DD recommendation

HokieGolfer · 09-04-2011, 09:00 PM

After picking up my new E92, I\'ve realized Im going to need another car for bad weather and to keep the miles down. Any recommendations? I\'d like to spend 10k or lease something for about 200ish. Ive never bought a used car, so im leaning towards the lease. Reliability is key.

w00tw00t · 09-04-2011, 09:06 PM

what!! why???????? the M3 is such an awesome car.. I drive the shit out of it ... rain, shine, snow (got snow tires)... already upto 13000 miles on my 2011 ... tracked twice and two more coming up...

HokieGolfer · 09-04-2011, 09:46 PM

Guess I just want to keep it pristine. And I cringe everytime I drop it off at a valet. I drive over 20k miles a year. So im thinking it would be good to split the mileage.

askharjoon · 09-04-2011, 10:07 PM

For $10k used Honda Accord would be a great choice. Its front wheel and very reliable, and you can turn around and sell it for nearly what you paid for it down the line.

SamS · 09-04-2011, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by askharjoon

For $10k used Honda Accord would be a great choice. Its front wheel and very reliable, and you can turn around and sell it for nearly what you paid for it down the line.

Seconded. I daily drive an '06 Accord, it is a good car and I'd buy another.

abehwang · 09-05-2011, 12:10 AM

I just drive it no matter what... its my DD
plus it's meant to be driven

I could spend that $10k on gas and my own insurance instead of paying for two cars' gas and insurance...
just my 2 cents

persian54 · 09-05-2011, 03:24 AM

i remember looking for a car for my girl, we found a nice Sentra for $500 drive off, $186/month

I was seriously considering getting it for myself lol

I would save about $200/month on gas alone...but then I'd have to pay $ for insurance, so it would offset the savings, so I didn't do it

FVM3 · 09-05-2011, 08:00 AM

just dd ur m3

bigjae1976 · 09-05-2011, 08:42 AM

I would get a beater, a mid 90's toyota corolla or something. To me, it doesn't make sense to spend $10k to keep your $65k car pristine.

1MOREMOD · 09-05-2011, 08:52 AM

I'm with OP I wouldn't use my M3 as a DD. If I couldn't afford another car, I have an X5 I wouldn't be able to park my car and feel comfortable about it at work and all the damage that inevitably comes with daily use.

Mr. ///M3 RD · 09-05-2011, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HokieGolfer

After picking up my new E92, I\'ve realized Im going to need another car for bad weather and to keep the miles down. Any recommendations? I\'d like to spend 10k or lease something for about 200ish. Ive never bought a used car, so im leaning towards the lease. Reliability is key.

Why would you hide such a fine automobile in the garage? I drive mine every day and love it ... you should too

cmk227 · 09-05-2011, 08:56 AM

I have two other dd. The problem is that I don't feel like driving another dd just the ///M

SamS · 09-05-2011, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by persian54

...but then I'd have to pay $ for insurance, so it would offset the savings, so I didn't do it

If you do your insurance properly, it should cost less per month to have a beater + M3, than just M3 by itself.

RudyP · 09-05-2011, 09:22 AM

Just to provide a counterpoint. I'm in the process of buying an '11 M3 to be my DD. I have a 911 Carrera S that is my weekend car and wanted something more practical and inconspicuous to drive to work. I made a brief and unsuccessful experiment with a lesser car for my DD but missed the Porsche too much while driving the daily driver. So here I am coming back to BMW after letting my last one go in 2003. I think it will be a great blend of fun to drive, precision feel, anonymous styling and (occasional) practicality. I will need snow tires in the winter and somewhat cringe at parking it outside (# cars > # garages in my household) but I will get over it.

Just trying to provide a difterent view. Goodluck with your decision.

Radiation Joe · 09-05-2011, 09:45 AM

There certainly are two camps when it comes to daily driving an M3. I didn't buy my M3 to look at it. I bought it so that I'd have something to drive every day that I LIKED driving. There is no doubt in my mind that it is significantly cheaper to take the depreciation on my e90 than to buy and maintain a second car. I put about 25k miles on my car every year. It costs me about $7k over two years to put the extra miles on my car.

