ouchie, just went to the BMW USA site, CPO warranty is for 6 years or 100,000 miles whichever comes first. Depending on original purchase date, you could be covered for awhile. This could make the E92 more attractive.

Yep. Attractive to keep it stock.

it does, can be extended to 5/6 years

knowing we will have this car for a long time we did the 6 years, got a great deal on it. now they keep calling me to buy the next build they have coming up. but im waiting for the C63AMG coupe to come out first. something about that twin turbo v8 has me excited!

Awesome jlo370z.................great photos...............forum brother ..Clifford

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Remember it's $45,000 for the tech, auto. A comparably equipped mustang will run about the same price. Most people can deal up to $4,000 off on Nismo models, historically. Good thing is most reputable Nissan dealers negotiate.
The Z and mustang are two different cars offering 2 different experiences. Imho you feel much more connected to a Z than a mustang. I think it's worth negotiating a Nismo.

my $.02 I was in the same boat as you:
CPO is basically "no warranty", if you get an E92 which is a hell of a car, you must get a good warranty, whatever goes wrong with the car will not be covered by CPO, it's a joke. Maintenance is very high, very high, I bought aftermarket warranties for all BMWs I've ever owned, worked out great, all repairs done at BMW.

The Z is a killer sports car, the M3 is not a sports car, far from, and sitting in it feels like a truck once you get used to sitting low to the ground. I truly don't recommend buying new cars, you lose your butt in depreciation, I would much rather get maybe a 2011-12 Nismo for under $30k and do some upgrades. I personally like to mod Japanese cars and leave German cars stock, it's already a b*tch to keep up with the maintenance of a German car.

As for speed, stuff on paper means nothing, I embarrass people driving M3s, GTRs, 911s, etc. it comes down to your driving skills, not to mention a Z with a good suspension setup can out handle anything.

Lastly, consider buying 2 cars, I personally don't like all-purpose anything

Owning a BMW is kind of like going to Vegas, you only say something when you win money, when you lose your a-s-s you stay very quiet ... there is absolutely no way that BMWs don't have issues at 60k miles especially with track days, these cars see the shop every other month for something, everything goes wrong with them, computer, electronics, bushings, seals, everything leaks in these cars even the radio (exaggerating) I mean these cars have issues at 5k miles, stupid stuff goes wrong with them, if you sneeze too loud the check light comes on. The people that tell you they don't have issues, simply don't keep up with the maintenance and drive the cars until the doors fall off, and pay no attention to everything the car needs. Try replacing a battery, you can't, that's right, the battery is not only expensive, but you have to program the battery so the car can read it and actually start. BMW and most shops charge $120-150 per hour of labor, so your battery can run you close to $500-600

My most recent BMW had approximately $12k in repairs in a 2.5 year period totaling 7 visits, I sold it only because the warranty was about to expire and they would not extend it since they knew how many issues I had.

Leasing is different story, the car has bumper to bumper warranty, so who cares if the engine blows up every other weekend at the track ... you will see most cars for sale right before or aorund 50k miles

The E92 M3 is certainly the better car on the track. It is only how long I can stay ahead until he is on me. This comes with a heavy financial cost too.

More for more. Good luck.

CPO e92 M3 with extended warranty then sell it before the warranty expires

Wow now there's people in here saying the Z embarrasses m3 vettes and stangs and can out handle anything... I would love to see this question asked on neutral forum. It would be a landslide picking m3

you should get the m3 cause you match bimmer profile perfectly.

Wow... Now I am more confused

you are getting fairly neutral comments that are very informative. you need to do a lot of research and DD...

Never let the warranty roll over or you are certfied - F'd.

My friend bought a 2012 M3, 6 speed manual a few months ago. 35K on the odometer for $40,000. Its quick too. Though how much quicker than a new 2015 NISMO...I bet its closer than you think. I like it. I dont love it. The interior is awful, other than the seats. Oh, its been in the shop longer than its been in his driveway. Id never buy a used M3. Ever.

Truth to all the shop time comments. We had our 335xi for 2 years and a few months. Outside of regular maintanence schedule the car was in the shop atleast a month for all the repairs we had to get done. About 2m onths if you include our maintanence and such. Not impressed... also had some douce level service department. Something about not having a scan code technician on site to read the codes (queue google?) on saturday, snobby service (i wasn't dressed like a bum), claiming they can't balance after market rims, and a whole other 'can't do that' loser attitude.