Introduction, MB red content

boarderm3 · 03-09-2016, 09:37 PM

New guy here, on this form any way. 24 years old from Michigan. Well the time has come. I sold my Laguna Seca Blue e46 m3 and have now moved up to a 2009 e90 m3, slick top, 6mt in Melbourne Red every option except rear parking sensors, and rear sun shade. Black Leather interior. Got if for a steal with a full maintenance history. Serviced at BMW of Huston during its warranty life and then at North Huston Beemer. 0 accidents and has only one tiny little door ding that takes me a little bit to find every time. Here are some pictures, not sure the plans just yet on the car, she will be getting a full paint color correction is a couple days, I will post more pictures then.

The E46 M3

THE NEW BABE

Three Pedal Steve · 03-09-2016, 09:51 PM

What a sleeper. Great for a family or business car. It is the best stick shift sedan ever made.

rdoctor · 03-09-2016, 10:13 PM

I would have taken a second job...or done whatever I had to do to keep both of those cars! I couldn't have let that Laguna Seca Blue e46M go...ever. You'll love the e90M for many reasons but you'll miss the heck out of the e46. Been there.

boarderm3 · 03-09-2016, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rdoctor

I would have taken a second job...or done whatever I had to do to keep both of those cars! I couldn't have let that Laguna Seca Blue e46M go...ever. You'll love the e90M for many reasons but you'll miss the heck out of the e46. Been there.

if it wasn't smg i would of kept it

///BMW Junkie · 03-10-2016, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by boarderm3

New guy here, on this form any way. 24 years old from Michigan. Well the time has come. I sold my Laguna Seca Blue e46 m3 and have now moved up to a 2009 e90 m3, slick top, 6mt in Melbourne Red every option except rear parking sensors, and rear sun shade. Black Leather interior. Got if for a steal with a full maintenance history. Serviced at BMW of Huston during its warranty life and then at North Huston Beemer. 0 accidents and has only one tiny little door ding that takes me a little bit to find every time. Here are some pictures, not sure the plans just yet on the car, she will be getting a full paint color correction is a couple days, I will post more pictures then.

The E46 M3

THE NEW BABE

Those BBS

tasho_x2 · 03-10-2016, 08:36 AM

Looks stunning in red. I was considering a rec e92 myself.

oolas3 · 03-10-2016, 09:41 AM

Nice, one of my favorite colors. A melbourne red 6mt sedan is a rare bird.

gjkolio · 03-10-2016, 10:17 AM

Welcome to the club,I just picked mine up 6 months ago from previously owning an Imola red E46 M3. Have nothing but great things to say about both models.

RickP · 03-10-2016, 10:20 AM

Nice E92 but I think I would take that LSB E46. Ahh but SMG. Still though.

antoniomg43 · 03-10-2016, 11:15 AM

Sweet E46 loving it!!! but congrats on E90 pick up!

STooK · 03-10-2016, 11:34 AM

Thats a rare combo! Great find and congrats!

boarderm3 · 03-10-2016, 12:17 PM

Thanks everybody! Now I need to try and figure out what look I'm going to go for with this one!

B8bydesign · 03-10-2016, 01:10 PM

Congrats and welcome, beautiful LSB e46 you had there.

cognoscenti · 12-12-2016, 10:22 PM

Looks great! I've been looking for a red one for some time - where did you find it listed for sale? I see plenty of red+DCT for sale, but no red+6MT...

anerbe · 12-13-2016, 08:03 AM

^ very hard to find - just keep using all car search sites, and set up e-mail notifications of new listings.

Helmsman · 12-13-2016, 08:56 AM

Welcome aboard Boarder! Sweet ride, love the colour! (and indeed the previous E46 colour as well).

Cheers

3Pedals_6Speeds · 12-13-2016, 08:56 AM

So, now that you've been in both, what are your impressions? I'm with a number of the others, that blue had to be hard to let go.

Bimmed Out · 12-13-2016, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by m3m3mr

Nice, one of my favorite colors. A melbourne red 6mt sedan is a rare bird.

