Do you still feel like it is unwilling to rev?

5/2/2012 12:55:25 PM

I mean it's pretty responsive and powerful, no denying that. The engine is sweet but it's a bit unpolished and sounds terrible -especially from outside the car. It's still a very willing package, I wouldn't dismiss how capable it is. The coil overs/bushings really wake it up. I have fun in it, I'm not going to lie... That said, it's just more satisfying to drive the 911. The M3 is far more poised though, way more stable. They're rather different.

5/2/2012 3:46:52 PM

It’s a solid car. Reliable as well. I drove mine for 3 years. Eventually just got bored with it and wanted something different. They have rasp eliminators. You seem to be the perfect customer for one if you don’t care for exhaust note. I also preferred E36 growl over E46 whine. E39 was just the boss of all!

5/2/2012 5:01:43 PM

^^wait is your 911 back on the road? Is the e46 for sale yet?

5/2/2012 6:52:47 PM

What is this rasp eliminator you speak of?

I like e39s but they're getting a bit dated and I've heard too many horror stories about their reliability so I've passed... I need to take pics of the e46 then I'll advertise it. I am going to sell both and move to a turbo. I put a new trans (and clutch) in the 996 as well and yes it's on the road and is already advertised for sale! I don't care which sells first honestly, but I hate having two cars when I want to buy yet another, so one of them better sell soon!

5/2/2012 10:03:16 PM

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/2991159981.html

5/2/2012 10:20:40 PM

http://www.rogueengineering.com/rogue/RE_EX_E46_M3/RE_MID_E46M3.html

5/2/2012 10:52:54 PM

Not mentioned in the ad are the GT3 splitter/side skirts/shifter and the extra wheels.

The rasp pipe is awesome but I'm not spending almost $600 on removing sound (though I would if I was in love w/everything else). It SHOULD sound beautiful and I can almost taste what it's supposed to sound like, but it's never quite there... I'll never make fun of Audi tuning their exhausts for sound again!

5/3/2012 1:17:03 AM

I still think both beat how 911s sounds VW bug give or take few notes!

5/3/2012 1:25:29 AM

ahmet11 is forsale ?
thought you loved that thing ?

5/3/2012 7:57:02 AM

Well I don't want to have a 911 and a 911 turbo... The 911 sounds amazing, IMO and the GT3 is one of the best sounding cars ever made.

5/3/2012 8:53:41 AM

damn now you're gonna be the garage guy with a turbo...

fuck.... and i found them for you lol

5/3/2012 9:34:12 AM

The garage dude w/the turbo? I'm not sure I get why that's significant... These things aren't that expensive anymore (I'm sure many here have more expensive vehicles) and a C6 Z06 easily outpaces a stock one.

I could possibly end up w/a GT2 but I doubt it. Whatever I buy would have to be a good deal.

5/3/2012 12:54:33 PM

You want to hear a good sound? Listen to the e9x M3 I'll be getting soon enough...hopefully...maybe...

5/3/2012 1:43:13 PM

^ awesome...

they do sound good... really good.

in the same way a 2012 mustang sounds good lol.

5/3/2012 1:49:21 PM

^^I've been shopping for so long now if you see some high mileage, non-salvaged PM. I can't find nothing here on the West Coast.

5/3/2012 3:49:30 PM

Quote :

"http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/2991159981.html"

Saw it outside the trek store in n. Raleigh today. Did not see mr. Ahmet.

5/3/2012 9:12:46 PM

Quote :

"The 911 sounds amazing, IMO and the GT3 is one of the best sounding cars ever made."

Agreed. A flat 6 at full throttle with a sport exhaust is something special.

5/4/2012 8:19:42 AM

I was there (obviously), what were you driving?

Side note, just ordered a 2012 Superfly SS -carbon fork and frame-, got 2012 Elixir Carbon brakes, I9 wheels, etc. yay.

5/4/2012 9:13:34 AM

^ I was wondering how long it would take you to get on something new. Don't let it fall over!

5/4/2012 10:15:21 AM

Quote :

"^^I've been shopping for so long now if you see some high mileage, non-salvaged PM. I can't find nothing here on the West Coast."

define high mileage

5/4/2012 10:15:46 AM

Dude, I didn't drop my superfly, didn't crash it, nothin'. I was chatting w/a guy at the 6 hour race @lake crabtree, at like lap 4 or 5, his pedal hit my rear chainstay and put a crack in it. That's OK I guess I've been wanting a new bike w/a tapered steerer tube...

Anyway, when are you coming to Raleigh man, let's bike! I'm riding Matt's Jabberworcky at the moment.

5/4/2012 10:34:07 AM

Damn, that's rough. I can't quite motivate myself yet. I will. I need to give mine a tune up.

