BMW M3 Question

Townlea · 12 Jul 2006 at 17:41

Oracle said:
£178 a corner in 19"s inc Fit and VAT

You dont need the extra load ones on the M3, perhaps thats why you've been paying slightly more.....dunno!

Can I just ask what tyres they* are?

stig · 12 Jul 2006 at 17:55

Beepcake said:
Where from It only cost me 600inc. for whole set on mine.

some local dealer! but the rubber was quite big they where 19 x 9 rear and 19 x 8.5 front

Beepcake · 12 Jul 2006 at 18:21

stig said:
some local dealer! but the rubber was quite big they where 19 x 9 rear and 19 x 8.5 front

18's on the 5, but 235 front and 275 on the back

Tax Evader · 12 Jul 2006 at 19:35

Townlea said:
Hi there,

I am looking at purchasing an M3 Coupe as I have a lovely bonus coming in at the end of july.

As someone said, try BM3W (it's back now, slight hitch earlier today).

Oracle · 12 Jul 2006 at 19:37

Townlea said:
Can I just ask what tyres they* are?

Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3

TomO · 12 Jul 2006 at 19:40

Beepcake said:
18's on the 5, but 235 front and 275 on the back

245 fronts as standard arent they? :confused:

spoonz · 12 Jul 2006 at 20:32

Garrett said:
Get one with a BMW warranty. This lasts 3 years, you can then continue the warranty for a princely sum of around £1200 per year, BMW recently changed the terms and upset a lot of people to set a £250 excess on any warranty claims. Still well worth having though in my book.

warrantydirect now offer a warranty for M3 at approx £800 pa. FCUK BMW

The other significant costs will be fuel (I get around 23pmg on Optimax) and tyres, expect to pay at least £800 for a set.

More things to consider:

Phoenix Yellow and Laguna Secca Blue will be cheaper to purchase as the colours are a bit love or hate and most people hate them.

if they are love and hate, why not wait till you find someone who loves it and is willing to pay a comparable price? i personally love PY and im sure others do.

SMG or manual - SMG box is great, you hear hardly any complaints from drivers, personally I choose a manual. I'd test drive both and see which you prefer.

Agreed, no reliability problems with the SMGII

Make sure you get 19 inch wheels - but watch out for curbed alloys as they are very hard to refurbish.

yes 19s might look bling but 18's are what the chassis was designed on and favour the handling. pay your money make your choice

Sat Nav/DVD is a desirable option and will help resale value, I think I'm right in saying that 2004 cars onwards were upgraded to a digital TV reciever rather than analogue.

Check the service book, and make sure its had all the services done on schedule otherwise you'll have problems with the warranty.

1200 mile running in or warranty is void.

If its an early car make sure that the engine recall work has been done.

If any of the engine warning lights on the dash stay on when the engines started walk away.

This site is down today but usually full of very well informed people:

http://www.bm3w.co.uk

Beepcake · 12 Jul 2006 at 21:05

TomO said:
245 fronts as standard arent they?

Yep, typo

Morba · 12 Jul 2006 at 21:31

stig said:
then he'll be like everyother stockbroker! in my book:

rubbish broker = Porche Boxster
Average Broker = 525d
Good Broker = M3
Super Broker = (getting a bit old) 760li

rubbish = boxster? ahh i see, its just a poor mans porsche that costs nothing..

Kingy · 13 Jul 2006 at 19:47

Oracle said:
£15k on options!? The standard 535d SE is £38k according to BMWs website

You mentioned in other threads wanting to spec a 535d to £55k.

Oracle said:
and BMW 'officially' havent signed the 335d off.

The first post in the second link I posted previously said that the Summer 2005 BMW magazine had confirmed it would be produced.

Oracle · 13 Jul 2006 at 20:28

Kingy said:
You mentioned in other threads wanting to spec a 535d to £55k.

This is true. The M Sport 535d Touring is £43K then you can chuck some options on and you've got an easy £55k, I priced it up on Satruday.

Kingy said:
The first post in the second link I posted previously said that the Summer 2005 BMW magazine had confirmed it would be produced.

Unfortunately, its not an Official BMW Magazine. They are still to sign it off, although there is no reason that it couldn't go into production. I believe the reason is because it would (in standard trim) compete fairly easily with the new and old M3 in certain areas. It is likely to be slightly detuned over the 535d variant.

Kingy · 13 Jul 2006 at 20:56

Oracle said:
This is true. The M Sport 535d Touring is £43K then you can chuck some options on and you've got an easy £55k, I priced it up on Satruday.

*sigh* Ok then, £12k on options, whatever.

What do you get for the extra cash?

Oracle said:
I believe the reason is because it would (in standard trim) compete fairly easily with the new and old M3 in certain areas. It is likely to be slightly detuned over the 535d variant.

I've got a lot of time for the BMW six cylinder diesels, but an alternative to the M3? Pull the other one.

Oracle · 13 Jul 2006 at 21:35

Kingy said:
*sigh* Ok then, £12k on options, whatever.

What do you get for the extra cash?

I've got a lot of time for the BMW six cylinder diesels, but an alternative to the M3? Pull the other one.

Do you mean for the extra £12k? Air cooled seats, Full Pro Satnav, Active Steering, Adaptive Bi-Xenon lights, Active Cruise, Infra Red Display, Leather Sport Seats, Full Panoramic Roof, Sport Suspension, floor mats and some other stuff which I cant remember tbh!

I think it was more the torque that would be an issue but the 335d will carry 300bhp and could easily be chipped to 360bhp and almost 700nm of torque!

That will hurt!