High mileage high maintenance German V8s, pick your poison

"E90M3" (e90m3)
09/01/2018 at 21:51 • Filed to: unnecessary car shopping with E90M3

Today, in unnecessary car shopping with E90M3, we find two high mileage German V8s. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!

It’s done 121k miles, but it is right around ~$21k. That does seem a little high, but if you want a cheap E9X M3, you’re looking at a high mileage 2008 or this. Maybe the E9X M3 isn’t your cup of tea and you prefer something out of Stuttgart.

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Strangely, since I drove it, the price has been increased by $1000. I’m sure you could get it back down to 17k with very little negotiation. That would make it $4k less than the E92 M3, which would make for a nice tire budget.

So which one would you spend your theoretical money on?

DISCUSSION (10)

facw > E90M3
09/01/2018 at 21:57

I’ll take the BMW. I just don’t don’t the look of the Mercedes. As long as I’m throwing my money away, I may as well get an attractive car.

promoted by the color red > E90M3
09/01/2018 at 21:59

C63 since I want a “practical” second car. Now, if it were a E90 M3 sedan then I would pick that instead.

E90M3 > facw
09/01/2018 at 22:03

While I, obviously, prefer the M3, I actually quite like the way the C63 looks.

E90M3 > promoted by the color red
09/01/2018 at 22:04

For some reason the E90 M3s seem to hold their value better than contemporary C63s.

Spanfeller is a twat > E90M3
09/01/2018 at 22:05

M3 all the way

WilliamsSW > E90M3
09/01/2018 at 22:12

M3 for me! I like the look better. The Merc is starting to look a bit dated to me.

wafflesnfalafel > E90M3
09/01/2018 at 22:12

the M3 is going to appreciate - buy it now and stick it in a plastic bag for 30 years

GolfR Guy > E90M3
09/01/2018 at 22:26

Benz. B ecause torque

E90M3 > wafflesnfalafel
09/01/2018 at 22:29

I’m just looking forward to the day when mine is worth more than I paid for it. Have absolutely no plans to stop driving it though.

MrDakka > E90M3
09/01/2018 at 23:51

Neither; get a used Aston Martin instead