5/4/2012 11:07:26 AM

red mkIV jetta, I was only there for a minute to pick up a wheel for a friend. saw an older guy with a little girl and a woman in the store. I probably didn't pay any attention to people on the mtb side.

5/4/2012 8:07:50 PM

With a roof rack, ya. I was riding a bike for fitment beside the building when you first pulled up.

5/5/2012 4:37:09 PM

Just to make sure we don't forget how hot it is:


Yea yea, it's not bad but the 911 still sounds better, and has better steering, certainly better brakes. Feels like the M3 has more grip though. :/

5/7/2012 12:42:17 AM

umm.... does it have better tires?

5/7/2012 8:12:06 AM

Eh. It's awfully big don't you think? I mean sure it has more grip, but that's just because of the AM coils. I don't know how I would feel about driving around a car with front gills if I were you. Especially one that had a functional back seat. It might as well have 2 extra doors. You can't even really call it a sports car at this point.

5/7/2012 8:31:47 AM

They're on comparable tires but the M3 is lowered quite a bit, has coil overs and solid bushings.

Despite it's grip levels, I do think it's too big. I don't like big cars. I'm only friends with small people, they fit in the backseat of the 911 (sideways).

5/7/2012 9:02:38 AM

I just like how after owning it, you have backtracked on every negative thing you have ever had to say other than the engine tone...which we have always agreed on anyways.

5/7/2012 10:19:47 AM

Driving an Audi for 3 months would make anyone forgive a lot about an M3... And I mean really, the silent bike rack, the huge trunk, the inconspicuous looks and the subdued handling can be nice when I don't feel naughty. And when I do, oversteer is available in a way that it's not on a sub 350hp modern 911. Yeah, sure I like the car OK. It's a nice change of pace.

Also, come to Raleigh, let's bike!

5/7/2012 11:16:31 AM

hows the rear back seat space of the m3 vs the 911?

5/7/2012 12:07:43 PM

lol... child vs amputee

5/7/2012 12:11:09 PM

I'm 5'11" 205lb and I fit fine in back of E46 M3. It's no 7-series, but it's fine. It is actually bigger with more headroom than E92.

5/7/2012 1:23:58 PM

There's not really a back seat in the 911. It's technically there, but I use it as a shelf w/the seatbacks folded down. I've put people back there many times, but it's like putting somebody in a trunk and not a seat.

5/7/2012 1:37:55 PM

Ahmet, you like? Picked it up today.

White/Cinn (E9x version of Cinn at least)
No Nav, iDrive

Wait for it...wait for it....NO SUNROOF!!!!

5/11/2012 3:48:42 PM

what kind of wonky ass image hosting website is that? it doesnt' even embed properly. used imgur yo!

5/11/2012 5:10:13 PM

It did damnit. Imgur was fucked Earlier today. Sumfoo1 saw it! I'll have to rehost it tomorrow.

5/11/2012 9:33:03 PM

yeah it's because i went to edit copied the url and pasted it. in the URL

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5/11/2012 9:57:56 PM

5/12/2012 12:48:14 AM

Locate and use dipstick with frequency

5/12/2012 8:16:27 AM

Lol let him enjoy the car.

5/12/2012 8:27:28 AM

Nonono, you see German cars have accurate oil pressure gauges. Even the E46 has proper working warning signals. This thing has digital display between max and min marks between the speedometer and tach.

5/12/2012 9:16:54 AM

Oil pressure gauges usually don't show low oil till the pump cavitates and with some cars you are toast by the time that happens.

5/12/2012 10:01:17 AM

needs nav. who buys a 60k car to stick some raggedy tomtom shit on the dash?

5/12/2012 10:25:36 AM

Who needs nav on a regular Basis.

5/12/2012 10:29:47 AM

I have, and will always have something against Nav systems in cars. No matter what, after a while they seem outdated.

5/12/2012 10:46:01 AM

does it have bluetooth to play audio? I looked for that exact car (+nav) for a while but ended up spending money on my house and will likely go for something cheaper like a 911/cayman s/335i

5/12/2012 10:59:06 AM

I'm not positive. It has blue tooth phone. And aux in the center console.

5/12/2012 2:59:08 PM

Um, hello? Why don't we have more pictures of this car and it's own thread? I'm pretty sure it's currently one of the (I'd say top 3?) awesomest cars in the garage, so yeah get on that.

Congrats dear sir, M-azing active M diff. color co///Mbo. MPower!1 I do think the e90 is one of the highlights of the brand (whereas the current M5/M6, X5M and other atrocities are... not).

In other news, I haven't driven my M since I put the Porsche back together. But dang it I will! I moved it today to change the oil on the 911 and thought to myself, you know, I ought to drive this thing some.

5/12/2012 4:04:08 PM