Hottest E46 M3 ever!
#1
Suzuka Master
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Hottest E46 M3 ever!
Amazing Build on E46fanatics.com, conversion of an 318i sedan into a 4 door E46 M3 Sedan!
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=578901
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/CIMG0740.jpg)
The 318i:
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/98318i.jpg)
The donor car:
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/Bilde-041.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/Bilde-045.jpg)
Results:
Not only cosmetic mods, complete with E46 M3 engine and SMG Tranny
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0230.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0118.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0025.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0014.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0129.jpg)
http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=578901
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/CIMG0740.jpg)
The 318i:
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/98318i.jpg)
The donor car:
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/Bilde-041.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/Bilde-045.jpg)
Results:
Not only cosmetic mods, complete with E46 M3 engine and SMG Tranny
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0230.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0118.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0025.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0014.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0129.jpg)
![](http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x163/nokiaman_2007/DSC_0188.jpg)
Last edited by nokiaman; 09-27-2009 at 12:34 PM.
#2
Suzuka Master
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Absolutely gorgeous lookin' car imo, had BMW decided to build it, I'm sure a lot of people would have bought it.(myself included)
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At first, I was thinking to myself, that donor car looks mint, why?!?! Then I saw the result.... sexy.
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This is what the builder said:
Now you may think, why destroy a perfectly fine M3? Well, I live in Norway and the tax on cars here are extreme.. A new M3 cost 320.000$ here and to get number plates on my 2002 M3 I would have to pay 80.000$ in tax only + the car. That is for me wasted money i would rather spend on other stuff.
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That thing is downright beautiful! I would have been just fine with the cars separate though
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From what I understand, he did this because he didn't want to pay 80k in taxes in Norway if he registered the M3 Coupe. Basically the car is registered as a 99 318i in Norway. Only it has all M3 goodies.
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That's great thinking! They really should have come out with the E46 4-door. I think a lot more people would have bought into BMW's.
#20
Car's nice but I would have just saved a bunch of time and money and just bought the M to begin with and modded it from there. Major swaps/mods like that always cost a bunch of money and time, not worth it IMO when a lower mileage E46 M isn't that expensive to begin with.
#21
Personally I wouldn't do it either but c'mon, this thing is one of a kind. I haven't seen any other E46 M3 sedans conversions (at least not any as perfectly-executed as this) with the whole appearance and drivetrain package. I actually haven't seen the E46 M3 19's on a E46 sedan before, and coupled with that drop, I just gotta say it looks amazing.
Take it for what it is and not for what its worth.... its not money-wise for us but from the posts it seems like it made perfect sense for the owner
Take it for what it is and not for what its worth.... its not money-wise for us but from the posts it seems like it made perfect sense for the owner
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#24
Someday, an RS6 Avant+
I ran into a guy in Helsinki some years ago and he told me how that worked. He owned a 1967 Caddy, and that thing was 20 feet long. But for his business, it was an Arizona car, and old, so he paid a 30% tariff....
A RAV4 in Norway is over $60K..... Ouch.
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#28
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That build is very nice.
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And DAMN pic sigs are VERY ANNOYING.
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#32
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that thing is sick looking. And like the guy said, it was cheaper for him to do the conversion then to register the m3 there so why not do it. you have the M you always wanted, it looks amazing, and you have a 1 of a kind car that most of the car enhusiasts in the world will know about. good job on that
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Car's nice but I would have just saved a bunch of time and money and just bought the M to begin with and modded it from there. Major swaps/mods like that always cost a bunch of money and time, not worth it IMO when a lower mileage E46 M isn't that expensive to begin with.
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Originally Posted by guy who built the car
Now you may think, why destroy a perfectly fine M3? Well, I live in Norway and the tax on cars here are extreme.. A new M3 cost 320.000$ here and to get number plates on my 2002 M3 I would have to pay 80.000$ in tax only + the car. That is for me wasted money i would rather spend on other stuff.
#35
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i read that BMW's answer to everyone wanting the 4 door E46 M3 was the ZHP sedan which had slightly more HP, lighter weight i think, etc...big fail on their part. ZHP's are great, top of the line E46 3-series sedans, but an M3 sedan woulda been so much better.
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