Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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sorry mate, Credit crunch tbh 
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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Good excuse rich boy 
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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you big tit, your oil burner cost more than my M3 Rich boy!!
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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shhhhhhhh 
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mk4_astra
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Registered: 15th Oct 03
Location: aylesbury,bucks
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dispite being diesel the 335d really isnt that good on fuel at all but would be good for a daily luxury driver with some performance when you need it( seen one go from 60mph to high speed very quickly on the m1 so they cant be far off m3 pace in a straight line)
m3 all the way for a reliable daily driver thats seriously fast on any road and the perfect drivers car while still offering a good and comfy spec'd ca
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
THe E90 335ci Turbos sound ace, but not as nice as the M3, tbh i cant believe people are even comparing a deisel 3 series to an M3 
eh? the topic is E46 or 335d coupe so of course they are being compared.
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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335i with remap without a doubt.
Just as fast as an M3, but will probably have better in gear performance.
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barter
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Registered: 27th Oct 07
Location: essex
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
M3 because it's an M3
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
THe E90 335ci Turbos sound ace, but not as nice as the M3, tbh i cant believe people are even comparing a deisel 3 series to an M3
eh? the topic is E46 or 335d coupe so of course they are being compared.
They've also been compared when the guy on here with one was beating his mate in the m3 around the track, m3's aren't untouchable.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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no one says they are?
A diesel or a high revving petrol straight six?
No contest.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Yeah, diesel FTW  
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
no one says they are?
A diesel or a high revving petrol straight six?
No contest.
no denying the noise of the M3 is sexual 
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Wish these weren't so expensive, out of my price range.
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jamez_zz
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Registered: 9th Nov 06
Location: Hullywood
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
no one says they are?
A diesel or a high revving petrol straight six?
No contest.
no denying the noise of the M3 is sexual
M3 is too raspy IMO.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
no one says they are?
A diesel or a high revving petrol straight six?
No contest.
I'd have to say the turbo
Not disupting the M3 is a good car, can't beat a couple of turbos though, even if they are attached to a diesel.
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
If money and running costs are no object, E46 M3 every day of the week.
I find the M3 very cheap to run personally, nowhere near the cost of an Evo and the like. Fuel returns 24 average, long service intervals etc, insurance is cheap.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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mines ok on fuel, ins is only £150 more than my astra. 14k service intervals too
Tyres are about the same as a decent hot hatch tyre.
Its not a supercar
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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Don't agree on the tyres, two rears recently cost me nearly £400 odd fitted I think so they are fairly dear but the rest is fine. Also had new rear discs/pads which was £750 odd but on the whole it's fairly normal on running costs
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dxb335d
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Registered: 3rd Aug 08
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In all honesty, the game has moved on with the new E92 Coupe.
Its a fine handling car. The E46 M3 is nearly 8 years old. Technology moves on fast.
My friend has a modded E46 M3, with coilovers, anti roll bars, AP Brakes re-map zorst, filter and pulleys and i pull away from him on the road and i passed him on track
I passed him before the next corner.
The car is planted on track with no understeer and a very pliant chassis.
The car accelerates relentlessy out of the bends. The only mod is a re-map, 345 bhp and 530 ibs ft.
It is a quicker car than even a modded M3 as proven by me and my friend.
Even a stock 335d will live with a stock e46 m3 from a rolling start 60-160mph.
The m3 to be fair sounds nicer, although the diesel does not sound bad.
Another friend has the new V8 M3 coupe. I hang with him quite easily.
on the drag strip i even beat supercharged vxr8's
Not bad for a derv which is capable of 40+mpg.
The only place i feel the Derv was lacking compare to the NEW V8 M3 was at the ring. The new M3 is superb around there.
Its a cracking car, and does make the E46 look dated.
Both cars have their merits, both cars are fast. I bought the 335d. I dont think i could go backwards to an e46 now.
The new coupe is so refined and effortless to go quickly.
just my two P.
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jamez_zz
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Registered: 9th Nov 06
Location: Hullywood
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Lovely car buddy, What powers the M3 putting down?
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Total agreement.
M3 IL6's really arn't as fast as people think. Sure they handle well, but straightline, well its just a 3.2 straight 6....
Its slower than a C20LET Corsa in a straight line, and although faster, not as fast as you'd think against an XE corsa (talking straight lines here).
335 engine is superb, good chassis, and it uses its power well. And those remaps work wonders! People think VXR's respond well to a remap, but compared to these, the power gains look puney.
Got to at the body roll compared to the E46 M3 model in the pics above though.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Body roll is maybe cos its an SE.
Looks great in the pics
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John
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There doesn't look too be that much more body roll, the first pictures where i'm assuming the body roll is being spotted looks mainly to be the way the track goes to me.
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Thats the bombhole, max compression is where the M3 is sitting at the time of image.
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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quote:
Originally posted by dxb335d
lol at the license plate, I reckon we could guess what that first letter is as its followed by a 3
[Edited on 13-11-2008 by Ian W]
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