s54 Swapped Touring on BaT

[Obioban]

Same, I want smaller not bigger.

Smallest to largest:
compact
sedan/wagon
coupe/vert

So you should like the compact most/ followed by the sedan/wagon, with the coupe and vert last

[maw1124]

Unfortunately for your argument the market drives what models bmw decides to produce…

Or their projection of the market… which in this case I’m saying they probably got wrong. The same way they got the E36M market wrong, thinking people wouldn’t pay in the US for the Euro drivetrain. No need to defend them though. Carmakers get this shtuff wrong all the time, like “lifetime fluids”. It happens. And so people are out here making their own E46M wagons.

maw

[puma1824]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[stephen]

Coupe is the third worst body style e46 IMO (after verts and compacts).

Agreed but I actually sorta like the compacts. They would look great with the normal E46 front end.

[usdmej]

for whatever version of car they were made to be

- coupe
- macho coupe
- chopped coupe
- 2+ person convertible
- wagon


the E46 was styled exceptionally well

[Obioban]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

That compact picture is very generous to the compact, by hiding it's lights in artificial shadows 🤣

[puma1824]

Yeah, I personally don't like the lights but this one I could kinda live with.

[repoman89]

Imagine if all E46 variants were cursed with those headlights

[jet_dogg]

Smallest to largest:
compact
sedan/wagon
coupe/vert

So you should like the compact most/ followed by the sedan/wagon, with the coupe and vert last

I said smaller not smallest. There is only one real m3 but feel free to keep volleying.

Or their projection of the market… which in this case I’m saying they probably got wrong. The same way they got the E36M market wrong, thinking people wouldn’t pay in the US for the Euro drivetrain. No need to defend them though. Carmakers get this shtuff wrong all the time, like “lifetime fluids”. It happens. And so people are out here making their own E46M wagons.

maw

You're right, they definitely should have made the most smg verts.

[Thoglan]

I've actually thought several times about buying a beater compact as a daily. Get wheels/suspension/exhaust, alcantara/laser cloth m-sport interior. I think they are sort of cool in an ugly duckling kind of way.

[Obioban]

I've actually thought several times about buying a beater compact as a daily. Get wheels/suspension/exhaust, alcantara/laser cloth m-sport interior. I think they are sort of cool in an ugly duckling kind of way.

... I still might force one on my daughter when she turns 16. I love the idea of a 2.0L inline 6 with manual trans.

[maw1124]

You're right, they definitely should have made the most smg verts.

Ha! They made the only one I care about. I would have been happy for them to make less…😉

maw

[Thoglan]

... I still might force one on my daughter when she turns 16. I love the idea of a 2.0L inline 6 with manual trans.

I think it's fairly straight forward to drop a 2.5 M54 in them as well since there are factory 325ti's. That + an LSD would be a really cool little thing

[sapote]

I would think that making money isnt what drives wagon swaps, its the love of the wagon.

But it is for sale within a year.

[jet_dogg]

Ha! They made the only one I care about. I would have been happy for them to make less…😉

maw

Fortunately you can have your pick of the litter. Unfortunately my tastes always end up being the most expensive and never by intention.