Correct. I'd take that over *any* SMG e46 (and yes, I've owned both). No brainer.

anerbe · 12-13-2016, 12:34 PM

As a weekend only driver, I'd probably take a LSB E46 6MT over an E9X. The tech and size makes it harder to swallow as a daily.

The best part about the E90 is the Jekyll / Hyde personality.

KwlAznKid · 12-13-2016, 01:46 PM

welcome from a fellow ex blue e46 m3 owner! (mine was topaz blue though not lsb)

GVIFlyer · 12-13-2016, 02:16 PM

Very nice. Congrats.

03-09-2016, 09:37 PM	#1
boarderm3 New Member 3 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 02 laguna seca m3 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	Introduction, MB red content New guy here, on this form any way. 24 years old from Michigan. Well the time has come. I sold my Laguna Seca Blue e46 m3 and have now moved up to a 2009 e90 m3, slick top, 6mt in Melbourne Red every option except rear parking sensors, and rear sun shade. Black Leather interior. Got if for a steal with a full maintenance history. Serviced at BMW of Huston during its warranty life and then at North Huston Beemer. 0 accidents and has only one tiny little door ding that takes me a little bit to find every time. Here are some pictures, not sure the plans just yet on the car, she will be getting a full paint color correction is a couple days, I will post more pictures then. The E46 M3 THE NEW BABE
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03-09-2016, 09:51 PM	#2
Three Pedal Steve Captain 875 Rep 611 Posts Drives: 2013 M3 coupe' 6mt Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Under a Waterfall in Highlands NC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW M3 Coupe [0.00]	What a sleeper. Great for a family or business car. It is the best stick shift sedan ever made. __________________ memories: '71 2002 (new), '72 Bavaria, '74 2002tii, '00 540i Sport
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03-09-2016, 10:13 PM	#3
rdoctor Lieutenant 168 Rep 548 Posts Drives: 991.1 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: SC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW e92 M3 [0.00]	I would have taken a second job...or done whatever I had to do to keep both of those cars! I couldn't have let that Laguna Seca Blue e46M go...ever. You'll love the e90M for many reasons but you'll miss the heck out of the e46. Been there. __________________ 991.1 GT3 SOLD: e92 M3 6MT, Jet Black/Black Dinan: Software Tune \| CF Intake \| Exhaust \| Pulley Kit \| Stage 1 Suspension \| Pedals /// BBS e88 18x9.5 et19; 18x10.5 et19 on PS4 265/285 /// Lux Angel Eyes
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03-10-2016, 08:36 AM	#6
tasho_x2 Private 12 Rep 51 Posts Drives: Kraft/Tech Softail. M4 Convert Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Westmont, IL iTrader: (0)	Looks stunning in red. I was considering a rec e92 myself. __________________ Kraft/Tech Softail 2015 M4 Convertible Previous Cars: 2012 CLS63 P31 - 2003 G500 - 2009 Audi S5 Coupe - 2015 Audi SQ5 - 2012 C63 AMG Edition1 - 2011 e90 M3 - 2013 Yamaha R1 - 2013 Mercedes C300 - 2011 Audi S4 - Range Rover SC'd = 2005 SLK55 AMG - 2008 CLS550 Sport - 1998 C43 AMG - 1993 Mitsu 3000GT
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03-10-2016, 09:41 AM	#7
oolas3 Captain 388 Rep 876 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Nice, one of my favorite colors. A melbourne red 6mt sedan is a rare bird.
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03-10-2016, 10:17 AM	#8
gjkolio Private 30 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 E90 zcp Join Date: May 2015 Location: Daytona Beach,fl. iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	Fellow E90 M3 6MT owners club Welcome to the club,I just picked mine up 6 months ago from previously owning an Imola red E46 M3. Have nothing but great things to say about both models. Attached Images
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03-10-2016, 10:20 AM	#9
RickP Lieutenant 165 Rep 418 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Comp/DCT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chi-town iTrader: (0)	Nice E92 but I think I would take that LSB E46. Ahh but SMG. Still though.
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03-10-2016, 11:15 AM	#10
