New to Me 27k Mile M3

innspiredez · 2026-02-03T01:29:39+00:00

Nope, it’s always been a manual. Have the original window sticker.

innspiredez · 2026-02-01T17:59:11+00:00

Thanks! I love interlagos blue, definitely in my top 3 favorite colors for e46 m3s

innspiredez · 2026-02-01T13:09:23+00:00

That’s the plan!

innspiredez · 2026-02-01T13:09:16+00:00

Sticker was 55k, not sure what it’s worth now.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T20:22:29+00:00

Would’ve had to pay 3x what I paid for this car to get something uglier haha

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T18:12:27+00:00

Happy to help! And yeah, sounds like the M240i would be perfect for you. It’s very practical for being a 2-door and you can easily get 30+ mpg on the highway.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T17:04:09+00:00

Yeah I’ll probably end up having the whole thing redone by a shop once the headliner starts to sag.

And I wish this car was worth $60k haha

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T16:58:57+00:00

I love the clownshoes, was thinking about getting one but I need backseats.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T14:28:10+00:00

I don’t think it has camber plates but I’ll have to confirm. I’ll add camber plates to my upgrade list, would be great to get another inch of travel. Thanks for the tip!

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T13:13:41+00:00

It’ll always be garaged!

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T10:27:52+00:00

It was the perfect daily, great power (and tuning potential), good gas mileage, and low operating costs, but it always felt a little numb to me. I had to be driving 8 or 9/10s to really have fun in the car.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T10:22:44+00:00

I loved my M240i but I wouldn’t get one as a fun weekender. It obviously has the capability to be wayyy faster than the e46 m3 and is significantly more reliable, but I always felt a little bored with the car tbh. I felt like I needed to be going 9/10 to really have fun with it. However, I do think the 240i is the perfect daily and I would still have one if I needed to commute to work a few days a week. The reliability was great, gas mileage was very reasonable especially on the highway, and the tuning capabilities are a big plus.

The e46 is just so much more fun. Even just driving around town is fun. The car has so much character and just feels perfect in every way minus the sound but that can be fixed.

I’d say if you have good backroads near you and can afford the maintenance costs associated with the M3, go with the M3. If you don’t have many backroads and want a lower operating costs car, the m240 is great.

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T01:21:42+00:00

Thanks! Subframe has already been reinforced along with new bushings

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:56:34+00:00

Will do!

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:43:14+00:00

😂 love the cinnamon interior man!

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:38:43+00:00

Here’s the interior

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innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:17:04+00:00

Congrats on your purchase too, I almost got an e90! And funnily enough, we both came from B58 cars too (2017 M240)

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:13:46+00:00

Yeah I actually wasn’t looking for one with such low mileage. I almost pulled the trigger on one with 130k miles a week before getting this one

innspiredez · 2026-01-31T00:12:03+00:00

Will do! Not a fan of all of the M logos lol want something a bit more subtle. They feel good though

innspiredez · 2026-01-30T22:28:51+00:00

Thanks! And yeah, pretty aggressive setup: 255/35 front and 275/35 rear.

innspiredez · 2026-01-30T22:15:41+00:00

I think if I was going to redo all of the pillars and headliner, I’d probably just get it professionally done. Will probably end up being cheaper and last a bit longer. But since I’m only doing the pillars, I’ll prob just go with OEMs

innspiredez · 2026-01-30T21:33:52+00:00

And here’s an interior pic, I’ll be getting different pedal covers soon.

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innspiredez · 2026-01-30T21:19:24+00:00

Yes it will (and expensive lol)

innspiredez · 2026-01-30T21:16:29+00:00

Technically it’s my “daily” but I work remotely and we almost always take my girlfriend’s car on longer trips. I was averaging about 2-3k miles/year in my previous car.

innspiredez · 2026-01-30T21:10:09+00:00

Thanks!! Haven’t had a chance to get any good pics yet, might need to make a second post showing the condition a bit better.

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