Dees Titanium Silver BMW E46 M3

GoCart · Oct 12, 2019

Man, this M3 truly represents that saying "like new" many people use when making references to their used cars, in this case though, it may just be true.

Stunning E46, and well done for keeping the Restoration going.

///Dees · Oct 14, 2019

Thanks for the comments guys:thumbs:

///Dees · Oct 17, 2019

Crash_Nemesis said:
Your story brings back fond memories of myself doing the exact same journey to cape town to get my e46 M3. Also did the drive back and can relate heavily to your experience and how awesome it was.

Congrats on your purchase and wishing you many happy and safe miles in your new baby.

Welcome to ///M town.

Thanks man - the drive back was truly phenomenal and even though I spent hours on the road I did not drive straight home when I got back to Centurion but instead did a few spirited runs all around the area.:smilebounce:

Peter@AEW said:
I think I am correct in saying that your engine recorded 160/165 psi compression when it was done in Durban as part of Adi's check.

@Peter@AEW What does these engines normally record from your experience?

tm2 said:
Nice write up Dees, this is the ///M I first fell in love with :bravo:
Brings back memories of this Tiff Needell review: [video=youtube]

Thanks tm2:thumbs:
I watched this and probably every other YouTube video related to the e46 M3 before purchasing my one:=):

Ga-3M · Oct 18, 2019

160 and above is very strong and healthy! Car is looking absolutely epic bud!!

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SHABSFS · Oct 18, 2019

wow... what a beauty

Benji · Oct 22, 2019

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This should be marked as NSFW :bravo:

Moha_ZA · Oct 22, 2019

An absolute classic! Enjoy!!

///Dees · Dec 2, 2019

It was a great morning out on the BMWFanatics Breakfast run and the drive to Harties was just what the M3 needed.

Tinuva · Dec 2, 2019

Absolute beaut!

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zabbo · Dec 2, 2019

Beautiful :blowheart:

FILV · Dec 3, 2019

Oh My word, what a beautiful car!

I'm so glad this beauty is kept in pristine condition, how it should.

How this shape is aging beautifully.

and just to think i didn't like it when it came out.

Now each year, it just gets hotter and hotter.

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boost3d · Dec 3, 2019

May I ask what's the mileage sitting on now?

///Dees · Dec 5, 2019

boost3d said:
May I ask what's the mileage sitting on now?

Just over a 140k km

boost3d · Dec 5, 2019

///Dees said:
boost3d said:

May I ask what's the mileage sitting on now?

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Just over a 140k km

Car doesn't look to have that mileage by a long shot! Please keep up the great work maintaining that beauty.

Vinnige Fanie · Apr 8, 2020

Goodness.

AshG108 · Apr 8, 2020

This is such a well conditioned, well kept example. Respect for keeping her this way, it really is such a pleasure to be able to appreciate the timeless design of these cars in a non-hacked state.

Rick_29 · Apr 9, 2020

Beautiful car you have there bud. And in amazing condition. Keep it up.

//M SPORT · Apr 9, 2020

I often look for pics of clean E46 M3s to make my day.

Thank God I discovered this thread...

///Dees · Sep 13, 2021

It’s been a while since my last update but not much has happened since then. I took the M3 to Durban in Dec 2019 before the pandemic started and thoroughly enjoyed it. Haven’t driven that much since the lockdown with an odd Sunday drive a couple times.

Interior wise I replaced a missing cap on the seat belt rivet.

New set of original valour carpets went in.

I replaced the oil, oil filter and added in some ceratec as an intermediate oil service.

The battery died in July so I replaced it with an original one.

The old battery was not vented so I decided to do that with the new battery. This little elbow was missing so I got a new one and connected it to the tube that goes out the trunk.