antoniomg43 Private First Class 11 Rep 113 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Sacramento iTrader: (1)	Sweet E46 loving it!!! but congrats on E90 pick up!
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03-10-2016, 11:34 AM	#11
STooK Lieutenant Colonel 727 Rep 1,974 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (6)	Thats a rare combo! Great find and congrats! __________________ 2013 BMW E92 ///M3 AW/BLK ZCP CF Roof 6 Speed - Perfection 2011 BMW E90 328i xDrive Space Grey/Black - Daily 2011 BMW E93 ///M3 MW/FR/BLK 6 Speed - Gone but not forgotten
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03-10-2016, 12:17 PM	#12
boarderm3 New Member 3 Rep 6 Posts Drives: 02 laguna seca m3 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	Thanks everybody! Now I need to try and figure out what look I'm going to go for with this one!
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03-10-2016, 01:10 PM	#13
B8bydesign Lieutenant Colonel 683 Rep 1,529 Posts Drives: '11 BMW M3 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (10) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	Congrats and welcome, beautiful LSB e46 you had there. __________________ New: '11.5 e90 M3 \| DCT \| Space Gray/Novillo \| ZCV \| ZCW \| ZP2 \| ESS 625 \| BPM \| M Performance \| iPE \| BC Racing \| BPM \| iND \| LUX \| Volk \| Coby \| Recaro Sold: '11.5 e92 M3 \| DCT \| Mineral White/Novillo \| ZCP \| ZCV \| ZCW \| ZP2 \| M Performance \| ACM \| BPM \| iND \| Thule \| LUX \| Macht Schnell \| Broadway Static \| Rogue Engineering \| BBS \| Challenge \| Metak
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12-12-2016, 10:22 PM	#14
cognoscenti Second Lieutenant 79 Rep 207 Posts Drives: 2011.75 E90 M3 6MT ZCP MR Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (1)	Looks great! I've been looking for a red one for some time - where did you find it listed for sale? I see plenty of red+DCT for sale, but no red+6MT...
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12-13-2016, 08:03 AM	#15
anerbe Lieutenant Colonel 121 Rep 1,568 Posts Drives: Red E90M 6MT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BH, MI iTrader: (2)	^ very hard to find - just keep using all car search sites, and set up e-mail notifications of new listings.
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12-13-2016, 08:56 AM	#16
Helmsman Major General 4482 Rep 7,120 Posts Drives: 2011 AW E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockholm, Sweden iTrader: (0)	Welcome aboard Boarder! Sweet ride, love the colour! (and indeed the previous E46 colour as well). Cheers
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12-13-2016, 08:56 AM	#17
3Pedals_6Speeds Second Lieutenant 118 Rep 206 Posts Drives: F10 535 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Michigan, USA iTrader: (0)	So, now that you've been in both, what are your impressions? I'm with a number of the others, that blue had to be hard to let go. __________________ Former: E21, E63, Current: F10, E93 M3. Drive fast, take chances.
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12-13-2016, 12:34 PM	#19
anerbe Lieutenant Colonel 121 Rep 1,568 Posts Drives: Red E90M 6MT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BH, MI iTrader: (2)	As a weekend only driver, I'd probably take a LSB E46 6MT over an E9X. The tech and size makes it harder to swallow as a daily. The best part about the E90 is the Jekyll / Hyde personality.
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12-13-2016, 01:46 PM	#20
KwlAznKid Brigadier General 354 Rep 3,036 Posts Drives: BMW/MERCEDES/PORSCHE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles/Fremont USC/UCSD Alum iTrader: (6)	welcome from a fellow ex blue e46 m3 owner! (mine was topaz blue though not lsb) __________________ BMW E93 M3 / Mercedes Benz W209 CLK500 BMW E64 650I(sold) / BMW E92 328I(sold) / BMW E46 M3(sold) / BMW E92 335I(sold) Porsche 996 911 C2(sold) / BMW E46 325CI(totaled)
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12-13-2016, 02:16 PM	#21
GVIFlyer Large Member 295 Rep 979 Posts Drives: '19 Porsche C2S Cab_M3 DCT ZCP Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Somewhere in the air. iTrader: (0)	Very nice. Congrats.
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