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RosieTheRedM3 · 07-05-2018, 06:02 PM

I've owned my 2008 E92 M3 for about two weeks now. It only had 62,900 miles on it. I had it for 13 hours before I had my first problem. Turns out that my thermostat broke and one of my throttle actuators was failing. The first thing I wish I knew when I was getting my M3 was to buy a warranty on it as soon as possible. Aside from the $180 diagnostic test, BMW quoted me at around $3,800 (replace thermostat and both actuators) after I hadn't even had the car for a full day. Thankfully I took it to one of my mechanics and had it done for a third of the price but I learned my lesson and bought a warranty the day I got my car back.

07-05-2018, 06:02 PM	#77
RosieTheRedM3 Private First Class 266 Rep 136 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW M3 Frozen Red Edition Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Westlake Village, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW M3 [0.00]	Buy a warrany!!! I've owned my 2008 E92 M3 for about two weeks now. It only had 62,900 miles on it. I had it for 13 hours before I had my first problem. Turns out that my thermostat broke and one of my throttle actuators was failing. The first thing I wish I knew when I was getting my M3 was to buy a warranty on it as soon as possible. Aside from the $180 diagnostic test, BMW quoted me at around $3,800 (replace thermostat and both actuators) after I hadn't even had the car for a full day. Thankfully I took it to one of my mechanics and had it done for a third of the price but I learned my lesson and bought a warranty the day I got my car back.
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