I'm on my second "beater" M3. And, No; I don't care if the prissies out there would never buy my car used.

e46e92love · 09-05-2011, 09:56 AM

NICE. You remind of the Ferrari nut I met a few months ago: 458, GTO, Enzo----all three the highest mileage Ferrari's in the world. The Enzo had like 13k on it. He said he bought them to drive and he said if you need a car to depreciate slowly, you couldn't afford it in the first place. I have to say I few things the way you do. I bought her to drive, not to sit in the garage.

OP: i respect your view as well....if you want a second car think about leasing a new civic, cheap, great has mileage and four doors.

Cheers,
e46e92

[quote=Radiation Joe;10362326]There certainly are two camps when it comes to daily driving an M3. I didn't buy my M3 to look at it. I bought it so that I'd have something to drive every day that I LIKED driving. There is no doubt in my mind that it is significantly cheaper to take the depreciation on my e90 than to buy and maintain a second car. I put about 25k miles on my car every year. It costs me about $7k over two years to put the extra miles on my car.

I'm on my second "beater" M3. And, No; I don't care if the prissies out there would never buy my car used.

[IMG]http://www.m3post.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=305

taylorcoleman · 09-05-2011, 10:04 AM

Life is too short to drive a P.O.S. If you don't have to.

IMO you don't have to.

Enjoy the M all year round.

BimmerRob08 · 09-05-2011, 10:35 AM

Two ideas out there. One, if you are someone that can afford $75,000 cars every 3 or 5 years then drive your M3 as a DD and enjoy it, let it get weathered, worn, dinged, scratched, etc. Then trade and gets something else in 3, 5, 7 years and when it's warrenty is over or 50,000 miles or what ever.

If you're like me and this was a buy of a century (tax free+military discount of $8,000) and had the cash to put down on it and probebly won't be able to buy something of this caliber again if ever. Then do like I do, buy a beater for $5,000 or so. It'll run, drive it on bad weather days, daily to work, don't care what happens to it so you're not stressing everyday you're parked at work or daily rock chips, etc. And drive the M3 on the weekends, hot date, long road trips. Don't have to worry about it everyday, garaged, kept clean and washed only once a week instead of every 3 days due to the weather.

I plan on keeping it for many years, probebly for as long as it'll last. Next car is a Ferrari, right? Yeah, well what ever my next car is, I'll still have this M3 looking almost new in 10 years...I hope.

So it's all up to you, but trust me, I don't give a shit if I drive a beater, when I have an M3 in my garage. Plus it's kinda a nice treat to drive it on the weekends. Something else to look foreward to.

Just my 2Cents.

HokieGolfer · 09-05-2011, 10:40 AM

Thanks for the responses and opinions. I think I'll wait a couple months and make a decision before winter hits, which is my biggest concern. Seems like leasing something cheap will cost about the same as a winter tire/rim package plus added depreciation on the M. Whatever I decide buying the M was the right decision, i've got 2500 miles on my car in 3 weeks and I couldn't be happier with it.

bigjae1976 · 09-05-2011, 11:51 AM

It comes down to whether or not you plan to keep the car for a long time (5+ years).

I like the idea of a beater. You can run it up on curbs, park 2" from another car when required, and you can teach your wife how to drive stick on it without worrying about a $1K+ clutch job.

Team Plutonium · 09-05-2011, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radiation Joe

There certainly are two camps when it comes to daily driving an M3. I didn't buy my M3 to look at it. I bought it so that I'd have something to drive every day that I LIKED driving. There is no doubt in my mind that it is significantly cheaper to take the depreciation on my e90 than to buy and maintain a second car. I put about 25k miles on my car every year. It costs me about $7k over two years to put the extra miles on my car.

I'm on my second "beater" M3. And, No; I don't care if the prissies out there would never buy my car used.

One of my all time favorite M3 photos!

