Finally... I bought my first M3

E9T.two · 08-08-2018, 12:24 AM

I'm not new to BMW, but whenever I tried to buy an M3, something got in the way. This time was different, this time the M3 found me! I'll spare you the long story and get right to the pics. I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER! As usual, here some crappy iPhone pics, I'll find a location and break out the DSLR this weekend.

2013 E92 M3 ZCP / Space Grey Metallic

Thanks to Lexus of Woodland Hills for a flawless sales process.

Transfer · 08-08-2018, 12:27 AM

Ya look a little young to be driving. Maybe it's the phone pics.

Nice car!

E9T.two · 08-08-2018, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Transfer

Ya look a little young to be driving. Maybe it's the phone pics.

Nice car!

Lol that's my five year old, he's more excited than I am!

Thanks!

roastbeef · 08-08-2018, 01:11 AM

the car looks great! (best color, too) i remember the feeling. welcome to the club!

pcohen15 · 08-08-2018, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by GSE21

Lol that's my five year old, he's more excited than I am!

Thanks!

You better keep it in good shape for him. Only another 11 years.

E9T.two · 08-08-2018, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcohen15

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSE21

Lol that's my five year old, he's more excited than I am!

Thanks!

You better keep it in good shape for him. Only another 11 years.

He's already claimed it, though he'll have to duke it out with his two younger brothers lol

DerEisbaer · 08-08-2018, 02:02 AM

Congratulations!

Law · 08-08-2018, 02:59 AM

Congratulations!

Okay, now it's story time.
Your signature also says looking for an F8x.
How did you end up with this E92?

thkfast · 08-08-2018, 03:11 AM

Congrats on a nice M3! It looks like the previous owner cared for it and did some tasteful mods.

Cool!

Bemo · 08-08-2018, 06:44 AM

Awesome car, OP. I wish you many happy miles and smiles ahead.
Take good care of this special car and pass it down to your handsome son!

PACarGuy · 08-08-2018, 07:00 AM

Awesome, congrats! Best color out there ;-)

SYT_Shadow · 08-08-2018, 07:31 AM

Welcome to the forum!!!

When I saw the first pic the first thing I thought was 'wow he looks a bit young to drive' LOL

PKL · 08-08-2018, 11:49 AM

Congrats! How many miles does the car have? I just took delivery of mine a few days ago, I'm in Santa Monica.

wyatth · 08-08-2018, 12:12 PM

Congrats, nice spec!

E9T.two · 08-08-2018, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Law

Congratulations!

Okay, now it's story time.
Your signature also says looking for an F8x.
How did you end up with this E92?

I completely forgot that was there lol - I'll update it later today.

Short story (not really): I used to travel every week, and we had our third child and needed a solid third row. We ditched the 328ix and bought an Acura MDX. All the while, I'm seeing all these beautiful M4s flying around LA and getting the bug. But there was one thing I couldn't shake... they sound terrrrrrrible (just my opinion).

So I get a new job, no travel required and we need a second car. My wife says, if you're gonna get a sports car, make sure we can all fit. Ugh. So F80 M3 or F10 M5? (This is where I updated my signature)

I search and search, even consider leasing. Remember, I've got three boys who you know, need an education and stuff, so I gotta be fiscally responsible too. Then I quit. I rent a Dodge Charger for a couple weeks and think hey, I get great rental rates, it'll cost me $733 a month to rent this Charger and that ain't bad.. I'll just wait a couple months. I shared this with my boss and he gave me this look like, "dude, that's dumb. Go get the car you want."

I don't reeeeally want an F80 M3. I don't want an F10 M5 (a little big for canyon drives). I want what I drooled over but couldn't afford when I first started working back in 2007. I want that V8. I want that competition package. But... i couldn't find the right one in my budget. *Sigh*

I did find E93 M3 close by that seemed ok. I went to go see it but no one was there. I really needed a car, so I called last Friday afternoon and made an appointment to stop by on Saturday.

Friday night rolls around, wife and kids are asleep and I'm UP... eBay, Autotrader, Hemmings and good ol' Cars.com. Nothing. I decide that if the E92 is really what I want, and I'm gonna keep it for eternity, then 10 grand is not too steep of a price to pay. Then, I changed my search settings.

At the top of the list was THE car. I called the next day, it was available. I go, test drive and fall in love. There's literally 2 other people after me waiting to test drive. But i always take time to think about these things, at least 24 hours.

3 hours later, I call to see if anyone else bought it. My salesperson said that the guy after me wanted it, but he found an Alpine White one with red leather that he's gonna fly out and buy in Arizona. I said, I'm on my way.

The rest is history... or rather it's just the beginning!

Law · 08-08-2018, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSE21

I completely forgot that was there lol - I'll update it later today.

Short story (not really): I used to travel every week, and we had our third child and needed a solid third row. We ditched the 328ix and bought an Acura MDX. All the while, I'm seeing all these beautiful M4s flying around LA and getting the bug. But there was one thing I couldn't shake... they sound terrrrrrrible (just my opinion).

So I get a new job, no travel required and we need a second car. My wife says, if you're gonna get a sports car, make sure we can all fit. Ugh. So F80 M3 or F10 M5? (This is where I updated my signature)

I search and search, even consider leasing. Remember, I've got three boys who you know, need an education and stuff, so I gotta be fiscally responsible too. Then I quit. I rent a Dodge Charger for a couple weeks and think hey, I get great rental rates, it'll cost me $733 a month to rent this Charger and that ain't bad.. I'll just wait a couple months. I shared this with my boss and he gave me this look like, "dude, that's dumb. Go get the car you want."

