Let's see your e9x!

[Dash1]

Thanks! That's Encinal which is the next canyon north of Kanan, just a mile or 2 if you turn on N. Mulholland from Kanan. It turns into Encinal (and doesn't resume as Mulholland again till the 23 [Decker]).

I should set up a drive/meet for the forum's Socal guys. I made a thread in regional section, but haven't followed up. It's going to rain over thenext 2 weeks, but after the next sustained bit of sun, March will be absolutely beautiul, so that'd be a great time.

Yeah let's do it! I'll be outta town until the 18th will be open for a nice Sunday drive after that

[Tbonem3]

Beast is the correct word. E9x is to E46 what E46 was to E36 as far as just being way more built everywhere, except E9x got a whole new chassis that's significantly better than E36/E46. And of course the sound of a V8, esp if you don't have stock exh. S65 isn't quite as torquey and doesn't stir the soul quite as much imo, but it's not that much different and moves quite well if you work it appropriately.

Only thing is that E9x loses out to E46 in the beauty pageant, but it has a very muscular and agressive presence in person.

[Bimmerdude]

Drove this beast 14 hours home. I don't miss my E46 at all now.

[Tbonem3]

Thanks! That's Encinal which is the next canyon north of Kanan, just a mile or 2 if you turn on N. Mulholland from Kanan. It turns into Encinal (and doesn't resume as Mulholland again till the 23 [Decker]).

I should set up a drive/meet for the forum's Socal guys. I made a thread in regional section, but haven't followed up. It's going to rain over thenext 2 weeks, but after the next sustained bit of sun, March will be absolutely beautiul, so that'd be a great time.

[Dash1]

Beautiful Beast

Nice pics, Tyler. That looks like Kanan Drive or somewhere close; we should set up a cruise or just grab coffee some time. I have a dd f30 328d so the e92 hardly gets any attention nowadays :/.

[Tbonem3]

Beautiful Beast

[bigjae46]

Man I am itching for one of these lately in E90 format. Luckily for my wallet I can’t quite convince myself yet to go for a third M car and neither the E46 or E39 are going anywhere. Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

Put some snows on and WOW! It is FUN!!! Unbelievable! One of the few cars like it at that time...except maybe the Audi RS4? I had my car in Milwaukee for 3 winters. Other than some seized front tie rods there are no signs it was ever driven in snow/salt. I did run the car through a car wash that sprayed the undercarriage and had a heated garage at work where I could clean the undercarriage.

[IamFODI]

Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

I think so!

My ‘08 has apparently been a DD in PA for its whole life. Rust has been eminently manageable.

[Deen HK]

Just picked this up a week or so ago. Didn't think I would ever get rid of an E46 M3 but wow do I love the S65 (and having a somewhat modern car)

[Maxima SE]

Man I am itching for one of these lately in E90 format. Luckily for my wallet I can’t quite convince myself yet to go for a third M car and neither the E46 or E39 are going anywhere. Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

Buy one. And you’ll start thinking about letting the E39 or E46 go !

[repoman89]

Man I am itching for one of these lately in E90 format. Luckily for my wallet I can’t quite convince myself yet to go for a third M car and neither the E46 or E39 are going anywhere. Seems like it'd be a great year round driver though through the snow and salt considering the rust protection advances that BMW made for the E60/E90 generations.

[Maxima SE]

Ya the e9x is too damn good. I'm not sure if it's because I have the e90 or if it's more my age (I think you're close to my age), but I've been de-modding the E46, and still don't enjoy driving it like I used to. The e90 has spoiled me.

There are 2 exceptions - driving near the limit. It's not fun in the E90; it's downright dangerous and reckless. Even the E46 is a little much, but you can get close to 10/10ths at times and it's a whole lot of fun. The other thing is styling. I just can't get enough of late 90s/early 2000s BMW, both exterior and interior.

Some other smaller things that keep the E46 relevant is the incredible community support/knowledge and aftermarket. And the simplicity (relative) to DIY own/maintain. The E9x is still fairly good in that regard, but quite a bit more complicated than the E46.

Whacha doing with your old comp wheels?

I'm right there with you. I think its a combo of getting spoiled by the comfy E9X and the fact that we're getting older. I would like to start demodding my E46 too. I think the stiff coilovers have to go and I need to lift it up a bit and go with a more comfortable shock and spring setup !

for me E46 will always be the beauty queen and I agree the E90 at its limit requires a lot of balls and experience.

[Tbonem3]

Forgot to post a pic

[Stilt]

Some of my junk from the past 1-2 years. Recently sold the black one for an E46. In search of another slicktop singlehump E90.

If you’d be open to a double hump, my friend is selling his; Pm me if you’d be interested and I can put you in contact.





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[Tbonem3]

Ya the e9x is too damn good. I'm not sure if it's because I have the e90 or if it's more my age (I think you're close to my age), but I've been de-modding the E46, and still don't enjoy driving it like I used to. The e90 has spoiled me.

There are 2 exceptions - driving near the limit. It's not fun in the E90; it's downright dangerous and reckless. Even the E46 is a little much, but you can get close to 10/10ths at times and it's a whole lot of fun. The other thing is styling. I just can't get enough of late 90s/early 2000s BMW, both exterior and interior.

Some other smaller things that keep the E46 relevant is the incredible community support/knowledge and aftermarket. And the simplicity (relative) to DIY own/maintain. The E9x is still fairly good in that regard, but quite a bit more complicated than the E46.

Whacha doing with your old comp wheels?