E90///M3` · 09-05-2011, 12:41 PM

i daily drive a civic... mainly cause i drive over 100 miles a day to and from school and work. TIres on the M are expensive plus it's super low and i have to go over speed bumps everywhere i drive. i just got tired of angling in and out of driveways.

plus my car screams likes the bastard child of a banshee.

09-04-2011, 09:00 PM	#1
HokieGolfer Enlisted Member Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Baltimore Posts: 33 iTrader: (0)	DD recommendation After picking up my new E92, I\'ve realized Im going to need another car for bad weather and to keep the miles down. Any recommendations? I\'d like to spend 10k or lease something for about 200ish. Ive never bought a used car, so im leaning towards the lease. Reliability is key. __________________ 2011 E92 AW M3 \| NZH2 \| 2MK \| ZCP \| ZP2 \| ZCV \| 494 \| 6NR
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09-04-2011, 09:06 PM	#2
w00tw00t Major Drives: 2013 E92 M3 AW Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,291 iTrader: (9)	what!! why???????? the M3 is such an awesome car.. I drive the shit out of it ... rain, shine, snow (got snow tires)... already upto 13000 miles on my 2011 ... tracked twice and two more coming up... __________________ M3 E92 AW \| Semi-Stripped Interior \| APEX EC-7 18x10 ET25 \| APEX Wheel Studs \| Akrapovic Evo \| Brembo GT 380 BBK \| Pagid RS29 \| BMC Air Filter \| AiM Solo DL \| OMP WRC Seats w/ Planted Brackets \| Challenge Harness Bar \| Schroth Profi II-6 Hans \| KW Clubsport \| Euro MDM & BPM Tune \| NT01 \| BFG R1 \| NT05 2013 Trackdays # \| 7 \|

09-04-2011, 09:46 PM	#3
HokieGolfer Enlisted Member Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Baltimore Posts: 33 iTrader: (0)	Guess I just want to keep it pristine. And I cringe everytime I drop it off at a valet. I drive over 20k miles a year. So im thinking it would be good to split the mileage. __________________ 2011 E92 AW M3 \| NZH2 \| 2MK \| ZCP \| ZP2 \| ZCV \| 494 \| 6NR

09-04-2011, 10:07 PM	#4
askharjoon Private Drives: e92 M3 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: The big oven Posts: 89 iTrader: (0)	For $10k used Honda Accord would be a great choice. Its front wheel and very reliable, and you can turn around and sell it for nearly what you paid for it down the line. __________________ '01 M3 Cab. (gone) '04 Maserati Coupe Cambiocorsa (gone) '08 S550 (gone) '07 550i (gone) '07 911S (gone) '08 M5 (gone) '10 M3 Alpine White - DCT

09-05-2011, 03:24 AM	#7
persian54 Lieutenant General Drives: MW E93 M3/E89 Z4 35i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Valley, SoCal Posts: 15,351 iTrader: (258)	i remember looking for a car for my girl, we found a nice Sentra for $500 drive off, $186/month I was seriously considering getting it for myself lol I would save about $200/month on gas alone...but then I'd have to pay $ for insurance, so it would offset the savings, so I didn't do it __________________ Next track day: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=651089 Sorry I'm just someone who comes on here to fill a void..I dont have the $ to own a BMW. This is a nice E93:http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=434032

09-05-2011, 12:10 AM	#6
abehwang Captain Drives: e90 m3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: US Posts: 418 iTrader: (0)	I just drive it no matter what... its my DD plus it's meant to be driven I could spend that $10k on gas and my own insurance instead of paying for two cars' gas and insurance... just my 2 cents

09-05-2011, 08:00 AM	#8
FVM3 Brigadier General Drives: 2011 E93 M3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 4,817 iTrader: (2)	just dd ur m3 __________________ 2011 E93 DCT

09-05-2011, 08:42 AM	#9
bigjae1976 Brigadier General Drives: 04 330Ci, 11 E90 M3 Individual Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 4,047 iTrader: (8)	I would get a beater, a mid 90's toyota corolla or something. To me, it doesn't make sense to spend $10k to keep your $65k car pristine. __________________

