No options.

wooderson · 11-03-2011, 07:39 PM

Just purchased an '08 E92. This car must be the least optioned car available. It has half cloth interior (speed cloth?), no Nav, no CD changer, 6 speed manual, no bluetooth. It is really a bare bones M car. Seems like it was built specifically to go racing. Was that the idea or is that just the way the original customer ordered it?

bsiciliano · 11-03-2011, 08:45 PM

My car has no options either. It was on the lot "one at this price". Maybe that's how the original owner got his. Kind of prefer it. Spent the money on mods. Plus all you really need is a V-8 the rest of the crap will probably break any way.

-=Hot|Ice=- · 11-03-2011, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bsiciliano

My car has no options either. It was on the lot "one at this price". Maybe that's how the original owner got his. Kind of prefer it. Spent the money on mods. Plus all you really need is a V-8 the rest of the crap will probably break any way.

and be outdated come the next gen M3.

robb7979 · 11-03-2011, 09:11 PM

No options guy here. Ordered it. I don't need that extra shit.

M3SQRD · 11-03-2011, 09:19 PM

Like a few people have already stated there are a lot on no, or low, optioned cars out there and I wouldn't be surprised if some were done intentionally to save weight. I know of one professional race team that turned a zero optioned e92 M3 into a race car after using it as a street car for two years.

Mr. ///M3 RD · 11-03-2011, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by wooderson

Just purchased an '08 E92. This car must be the least optioned car available. It has half cloth interior (speed cloth?), no Nav, no CD changer, 6 speed manual, no bluetooth. It is really a bare bones M car. Seems like it was built specifically to go racing. Was that the idea or is that just the way the original customer ordered it?

I too like to drive a car with the least distractions. My M3 has no iDrive or mDrive. Simply a MT ... it does have a CD, advanced radio with Bluetooth etc.

I searched for the car and found it.

robb7979 · 11-03-2011, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Rolf-Dieter

I too like to drive a car with the least distractions. My M3 has no iDrive or mDrive. Simply a MT ... it does have a CD, advanced radio with Bluetooth etc.

I searched for the car and found it.

What more do you honestly need? My buddy's 335, fully optioned, cost more than my M. Who do you think regrets? He can't wait to drive mine. And I don't want to start a DCT/MT argument here, but.. in mine and only mine opinion, the MT is the only way to feel the car.

Mr. ///M3 RD · 11-04-2011, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by robb7979

What more do you honestly need? My buddy's 335, fully optioned, cost more than my M. Who do you think regrets? He can't wait to drive mine. And I don't want to start a DCT/MT argument here, but.. in mine and only mine opinion, the MT is the only way to feel the car.

Totally agree, MT is all one needs. Also once the car is in motion who needs all the options except perhaps on the track to gain that fraction of a second over the other fellow

I don't track my car.

If I want to play with all the electronic stuff I drive my wife's car our DD

However, like you said I prefer to feel the road with my M. The attachment below describes better what I feel and like

MUFCbmwbear · 11-04-2011, 08:34 AM

speed cloth is awesome

Templar · 11-04-2011, 08:36 AM

To each his own. Some of us like tech...

SamS · 11-04-2011, 08:41 AM

Love all the tech, myself. But, I can see where someone would enjoy a stripped model, especially because those options are so damn expensive.

mmm def · 11-04-2011, 08:46 AM

i ordered my M3 bare bones, had to keep within my budget. Strippers are awesome (however you want to read that).

pbonsalb · 11-04-2011, 09:01 AM

I bought a CPO E90M3. While it had $8k worth of options, I would not have cared if it had none. Even a stripper has all the options I need. I have a living room at home.

javistor · 11-04-2011, 09:01 AM

Bought mine bare bones as well (used), only CF roof and ipod adapter. I think it's great to have all the goodies but since mine is not a daily driver I didn't see the need. To each its own, my previous one (PY E46 M3) was bare bones as well with cloth seats which worked great in the summer Texas heat! Congrats!!

SD-E93-11 · 11-04-2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MUFCe82

speed cloth is awesome

It's certainly an awesome piece of marketing spin. Whoever came up with that term to describe a cloth interior deserves a raise.

MUFCbmwbear · 11-04-2011, 10:50 AM

Yes, gotta hand it to those marketing guys to make it sound fast. Sounds like a fabric Wayne Enterprises might make and Batman would use for his cape.

FVM3 · 11-04-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by pbonsalb

I bought a CPO E90M3. While it had $8k worth of options, I would not have cared if it had none. Even a stripper has all the options I need. I have a living room at home.

+1. Some people think that option is really important and never want a stripper. I mean all i need is the V8, besides that, who cares?

bigjae1976 · 11-04-2011, 11:01 AM

Ordered mine w/ DCT and iPod. That's all I need.

robb7979 · 11-04-2011, 12:13 PM

+1 on the speed cloth. I didn't think I'd like it as much as I do.

thai357sig · 11-04-2011, 04:22 PM

I don't MOD, so I got everything except DCT, I enjoy the hi tech gadgetry. I don't know a thing about modding, but if I did I'm sure I could of save some money and got better upgrades like exhaust, and EDC components with a stripper version.

wooderson · 11-04-2011, 04:53 PM

I really just wanted to get into an "M" car again. Picked out the best condition car for the best price. I honestly didn't realize how few options it had until I got it home and started playing with it. It does have heated seats and a carbon fiber roof.

