Matt Moreman of Obsessed Garage Joins The Club (Again)

[Nate047]

Here, it’s funny because I mentioned Dino a few days ago and now he has one.

https://youtu.be/6s3m-m9KMWE?si=CZl3qFPcxo5qnzHn

[Slideways]

I'm not sure why some keep going on about speed. My brother's got a 2025 X7 M60i that will eat most cars alive, who cares, its a big giant dumb SUV.

All of my other cars will beat my M3s, again who cares. Buy an AMG GT R, new M3, or Corvette if speed and precision matters, its not like they're expensive or unobtainable.

To anyone who thinks a mostly stock E46 M3 is "slow," attend one track day with a fast driver in a "slow" car.

[EthanolTurbo]

Stock E46 M3's are pretty terrible (unless they're maintained extremely well and have like 20k miles on them at this point) BUT I'm sure when they were new they were gooder.

I will agree with Jon on the fact that the E46 chassis needs the most cash invested to be better than decent.

And to 9k's point, this car is slow in the modern world. Actually it's been slow since like 2007 but whatever.

Sad to say this car is basically a clout car for the younger crowd, and the other dudes just remember them from their glory days when new.

They garner a lot of attention and I hate that. I tell everyone it's a 20 year shitbox and I will standby that.

They're OUR 20 year old shitboxes. 😏

[oceansize]

I'm not sure why some keep going on about speed. My brother's got a 2025 X7 M60i that will eat most cars alive, who cares, its a big giant dumb SUV.

All of my other cars will beat my M3s, again who cares. Buy an AMG GT R, new M3, or Corvette if speed and precision matters, its not like they're expensive or unobtainable.

[Sharocks]

Stock E46 M3's are pretty terrible (unless they're maintained extremely well and have like 20k miles on them at this point) BUT I'm sure when they were new they were gooder.

I will agree with Jon on the fact that the E46 chassis needs the most cash invested to be better than decent.

And to 9k's point, this car is slow in the modern world. Actually it's been slow since like 2007 but whatever.

Sad to say this car is basically a clout car for the younger crowd, and the other dudes just remember them from their glory days when new.

They garner a lot of attention and I hate that. I tell everyone it's a 20 year shitbox and I will standby that.

[0-60motorsports]

I drive a completely stock E46. Suggesting this car isn't good stock is your classic case of not being able to see the forest through the trees. Have you been to a car show lately? Have you driven an EV? Do you see the direction the auto industry is going?

Its so weird whenever I drive a stock M3, it feel like a Lexus LS to me Vs my modified version LOL

[Rokoz]

Guy likes the smell of his own farts

[9kracing]

Have you been to a car show lately? Have you driven an EV? Do you see the direction the auto industry is going?

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[///Marecki]

I drive a completely stock E46. Suggesting this car isn't good stock is your classic case of not being able to see the forest through the trees. Have you been to a car show lately? Have you driven an EV? Do you see the direction the auto industry is going?

[R60BBA]

https://youtu.be/HGKngNn11Ik

[9kracing]

Doesn't matter what car we have, we want to MOD.

Truer words have never been spoken.

[0-60motorsports]

What a joke. Stock m3s (all of them!) are amazing for the $. Wanting them to be even better doesn't negate that. I think most of us, by nature, are tinkerers anyway. Doesn't matter what car we have, we want to MOD.

100% agree with you brother.

[Tbonem3]

What a joke. Stock m3s (all of them!) are amazing for the $. Wanting them to be even better doesn't negate that. I think most of us, by nature, are tinkerers anyway. Doesn't matter what car we have, we want to MOD.

[jvit27]

I'm a fan of Matt, although he can be cringy at times.

IDK.

He's not wrong... do any of us leave these cars stock? They're not great in stock form. Yeah, he talked shit about his old white car, cause it was a stock E46... they're not very exciting.



I could type up a thesis about forums and youtube personalities and whatnot, but at the end of the day it doesn't really matter. Our opinion is irrelevant, Matt makes plenty of money off his multiple businesses, and will continue to buy and modify cars for the foreseeable future.

His videos are basically 45 min of inner monologue, but at least he picks good cars. To your point, people on forums can be way worse with the nonsense they think/post that makes me hate them far more - we just don't put a face to a (user)name.
Besides it's not like there is much quality content on E46's these days so I'll still watch lol.

And as someone who has owned *six* E46 M3'sin various configurations, they are disappointing in stock form. I've said for years if I could not mod one I definitely would not own one. But therein lies the paradox, because it's so much better after thoughtful upgrades that it surpasses many other cars it shouldn't. In fact it's the worst M3 out of the box IMO; literally every other generation M3 needs less to meet its potential and I will die on that hill.

[oceansize]

Sure 20 years ago.

Toyota RAV4s are that fast now.

Speed and acceleration has become largely irrelevant.