09-05-2011, 08:52 AM	#10
1MOREMOD Major General Drives: at a moderate pace Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: garage Posts: 6,512 iTrader: (3)	I'm with OP I wouldn't use my M3 as a DD. If I couldn't afford another car, I have an X5 I wouldn't be able to park my car and feel comfortable about it at work and all the damage that inevitably comes with daily use. __________________ 02 Tiag e46 M3\|6MT\|GC plates\|MCS c.o.\|GC race control arms\|GC bushings & bearings\|BW eng. & tran. mounts\|subframe kit\|BW race shifter\|BW Jaffster knob\|Euro header\|Eisenmann sport\|K&N c.a.i.\|Seibon CF hood\|CSL bumper\|CSL brakes\|RS19s\|SS lines\|half cage\|Recaro profi\|Profi 2 harness\|race pulleys\|BMWpedals\|Apex studs\|1995 Ford Probe gt chump car\|

09-05-2011, 08:56 AM	#12
cmk227 Major Drives: 2011 E92 JZB Coupe ED Oct 18th Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Irving, TX Posts: 1,235 iTrader: (2)	I have two other dd. The problem is that I don't feel like driving another dd just the ///M __________________ 11 BMW M3 JZB ZCP 6MT 08 BMW X5 3.0si Space Grey (Wife's SAV) Previous M's: 02 BMW M3 Conv 6MT AC-Schnitzer & 02 BMW M3 Coupe 6MT

09-05-2011, 09:22 AM	#14
RudyP Private First Class Drives: E92 M3, 997 C2S, 993 C4S Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ohio Posts: 141 iTrader: (0)	Just to provide a counterpoint. I'm in the process of buying an '11 M3 to be my DD. I have a 911 Carrera S that is my weekend car and wanted something more practical and inconspicuous to drive to work. I made a brief and unsuccessful experiment with a lesser car for my DD but missed the Porsche too much while driving the daily driver. So here I am coming back to BMW after letting my last one go in 2003. I think it will be a great blend of fun to drive, precision feel, anonymous styling and (occasional) practicality. I will need snow tires in the winter and somewhat cringe at parking it outside (# cars > # garages in my household) but I will get over it. Just trying to provide a difterent view. Goodluck with your decision.

09-05-2011, 09:45 AM	#15
Radiation Joe Veni Vidi Vici Drives: '11 JB/BBe-6sp-e90 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Macungie PA Posts: 2,674 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2003 RS6 - Sold [0.00] 2011 e90 M3 [4.25] 2009 e90 M3 - Gone [0.00] 2003 M3 SOLD [0.00] old 2002 [5.00]	There certainly are two camps when it comes to daily driving an M3. I didn't buy my M3 to look at it. I bought it so that I'd have something to drive every day that I LIKED driving. There is no doubt in my mind that it is significantly cheaper to take the depreciation on my e90 than to buy and maintain a second car. I put about 25k miles on my car every year. It costs me about $7k over two years to put the extra miles on my car. I'm on my second "beater" M3. And, No; I don't care if the prissies out there would never buy my car used. __________________ Dinan compliment of stuff plus PF rotors and RG63s. Enough for now.

09-05-2011, 09:56 AM	#16
e46e92love Colonel Drives: e92 ///M3; X3 (wife's) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: The East Side of Things Posts: 2,990 iTrader: (0)	NICE. You remind of the Ferrari nut I met a few months ago: 458, GTO, Enzo----all three the highest mileage Ferrari's in the world. The Enzo had like 13k on it. He said he bought them to drive and he said if you need a car to depreciate slowly, you couldn't afford it in the first place. I have to say I few things the way you do. I bought her to drive, not to sit in the garage. OP: i respect your view as well....if you want a second car think about leasing a new civic, cheap, great has mileage and four doors. Cheers, e46e92 [quote=Radiation Joe;10362326]There certainly are two camps when it comes to daily driving an M3. I didn't buy my M3 to look at it. I bought it so that I'd have something to drive every day that I LIKED driving. There is no doubt in my mind that it is significantly cheaper to take the depreciation on my e90 than to buy and maintain a second car. I put about 25k miles on my car every year. It costs me about $7k over two years to put the extra miles on my car. I'm on my second "beater" M3. And, No; I don't care if the prissies out there would never buy my car used. [IMG]http://www.m3post.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=305 __________________ "...it's not about the money and not about the brand of the car, it's about handling,performance and passion......And that, no other car has all together like an M3........when you talk about the most complete car the M is invincible." --Tony Kanaan.

