M3M said:
444YYY said:
M3M said:
Is the M in use everyday?
What can you say about the car at this mileage? maintenance? performance?
stock or worked?
How does the servicing work for you? private? agents?
Interested to knw what your take is as a fellow M3 owner?
The ///M is my dream car, and i'm loving it!!!
I'm keeping it forever, and choose not to use it everyday.
The car is beautiful at this mileage. It all depends on how it has been treated. No complaints about performance. Its 100% stock, right down to the original radio and non-polished rims..... Just the way I wanted it.
My car was on a 9 year motorplan (yes 9, previously it could be extended to 9 years). So i keep the BMW fsh. Its a personal thing at the end of the day. There are very good alternatives available, maybe i will change to that when the time is right.
I share ur sentiments, mine is exactly the same & i prefer it that way, 100% stock!! & thats the way it shld be. Good to hear that the M is still running gr8. FSH is gud esp for a M3 , retains value. Keep um well.
My 3.0 german spec is also stock down to the radio, un polished rims and key remote.
As you said "just the way it sould be".
My car is now on 293000km with fsh from BMW hatfield/Gezina. i dont have the slightest worry about reliability and nothing major has ever gone wrong.
The car performs really well (check out “e36 M3 3.2 top speedâ€Â) and i drive it at least 4 out of the 7 day week.
I don’t think you have anything to worry about, since you are only halfway towards my mileage.
BTW – I drive my car really hard, but I have NEVER spinned, snap changed, drifted or made dougnuts which are all detrimental to the longevity of the car.
The engine can rev 7300rpm in 5th gear @265km/h for 30 minutes continuously (tested

:nono: ) without breaking or deteriorating.
In fact it felt faster after that episode.
I also never take it over 2500rpm until the oil temp is on 70deg at least.