** Pic's Of My S600 V12 Twin Turbo W221 Facelift AMG Pack, 21" plus "

[John]

I love the E46 in Le Mans blue and white interior - in amazing condition.

I couldn't face actually having a car with a light interior but I do love how it looks.

I wish they'd facelifted the M3 as well like all the other E46s though.

Reminds of just how good my M3 Evo was when I was in my early 20s.

 

[Sam87]

I love the E46 in Le Mans blue and white interior - in amazing condition.

I couldn't face actually having a car with a light interior but I do love how it looks.

I wish they'd facelifted the M3 as well like all the other E46s though.

Reminds of just how good my M3 Evo was when I was in my early 20s.

Thank you
I don't think I've seen another M3 in this colour combo but I thought it was time to move on from the e46 M3's.
I don't know if the facelift headlamps would have worked on the M3 to be honest. I've seen pic's as it was done before by someone but it looked a bit weird?
The e36 Evo's have gone up in price quite a bit this last few years. I've never owned an e36 M3 but from what I've read, they are fun cars to drive

 

[Dickster]

Hello everyone,

As some of you are members on m3cutters, you might have seen that i recently sold both my e46 M3's and I was set on buying an R8 but without going too much into it, it's just wasn't the right time to get one.
Saying that, I still wanted to get something else and i was thinking if i should get the C63AMG [ 6.2l one ] or another M3 but at the end i decided i wanted another M3 and this time the V8 model. I wanted the Competition Pack and it had to be Mineral white [it's like a pearly colour ] with fox red interior.
I wanted one with less than 50k on the clock and it took about 6 months to find one.
I won't bore you with too much details and try and keep the amount of pic's low as i think i get a bit too excited when i post pic's of my cars

This is the new car that I bought a couple of weeks ago.
The car has 47k on the clock... The Competition Pack is lower than a normal e92 M3 but with Eibach springs, it lowers the car another 10mm more which is perfect in my eyes and the car has Eibach springs fitted.
I also fitted 15mm spacers at the front and 12mm at the back

I also put my private plate that i got recently.... M3 I OCD I think it goes well with how i am with my cars

The car also has the performance exhaust fitted which sounds great and i'm glad i didn't have to buy it as it's £2.5K

They look good together







With spacers fitted










For anyone that hadn't seen pic's of my e46 M3's, this were the cars that i recently sold

Individual M3, in Le mans blue with white interior. I done a full restoration on this car, it really was like new, in, out and underneath. 1 out of 24 world wide in this colour combination. I think i might regret selling this car as the prices have gone crazy for this cars lately and i can only seem them going up even more



I still have this plate but it's on retention.... Before anyone says anything, yes the plate is T80 OCD but I have put a screw in the middle so it looks like T00 OCD. Some might not agree with this but i love this plate











This was my convertible M3 with 28k on the clock... I had this for just over 10 years. I bought it when i was 22. My first BMW









Most of us like looking at pic's of cars and even though this a Mercedes forum we can all appreciate other brands too

I’ve often fancied an M3, especially the V8

 

[John]

Thank you
I don't think I've seen another M3 in this colour combo but I thought it was time to move on from the e46 M3's.
I don't know if the facelift headlamps would have worked on the M3 to be honest. I've seen pic's as it was done before by someone but it looked a bit weird?
The e36 Evo's have gone up in price quite a bit this last few years. I've never owned an e36 M3 but from what I've read, they are fun cars to drive

Yeah, I think I've seen people who've done the facelift in the past. Just looked it up again and I think I agree. Maybe it only worked on the cooking models...

The Evo was one of BMWs masterclasses I think. I had it from 2000 > 2001 and drove an E46 M3 not long after in 2003. I'm sure for a professional racing driver there was an appreciable difference between the two but the Evo was within 22BHP of the E46 and I found them both excellent to drive. The flip side of that meant I had no urge to buy an E46 and I went off them when they went V8. I just didn't feel the V8 suited an M3 but then perhaps I am a traditionalist. Although M3s were once 4 pot, the first M3 I really liked and knew much about was the 3.0 launched in 1993.

Still great cars though!

