Since I have literally nothing else to do this weekend 

"E90M3" (e90m3) 01/12/2018 at 15:44 • Filed to: unnecessary car shopping with E90M3

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I might go and look at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .

Dat Bangle butt.

What’s so special about this 6? Well, prepare to bask in the maginficence of the transmission choice and empty can of redbull.

LJ909 > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 15:49

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Unless you can put up with the repair bills go for it. Just know if you blow that clutch, the clutch alone is damn near 800 bucks.

E90M3 > LJ909 01/12/2018 at 15:50

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Only $800? That’s not bad at all. Says the M car owner.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 15:50

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Ooooooo...manual.

E90M3 > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 01/12/2018 at 15:51

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Was basically my thought as well. I’ve driven a manual E64 before, but I was 18 and it was an M6.

WilliamsSW > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 15:55

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LOL, my take too - no idea what a clutch on my E46 would be (107k and still original!) but I’m sure even that’s not cheap.

WilliamsSW > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 15:56

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Not a fan of the Bangle butt 6er (or any non-shark nose 6 series for that matter), but V8+manual sounds fun!

LJ909 > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 15:58

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You’re all good then.

E90M3 > WilliamsSW 01/12/2018 at 15:58

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I don’t even want to know how much it would cost in either of my BMWs. I didn’t learn on either car and both have a lot of highway miles on them, so I’m hoping I’ve got a while before I find out.

E90M3 > WilliamsSW 01/12/2018 at 15:59

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I didn’t like these when they came out, but I really like them now; the LCI did wonders for this generation of 6er IMO.  

WilliamsSW > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 16:00

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If you drive smart (don’t slip it a lot) it’ll last a looooong time. Granted, my car doesn’t make much torque, but 107k miles and it still works as well as new.

fintail > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 16:04

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No way in heaven this has turn signals.

WilliamsSW > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 16:06

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Yeah, whenever I go to a dealer and see a 6 series next to a 3 series coupe (4 series whatever), I would just take the smaller car that still has the SAME amount of passenger room. This one in particular just looks bloated to me.

E90M3 > fintail 01/12/2018 at 16:06

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Those are for the plebs.

nermal > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 16:58

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Seems like it should be cheaper - It’s going on 10 yrs old at this point.

I’d go into the dealership excited about the car, scoff at the manual, then offer $15k for it.

E90M3 > nermal 01/12/2018 at 17:22

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I’m sure they’d buy me scoffing at the manual, after I pull up in my manual BMW.

I also don’t really pay attention to the prices of these, but it does seem on the high side. It’s probably not worth what they want, but it’s probably in the 17k or so range, maybe even 18k.

Noah - Now with more boost. > E90M3 01/12/2018 at 18:14

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Bangle’s stuff is really growing on me, especially the 7. They don’t look overdesigned anymore thanks to outlandish modern stuff like the new RX.

E90M3 > Noah - Now with more boost. 01/12/2018 at 20:07

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A lot of other cars from the period look very dated. These look so right now. I think the pre-LCI cars were ugly, but once they tweaked the styling a little, they got it so right.

Noah - Now with more boost. > E90M3 01/15/2018 at 11:55

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Okay rabbit hole incoming:

My friends and I are convinced that sometimes BMW designs the facelift first, then makes it *slightly* uglier for the first few years. Same goes for the M models we think. Not every chassis, but look at the black trim on the M3 vs. the 325i for example:

Here it’s the same thickness as the black bumper inserts, as it should be. Looks great and makes sense; most cars do this.

Meanwhile, the non-m trim is half as thin as those inserts for some incomprehensible reason and also sticks out twice as far. Hmm...

E90M3 > Noah - Now with more boost. 01/15/2018 at 12:03

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I’m not convinced they do the LCI first and make it slightly uglier, cars like the E90 got massive redesigns, which can’t be cheap. The 4 series also just got a very slight face lift, really nothing major.

The whole making the normal cars vs M car, I can buy that. As you know, I’ve got an M3 and an M-Sport 328i. There amount of tiny differences is staggering. Things like stitching on the steering wheel, pedantic things like that, not to mention all the little performance bits M has breathed on. The M is about 5-10% better than a normal BMW, but 5-10% every where makes a difference.