KillerBee's new ride!
 

Proper photo shoot of M here!: http://www.the370z.com/other-vehicle...hotoshoot.html

Well as many of you know I sold my beloved 370 because I couldn't afford to keep a third car around. Well I wanted to get a fun car with some power and performance but needed something a bit more practical than the Z and not quite as big as my SUV.

So I sold the Z, and the SUV and got this...



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2008 E90 M3 6MT
Black on black Premium package
17k miles
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I haven't driven it but a few miles yet so I cannot give a proper review yet but I will. Oh, and a proper photoshoot coming!

A couple more quick cell pics...

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Good lookin car duder.

Thanks oh frosty one!

Give us the quick scoop, what's the ride like compared to the Z?

Killer Bee
 

Yea, I could live with that too.:driving:

Also, when are you going to start putting yellow accent pieces on? :D

ah E90 M3. beautiful piece of art you got there dude :tup:

:bowrofl::roflpuke2:

Nice :tup:

Very Nice And Congrats Michael :tup:

You need to swing by the Cerritos meet one of these months so We could check it out in person :)

Very nice bee man!

Nice! I've always liked the M3's any year, any style... great performance machines. Congrats!

Nice Bee! Congrats. :tup:

Those are fun cars enjoy!

Nice :tup:

Nice ride, these things are so nice!

Ugh m3 e92 is my dream car. I will have one soon! Nice car man! Congrats!

Clearly a downgrade, should have gotten a 5.0. :p

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congrats on the new bimmer! :tup:

He obviously cares more about bang for buck for a supercar under $100k :stirthepot: :roflpuke2:

very nice killer!!!! congrats

LMAO!! :bowrofl:

Nice niceee!! Congrats on your new beast!


Btw... Waiting for the 1st ultra fanatic to say the 370z is way much better...

awesome new ride man! love the m3!

Alright so having driven it a bit today, here's my short take on things.


Pro's

1. BRAKE ASSIST!! WOO HOO! :icon17: I'm getting a kick out of this. What can I say? It comes in handy.

2. Seats. Much better than the Z. Not that the Z was bad but these are p-l-u-s-h. It's like my old Evo Recaros mixed with plush leather. Win win.

3. MOAAAR powaaaa!!! What can I say about the V8? Oh I know... when I hit the "power" button, VAVOOOOOM! Damn... what a difference over the normal driving mode. Normal driving mode definitely feels like less torque than my Z (granted my Z was modded and tuned). I'm guessing that pressing that magic little button changes the air/fuel mapping. With power mode engaged, all thoughts of "will this pecker in the CLK next to me at the stop light show me his tail pipe when the light turns green" go away. Far away.

4. Shifting. Hmmm... Silly thing but I'm pretty much re-learning it since I don't have rev-match. Goddamn I loved rev-match!! That and the throw is longer of course but since I had a short throw shifter in the already short throw Z, it feels a mile long. It's getting better though.

5. Suspension. The car feels every bit on rails as my Z. Honestly. But this is just normal driving around town with the occassional spirited corner. I took my Z to the track 4 times so that is where the proof is in the pudding so to speak. But for a 4 door, I am quite pleasantly surprised to be honest.

6. It's got every creature comfort and the controls are within easy reach. Also, it feels as if it were hand crafted for a person with legs as long as mine.


Cons:

1. The idrive is a bit of a mystery. Alright... it's a total F'n mystery :icon14: but I'm starting to get the hang of it slowly.

2. The gas guage is normal and not just a bunch of lights. That's cool. The fact that I actually literally watched it go down without really even driving anywhere major today isn't. :eek:

3. It sits on 19's so replacing rubber is going to require a refi.

4. I can't think of anything else yet. ;)


A couple side notes...

I don't think whoever owned the car before me ever drove it in the rain. I checked out the underside of the car pretty extensively and there's not one hint of rust. Anywhere! I mean not even on any of the exhaust. In 17.5k miles you would think that something would have at least a smidge. Alas.. no. They DID however drill the front bumper to mount the front plate... sunuvabitch! Oh well... can't win 'em all :D

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Funny thing is that I really like the new 2013 Mustang GT500 but I saw this and finding a E90 6MT is kinda rare. Plus I love the black on black. I dunno... I'm giving up HP over the Stang with 414 compared the the GT500's like whacko 600 but overall I think I made the right choice as far as overall quality and feel is concerned. Plus my wife told me she hates the looks of the Stangs. :p

Congrats Bee! :tup:

Glad to hear you are happy with your new ride. Hope you hang around.

Oh I'm not going anywhere. I like this board even though I have to put up with the likes of Phelan and Wiazzz but you know... beggars can't be choosers! Haha :bowrofl:

My wife already asked me if I had signed up on a Bimmer board. I haven't. Yet. ;)

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You know you love me! :yum:

congrats again bro!

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Thanks brutha!

Congrats. I love those cars. Oh and are we ever going to have another thread that does not mention the best car in the history of the universe the 5.0?

Nope. :p

Nice.
I have had two E46 M3s so the new ones have my curiosity.
Thanks for the short take!

Nice choice! Paint it yellow =)

I'm likin' it!!!

K. Just checking.

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I don't know about that. Maybe I will wrap it in a yellow matte :ugh2:

nice car. i looked for one of those for a while but couldnt find one in my price range, and the ones that were in my price range had alot of miles on them.

Have fun with it.

Yes there were a small number of them within a hundred miles of me that had mileage in the mid 50's priced low to mid 30's.

lol... my name on the M3 forum is "dark_knight" :p