I've had a 330 Ci vert (owned for 5 years from late 2010) and currently have an M3 vert. I'd agree with most of this. The 330 actually has more likely failure points though, but they are cheap and easy to fix. All the M3 issues are costly and need experts. The 330 was so easy to get in and use. Stick 95 or 99, doesn't really matter. I actually paid almost the same but that's time. Nice 330 vert in 2010 with 60k miles was £7.5k and a slightly needy M3 with 72k miles in 2020 was £9k Worth noting the manual boxes are made by Getrag. I found the 5 speed in my 2001 330 much easier to live with than the 6 speed in the M3. I've just refreshed the bushes and fitted a 545i shifter. Feels better but still on axle stands. If you want an M tax example, I've got a 3.0d X3 as well. BMW dealer oil service is £250 Same dealer same service on the M - they quoted £779! Screw FBMWSH Which would I choose? Easy, whichever one I could run without worrying. I couldn't afford to worry in 2010 so got a 330. I hate to say it though, the E46 don't half feel dated to drive now. If utsa daily, all those rattle and squeeks take their toll. My wife hates the M3. She's so against it, I don't bother driving it if she's out. You forget all of that at about 7k rpm
I've had a 330 Ci vert (owned for 5 years from late 2010) and currently have an M3 vert.
I'd agree with most of this. The 330 actually has more likely failure points though, but they are cheap and easy to fix. All the M3 issues are costly and need experts.
The 330 was so easy to get in and use. Stick 95 or 99, doesn't really matter. I actually paid almost the same but that's time. Nice 330 vert in 2010 with 60k miles was £7.5k and a slightly needy M3 with 72k miles in 2020 was £9k
Worth noting the manual boxes are made by Getrag. I found the 5 speed in my 2001 330 much easier to live with than the 6 speed in the M3. I've just refreshed the bushes and fitted a 545i shifter. Feels better but still on axle stands.
If you want an M tax example, I've got a 3.0d X3 as well. BMW dealer oil service is £250
Same dealer same service on the M - they quoted £779!
Screw FBMWSH
Which would I choose? Easy, whichever one I could run without worrying. I couldn't afford to worry in 2010 so got a 330.
I hate to say it though, the E46 don't half feel dated to drive now. If utsa daily, all those rattle and squeeks take their toll.
My wife hates the M3. She's so against it, I don't bother driving it if she's out.
You forget all of that at about 7k rpm
why would she hate it?
@MCJimboy10 because she's a boring miserable **** with cars. Would prefer to be in the X3 in near silence and total comfort.
what a brilliant car!
Hard to find at these prices now 🙁
Epsom race course?
Nice video bro
Thanks Clay, that was a fun one to do.
@@Leee4444 would love to see more of this car this review was actually relatable
Unfortunately the 330ci is no longer with us, however few other very interesting cars are on there way, e38, Celica GT and some others!
@@mislavkonjik2827 They are still great cars even in 2022!
Good m3 is 25k here
BMW don't make gearboxes. Well, not in the e46 M or non M.
What's the RFL at for these now? Horrific?
Don't know what RFL stands for.
@@Leee4444 Road Fund Licence, or 'road tax' :-)
@@kwakkers68 never heard it abbreviated lol. Well they just raised it again didn't they ! It's 395 now!!
@@Leee4444 Good grief! Money well spent though ... What with our roads being so smooth, and well maintained ...... (NOT!) ;-)