Chris Harris/Drivers Republic: E90 M3 Bloody Brilliant

[dfjaws]

Originally Posted by adc

And IMO that's precisely the appeal of these cars, they are only recognizable to people in the know, and fly under everybody else's radar. If you want flashier, buy a Porsche (even my 2000 Boxster draws more looks from the average person).

This is how I feel. I love the E90 because it does such a good job of blending in most of the time.

My friends and I do joke that it's kind of a dick magnet though. Girls just see another 4 door BMW and don't care but every guy that sees it ALWAYS notices it's an M3 and has a compliment to give, haha.

E90 vs E92, I really don't think you can go wrong. I chose the 4 door because I love fast sedans, I thought it looked better (personal opinion of course), and I didn't feel like I was losing anything to the coupe. They're pretty much the same except the sedan is slightly heavier. No big deal in my opinion as I don't plan on making it a 'race car' or anything. I just daily drive it... and for that... sedan is the way to go IMO.

On a side note, I totally disagree with the E90 M looking like every non M. I came from an E90 335i and while the differences may be subtle, they are plentiful.

[Tony B]

Originally Posted by 2 SLOW

E90 > E92 is pretty unanimous amongst people I know.

E92 just not looking "right" is what the discussion comes down to.

You obviously move in a very restricted group of like-minded individuals - I believe that these are typically referred to as cults.

I would suggest a visit to Specsavers and using the power of the cult to leverage a group buy…..

[Irishace]

I am kicking myself for not getting into this car sooner, my old 135i does not even hold a candle to this very special machine. E90 vs E92, eye of the beholder to me, the S65 and the chassis are just disgusting feats of engineering. God I love this car.

[FogCityM3]

The technologies in the E46 M3, E9x M3, and E60 M5 were years ahead of their time, which is pretty amazing for their historical price points.