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Thanks Momo!

Congrats on the new venture! Wishing you the best! Followed, and followed! Good luck mate!

Thanks! And thanks for coming back to the zone 😁 There is life in the old girl yet!

Hola! I check the forum regularly and thought I was the only one left, but good to know I'm not alone.

Congrats. Wishing you all the best for the future.

Hey guys, it’s been a while! E46zone isn’t quite the hive of chaos it once was, but there’s still a ridiculous amount of knowledge on the site, so it keeps ticking along. Thank you to everyone who’s supported it over the years — you’re the reason it ever became a thing. The whole journey started because I loved my E46 323Ci, but every forum back then was US-based. So I thought, “why not start one myself?” And somehow… here we are, many years later. Fast-forward to today: I’m still as car-obsessed as ever. After being made redundant recently, I decided it was time to take a risk and dive properly into the motor world. I’m lucky enough to live in the Cotswolds, and the car scene here is exploding — Caffeine & Machine, Clarkson’s Farm, Tom Hartley Jnr’s new showroom… it’s becoming a proper petrolhead destination. So I took the plunge. Rented a unit. Bought a few cars, of course I had to include an E46, an Alpina B3s, no less! Built a website, and started Cotswold Strasse — buying and selling cars, organising drives, hosting small events, and generally getting involved in anything with wheels. I’d love to invite you along for the ride — whether you’re local or halfway around the world. If you decide to follow the journey, thank you in advance — here’s to whatever comes next. Thanks for reading, Sam. https://www.facebook.com/CotswoldStrasse/ https://www.instagram.com/cotswoldstrasse/ https://www.cotswoldstrasse.co.uk/

Yea, feel I can't really shut it down! Luckily hosting requirements went down, so it's only about £10/month, and I get some money in from ads still. I still love the E46's, and it's good to see cars like the one in the vid are about. Separate subject but I actually started a classic car company and bought an E46 Alpina B3s to sell! 😁

Ah, that's a shame but glad you've kept it running Sam! The e46 is still a classic and there's loads of good content here on the site. I was just watching this: https://youtu.be/vEXvfzW4PKk?si=ZChWiNqe7fWK6YUN

I'm checking in a few times a week, mainly to ensure it's still live! The site still gets lots of traffic, just no posts anymore. I imagine people reading guides etc.

Anyone still here?

Hi All We can confirm our seasonal opening hours will be as follows: Up until the 19thDecember: Normal hours. Saturday 20th December: Closed Sunday 21st December: Closed Monday 22nd December: 9.00am – 3.00pm Tuesday 23rd December: 9.00am – 3.00pm Christmas Eve: 9.00am – 3.00pm Christmas Day: Closed Boxing Day: Closed Saturday 27th December: Closed Sunday 28th December: Closed Monday 29th December: 9.00am – 3.00pm Tuesday 30th December: 9.00am – 3.00pm New Years Eve: 9.00am – 3.00pm New Years Day: Closed Friday 2nd January: 9.00am – 3.00pm Saturday 3rd January: Normal Hours Resume. Regards, Dan.

yep imagine what a 3'er would be like 😮

Wow, that 2 series is MASSIVE!! lol

Got my E46 back today, First time they have both been together

I think Im getting the car back tomorrow a year after the buggers had it

Got a few new presents, including....

If i was going to do an engine swap it would be the M5 V10! 😛 NAh SuperCharged M54 engine is all for now

Wait, it has an S54 or will you now be doing the S54 swap and supercharging that? 🤣 (You know you want to) lol.

Getting the car back very soon and got the bug to finish it off with a few nice extras. Bought an CF M3 CAI will need modifying but think I can make it work. Also as my V18DER plate is on the new car I've bought a replacement SC54 BMW I presume you can work it out.

Get the car back Wednesday MOT permitting, the fix has been tested fully so thats fixed thank god.

Yeah i would hate to see my diary get deleted 😲 Ill post some more pics once ive got her back, it's been 2 years since it broke! cant wait, planning on an proper m3 exhaust (super sprint or einsmann (sic)) upgrade but that involves modding the wheel well so not a small job

Blast from the past! I check the site every so often, just to enure it's still up as it's not really active any more, but there is far too much knowledge to just close it! Scrolling through the topic has reminded me of so many members 😭 Glad to see you've still got the car bet it stands out more now than ever. Congrats!

Hi just got it fixed!! It was becasue of the supercharger but only becasue BMW have cheaped out on the manufacturing of the oil filter housing and the bracket is not as strong as the OG originals, had to weld up and re-enforce the bracket to stop it flexing under load, what ball ache!!!! anyway should get it back in may after an mot and a service.