Confession: I kinda hate the E46 3-series

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11/15/2020 at 16:30 • Filed to: None

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Ugly-ass subframe-tearing piece of shit


DISCUSSION (8)


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
11/15/2020 at 16:40

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The ZHP and M look neat, but the rest look bland. Same with the E39, every non-M or M-Sport look super boring. 


Kinja'd!!! onlytwowheels > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
11/15/2020 at 16:46

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Kinja'd!!! Jb boin > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/15/2020 at 17:05

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While i agree on the E39, i can’t with the E46 that looks nice even on a standard version.

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Would you rather have a Mondeo from the same era?

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Kinja'd!!! interstate366, now In The Industry > Jb boin
11/15/2020 at 17:09

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Honestly, yes.

But the estate I’d most like from that era is also a turbo RWD inline 6.

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I just can’t legally  import it for 7 more years.


Kinja'd!!! Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Jb boin
11/15/2020 at 17:16

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No, but visually it has aged better, especially in ST trim. Almost every normal E46 I see has the awful black trim being highlighted with silver paint.


Kinja'd!!! G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Jb boin
11/15/2020 at 17:18

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The E46 suffers from the uncanny valley of trying to add 2000s elements onto a 1990s shape plus no E46 issues were actually fixed with it. As for competition, t he Mondeo didn’t really compete with the 3-series. I’d rather have a Lexus IS or Infiniti G35 or E36 3-series over an E46 .


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
11/15/2020 at 17:31

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The E46 is fine, it's the E46's fan club I can't stand.


Kinja'd!!! G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
11/15/2020 at 17:44

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The fan club is dreadful, but for the car itself they took all the design character out of the E36 and replaced it with mediocrity