the BMW group, 1100ish in the ECC Group, and a few hundred on the Euro Car Classifieds... BMW Car Club are pretty neat, mainly filled with genuine enthusiasts; not Facebook Forum junkies that you may find from the others.

If you ever find that car missing... Don't bother taking a look in my drive Love this one so much!

Literally the 10th person this month to say that. Hear it all the time from guys that come into work...

+1000 for Sam. He's great and is Auckland wide so comes to you.

The new baby will leave a few of them in the dust next time round.. And hopefully I stay on the track with that thing And hopefully dry. I felt I didn't get to really unleash the beast that is of the Schnitzer haha

Yeah my detuned M52 struggled hahaha. Can't watch on phone

Did anyone manage any non 8 series photos? Lol. 'Twas my first track day with my bmw, so hoped there would be some photos of the others

Classic cover weren't interested! Swann however was! $400 a year for 10,000ks. Sounds good

Yeah, that's why I don't want to loose the top (supersprint exhaust system)

Their smoked not Clear. Clear looks cheap. I know, my new car has clear -.- looks ugh! Yeah I thought about that, but then I loose my brand name

I don't have the equipment, garage, tools to do all the work on my car, or I would. Being female - lots of people turn you down when you say you want to DIY and what advice is there. I also work full time and a single Momma doesn't help my 'free time' cause. I spent a long period learning about BMWs through Ray @ HellBM because he was the only one willing to explain things to me and let me have a go. I now send my cars there for everything, and maybe one day when I'm not working 40 hours a week, and have a nice garage, I'll do it all myself, not just the occasional service and basic things. I have managed to do all the non-engine components my self (interior overhaul, lights, parking sensors) but not yet confident dealing with the internal engine components. I love the Project threads on here - facebook lacks a lot of what forums bring.

Time to ring Classic and Swann on my lunch break. This is for a different car entirely - not the Schnitzer

Tell me about it / only reason I still have it is because of the fact it's Supersprint and getting a replacement will cost me an arm and leg. I love my smoked indicators - I have a passionate dislike to orange haha. Outdated

Classic Cover would not cover me. I am under 25... They will only cover me for Storage cover. The motor can not be ever turned over or its void. I went with NZI on restricted K's, and it's 1450 a year!!! My Schnitzer is 1300 a year.. For unlimited K's on the new car, it's only $100 less. Sigh. I have a no claims record and clean license... With one speeding ticket 3 years ago. Cover shouldn't be this expensive or hard to find

Facebook won't replace forums / they're just busier with bullshit.

Age a matter? Eg: under 25?? Thought it was?

My Singapore import is 1000x better than any Jap import I've ever had - and that's 80% of my cars. Goes better than most 100k cars and is now at 260k with only a new water pump needed. I do look after it though. And then typical E46 Subframe.. But you get that with Nz New too so not an import issue.

Nah another one. TBA Chur

Not for Schnitzer

A car a he? A Laguna Blue too? Wow. Even I call my cars shes. And Im a she myself. Individuality I guess

Damn, Thank you anyway!

I'm with a Broker.. I will have to try Swann which is under my current NZI/IAG Insurance company pretty sure. Trial and Test right. At least it's not like a 6L V12 or something I'm driving lol. I could understand then.