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Hi all, I must confess that at the moment I am not yet a BMW owner, however I am looking and becoming one! I am looking for a E46 M3 and was hoping to get some information form current owner regarding what to look for, what to avoid and general hints/tips. I have a very modest and strict budget of £10,000 or less. I live in Montrose, Angus and have spotted 2 that are fairly close to me and within my budget. This is the one that my brain says I should buy as it has just had a large amount of money spent on it, and it has everything I want, including the SMG box. However I am not 100% on the colour This is the colour I would love to have, however it has done over 81k miles, is older and doesn't have the SMG, also the wheels look like they have seen better days! (it is also much closer to home, so having never driven one before I am thinking I may go and see if I can have test drive tomorrow.!) If you have any info or thoughts that may help me I would be very, very grateful Many Thanks