Brace Yourself: The £50,000 Non-CSL BMW E46 M3 Has Happened

With low-mileage M3 prices going through the roof lately we thought we'd have a look how non-CSL E46 M3s were getting on, and after this we almost wish we hadn't bothered...
Brace Yourself: The £50,000 Non-CSL BMW E46 M3 Has Happened

As if you needed further proof that BMW M3 prices are getting a bit silly, here’s an E46 we found earlier – and it’s not even a CSL.

Inspired and a bit terrified by our discovery of a £30,000 E36 M-car, we had a look around to see what the state of play is for the better-favoured E46. And the news is apparently not good.

Image: Hexagon
Image: Hexagon

Hexagon, in the London Borough of South Kensington, is known for selling damn fine examples of good cars and charging just a little bit over the absolute market maximum for them. And that’s where you’ll find this £50,000 E46 M3.

The Alpine White coupé in question has covered just 2300 miles since being registered in 2005. It’s fitted with the SMG gearbox and has factory options including cruise control, climate control, electric sunroof, double-spoke 19-inch wheels, BMW Professional sat-nav, a 6-CD changer (y’know, for all the CDs you still have) and a Harmon Kardon stereo. It’s pretty much fully kitted-out.

Image: Hexagon
Image: Hexagon

The leather is unmarked and the wheels all look like new. It also has a tracker fitted, which is good news if you’ve shelled out this price for it. Fifty thousand of your British pounds buys this 338bhp beauty with enough change left over for a small fish and chips.

Image: Hexagon
Image: Hexagon

Fifty grand! Remember, this is not a CSL, and you can get this tidy CSL for less. While you can pick up leggy E46s for a lot less, the price for a good one is getting a bit out of hand. Is it okay to cry?

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Comments

Zonda Man (Jdm squad)

First to comment before anyone reads the whole thing

10/21/2016 - 15:53 |
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White Comet

first comment will be the comment of the week because everything else will be posted behind.

10/21/2016 - 15:57 |
12 | 2

That does seem to be the case 90% of the time, basically the first decent meme thats posted wins

10/21/2016 - 16:28 |
14 | 0
SimpleG

If this continues, we’ll see someone trying to sell a brand new M3 20 000 £ over sticker

10/21/2016 - 15:57 |
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Anonymous

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10/21/2016 - 15:59 |
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SickSkids

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Tbh this meme is not funny at all

10/21/2016 - 16:49 |
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Matteo

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

This meme is WAAAAY overused. Please stop it.

10/21/2016 - 16:55 |
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Freddie Skeates

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

10/21/2016 - 17:38 |
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OUTTATIME

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

What if he really only has 3 dollars

10/21/2016 - 17:52 |
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SimpleG

BMW M3 - even a 250 GTO has better dollar per usability rate

10/21/2016 - 16:02 |
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Oliver Coleman

Am I seeing things or does a manual come with paddle shifters?

10/21/2016 - 16:06 |
4 | 10

its an auto, not a manual.

10/21/2016 - 16:11 |
8 | 4

Dude, it’s the SMG lever not a manual shifter.

10/21/2016 - 16:12 |
10 | 2

It has an Automated Manual (SMG), it is basicly a manual without clutch pedal so they say.
And that is the stunning part of this car’s price, the normal manual ones are far more expensive and desirable!

10/21/2016 - 16:13 |
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Paul Anderson

I bet Adnan Ebrahim now wishes he had kept his.

10/21/2016 - 16:18 |
32 | 4

he sold his?

10/21/2016 - 16:23 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

10 years from now the price will be £150,000

10/21/2016 - 16:22 |
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Anonymous

Isn’t the SMG gearbox terrible though?

10/21/2016 - 16:22 |
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LEitner

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Not if you go flat out, but it isn’t that fast, it’s useless everyday and it shifts flat, so you might end up spinning out when shifting while turning 😅

10/22/2016 - 15:20 |
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......

this cheap?
WHY DA HELL I BORN IN THE WRONG COUNTRY?

10/21/2016 - 16:35 |
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