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I have the same quandry. Should I sell the e90 m3 because I have a baby due in September? I'm just not sure..literally this is one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make BUT, I have an a4 as a daily and my wife has an acura tsx as her daily. All 3 cars are 4 dr vehicles, so main question is do I sell the m3 and buy an suv? (ugh!) I'm still not decided on this but if i had to go down to 1 car, I would sell my e90M. So, my advice is to sell the your m3 because an accord makes WAY more sense for a family than a 2dr coupe that is expensive to maintain that also returns shit gas milage. Oh and I've got to get brakes and rotors done and that's going to be $2k. I'm assuming that would be much less for your accord? If you daily your m3 I hope you DIY because maintenence costs would start stacking quick if your m3 became your primary vehicle. Also, why not keep 2 cars? Splitting one car between both of you would be tough..if you work and take the car with you, would your wife be stranded at home? Wouldn't she like her own vehicle? So my ultimate advice to you would be to sell the m3 and purchase a little daily driver for yourself and keep the accord. That way you both have cars and no one is stuck at home. One way or the other, keeping the 2dr m3 as your only vehicle between you and your wife, with a baby on the way is probably not the most responsible family oriented decision. Sorry OP, probably not what you wanted to hear. I'm just really surprised that your wife is even allowing the 2dr m3 to remain an option as your only family car?! |
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Thanks, everyone, for the congratulations and for providing suggestions.
The thread has reinforced that the Accord is probably the only practical option for day to day driving downtown . I might be convinced to get an suv eventually. But wife also hates suvs. We are also only planning for one kid for a while. We actually tried living further away and commuting this year, and keeping two cars. But I often work 80+ hour weeks, and adding two+ hours of commuting time per day is not working well for us. In order to allow me to commit sufficient time to both work and family, and since my wife won't be working for a while, we've decided to move within a 15 minute walk of my work. I'm considering trying to keep both cars. We could find another space I could rent nearby or in the same building. Theoretically, there's sufficient space in our budget. The additional costs of keeping the m3 would be probably $200/month for parking, $75 of insurance, and whatever wear and tear I put on it when pleasure driving. Alternatively, I could just put it up on blocks for 18 months to see where we ultimately end up living when she goes back to work. But I don't really like the idea of leaving money tied up in a car that's in storage and not getting used. Overall, I'm thinking this is probably going to be too expensive a toy to keep at this time in my life. Im probably gonna plan a bunch of road trips for this summer, and sell it at the end of the summer knowing that I likely will regret it, but it was a sacrifice for the family's financial benefit. |
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Sell the M3. You would not want it as an only car in the city with a wife and kid. She probably won’t drive it as carefully as you. Having 2 cars seems like an added expense and you may not drive it much. Storing cars is not my idea of enjoying them, unless money is no object and you have free storage without mice and the time to store (cover, remove battery, raise so tires don’t flat spot but not too much so suspension does not stretch, etc).
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Do you have a family member that would hold onto the M3 for a few years? They could drive it occasionally, do oil changes, and then you'll have it for those years down the road.
Or maybe hand it to a trusted friend to do the same ....
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I was posed with the same dilemma back in 2013 with the birth of my first child. I had a '11 ZCP MT Mineral White E92 and had grown up watching my neighbor drive and race multiple M cars- an E30, E36 and a E46 and lusted after one my whole life. When I finally attained one it was a life long dream come true so, I kept it for a while. BUT, having my second child, changed that. I swapped the E92 for a B7 MT S4 and while it was the absolutely right thing to do for the family I can tell you I lamented it constantly. Regretted it EVERY SINGLE TIME I heard the glorious growl of that V8 on the road. So? What did I do? I waited it out. The kids are a little older now, I can now have a toy car. Less than 3 weeks ago I got myself an E90 M3 ZCP MT and couldn't be happier.
Moral of the story? Do what's right for your family. But you will regret it every day!
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If you had a Corsa exhaust installed, you wouldn't be able to sell it
Just sayin ;-)
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They say a child costs over 200k to raise to adulthood. That M3 will cost you like a quarter of that over the next decade so... I don't know I'm just comparing costs here.
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I’ve had mine for 8.5 years and carry our two (5 and 1.5) kids in my car almost every day. Keep it. Or buy an E90. Or buy something not bmw that oh are excited about but is maybe a little less needy.
My 1.5 year old is already excited about getting in my car when we go somewhere, so it’s not as if kids don’t enjoy a bit of fizz in the daycare shuttle Dings and dents can be fixed. Spilled milk can be cleaned up. Years driving something you’re not excited about can’t be recovered. Last edited by Richbot; 05-07-2018 at 09:37 AM.. |
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We have a 4 year old (forward facing) and an almost 2 year old (rear facing) and a big Infiniti SUV for primary kid duty, with my E90 as backup. Rear facing seats are barely acceptable in the E90 and I think the combination of that but in a coupe format would be pretty ridiculous as your only car, although one car seat in the middle isn't as bad as two car seats on each side, since the rear facing seat can slot inbetween the front seats. Are you going to have more than one kid? Keeping a pristine E92 just to ruin it with the daily BS of city commuting and shuttling kids around seems counterproductive.
I held onto my Z06 Corvette (as a 3rd car) after my 1st kid was born as I didn't want to give it up. I put probably 3k miles on it in the two years after my 1st kid was born and my 2nd kid was born. After my 2nd was born, I got home from the hospital, took one look at the Corvette, and put it up for sale. Bought the E90 as a replacement. Your priorities can and will change once that kid is born. How exactly that will happen you won't know (and we can't pretend to know) until after it happens. My only advise would be to if you can somehow keep both cars until after you have your kid, you'll have much more insight into your decision. I was sad selling my Corvette, but I didn't regret it one bit as the decision was very clear after I brought home the 2nd kid from the hospital. |
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you most definitely need 4 doors. Its gonna be hard to get the kid in the back seat of the car rear facing for you. it'll def be harder for your wife post delivery.
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I'm 24 and this thread scares the shit out of me with the general sensibility of it all.
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You'll be fine. Having a fun car is important to me and since my first kid was born 4 years ago I've managed to have a Z06, WRX, Boxster, and M3 (not at the same time). The Corvette and Boxster were 3rd cars, but the WRX and M3 have been perfectly fine as 2nd cars. Just have to choose wisely.
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Yeah...I swapped from a E46 330Ci when single in 20s to a E90 M3 in 30s cause of wife and kid.
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That is the car I want. Would even consider switching from my E90 for it.
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