2009 BMW M3

[SlimKlim]

I vote for these:



For the discerning BMW enthusiast who wants to say "I know how to open the BBS catalog and choose the most expensive option."

[ScottyB]

those look incredible

[SlimKlim]

That's what I thought until I realized they're $8,000/set. Das just stoopid

[Senor_Taylor]

What the hell are they made out of to cost that much? Unicorn teeth?

[Jake]

My friend Christina had a set that looked just like those (but I think slightly different?) on her E90:

[Ken]

gold ... like a boss

Blue car and gold wheels will always scream Suby STI to me. It's a curse I think.

[Evan]

love it.

can it carry a kart?

[G.Irish]

love it.

can it carry a kart?

Unfortunately it cannot kart. But I'll be getting a sketchy van for that job.

[BLINGMW]

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more useful than gold wheels.... :dunno:

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[G.Irish]

Hmm, I could tow a barbecue smoker with that...

[G.Irish]

righteous score G, they are truly special cars. i think of those cars as kings when it comes to grand touring, but with a little extra athleticism. do you miss the cayman at all or is this thing way better as an overall experience?

I'll definitely miss the Cayman because it's a lighter, more visceral car. It gives you more feedback and more responsive to your inputs. The M3 will be a lot easier to live with day to day and I love the power and the engine. Nothing like an 8500 rpm V8 tearing down the road. But it weighs about 800 lbs more hock:

I hope I can get another mid-engined sports car one day, but it may be awhile

[Steve85]

So...3 yrs on, what do you think? I can't stop looking at these as I'm ready to move on from the Edge/Corvette to one vehicle that is fun and fits more than one passenger.

Also trying not jump on the crazy ass laguna seca over red one for sale in Alexandria.

[G.Irish]

3 years later, I'm pretty happy with it as a street car. Very comfortable, plenty of power, V8 sounds great, and great to look at. Reliability wise it's only been minor maintenance here and there. Had to replace rear diff fluid and recharge the AC twice.

What I was less happy with was that on track it really needs a transmission and oil cooler to run hard all weekend. It also has too much body roll for my tastes, even in M Dynamic Mode. If I had to do it over again, maybe I would've gotten one without the competition package so it would be easier to swap in aftermarket coilovers. Although really, I simply didn't have the time and motivation to do all of that either way.

Looking forward it's hard to choose something to replace it. The new M3 is lighter and more modern, but the new engine can't beat the satisfaction from the V8. It really is a great car, even if it will probably be the heaviest M3 ever made (unless they make a hybrid). No ragrets.