What have you done with or to your M3 today?

[Donut Lord]

M3 is gone, but sold my stock exhaust from the basement today

[spammysammich]

So not exactly today but last week I had to get a whole new set of studs for my KW clubsport camber plates. DO NOT use the torque specs for stock BMW strut tops. Spec for KW is 22NM max.

On Saturday before I headed out to Pullman, I finally got to do a bit of father/son wrenching on a car. First time in our lives as I had no interest in rebuilding carbs and shit like that as a kid. Since his triple bypass a couple years ago I’ve been wanting to tick all the boxes for car guy activities with him. Pops helped me pull the coilovers and bash out the old studs, then press the new ones in. Felt damned good to get a project done with him. They get old fast, do as much with them as you can and celebrate with a high five and a shakedown drive.

[shoejohn]

I did a fun side by side. I think our cars have held up nicely.

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by shoejohn

I did a fun side by side. I think our cars have held up nicely.

And will continue to do so... The guppy, beaver toothed, G-series behemoths look quite bloated next to an E9X-M3. And yet BMW still considered the G-series "M" model worthy. Some of the next G84-M3 series may weigh over 4200lbs due all of the EV stuff! The mind boggles. Land yachts here they come...
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a6...otos-revealed/
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[smokinjoe64]

Originally Posted by shoejohn

I did a fun side by side. I think our cars have held up nicely.

shoejohn great comparitive shots
...never actually seen E & G M's side-by-side perspective. Even at car meets not typical to see'em parked together.

What a stark contrast!!!

Worse yet, the hideous 'rag top' G...looks like a design afterthought.
Whereas, the e93 totally complements and blends with coupe' design premise.

Originally Posted by DrFerry

And will continue to do so... The guppy, beaver toothed, G-series behemoths look quite bloated next to an E9X-M3. And yet BMW still considered the G-series "M" model worthy. Some of the next G84-M3 series may weigh over 4200lbs due all of the EV stuff! The mind boggles. Land yachts here they come...

+1 100% concur

Have a look at ole school comparison pics ==> one of 1st US delivered`08 e92 along with original ordered, last yr produced`03 e39.
...truly accentuates 'mutant Geez' series utter obesity

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by smokinjoe64

shoejohn great comparitive shots ...never actually seen E & G M's side-by-side perspective. Even at car meets not typical to see'em parked together. What a stark contrast!!! Worse yet, the hideous 'rag top' G...looks like a design afterthought. Whereas, the e93 totally complements and blends with coupe' design premise. Have a look at ole school comparison pics ==> one of 1st US delivered`08 e92 & original along with last yr produced`03 e39.
...truly accentuates 'mutant Geez' series utter obesity

Beautiful, and both are comparable in size and dynamics. Well said. Yours are "keepers" for sure.

[DrFerry]

Went out into my garage and checked my Vanos covers after reading this post linked below about some failed after market Vanos covers grenading inside an S65 engine...
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https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=362
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[kolosy]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

And will continue to do so... The guppy, beaver toothed, G-series behemoths look quite bloated next to an E9X-M3. And yet BMW still considered the G-series "M" model worthy. Some of the next G84-M3 series may weigh over 4200lbs due all of the EV stuff! The mind boggles. Land yachts here they come...
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a63171366/electric-bmw-m3-new-photos-revealed/
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Like so many bmw model intros, I hated the G80 when it came out and have come to actually like how it looks now. But one things for sure — it’s yuuuge. I had to use my E60 quick jack extensions to get it in the air, and it’s actually bigger and heavier than an e60 m5. Crazy.

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by kolosy

Like so many bmw model intros, I hated the G80 when it came out and have come to actually like how it looks now. But one things for sure — it’s yuuuge. I had to use my E60 quick jack extensions to get it in the air, and it’s actually bigger and heavier than an e60 m5. Crazy.

Beauty is subjective i.e. in the eye of the beholder. Correct, a G80 M3 has a wheelbase that is almost as big as that of 2005 to 2010 E60 M5. Yuuuge is correct.
The BMW G80 M3 has a wheelbase of 112.5 inches, which is 2857 mm
The 2008 BMW M5 has a wheelbase of 113.7 inches. This translates to approximately 2889 mm
The 2008 BMW M3 has a wheelbase of 108.7 inches. This translates to approximately 2761 mm

[spammysammich]

Did somebody say M5? Drove to Spokane on my way home. Stopped by BMW of Spokane to see the M539 Restorations ring taxi tribute.

[DrFerry]

Originally Posted by spammysammich

Did somebody say M5? Drove to Spokane on my way home. Stopped by BMW of Spokane to see the M539 Restorations ring taxi tribute.

Looks great. Thanks for taking the time to post the pics. M539 Restorations did an amazing job. Fun Fact: The M5 V10 S85 valve covers are aluminum and supposedly don't leak like the M3 V8 S65 magnesium valve covers.

[spammysammich]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

Looks great. Thanks for taking the time to post the pics. M539 Restorations did an amazing job. Fun Fact: The M5 V10 S85 valve covers are aluminum and supposedly don't leak like the M3 V8 S65 magnesium valve covers.

One of the porters came up to me as I was snapping pics and asked if I wanted the hood popped. I almost squealed.

The new owner is like a GM at this dealership and he drove it all the way from Oakland to Spokane after he took delivery. I’m definitely bringing my brother back here. Road trip just to see a niche car? Yes please.

[spammysammich]

I have never owned a garage queen. I never saw the point. Even if I had F U money I’d wring at least 100k out of all my cars.

[Helmsman]

Originally Posted by spammysammich

Did somebody say M5? Drove to Spokane on my way home. Stopped by BMW of Spokane to see the M539 Restorations ring taxi tribute.

Nice! Haven't followed the project, is this an original Sabine car??

[wyatth]

Got it a new garage mate.

[spammysammich]

Originally Posted by Helmsman

Nice! Haven't followed the project, is this an original Sabine car??

No. Sreten found a manual transmission car in the US and restored it with the help of Jason Camissa, then had it done in ring taxi livery as a tribute to Sabine. Very moving seeing it in the metal. I’ve been waiting for months for a chance to drive out there.

[Helmsman]

359 Summers on! Obviously incl OCD ceramic coated Winters prior storage...

God these cars look good!

[Donut Lord]

Originally Posted by shoejohn

I did a fun side by side. I think our cars have held up nicely.

The face of the new one had grown on me a lot.

[shoejohn]

Originally Posted by Donut Lord

The face of the new one had grown on me a lot.

Same here. They are just so damn big. It’s crazy when you stand between them.

[Donut Lord]

Originally Posted by shoejohn

Same here. They are just so damn big. It’s crazy when you stand between them.

Yeah they are definitely older gen M5s in size if not bigger

[GcD]

Originally Posted by spammysammich

So not exactly today but last week I had to get a whole new set of studs for my KW clubsport camber plates. DO NOT use the torque specs for stock BMW strut tops. Spec for KW is 22NM max.

I know the feeling.
I over-torqued one of the front studs on my ST coilovers during install. I re-used ones from my former E60 M5 shocks. After a couple years, still going strong.

[Erickuokwa]

Drove to a yatcht party but I think the motor started knocking on the way home with no cel 😔 gotta pull the plenum and compression test it and do a bunch of tests b4 I spend 20k