09-05-2011, 10:04 AM	#17
taylorcoleman Private First Class Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 123 iTrader: (0)	Life is too short to drive a P.O.S. If you don't have to. IMO you don't have to. Enjoy the M all year round.

09-05-2011, 10:35 AM	#18
BimmerRob08 Major Drives: 2008 M3, Space Gray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KIKR (ABQ), NM Posts: 1,144 iTrader: (0)	Two ideas out there. One, if you are someone that can afford $75,000 cars every 3 or 5 years then drive your M3 as a DD and enjoy it, let it get weathered, worn, dinged, scratched, etc. Then trade and gets something else in 3, 5, 7 years and when it's warrenty is over or 50,000 miles or what ever. If you're like me and this was a buy of a century (tax free+military discount of $8,000) and had the cash to put down on it and probebly won't be able to buy something of this caliber again if ever. Then do like I do, buy a beater for $5,000 or so. It'll run, drive it on bad weather days, daily to work, don't care what happens to it so you're not stressing everyday you're parked at work or daily rock chips, etc. And drive the M3 on the weekends, hot date, long road trips. Don't have to worry about it everyday, garaged, kept clean and washed only once a week instead of every 3 days due to the weather. I plan on keeping it for many years, probebly for as long as it'll last. Next car is a Ferrari, right? Yeah, well what ever my next car is, I'll still have this M3 looking almost new in 10 years...I hope. So it's all up to you, but trust me, I don't give a shit if I drive a beater, when I have an M3 in my garage. Plus it's kinda a nice treat to drive it on the weekends. Something else to look foreward to. Just my 2Cents.

09-05-2011, 10:40 AM	#19
HokieGolfer Enlisted Member Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Baltimore Posts: 33 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the responses and opinions. I think I'll wait a couple months and make a decision before winter hits, which is my biggest concern. Seems like leasing something cheap will cost about the same as a winter tire/rim package plus added depreciation on the M. Whatever I decide buying the M was the right decision, i've got 2500 miles on my car in 3 weeks and I couldn't be happier with it. __________________ 2011 E92 AW M3 \| NZH2 \| 2MK \| ZCP \| ZP2 \| ZCV \| 494 \| 6NR

09-05-2011, 11:51 AM	#20
bigjae1976 Brigadier General Drives: 04 330Ci, 11 E90 M3 Individual Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 4,047 iTrader: (8)	It comes down to whether or not you plan to keep the car for a long time (5+ years). I like the idea of a beater. You can run it up on curbs, park 2" from another car when required, and you can teach your wife how to drive stick on it without worrying about a $1K+ clutch job. __________________

09-05-2011, 12:41 PM	#22
E90///M3` Major General Drives: 2008 E90M3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Daly City -4- Work///Camarillo is Home Posts: 5,280 iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 BMW E90 M3 [3.80]	i daily drive a civic... mainly cause i drive over 100 miles a day to and from school and work. TIres on the M are expensive plus it's super low and i have to go over speed bumps everywhere i drive. i just got tired of angling in and out of driveways. plus my car screams likes the bastard child of a banshee. __________________ - Jason P :Have: 08 E90M3, Varis VRS Front Lip, LS3, ESS Supercharger, Arqray Exhaust, Neez Wheels :Want: VRS Carbon GT Wing & Cooling Bonnet, LCI Taillights :Videos: EnvyRidesTV, GPR 1, GPR 2, GPR 3, ///MFEST

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