JaseNZ 53 Report post Posted October 24, 2011 (edited) Have been looking at this M3, Thoughts please people on price ect. >>Clicky me<< Edited October 24, 2011 by M-Spec Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nastnas 9 Report post Posted October 24, 2011 its SMG.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allan 295 Report post Posted October 24, 2011 My first thoughts, if it floats your boat or how long is a piece of string. Just looking at it as a motor vehicle, no BMW or M3 emotion I would have to say it is over priced imo other will disagree no doubt. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5V8 337 Report post Posted October 24, 2011 nice car, nice condition from what you can see. only 18" wheels... (19's look way better IMO) and you would want to argue the price abit as it's def on the high end. There's plenty of these around....but you get what you pay for I guess. 47k is low. Make sure it's got service history from BMW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrphTa 5 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 If I bought it for myself I think the SMG would bother me. My 2c Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrphTa 5 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-415824774.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 544 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 Spent a similar amount with similar kms a few months back. These guys deal with lots of M3's both NZ and Imported and know the cars and market well. You can pay less , but upside of lower KM car is you'll get a few more years before changing car. ($10k doesn't seem much of a premium if you get another 3 years out of it) In terms of SMG , I wouldn't go back to manual now , Runs as an auto for the commute, In both auto and manual modes you can select settings between softer gear changes and very quick manual changes. I love the full throttle gear changes for swift and safe overtaking in manual mode and matched rev downshifts. The 18's will also give a greater range of tyre choices in NZ , Many people say that the car rides and handles better than the OEM 19" wheels(Bar lightweight CSL rim). I haven't tried 19" rimmed M3 so can't comment for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M5V8 337 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 all things considered ... i'd take this one with more k's any day. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-418048671.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byza213 1 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) A guy I know that has an SMG convertible used to own a manual e46 m3 prior , before he wrote if off he says he prefers the SMG also , interesting!! Edited October 25, 2011 by e34play Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gotheschu 1 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 SMG M3s are awesome. Real nice to drive in traffic and awesome when ya going for it. I think most the SMG critics haven't driven the SMG in this car... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrphTa 5 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 SMG M3s are awesome. Real nice to drive in traffic and awesome when ya going for it. I think most the SMG critics haven't driven the SMG in this car... Ive driven 2 SMG e46 m3's and they were sloppy as @#$%! Maybe the pumps were both shot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybrid 1043 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 after driving toms CSL, i've been tanted Nice cars around however, seems to be some great buying going on at the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JaseNZ 53 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 after driving toms CSL, i've been tanted Nice cars around however, seems to be some great buying going on at the moment. Agreed , I think the $$ is a little on the high side so am going to keep nosing around, Its in the wrong colour for what I am after anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evil_elmo 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2011 to really get used to a SMG is either drive one for about 2 weeks or drive one hard on a race track what colour do you want to get? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg111 13 Report post Posted October 26, 2011 SMG can cost quite a bit to fix if things go wrong, manual gearboxs don't go wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted October 26, 2011 That yanyan joker is pretty hard to deal with. I was interested in a Cayenne Turbo before I bought my ML and from his emails his English was poor but given that I found him rather arrogant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
