The new BMW M3 is such a fine car.... - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

#1 06-02-2002, 03:58 PM

Or not.

If you want to read the stories of many E46 M3 premature engine fails, go no further and click this link.

http://townhall-talk2.edmunds.com/WebX?14@40.vtZVb8xbbFz^1@.ef0be9e/0

Now, who was the guy who talked about BMW reliability being superior to MB?

Disclaimer: I do like older BMWs. Anything with the bomb-proof 3.5 liter iron-block Six. Like the E28 535i. These M3s are horrid, though.

-Sam

#2 06-02-2002, 07:44 PM

If you buy an M3 your not expecting reliabilty you expect power, power and more power. IMO
I would love an M3 for a second or 3rd car.

pentoman · #3 06-02-2002, 08:11 PM

Very nice car, hope they can get the engine probs sorted..!

http://freecyberbingo.com/m3/broken.wav 255 Kb

For your amusement, check out the sound of a broken E46 engine at 13,800 miles. Apparently, the noise is coming from the bottom end, not the head.. :-O

later

#4 06-02-2002, 08:13 PM

Sounds a lot like mine

#5 06-02-2002, 08:14 PM

you don't thnik gunning the engine while cold had anything to do with that do ya

pentoman · #6 06-02-2002, 08:24 PM

Nooooo!!

Plenty of people are driving powerful cars with highly strung engines, and I imagine plenty of them aren't waiting 'till the oil temperature is up before they rev it, you wouldn't expect their engines to go bang.. - even TVR wouldn't manufacture a car that crazy

No car should ever explode like these are, at such low mileage, no matter how badly they're treated (save removing all the oil, or over-revving beyond the limiter), especially a BMW.
They'll sort it eventually though, hope they stop being so *****ty to the customers tho

later

#7 06-02-2002, 11:09 PM

Quote:

If you buy an M3 your not expecting reliabilty you expect power, power and more power. IMO

I know that an M Series BMW is going to be more intensive on maintenance than a standard Bimmer. That said, engine failures shouldn't be happening at this low of a mileage.

Looks like the most reliable supercars out there in terms of engine durability are the 500E and the E55. But then, we all knew that here, of course.

-Sam

Holson Adi · #8 06-03-2002, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by pentoman
Very nice car, hope they can get the engine probs sorted..!

http://freecyberbingo.com/m3/broken.wav 255 Kb

For your amusement, check out the sound of a broken E46 engine at 13,800 miles. Apparently, the noise is coming from the bottom end, not the head.. :-O

later

damn, something that sounds like my diesel but produces 3x the horsepower.

akry · #9 06-03-2002, 01:34 AM

Isn't that tap-tap sound from valve?? Last time I heard, it's because the valves are not getting adequate lubrication... and same desiel sound happens on some early build E39 M5s....

Andy Kuo

pentoman · #10 06-03-2002, 04:44 AM

It's coming from the bottom-end not the head, the guy said

BenzOnline · #11 06-03-2002, 07:59 AM

For a BMW it sounds normal to me!

I better tell my Uncle to baby his new 3 series....especially on cold mornings..........oh well......nothing to worry about...car was stolen last week.....problem gone!

#12 06-03-2002, 01:19 PM

Thats the sound my crank makes sounds like it is lossing a rod or bearing

SHYNE · #13 06-03-2002, 03:14 PM

I would take an E46 M3 in a second.

I would also treat it like a car of that class deserves to be.

I'm surprised I'm saying this but, I am finding greater attention to build quality and detail in the new BMW products compared with Mercedes-Benz.

The 3 and C series are the best example of this.

The 5 series clearly beats the E Class aswell....

My next car will be a 2000 C43 AMG in white on black or tan....

After that purchase though......BMW M????

Mike McKinney

#14 06-03-2002, 03:49 PM

I would take an E46 M3 in a second.

-Until the engine blew up?

I would also treat it like a car of that class deserves to be.

-Other people obviously do. The engines still blow up. (not all of course) You should take a look at the disturbing thread I originally posted.

I'm surprised I'm saying this but, I am finding greater attention to build quality and detail in the new BMW products compared with Mercedes-Benz.

-It's easy to say when you're sitting in a reliable in-line six Mercedes and wishing it was an M3 with 333 hp under the hood. Would you say the same if the engine blew up in the M while you were driving it?

-Sam

#15 06-03-2002, 06:16 PM

I like the red lighting it looks cool untill you drive more than 3 or 4 hours at night. The 500 had a great clean light nice and easy to read just like durning the day.