JulieDriving · 11-04-2011, 04:53 PM

Judging by previous, heated threads on the idea of sparsely optioned M3s, it seems that no or low-optioned M3s are relatively rare. But I think they're awesome. And I also think it's awesome this thread is actually starting out in the opposite direction (rather than, "Who buys a no option M3? You must not have enough money to buy an M3" kind of comments

)

As long as you have what you need & want, who cares.

EDIT: Congrats OP. Please post pics. I like spartan M3s.

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wooderson Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 207 Posts Drives: Alpine White E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island iTrader: (0)	No options. Just purchased an '08 E92. This car must be the least optioned car available. It has half cloth interior (speed cloth?), no Nav, no CD changer, 6 speed manual, no bluetooth. It is really a bare bones M car. Seems like it was built specifically to go racing. Was that the idea or is that just the way the original customer ordered it?
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bsiciliano Captain 51 Rep 698 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Convertible Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (4)	My car has no options either. It was on the lot "one at this price". Maybe that's how the original owner got his. Kind of prefer it. Spent the money on mods. Plus all you really need is a V-8 the rest of the crap will probably break any way. __________________ 2011 E93 - Space Gray - 6MT/Silver Novillo/ OE Tuning/Gruppe M Intake/ACS Springs/Vorsteiner CF Type I Rear Diffuser/Textured Matte Black Custom Powdercoated OEM 359s/Painted Reflectors/Matte Grille, Hood Vents and Side Markers/Arqray Race Exhaust/MS Pulley
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robb7979 Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 265 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	No options guy here. Ordered it. I don't need that extra shit.
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M3SQRD Major General 2080 Rep 5,471 Posts Drives: E92 M3,G20 330ix,F22 240iX,F82 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic iTrader: (11)	Like a few people have already stated there are a lot on no, or low, optioned cars out there and I wouldn't be surprised if some were done intentionally to save weight. I know of one professional race team that turned a zero optioned e92 M3 into a race car after using it as a street car for two years.
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MUFCbmwbear Major 689 Rep 1,198 Posts Drives: 24 M2 & 20 M340xi Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chicago/Milwaukee iTrader: (0)	speed cloth is awesome __________________ 20 M340xi White Mocha 17 340i/M235i/E92 M3/135i All 6spd Chicago-Lake County-Milwaukee-Shorewood
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SamS Banned 866 Rep 6,248 Posts Drives: Tesla M3 Perf + '18 X3 M40i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	Love all the tech, myself. But, I can see where someone would enjoy a stripped model, especially because those options are so damn expensive.
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mmm def Colonel 144 Rep 2,610 Posts Drives: 21 330, 19 ND2 RF, 11 RX350 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	i ordered my M3 bare bones, had to keep within my budget. Strippers are awesome (however you want to read that).
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pbonsalb Lieutenant General 5211 Rep 10,577 Posts Drives: 18 F90 M5, 99 E36 M3 Turbo Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New England iTrader: (4)	I bought a CPO E90M3. While it had $8k worth of options, I would not have cared if it had none. Even a stripper has all the options I need. I have a living room at home.
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javistor Second Lieutenant 55 Rep 244 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Antonio, TX iTrader: (2)	Bought mine bare bones as well (used), only CF roof and ipod adapter. I think it's great to have all the goodies but since mine is not a daily driver I didn't see the need. To each its own, my previous one (PY E46 M3) was bare bones as well with cloth seats which worked great in the summer Texas heat! Congrats!!
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bigjae1976 Major General 1570 Rep 8,075 Posts Drives: 11 E90 M3 Individual Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (22) Garage List 2004 BMW M3 [4.50] 2011 BMW E90 M3 [5.25] 2013 BMW 328i [5.00]	Ordered mine w/ DCT and iPod. That's all I need. __________________ 2018 F30 320iX Melbourne Red 2011 E90 M3 Monte Carlo Blue 2004 E46 M3 Imola Red 2000 E36/7 Z3 Steel Blue
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robb7979 Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 265 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	+1 on the speed cloth. I didn't think I'd like it as much as I do.
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thai357sig Lieutenant 30 Rep 409 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Amerika iTrader: (0)	I don't MOD, so I got everything except DCT, I enjoy the hi tech gadgetry. I don't know a thing about modding, but if I did I'm sure I could of save some money and got better upgrades like exhaust, and EDC components with a stripper version. __________________ 09'M3 JerezB/Tech/Cold/Prem/PDC/SR/Black Leather/ANTHRACITE Sycamore/IPOD/USB/Rear Sunshade/Premium Sounnd/6MT*Just Hit The Ground! Delivery 02/25/2009*
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wooderson Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 207 Posts Drives: Alpine White E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island iTrader: (0)	I really just wanted to get into an "M" car again. Picked out the best condition car for the best price. I honestly didn't realize how few options it had until I got it home and started playing with it. It does have heated seats and a carbon fiber roof.
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JulieDriving Female driving enthusiast :P 76 Rep 2,308 Posts Drives: Bimmer Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW M3 Coupe [10.00]	Judging by previous, heated threads on the idea of sparsely optioned M3s, it seems that no or low-optioned M3s are relatively rare. But I think they're awesome. And I also think it's awesome this thread is actually starting out in the opposite direction (rather than, "Who buys a no option M3? You must not have enough money to buy an M3" kind of comments ) As long as you have what you need & want, who cares. EDIT: Congrats OP. Please post pics. I like spartan M3s. __________________ 2013 M3 coupe (Azurite Black, Black, Piano Black) + miata nut (2 miatas) + Mk6 GTI 5-door hatch (our mini-SUV )
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