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Anyone here got a E92 M3? Keep looking at them but cant decide if going from an even older E46 to a not so old E92 is a wise move
 
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Bradmax57 said:
Anyone here got a E92 M3? Keep looking at them but cant decide if going from an even older E46 to a not so old E92 is a wise move
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Drive one. Less raw. More power. Better noise but they are heavier. Not sure I’d be looking back vs a e92 Dct tbh.

Remap and decat transforms them, especially with DCT remap. Mines all uniballed, Eibachs on the EDC dampers and with 450hp it’s pretty well setup and been reliable over my 8yrs of ownership.
 
Simon said:
Drive one. Less raw. More power. Better noise but they are heavier. Not sure I’d be looking back vs a e92 Dct tbh.

Remap and decat transforms them, especially with DCT remap. Mines all uniballed, Eibachs on the EDC dampers and with 450hp it’s pretty well setup and been reliable over my 8yrs of ownership.
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Sorry should have said I don’t have a e46 m3 just a 330ci, but just fancy a v8 for some reason and I still think they look great (e92) is the rod bearing and throttle actuators a real thing as I read? If I’m buying should look for one with those done fairly recently or budget that in too? It would be a lci I’d be after
 
Bradmax57 said:
Sorry should have said I don’t have a e46 m3 just a 330ci, but just fancy a v8 for some reason and I still think they look great (e92) is the rod bearing and throttle actuators a real thing as I read? If I’m buying should look for one with those done fairly recently or budget that in too? It would be a lci I’d be after
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Wouldn't worry too much about TA, when they go just get some rebuild ones and easy to fix and come with lifetime warranty.

Rod bearings I've not done (owned from 32k to 70k miles) a lot are ok when removed just cars driven hard cold are the ones with issue that get put online as changed 'just in time' when who knows when the damage was done. But obviously there's an incentive for garages. Injectors is the latest scare story - sticking open and hydrolocking engine, but stick to good fuel and will be fine. LCI is relatively small on these but idrive is much more modern on the CIC vs earlier CCC system. Comp pack also has improved EDC and MDM calibration.

Here’s mine 2011 comp pack
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stop-start defeat - won't bmw do that, too,like Audi, by using sport mode ? nonetheless with a manual box at roundabout, you are anticipating gap, ready to roll at bite point.
 
Simon said:
Wouldn't worry too much about TA, when they go just get some rebuild ones and easy to fix and come with lifetime warranty.

Rod bearings I've not done (owned from 32k to 70k miles) a lot are ok when removed just cars driven hard cold are the ones with issue that get put online as changed 'just in time' when who knows when the damage was done. But obviously there's an incentive for garages. Injectors is the latest scare story - sticking open and hydrolocking engine, but stick to good fuel and will be fine. LCI is relatively small on these but idrive is much more modern on the CIC vs earlier CCC system. Comp pack also has improved EDC and MDM calibration.

Here’s mine 2011 comp pack
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Cheers, and yeah I read about the Injector issue, swaying more towards a dealer purchase than private at least that way I'll have some form of warranty even if its only for a short while
 
Managed to slightly scrape a high curb today

Tried to.wash with mit and snowfoam liquid . Then used meguiars ultimate compound a few times with pad and buff off. Then collinite collinite 476 super doublecoat wax

It's looks bit better than what it was

This is what it looks like now..any ideas on how to get it even better ? Or is it now going to.stay like that unless I get it done properly

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DJMK4 said:
Managed to slightly scrape a high curb today

Tried to.wash with mit and snowfoam liquid . Then used meguiars ultimate compound a few times with pad and buff off. Then collinite collinite 476 super doublecoat wax

It's looks bit better than what it was

This is what it looks like now..any ideas on how to get it even better ? Or is it now going to.stay like that unless I get it done properly

PXL-20250815-141958265.jpg
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I mean you can see the plastic so it won’t look any better unless you touched it in or had it painted.


I’d probably just touch it in with a touch up pen.
 
MrRockliffe said:
I mean you can see the plastic so it won’t look any better unless you touched it in or had it painted.


I’d probably just touch it in with a touch up pen.
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ok are they easy to use? cant say i use touch up pens, i assume i could get the official paint colour and get it from bmw .
 
DJMK4 said:
ok are they easy to use? cant say i use touch up pens, i assume i could get the official paint colour and get it from bmw .
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Paint code is generally irrelevant - it’s not going to match

I’d just get one from Halfords


Super easy to use, just use enough to hide the plastic without coating it.
 
Bradmax57 said:
Sorry should have said I don’t have a e46 m3 just a 330ci, but just fancy a v8 for some reason and I still think they look great (e92) is the rod bearing and throttle actuators a real thing as I read? If I’m buying should look for one with those done fairly recently or budget that in too? It would be a lci I’d be after
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I thought I'd share this because I think e89s are often under rated. The e89 35i is the closest thing I have owned to my Mk4 Supras, it makes so much sense that the A90 supra is a sibling of the z4 now. The power feels about the same and the long bonnet and seating position feel so close. Even the often criticised softer suspension of the e89 over the e85 I think is more characteristic of a mk4 supra. If you missed out on owning one its an interesting cheaper buy to experience something similar imo.
 
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