These are great cars but make sure to get it checked out and make sure you understand what you're getting into.
Looks like other people have pointed out the salient points. Not an unreliable car, but just expensive when things go wrong or need replacing. Also a lot of little stuff tends to break or isn't quite right, trim, bushings, electric items. All of it can be fixed... for a price. Also, as someone else mentioned, count on a rebuild if it hasn't been done.
People talk about how these cars hold their value and what not, but I'm not sure I agree because it's easy to drop a couple thousand a year into them if you're driving the thing and then you go to sell it and maybe it's worth what you paid for it or a few k more but you also put a bunch of money into it. Obviously it's a much better investment than buying a new car, but don't think you're going to buy it, put miles on it, put money into and then get it all back and then some.
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06-03-2012 01:02 PM
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Unless it's a CSI....then M5. Everything about the csi is so right. v12, 6spd, big coupe with no b pillar, pop up lights....
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06-03-2012 03:35 PM
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Yeah, I've owned an E34, and subjectively the E46 is much more fun to drive as well. Originally Posted by 16v_43v3r
What is it with the idiots on TCL thinking everything is about numbers? I don't care if an E46 330i Is almost as fast. It certainly isn't an E34 M5.
The E46 is lighter, smaller, tighter, with more precise rack and pinion steering versus recirculating ball on the E34. However, like I said in my post, if you think the E34 M5 is special, go for it.
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06-04-2012 02:25 PM
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Handbuilt motorsports engine > engines built for the masses. Originally Posted by TetsuoShima
Worse than the V8/V12 in the 8 series?
The engines are not fragile, quite the opposite. It's just that when you do need to perform maintenance work or upgrades, costs can be quite rude in some cases.
E31, only if it has the manual trans. Originally Posted by TetsuoShima
E34 if the E31 is automatic.
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