how many in each colour

[hoppo4.2]

ive been looking for the production numbers for the e46 m3 in the uk by colour. i no ive seen it some where but cant for the life of me find it.

espicaly interested in imola red as i think i may have just bought one. but dont remember ever seeing one on the road.

p.s dont no what happened to the title from the first post some one delete it please.

[nrick]

I have one!

[CRA1G]

According to the BMW M Registry it shows E46 M3 in Imola red RHD 405 Were registered in the UK..

[hoppo4.2]

thank you. not many about then. my last one was a carbon black coupe which when its spotless and the sun is shining just right is one of the best colours around.

but i love the red just a shame its at the wrong end of the uk or id go get it tomorrow oh well ill just have to wait. pics as soon as i can.

[jaedba2604]

mine's for sale at the moment. Imola Red, 56k..middle of the country

[cragswinter]

me & my mate were on about imola red the other day (in my search for a Z4MC), we really can't make our minds up about it???

we both thought it really suited the Z but after seeing the Z4MR csl thingy on the bmw owners club stand yesterday i'm off it again

i think it might be a model specific thing, it looks mega on M3's but on a normal 3 series coupe it looks dire imho, it's a really funny shade of red isn't it?

there is a simply beautiful M3 in the classifieds with bbs LM's on it & it just looks

[taz devil]

405 is the paint code not production amount

[Dave_ITR]

^ Correct, 405 is the paint code & not the production number. I would imagine there are far less than 405 UK registered Imola examples anyway (just a guess mind).


I too would be interested in the production numbers of each colour if anyone has the info.

[nottyash]

Mines Imola red, with an Imola red interior. Its Piano black trim, the red/ black goes really well IMO. Its a personal thing.





Mylastone was carbon black too

[hoppo4.2]

ok update sale is agreed just waiting on the F**K up's that are the dvla to get the reg removed they have only had it 3 weeks apparently.

its a 2002 black leather silver trim and SMG.

cant wait.

[jaedba2604]

nottyash said:

Mines Imola red, with an Imola red interior. Its Piano black trim, the red/ black goes really well IMO. Its a personal thing.

is that little geezer standing on your passenger wing mirror to get a better look at your neighbours' hall carpet?

Edited by jaedba2604 on Tuesday 17th January 18:46

[nottyash]

jaedba2604 said:

nottyash said:

Mines Imola red, with an Imola red interior. Its Piano black trim, the red/ black goes really well IMO. Its a personal thing.

is that little geezer standing on your passenger wing mirror to get a better look at your neighbours' hall carpet?

Edited by jaedba2604 on Tuesday 17th January 18:46

We have a midget peeping tom in the estate

[jaedba2604]

similar, mine's the black interior

[hoppo4.2]

thats it but mine has the 19" on. ive seen a few on csl's in imola and they look good!

god i want the dvla tts to sort there life out and get it done. not had a car worth talking about for ages. plus id mastered the perfect smooth change with the SMG so hopefuly i can get it right straight off. should be a nice 150 miles back home though.

[hoppo4.2]

Update. 300 mile ish round trip to pick her up today. Nice drive back at good speeds aside from the miles and miles of 50 mph road works. A few bits that require attention but nothing too bad. Best of all I averaged 35.7 mpg and the the 330d auto my driver (lol)/ dad was in only managed 41.2. Mpg

[hoppo4.2]

A few issues to sort. Bit of paint hear and there.

[jaedba2604]

hoppo4.2 said:

espicaly interested in imola red as i think i may have just bought one. but dont remember ever seeing one on the road.

in all seriousness i was driving through my home town telling my gf how rare imola red m3s were and how i'd never seen another one...only ever 1 for sale on autotrader...etc etc, when some d!ck drove past in one, as if that wasn't enough he tooted his horn, flashed his lights, gave me a thumbs up...only being friendly i'm sure, but it was neither the time nor the place.

and he was wearing a baseball cap...

nice car btw, paint looks fairly decent in the photos!