If you get one make sure you find one thats been well maintained. Ones that need valve adjustments, tires, brakes etc. can get expensive. (I know cost on rotors are around 230 a piece). Also one's typically can be way down on power that need this loving valve adjustment. Early models had an oil pump (I believe) re-call and that needs to be addressed right away if it hasn't been (most all have been). Vert's are slower but that would be my E46 of choice..just like Geordie's. So sexy... The Coupe's are phenominal out of the box road racing cars. You can throw on a set of pads and slicks and run low 1:40's on road A or run low 13's in the 1/4 mile (some have gotten into high 12's..I believe bokix did 13.0@107 stock). The aftermarket is huge..somet things are expensive and some arn't. A good set of headers, a proper intake and underdrive pullies plus a tune should yield you a good bump in power 270whp to 300+whp and up to 108-109 trap speeds. After that there's F.I. I'm sure you've seen the HPF kits makes bolt on 630whp on an all stock motor reliably...that shows how stout and strong the motors are and how long they will last in stock form. I.M.O a boosted vert would be sex.
