Hi Tim. If you're already on this side of the pond, we'd love to show you our BMW collection as well at Classic Garage located in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It'd be an honor to have you here. Thanks for the continuous great work you do in the car community.
The owner is super nice guy. Has really good taste in cars. He even let me store my E28 M5 project for a bit. Got to drive a few of these beauties. Amazing.
As a big BMW M-fan that collection is like heaven! Just missing the the beautifully sounding S85B50 v10 (M5, M6) and its little brother S65B40 v8 (M3)! The S54B32 (M3 E46) and S54B32HP (which is the engine in the M3 CSL) are 3.2 liter engines not 3 liter. Thanks for the video!
In 1994 my dad brought home a pristine 23,000 mile 1988 M6. I knew nothing of this car. After a few drives I fell in love with this M6. What a great performing automobile. One of the nicest interiors for its time. Great collection thank you!
I truly think that M6 was one of the most beautiful cars BMWs put out, besides the 70s BMW M-1! Nice collection put together.. The "Clown Shoe" was a peculiar car..
Hello Tim, can you do a video of The Patina Collective amazing Benz collection? They are based out of Florida, which is further down your American/Canadian tour. Cheers!
Great video and collection! Although surely a few uncharacteristic errors at around the 12 minute mark? The DSC button is Dynamic Stability Control? Gearbox change speed is controlled by the switch behind the shifter. Also it’s a 3.2l not a 3.0l engine.
Nice garage! Try driving a Z4M Coupe at some point, sort of a all manual lighter e46 M3, with both steering rack & brakes from the CSL. And terrific looks!
When I lived in Germany I had a '79 320i that was tuned by Zender. What an amazing car that was. Handling and performance PURE! On the way home today from Orlando to Space Coast I was behind a new 840i. Looks really good
As an owner of a 2004 E46 M3 with the SMG transmission I’m glad you pointed out that in the proper settings it is not as bad as some critics have mentioned. I absolutely have enjoyed mine for all these years and do not regret my choice at all.
@@UKCheeseFarmer Funny you should mention that color. I have seen every color of the E46 on the road including the dark green and Laguna Seca blue which I only ever saw one of each but I have never seen the Phoenix Yellow on the road. Mine is a titanium silver which is a little more subdued 😂
@@UKCheeseFarmer I was originally going to order a white one with red interior but they told me it would be 10 weeks so I opted for one on the lot which was silver/black and had the options I wanted so I decided to go ahead and get that one before the wife changed her mind on letting me get one 😂😂 Even though it’s 18 years old it’s still a thrill to drive it every time I get in it
@@UKCheeseFarmer Unfortunately the wife didn’t last as long as my M3 we divorced 6 years ago 😂😂but it’s all good..appreciate the well wishes though and plan on many more years of enjoying the car👍👍
Shmee's in-depth knowledge of cars is mind blowing, i wonder how your brain easily process the colors, specs, models and their different generations. Man you are a legend!..lots of love from Zimbabwe!
My personal favorite ///M car? A 2011 manual E90 M3 + single-hump (aka no outdated infotainment system) + slick-top (aka no sunroof) + Alpine white exterior + fox red interior.
As an ex BMW'S Mercs Audi's VW'S unfortunately not Porsche that collection was fantastic I very much approve to the likes of me alot of these cars are obtainable rather than Supercars. Great to see in the collection a car I've owned in the collection.q Merc 190e cosworth.mime was the baby of the bunch the 2.3 16v not sure the model in the collection probably a 2.5 16v also great to hear you have been a 123d owner I had an 08 Hatchback for a few years great car great on juice and 204bhp , was hoping you were going to take out the E30 M3 either 1 probably the EVO.
Nice collection and video. Too bad your M2CS host didn't take you on some of the backroads we enjoy in this area. About 10 min north of where you filmed.
while you were complaining about the Gearbox I was yelling at you through the tv telling you to turn the Gearbox into it's fast shift mode,, cuz man. glad you did it! The SMG isn't terrible like many other folks have said. for it's time, it was really good, shifted faster than the 360 Modena during it's time. also if you lift off the pedal (for a sec) when upshifting the shifts will be butter smooth.
