These Were The Cars That Defined The 2000s

Image: BMW

For me, the defining car of the aughts will forever be immortalized on the box art of what is arguably the best Need For Speed game of all time: the E46 BMW M3 on the cover of the original NFS: MW. It was, and still is, one of the sexiest cars of that decade, and everyone wanted a piece: your dentist (because money), the 36 year old gym bro that wore a backwards Abercrombie hat (because vanity), and enthusiasts (because performance).

Also, it’s grille was on the other defining moniker of the 2000’s, the Atkins Diet, which explains why it was roughly 1/100th the size of a modern M3’s.

hayase added this tip:

At that era, I seriously dig 3-series coupe especially the top trim, M3 E46. But it’s not because of reasons above but because it’s cheaper than Skyline GT-R R34.

It’s cheaper and quite good looking, making it a very compelling alternatives as german version of Skyline

Even current price of used M3 E46 is much more affordable than Skyline GT-R R34 which is definitely going into my future list

They’re not wrong. According to Classic.com, the average used price of an E46 over the past year is $32,494, compared with $219,041 for everyone’s favorite Fast & Furious star. Convertible examples are even cheaper!

Suggested by: paradsecar