My M3 story…
First post….long time lurker…
I just wanted to introduce myself and my obsession with the E46!
Flashback, It was 2004, I was 16 years old, and my older 25 year old cousin just picked up a brand new 2005 BMW M3 coupe 6-spd in jet black, It was love at first sight!
i was fortunate enough just to have a car at 16, it was an an old hand me down VW Jetta, but I always had a lust for nicer cars and manual transmissions, which at that point I had no idea how to drive a manual expect practicing the motions on my computer chair while reading “how to drive a manual” for dummies.
My cousin, god bless him, one day stopped by and as I was checking out his car in the driveway, he offered to teach me how to drive a manual on his brand new M3. I was excited, and also extremely nervous that I would stall it(and I did a few times) but he worked with me in an empty highschool parking lot. I got the hang of it, not only fell in love the driving a manual, but fell in love with the M3. Every time he would stop by, he would give me a 15 minute lesson and test drive and finally had to confidence to drive it on the road. I knew one day I would own this exact car. I would spend countless hours building my car on the BMW website configurator in my favorites colors, Laguna Seca Blue & Phoenix Yellow.
Fast forward 16 year later, in 2020 I ended up buying my childhood dream car, a 2005 BMW M3, also in jet black with a 6 speed manual, but a convertible since I love having the open air experience as a 2nd leisure vehicle.
I am now on my second E46 M3, I sold my black one last year for my dream color, a 2001 phoenix yellow over black 6spd manual with 49k miles that popped up for sale, I couldn’t pass it up. This vehicle continues to put a smile on my face as it did when I was a teenager.
My only regret, not swapping the OEM Style 67 19’s off my black M3 before I sold it. I currently have the base 18” wheels on my Phoenix yellow M3. If anyone here has a CLEAN set of Style 67’s 19’s laying around in your basement collecting dust, please let me know! I’ve been looking for the right set for the last 9 months.
cheers 🍻
Matt
I just wanted to introduce myself and my obsession with the E46!
Flashback, It was 2004, I was 16 years old, and my older 25 year old cousin just picked up a brand new 2005 BMW M3 coupe 6-spd in jet black, It was love at first sight!
i was fortunate enough just to have a car at 16, it was an an old hand me down VW Jetta, but I always had a lust for nicer cars and manual transmissions, which at that point I had no idea how to drive a manual expect practicing the motions on my computer chair while reading “how to drive a manual” for dummies.
My cousin, god bless him, one day stopped by and as I was checking out his car in the driveway, he offered to teach me how to drive a manual on his brand new M3. I was excited, and also extremely nervous that I would stall it(and I did a few times) but he worked with me in an empty highschool parking lot. I got the hang of it, not only fell in love the driving a manual, but fell in love with the M3. Every time he would stop by, he would give me a 15 minute lesson and test drive and finally had to confidence to drive it on the road. I knew one day I would own this exact car. I would spend countless hours building my car on the BMW website configurator in my favorites colors, Laguna Seca Blue & Phoenix Yellow.
Fast forward 16 year later, in 2020 I ended up buying my childhood dream car, a 2005 BMW M3, also in jet black with a 6 speed manual, but a convertible since I love having the open air experience as a 2nd leisure vehicle.
I am now on my second E46 M3, I sold my black one last year for my dream color, a 2001 phoenix yellow over black 6spd manual with 49k miles that popped up for sale, I couldn’t pass it up. This vehicle continues to put a smile on my face as it did when I was a teenager.
My only regret, not swapping the OEM Style 67 19’s off my black M3 before I sold it. I currently have the base 18” wheels on my Phoenix yellow M3. If anyone here has a CLEAN set of Style 67’s 19’s laying around in your basement collecting dust, please let me know! I’ve been looking for the right set for the last 9 months.
cheers 🍻
Matt
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