12-11-2014, 04:48 PM
Mileage: 59,xxx - One Year Update
Just realized I've owned this thing for a year and two days. Amazing how time flies.
I've put 15k miles on it in the past year, it's seen Summit Point and VIR alike (once each) when the M3 was down, the seats and Logic7 sound are both still kickass, and I really enjoy it as a commuter that I put a ton of miles on each day. I'm doing 40 miles round-trip right now so comfort and decent-enough MPG are both key. It seems to average about 21 mpg on my crappy commute and about 28-29 on all-highway drives.
Brakes are probably due soon but will be covered by the BMW service plan that's on the car. I replaced the drive belt tensioner, did the 50k fluid rodeo, and need to do the oil filter housing gasket.
Alas, once I move closer to DC in the spring, I don't know how long this will stick around. My commute may change to a Metro train, which means I could have a lower-MPG SUV that would tow the M3 around and cost me far less to own/operate if I don't DD it. The lower payment (or hell, no payment if I go cheap enough) is really enticing.
I do really, really like it. It's impractical with the long doors and being not-a-hatchback. It's not the prettiest belle at the ball and has a lot of weird body lines all over. And every time I leave work by myself (sorry DJ, but 66 West doesn't have the same je-ne-sais-quoix) and hop on the GW Parkway, winding out the straight six to 7k rpm, with the heated red leather seat blazing, sunroof/windows opened and music up, I feel like a million bucks. It's a tremendously good car that I think is very underrated by a lot of people, in favor of the turbo cars of the same era.
Just realized I've owned this thing for a year and two days. Amazing how time flies.
I've put 15k miles on it in the past year, it's seen Summit Point and VIR alike (once each) when the M3 was down, the seats and Logic7 sound are both still kickass, and I really enjoy it as a commuter that I put a ton of miles on each day. I'm doing 40 miles round-trip right now so comfort and decent-enough MPG are both key. It seems to average about 21 mpg on my crappy commute and about 28-29 on all-highway drives.
Brakes are probably due soon but will be covered by the BMW service plan that's on the car. I replaced the drive belt tensioner, did the 50k fluid rodeo, and need to do the oil filter housing gasket.
Alas, once I move closer to DC in the spring, I don't know how long this will stick around. My commute may change to a Metro train, which means I could have a lower-MPG SUV that would tow the M3 around and cost me far less to own/operate if I don't DD it. The lower payment (or hell, no payment if I go cheap enough) is really enticing.
I do really, really like it. It's impractical with the long doors and being not-a-hatchback. It's not the prettiest belle at the ball and has a lot of weird body lines all over. And every time I leave work by myself (sorry DJ, but 66 West doesn't have the same je-ne-sais-quoix) and hop on the GW Parkway, winding out the straight six to 7k rpm, with the heated red leather seat blazing, sunroof/windows opened and music up, I feel like a million bucks. It's a tremendously good car that I think is very underrated by a lot of people, in favor of the turbo cars of the same era.
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M