buried in m3?

[templarklimek]

Who else on here intends to keep the S65 M3 for life? I do, I recently had the chance to swap out but simply didn't see anything that I liked from BMW. If a 1M was on the lot, maybe... I want to be one of those guys 20 years from now on a magazine showing my pristine but still driven M3's.

Only mods left are breaks and an ESS 535 and Rear end. It's just a car but to me it's the 1st and last V8 M3 and last non turbo M3. When the M235 or M2 is out I may swap out my mini JCW for one but keep the M3.

I'm beating a dead horse but the S65 bored out to 4.4L as they already did was a PERFECT match for the M4. GRRR.....

[deletedelete]

If I have the money I intend to keep her for life. But maintenance costs will be high especially for repairs and that's 20-30k on a trade in I won't get but if I can afford it I'm keeping her!

[Longwong]

I would not supercharge it if you plan to keep it for a long time only because it would be nice in 10-15 years to have an all stock or almost stock m3 in great shape. Drive it for what it is now. Faster FI cars will be there, especially in 10 years but the NA sound and experience is priceless if you keep it that way and have it in great shape

[templarklimek]

good point, maybe just better brakes and dinan rear end and call it a day.

[jphughan]

If you're not tracking, better brakes will give you absolutely zero benefit. If you want to shorten stopping distances, get better tires. But if you ARE tracking, the StopTech ST60 BBK is sweet -- excellent performance and pedal feel, lots of pad options for that caliper, and quick and easy pad swaps. And I feel no need to upgrade the rears since StopTech themselves have an article arguing that rear brake "upgrades" amount to nothing but adding weight and spending money, not improving anything. The only exception is if you're overheating your rear brakes, but they point out that that practically never happens on front-engine cars even on the track. I'll actually even keep the StopTech Street Performance pads in the OEM rear on the track and only run race pads in the front.

As to your general point, I expect to keep my car for a long time. The only other cars I'm interested in are a C7 Z06 or a 991 GT3, but it's too early to tell on the former and I'm in no danger of being able to afford to even buy the latter any time soon, never mind track it with those huge brakes, 20" tires, etc. Plus the M3 is probably one of the only track-worthy cars that can swallow an entire set of tires in the rear with the seats folded down, which saves having to deal with a trailer to schlep dedicated track tires.

[FVM3]

I will keep it, I've heard plenty of exotics exhaust and m3 with exhaust is the best one to me.

[Ezio]

honestly i would love to keep it. the only problem is that i am at the point in life(young, early 20s) , where i do not know where i will be in a few years. 10 years, 20 years etc.

[M3/4 life]

M3/4 Life!

[///M3THOD]

I love my car, but I have no illusions, there are things out there that I like and desire more.

[yoelev]

until some kind soul throws me the keys to the DB-9

[ECAM3]

I plan on keeping mine long as it will keep running.

[Vanmarsenille]

I plan on keeping mine for at least 5-7 years, or until the next gen M3 comes out (the one after the F80); I purposely bought a 2013 for the NA V8, and also because the looks of the new 3er in general are unappealing and a FI M3 just doesn't get me excited.