I've noticed prices are on the up as well although supply and demand I guess. There's not too many around so those in good shape will fetch a few quid.

 

[Sam87]

I wasn't sure about the V8 as well when they first came out but as they got older I started to like them more and more. About 5 years ago i drove a V8 M3 and i remember thinking how nice it was to drive...... Few years later went by and after deciding it's not the right time [ for me ] to buy an R8, I thought a V8 M3 should still keep me busy. They seem to have gone up in prices this last 9 months or so and are still climbing. If they keep going up in prices, great.

 

[Sam87]

I changed the tyres on the S600 the other day.... fitted four Continental's again but this time i changed the tyre sizes for the rears.... I had 265/35/21 before and now I fitted 275/30/21.

Can't update a thread without one pic at least

 

[chic0821]

I've said it before, but your car is stunning from any angle. Keep up the pics

 

[Andy350]

I changed the tyres on the S600 the other day.... fitted four Continental's again but this time i changed the tyre sizes for the rears.... I had 265/35/21 before and now I fitted 275/30/21.

Can't update a thread without one pic at least

A great car and I agree on your tyre choice as well, I've always rated the Conti's and having just swapped a set of Pirellis for a set of Sport Contact 5s I am still a fan....

 

[Sam87]

I've said it before, but your car is stunning from any angle. Keep up the pics

Thank you!
Appreciate your comment

A great car and I agree on your tyre choice as well, I've always rated the Conti's and having just swapped a set of Pirellis for a set of Sport Contact 5s I am still a fan....

Thank you!

I think tyres are so important and whenever I buy a car, if i see that it has budget tyres, no matter how good it looks or drives, I would walk away.
Like you, I think Contis are a great tyre, they grip so well.
Pirellis are also good but I had them once on a BMW and it would break traction so easily...... maybe that was my fault and not the tyres

I drove the S class with the contis and I thought it gripped even better having a wider tyre. Once they were warm, no wheel spin, just power down and hold the steering wheel straight

 

[Andy350]

Thank you!
Appreciate your comment




Thank you!

I think tyres are so important and whenever I buy a car, if i see that it has budget tyres, no matter how good it looks or drives, I would walk away.
Like you, I think Contis are a great tyre, they grip so well.
Pirellis are also good but I had them once on a BMW and it would break traction so easily...... maybe that was my fault and not the tyres

I drove the S class with the contis and I thought it gripped even better having a wider tyre. Once they were warm, no wheel spin, just power down and hold the steering wheel straight

I've never got on with Pirelli for exactly that reason, no traction, I had a Cayenne Turbo that came with Pirelli Scorpion Verdes, when it rained it would 4 wheel drift at anything over 40mph!

 

[Sam87]

My friend got married recently and he asked if I could pick them up in the S class.
Doesn't look too bad as a wedding car

When his wife heard the car, her words were..... this is music to me ears

 

[alecescolme]

Love it! Still want a W221 after all these years...

 

[Cxly]

Great build! The car is looking great

 

[Sam87]

Love it! Still want a W221 after all these years...

Thank you!
As nice as they are, I don't think an S class will cross your mind when you are driving a V10 R8

Great build! The car is looking great

Thank you.... You're doing a fantastic job on your CL

 

[Sam87]

Monday I decided to clean the underside of the S600 and my M3.
I spent a lot more time than I thought I would but now that's one less job I have to do

















Here are just a few pic's of the M3 when I finished



engine under tray before



during [ wet and dry ]



after polishing it

 

[AMV]

Hey @Sam87, if nobody has got dibs on your E92 or S600 i want first refusal.

Was painful seeing you sell your E46s when you posted on cutters

Mercs looking stunning Btw.

 

[chic0821]

What do you use to get that level of finish. Great facilities you have there. How long did it take?

 

[wagen]

Fabulous attention to detail and wonderful result. Amazing car and looks perfect, job very well done.

 

[RAB36]

Stunning! I almost bought a facelift s350 amg sport but went with the E in the end and seeing how you have done this car is almost making me question if i done the right thing, sure you know already but amazing car you should be proud anyone that has it after you is very lucky.

 

[DHL87]

Love this!