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Originally Posted by Navin323i
I was battling this same dilemma about a week ago before I returned back to our site here after a two year absence. My wife convinced me to go with a new one for the following reasons:
1) Going new will ensure I'm the only owner to own this car from the beginning so I'll be able to guarantee that the car is taken care of properly.
2) I too plan on financing this car and I like the idea of getting a full 4 years of maintenance warranty from BMW versus possibly less number of years/miles if I go used.
3) Going new ensures that my wife and I will be able to do some wonderful husband/wife bonding at the Performance Delivery Center in South Carolina to pick up the new M3 together. 
I bought my current 323i sedan new as well back in 2000... nothing beats that new car feeling when you first buy that car and start driving it. 
Navin |
Just one thing about your second point: if you decide to get a CPO, you usually end up having more warranty at the end (2 year or 80K KM extra warranty).
But definitely it is a personal opinion.