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Sadly, it's the lightest new M car on offer today, at a mere 1650kg for carbon roof& seats variant. It's hard to find a nice E90.
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They're selling M cars at the Caddy dealer, sorta
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I honestly don’t see the point in the G87. The 6MT G87 weighs more than the 6MT G82 M4.. so what’s the point? Would much rather have the F87 or a E90 (lighter, more interesting engine, better steering).
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I've never owned a car so long before. 15 years and lots of happy miles. She deserves some TLC.
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i like rectangles ok sheesh
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Unfortunately. As you can see I still drive one... but even as a happy fix-it-myselfer I can see the grass being very green over there... Last edited by ol doc gully; 03-01-2023 at 08:58 PM.. |
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Just rolled over 200,000 miles this weekend in my 23 year old (e39) M5. Did the cooling system, resealed oil areas, and repaced every bushing/bearing/ball joint in the car at 125,000 miles (when they originally started showing signs of aging), so will ignore them till 250,000. Been pretty problem free. The key to happiness with higher mileage cars is replacing everything when you're in an area, rather than doing it piece by piece as they fail-- you'll always be fighting something that way.
... not that that strategy worked on my e9X, which I sold because I couldn't stand working on it at 110,000 miles. e60 M5 would almost certainly share the same fate, if we put real miles on it.
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That may be a bigger part to what I was getting at than I said (or maybe even realized) - working on the E90 is just not enjoyable. Obviously I don’t expect the newer cars to be any better in that respect.
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Is it as easy to work on as an NA engine? No. Is it worth the effort? Personally, I think yes (but only to add to NA S engines, not replace )
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