I don't know what's going on, but carmax has been killing it when it comes to manual E91s recently

"E90M3" (e90m3)
12/10/2017 at 16:00 • Filed to: unnecessary car shopping with E90M3

This afternoon in unnecessary car shopping with E90M3, we find yet another manual BMW wagon at carmax. Recently they’ve had two others:

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , but it still comes with the all important 3 pedals.

I’m sure if I keep posting these wagons someone is going to buy one. Of course by someone I mean myself, after all I need to add an E91 and an E93 to the fleet.

DISCUSSION (28)

pjhusa > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 16:13

I’ve always disliked those wheels though...

E90M3 > pjhusa
12/10/2017 at 16:16

They’re not my favorite. The good news is BMW has a bunch of great looking OEM wheels:

Kinja'd!!!

SaabStutz > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 16:17

If I had the money that would be in my driveway tomorrow. Love the blue and the aluminum inside.

pjhusa > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 16:22

Yep. At least a wheel swap is possible. I’m loving the color combination no matter what.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 16:37

Mmm, mmm, MMM.

xc90v8/I4 :( > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 16:39

I drove home yesterday. 100 kms And every single bit was covered in snow. I sort of don’t mind awd anymore..

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 17:00

I like the price, the transmission, the color combo, and yes, the AWD. I want it!

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 17:40

While I like BMW wagons, I’m not sure if I’d ever get one before I went after a Legacy wagon.

E90M3 > xc90v8/I4 :(
12/10/2017 at 17:41

I live in Savannah GA, I’ve still got summer tires on the M3, don’t really need AWD.

E90M3 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
12/10/2017 at 17:41

YOUR NEXT CAR.

E90M3 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
12/10/2017 at 17:43

My dad had a 1996 Legacy, which he bought new, all it did was leak oil. It died at 196k, I don’t think I would want to own a Subaru.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 17:51

The EJ25D was and is a phenomenally problem-prone engine, so if your dad ended up owning a Legacy Outback, he ended up getting one of Subaru’s biggest screwups. I’ve narrowed my oil leak down to my oil pan gasket in my ‘98. It’s done 227,000 miles and still keeps going. There’s a lot of random electrical gremlins, however, and the headlights never seem to shine right.

As far as I know many of the problems had been fixed by 2006.

Amoore100 > pjhusa
12/10/2017 at 17:57

I dunno, I kinda like how fuddy-duddy they are, kinda like these... ;)

Kinja'd!!!

E90M3 > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
12/10/2017 at 18:03

He had the 2.5 Legacy GT, it was a sedan. I know he had a bunch of work done on it to try and find the oil leak. Before that, my parents had a 1.6 GL turbo and that also leaked oil everywhere. The legacy suffered a catastrophic power loss and then was subsequently ditched. It was one of the first cars I ever drove. It was supposed to be my first car, but sadly it died before I got my license.

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 18:13

That’s oddly similar to how I got my hands on my Legacy, my mother bought it after her truck spun the main bearing. While I had a little seat time in said truck, I have far more in the Legacy - I essentially owned it without really owning it.

It’s unfortunate you’ve had such bad luck with Subarus. Mine has been surprisingly durable.

xc90v8/I4 :( > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 18:17

Okay, I see.

Come to S witzerland and try one of those snow driving schools. They mostly use Xdrive bmw. And it’s bloody good fun.

E90M3 > xc90v8/I4 :(
12/10/2017 at 18:46

Your treat?

I’ll be in Scotland/England in April of next year. Hopefully don’t need winter tires then.

random001 > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 20:32

My gawd, that’s the color I tried to get you to find on your post the ohter day with the red seats, but my interwebs wouldn’t let me post...

random001 > E90M3
12/10/2017 at 20:33

At 196k!? I feel like that’s nothing but an endorsement these days.

pjhusa > Amoore100
12/11/2017 at 00:19

Those I can accept. The ones on this wagon though... not so much.

E90M3 > random001
12/11/2017 at 07:51

That would be an excellent color combo.

E90M3 > random001
12/11/2017 at 07:54

It always had problems in the 8 years he owned it. Those were basically all highway miles. I think when we lived in Arizona he put at least 100 miles on the car everyday. We’ll see how a BMW handles similar miles, I got it with 40k on it in March and as of today it’s got 60k on it.

random001 > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 08:46

Saddle Brown interior, FTW.

functionoverfashion > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 09:45

Why do you do this to me? If this was nearer to me, and/or we didn’t buy a Volvo in April, I would be all over this. This is the same basic thing I have now, but updated by 6 years. My E46 325xi wagon is blue/tan with a manual. I’d like to keep it forever, but it’s too salty here to keep that dream alive.

E90M3 > functionoverfashion
12/11/2017 at 09:50

My whole goal here it to get someone to buy one of these E91s.

functionoverfashion > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:34

Other than not being a manual, this is the one I want:

http://www.concordmotorsport.com/detail-2014-bmw-3_series-328i_xdrive_m_sport_wgn-used-16932148.html

E90M3 > functionoverfashion
12/11/2017 at 10:38

I like that a lot, even if it is an auto.

functionoverfashion > E90M3
12/11/2017 at 10:41

I know, me too. If my car exploded tomorrow, it would be hard to convince me not to get that one.