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Old 08-17-12, 07:46 AM
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My brother is planning to get rid of his 2005 e46 smg m3. Charcoal grey, immaculate condition, 57xxx miles, stage 2 dinan? With 2 and a half year extended warranty left. He wants 23k for it, which is the pay off. First owner traded it in for an x5, so he is the second owner. All maintenance done. good buy?
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Can't edit on phone...

My initial plan was to keep driving the 250 til i save up enough down for a used 10' or higher isf. But its also 2x the price. So i need CL help. Thanks.
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it may have low mileage, but Stage 2 eh. might have been driven a little hard
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Old 08-17-12, 10:05 AM
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I'd avoid any smg equipped e46. loads of documented problems. 6mt is the only way to go
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Originally Posted by Kauro
My brother is planning to get rid of his 2005 e46 smg m3. Charcoal grey, immaculate condition, 57xxx miles, stage 2 dinan? With 2 and a half year extended warranty left. He wants 23k for it, which is the pay off. First owner traded it in for an x5, so he is the second owner. All maintenance done. good buy?
i'd be all over it if it wasn't Dinan tuned, i understand it's a factory authorized tune company but still. i had a '02 smg M3 and still kicking myself until today for traded it in.
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If dinan tune horrible? I need to double check. I only saw it once and it had an dinan . He mention an intake. Ill ask him later.
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Dinan is overpriced and over rated.

SMG is great, assuming that you like it and that the car is under warranty. If not, well......
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Old 08-17-12, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
it may have low mileage, but Stage 2 eh. might have been driven a little hard
I would think all M cars are driven a little hard, its kind of expected, with respect to a cars power and performance level and any add ons, you have to take a reasonable consideration into how it was driven and make a reasonable counter offer, other then that its just a used car
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I'd pass...
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