so the dealer gave me 31,250

I think that's kindda low, I should be able to sell it for at least 36k myself. i need to pay 19k to get that white M3 with no moonroof, I am not gonna do it! I'd rather have the moonroof instead of leather and heated seats.

I'll prolly wait for another half a year or so to change cars...

Yeah, I am not a big fan of the BMW leather, but the leatherette kicks butt. The leatherette does not have the aura of luxury, for practicality it is an awesome material.

I told you that you weren't going to get much more than that. $31-32K. Why would anyone go up to $36K when they can buy a new one for that?

The M3 doesnt come with 'ette. There is the leather with cloth inserts. I've seen a CB M3 with that and I like it. It also provides more grip when I'm at the track.

--Andrew

Cloth seats tend to charge me up in the winter. Then after exiting a car with cloth seats, I usually get a huge jolt for my static electricity.

Dont think I would have that problem in Texas... haha... it's like 60 degree here today... nice!

CB is a really slick color; without question its what I would get if I went for an E46 M3. I also dig the half leather/half cloth seats, though I will say that the Nappa leather used on the M3s is far and away better than the Montana leather used on lesser 3 series. It's still not something I'd pay extra for, but it is much more readily distinguishable from the 'ette.

Originally posted by CD-55
Cloth seats tend to charge me up in the winter. Then after exiting a car with cloth seats, I usually get a huge jolt for my static electricity.

The cartoon, not the live action one on right now. There used to be this superhero called "Carpeted Man", his superpower is his suit made of carpet, he walks around and charges up his suit with static electricity...