My one and only lifetime splurge

[tigris649]

:beer::beer:

 

[Owls]

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
Please don't go crazy when you have the kid in the back seat. Cool wife though. How are OEM rubbers rated?

I'm 28 and still paying for my '01 Prelude.

Nah. I'm a responsible driver however I am afraid of how tempting it will be to speed. Is the Valentine 1 the current standard for detectors?

I'm checking into the ratings for the OEM tires, they are performance tires and I don't know how well its going to function in the rain. However I don't plan to take it out in the rain.

 

[alkemyst]

You can have a lot of babes sit in that. What was your wife thinking?

 

[Owls]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
You can have a lot of babes sit in that. What was your wife thinking?

The car is for me. Not the babes. Either way, chicks don't care if you drive a 1 series or a 7. From experience they only need to see you have a BMW. I think I said too much and really I'm not THAT kind of person

 

[Budmantom]

I have a feeling this really isn't your "one and only lifetime splurge".

 

[Owls]

Well if I win the lotto then yeah you got me

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: Owls

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
Please don't go crazy when you have the kid in the back seat. Cool wife though. How are OEM rubbers rated?

I'm 28 and still paying for my '01 Prelude.

Nah. I'm a responsible driver however I am afraid of how tempting it will be to speed. Is the Valentine 1 the current standard for detectors?

I'm checking into the ratings for the OEM tires, they are performance tires and I don't know how well its going to function in the rain. However I don't plan to take it out in the rain.

no. there are plenty other radar detectors for cheaper that are great. i've been out of it for a while, but im sure if you search you'll find some.

great car and congrats.

im personally biased against bmw's since i think they're way overpriced, but the m3 is nice.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: Owls

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
Please don't go crazy when you have the kid in the back seat. Cool wife though. How are OEM rubbers rated?

I'm 28 and still paying for my '01 Prelude.

Nah. I'm a responsible driver however I am afraid of how tempting it will be to speed. Is the Valentine 1 the current standard for detectors?

I'm checking into the ratings for the OEM tires, they are performance tires and I don't know how well its going to function in the rain. However I don't plan to take it out in the rain.

IIRC other detectors edge it out in a couple tests, but it's hard to beat the overall package. Plus you get a very cheap upgrade path as technology changes.

As for the performance tires, you'd be surprised by how well they work in the rain. Often they work better than normal tires. Cold weather or snow are the real killers.

 

[AdamK47]

Nice car! Better get use to people asking "What do you do for a living?"

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: Owls

Originally posted by: Naustica
Nice. Were you able to buy it at MSRP or did you have to pay the BS market adjustment?

slightly below MSRP. Total damage came to $62,400. I forgot to include the ipod adapter but he threw it in for free but the Silver Novillo leather was included at $860 instead of $950, I forgot to mention that.

I was on the fence about M-DCT but I kept hearing very good things about it. That it's much better than the old SMG in the e46 M3s.

Darkthinker, it's been mentioned on several m3 forums that the new M3 is probably cannibalizing the M5/6 sales because it's such a good value right now. Personally, I agree. Although I'd love to have the space of the M5 but 12MPG? No thanks. Even though I have a 4 mile commute to work I just couldn't justify that car at the cost its at.

12mpg driving it easy. If you really give it the cane, you can get 6-7mpg.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Leather is easy to clean.

There's "lint from my suit" dirty, muddy northeast resident dirty, animal diarrhea dirty, and then, at the very top of the list, little kid dirty.

Do not allow that kid to come within 20 feet of the car unless you have at least a 3 foot radius of protective stuff around his car seat. I'd recommend some of those dog seat covers for the back, plus a cover for the back of the seat in front of it (projectile vomit is a very real danger, especially at M3 speeds). You can cut holes in the covers for the seat belts if you need to. We're not talking about a Corolla here.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Meh, I'm putting a Recaro kiddie seat in mine and cleaning up after.

I spilt neat bleach on the carpet of my M3 once. Nothing is worse than that.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Congratulations!

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: Owls
28

Haha! When I was 28 I was driving a 14-year-old POS Civic with over 200k miles. Good on ya, OP. Enjoy!

Hee hee - I drove a 14-year-old Accord with 206,000 miles when I was 28. I don't miss the car, but I appreciate that it was built to hold up like that.

 

[ViviTheMage]

grats man, car I would love to get my hands on too!

 

[batmang]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
Awesome - congratulations! That thing will be a beast.

I agree! Nice pick up! Your kill will spit up on the seats and spill all kinds of crap, but who cares! Your an M3 owner mang!!!! I wish I could say the same.

 

[radioouman]

Originally posted by: Budmantom
I have a feeling this really isn't your "one and only lifetime splurge".

No shit.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: batmang

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
Awesome - congratulations! That thing will be a beast.

I agree! Nice pick up! Your kill will spit up on the seats and spill all kinds of crap, but who cares! Your an M3 owner mang!!!! I wish I could say the same.

Freudian slip?

 

[RichUK]

Congrats! That?s a damn sweet ride indeed. :thumbsup:

Shame they're using the e90 rear light clusters on the 4-door M3, though.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Owls
I finally did it. After hemming and hawing. I decided if I don't do this now then I never will. We're planning on having kids next year so the wife said "if you can fit a baby seat in it, then you can have it". Fair enough!

AWESOME. This was my mentality as well... do it now or never because you will never again be able to justify spending a large sum while having kids to take care of. Well, not till you're like 50-60... which is the same thing. (Balding men in porsche's anyone?)

Cool wife, same here. 2.5 months to go till the twins arrive. Enjoy in good health.

 

[Cobalt]

Originally posted by: Owls

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
Please don't go crazy when you have the kid in the back seat. Cool wife though. How are OEM rubbers rated?

I'm 28 and still paying for my '01 Prelude.

Nah. I'm a responsible driver however I am afraid of how tempting it will be to speed. Is the Valentine 1 the current standard for detectors?

I'm checking into the ratings for the OEM tires, they are performance tires and I don't know how well its going to function in the rain. However I don't plan to take it out in the rain.

Michelin Pilot Sport 2s are stock tires for the M3.

 

[fstime]

Originally posted by: cobalt

Originally posted by: Owls

Originally posted by: PeeluckyDuckee
Please don't go crazy when you have the kid in the back seat. Cool wife though. How are OEM rubbers rated?

I'm 28 and still paying for my '01 Prelude.

Nah. I'm a responsible driver however I am afraid of how tempting it will be to speed. Is the Valentine 1 the current standard for detectors?

I'm checking into the ratings for the OEM tires, they are performance tires and I don't know how well its going to function in the rain. However I don't plan to take it out in the rain.

Michelin Pilot Sport 2s are stock tires for the M3.

AKA the same tires originally devoloped for super cars and still standard on many of them as well.

Can't go wrong with PS2's their only draw back is being one of the most expensive tires in their class.

 

[Silex]

M3 Sedan owner here as well
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi...800px-M3_E36_Sedan.jpg
It's been a decade since BMW broguht back the M3 Sedan. Long time coming.

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: Owls
I'm checking into the ratings for the OEM tires, they are performance tires and I don't know how well its going to function in the rain. However I don't plan to take it out in the rain.

High performance tires generally do better in the rain than their all season counterparts. What you have to worry about is temperature. If it gets below 40-50 degrees F where you live, drive very carefully or invest in a set of spare wheels w/all season tires. High performance tires get harder in cold temperatures.

 

[sjwaste]

I think this thread has inspired me to buy the cheapest car I can tolerate right now so that I can afford an M3 as soon as I pay off my law school loans Thanks OP, and congrats, gorgeous car.