Savagegeese featuring the E46 M3

[Circa Surviven]

https://youtu.be/9pp9W27DGmQ?is=A2RMHg5PC3MQlBE2

They showed some love to our E46 M3.

[simon_c]

Love Savage Geese but I felt like this E46 M3 review wasn't as in depth as other reviews (namely the S2000 review). It's clear they don't know this platform as well but still enjoy the content.

[dannyzabolotny]

Love Savage Geese but I felt like this E46 M3 review wasn't as in depth as other reviews (namely the S2000 review). It's clear they don't know this platform as well but still enjoy the content.

I feel like that's just a lot of car channels in general, very few actually know what they're talking about, most are just essentially reading off stats from Wikipedia and going off of feelings rather than facts. That's not a slight at SavageGeese, as I do generally enjoy their videos.

Really what it comes down to is that super knowledgable people often don't want to be in front of the camera or play the YouTube game, there's a lot of great work done by people who don't have any real social media presence.

[xansabi]

I feel like that's just a lot of car channels in general, very few actually know what they're talking about, most are just essentially reading off stats from Wikipedia and going off of feelings rather than facts.

Doug DeMuro...

[simon_c]

Their S2000 buyers guide / review is amazing. But it’s because Mark is a long time owner and enthusiast and his knowledge came through. It was clear on the E46 there was a lot of info that was missing

[Circa Surviven]

Their S2000 buyers guide / review is amazing. But it’s because Mark is a long time owner and enthusiast and his knowledge came through. It was clear on the E46 there was a lot of info that was missing

Definitely felt rushed, but maybe they will improve on the next vehicle they do. I enjoy this channel and throttle house. When talking about the major three maintenance jobs, the one guy hinted at doing a thorough job of reinforcing the rear subframe by taking apart the interior instead of just welding plates on the outside and calling it a day at least. The prices he quoted are a little high.

[dannyzabolotny]

I'm glad that they got an actual BMW technician to explain some of the technical aspects, because Jack was definitely struggling with some of the specs.

[M3Time858]

I do appreciate that they didn't use a car that was pristine or over modified for a review.

[tnord]

It was a pretty fair representation I thought. They certainly picked a car that would be on the cheaper end of things. I think it would have added some value and context to the video to also have one of those "$30-$40k examples" they were talking about as a comparison of how good it can be. Then I think instead of being a little wishy washy about the car vs a BRZ or a golf they would have been singing it's praises.

Prices from the shop guy may have been a little high, but not much if he's including "while you're in there items." I'm guessing he's also a Chicagoland based guy.

It's a tough balance to make a long form video for the masses that doesn't get toooooo far into the nitty gritty of things like cam bolt updates and NLA door seals, and one that appeals to people that have owned the car for over a decade.

I think they generally did a good job and added to the overall support of the platform, which is good for current owners at least.

[dannyzabolotny]

As somebody that works at a shop in California, the prices quoted sounded about right to me. In most major metro areas the labor rates at BMW shops are around $200 an hour these days, and on older cars the labor times are usually increased to account for old car stuff like bolts breaking, cleaning up corrosion, cleaning dirty old parts, and also extra time for all the other "while you're in there" stuff. That's just the reality of taking an old BMW to a shop these days, if you're not DIY'ing the work you should expect to pay a decent amount since shops need to charge accordingly to be able to work on old cars and still turn a profit.