The GT would have been my choice too. I was lucky enough to own a rhd GT individual and have always said I would buy another over any super car if I ever won the lottery.
CSL with SMG2 is best combination ever. If you drive it how you should drive it, lifting a little bite when you shift, it’s Top😊 Btw CSL was only for EU en UK. Cool that one arrived in Canada too. I think in 2025 it can also be imported to the US🎉 prizes will boom (823 LHD made😅)
The 635 CSI is my all time favourite BMW of the 70’s 80’s - though I love the look of the 325 / BMW M3 E30. They just look so much better design wise than the newer stuff. Surprised there isn’t a 2002 in the collection. The most gorgeous of all the vintage BMW’s imo.
Hi Tim! I had been a huge BMW fan until recently, but I learned how to drive in my father's E60 M5, which was equipped with SMGlll. I've learned with these cars, to have them shifting the best, you should always use S5 mode or S6 mode (S6 mode requires everything turned off). This is where the SMG gearbox shines. Also, blipping the throttle or keeping it lightly pressed while downshifting allows the transmission to rev match much smoother. They get a lot of hate, but they can be much more engaging than the dual-clutch transmission!! I'd love to see you drive an E60 M5 or E63 M6 on the channel or even an E39 M5! It would definitely be a fun video!
I have an e46 2 litre diesel. Owned it for 13 years. I’ve test driven the new 2 and 3 series models over the years. I honestly believe you can’t get a a better bmw than the e46. It’s such a joy to drive even 13 years if ownership. This is why you should get the csl. It would be a joy around corners, roundabouts etc. It’s such a perfect car. 👍
As i was watching the part where you mentioned the engine volume i was screaming *it's a 3.2* not a 3l😅 What a perfect collection! The 997.2 Gt3 rs did it for me!
Shmee150 Absolutely Incredible Video I think that Collection is Absolutely Incredible and I think it's awesome that you got to drive that Awesome E46 M3 CSL and I think you should definitely consider getting one
You should consider the E46 M3 CS, produced after the CSL by BMW UK has the best bits of the CSL with less weight savings but manual gearbox, SMG was an expensive option.
Where are the new CSL and the M5CS? Great collection though! I have 6 car overlap with this guy. By the way, is he missing a 6MT E60? Also, not a single Z4 M Coupe? I have 2 of those. They are amazing cars. Best S54 engined car, IMHO.
And to imagine all of these cars combined kind of add up to the price of one chiron probably. I’d take this collection every day before a chiron tho or any hypercar for that matter
Wow, this is amazing, you quite literally drove by my house haha. Never expected Shmee of all people to be in the boring Toronto suburbs! Too bad for the driving route, I mean come on, just 3 km north of where you were driving you could've had much more fun through some country roads.
Masterpieces ♥️ Best sedan ever made with the E38 7-series. So beautiful, reliable, aggressive, elegant, fast, sporty and an outstanding quality. I will buy soon a 530i and one day the M5
The smg is actually not lighter as it is the same gearbox as the manual with addition of the hydraulic pump and motor with an actuator to select gears as opposed to a shifter linkage. It’s more that it’s faster when flat out
I’m not sure what you plans are in the US but you need to head south unless you have snow tires on the AMG. Nov. 5th Landrum SC has a cruise in downtown. I will be there and am expecting a good crown, nice weather, great fall color and no snow.
Tim really is a walking, talking compendium (possibly even an Arminiac) of all things automotive. How he finds the time to fill his brain with all the info, do all the travel, film and edit all the content,and still manage to do things like eat, drink, sleep, have a social life and have a relationship. I can only assume something has to give when he’s churning out at least a video a day over at least a few weeks, with plenty more to come!
This is so exciting as a BMW fan myself and a owner of a 568HP M2CS, E46 323i sedan that is 450HP using a ESS supercharger with a really nice bodykit on it that looks factory I call this car DTM3 because it looks like a DTM race car for the street and I have a stock X5 and a stock Z4 as well as my E28 5 series in metallic burgundy.