I don't reeeeally want an F80 M3. I don't want an F10 M5 (a little big for canyon drives). I want what I drooled over but couldn't afford when I first started working back in 2007. I want that V8. I want that competition package. But... i couldn't find the right one in my budget. *Sigh*

I did find E93 M3 close by that seemed ok. I went to go see it but no one was there. I really needed a car, so I called last Friday afternoon and made an appointment to stop by on Saturday.

Friday night rolls around, wife and kids are asleep and I'm UP... eBay, Autotrader, Hemmings and good ol' Cars.com. Nothing. I decide that if the E92 is really what I want, and I'm gonna keep it for eternity, then 10 grand is not too steep of a price to pay. Then, I changed my search settings.

At the top of the list was THE car. I called the next day, it was available. I go, test drive and fall in love. There's literally 2 other people after me waiting to test drive. But i always take time to think about these things, at least 24 hours.

3 hours later, I call to see if anyone else bought it. My salesperson said that the guy after me wanted it, but he found an Alpine White one with red leather that he's gonna fly out and buy in Arizona. I said, I'm on my way.

The rest is history... or rather it's just the beginning!

That wasn't too bad. Thanks for sharing.
You made a great choice BTW.
Don't ever feel bad for sharing your passion about the car here.
If you look under my signature, you'll find links to two EXTRA long threads full of nothing but E9x/S65 content.
But you know what, that's why we're here, to share our passion for the car, the drive, the story.

Congrats again and enjoy in good health.

Timujin · 08-08-2018, 01:32 PM

Congratulations!

E9T.two · 08-08-2018, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PKL

Congrats! How many miles does the car have? I just took delivery of mine a few days ago, I'm in Santa Monica.

It has almost 68k which at about 12k miles a year felt ok to me. The previous two owners had that car serviced at BMW dealerships so I felt good about that. The first 75 miles have been great so far.

I'm in Sherman Oaks... heading out to Malibu Cars & Coffee the weekend of your interested!

E9T.two · 08-08-2018, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Law

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSE21

I completely forgot that was there lol - I'll update it later today.

Short story (not really): I used to travel every week, and we had our third child and needed a solid third row. We ditched the 328ix and bought an Acura MDX. All the while, I'm seeing all these beautiful M4s flying around LA and getting the bug. But there was one thing I couldn't shake... they sound terrrrrrrible (just my opinion).

So I get a new job, no travel required and we need a second car. My wife says, if you're gonna get a sports car, make sure we can all fit. Ugh. So F80 M3 or F10 M5? (This is where I updated my signature)

I search and search, even consider leasing. Remember, I've got three boys who you know, need an education and stuff, so I gotta be fiscally responsible too. Then I quit. I rent a Dodge Charger for a couple weeks and think hey, I get great rental rates, it'll cost me $733 a month to rent this Charger and that ain't bad.. I'll just wait a couple months. I shared this with my boss and he gave me this look like, "dude, that's dumb. Go get the car you want."

I don't reeeeally want an F80 M3. I don't want an F10 M5 (a little big for canyon drives). I want what I drooled over but couldn't afford when I first started working back in 2007. I want that V8. I want that competition package. But... i couldn't find the right one in my budget. *Sigh*

I did find E93 M3 close by that seemed ok. I went to go see it but no one was there. I really needed a car, so I called last Friday afternoon and made an appointment to stop by on Saturday.

Friday night rolls around, wife and kids are asleep and I'm UP... eBay, Autotrader, Hemmings and good ol' Cars.com. Nothing. I decide that if the E92 is really what I want, and I'm gonna keep it for eternity, then 10 grand is not too steep of a price to pay. Then, I changed my search settings.

At the top of the list was THE car. I called the next day, it was available. I go, test drive and fall in love. There's literally 2 other people after me waiting to test drive. But i always take time to think about these things, at least 24 hours.

3 hours later, I call to see if anyone else bought it. My salesperson said that the guy after me wanted it, but he found an Alpine White one with red leather that he's gonna fly out and buy in Arizona. I said, I'm on my way.

The rest is history... or rather it's just the beginning!

That wasn't too bad. Thanks for sharing.
You made a great choice BTW.
Don't ever feel bad for sharing your passion about the car here.
If you look under my signature, you'll find links to two EXTRA long threads full of nothing but E9x/S65 content.
But you know what, that's why we're here, to share our passion for the car, the drive, the story.

Congrats again and enjoy in good health.

Thank you!

vincE92M3 · 08-08-2018, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSE21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Law

Quote:

Originally Posted by GSE21

I completely forgot that was there lol - I'll update it later today.

Short story (not really): I used to travel every week, and we had our third child and needed a solid third row. We ditched the 328ix and bought an Acura MDX. All the while, I'm seeing all these beautiful M4s flying around LA and getting the bug. But there was one thing I couldn't shake... they sound terrrrrrrible (just my opinion).

So I get a new job, no travel required and we need a second car. My wife says, if you're gonna get a sports car, make sure we can all fit. Ugh. So F80 M3 or F10 M5? (This is where I updated my signature)

I search and search, even consider leasing. Remember, I've got three boys who you know, need an education and stuff, so I gotta be fiscally responsible too. Then I quit. I rent a Dodge Charger for a couple weeks and think hey, I get great rental rates, it'll cost me $733 a month to rent this Charger and that ain't bad.. I'll just wait a couple months. I shared this with my boss and he gave me this look like, "dude, that's dumb. Go get the car you want."

I don't reeeeally want an F80 M3. I don't want an F10 M5 (a little big for canyon drives). I want what I drooled over but couldn't afford when I first started working back in 2007. I want that V8. I want that competition package. But... i couldn't find the right one in my budget. *Sigh*

I did find E93 M3 close by that seemed ok. I went to go see it but no one was there. I really needed a car, so I called last Friday afternoon and made an appointment to stop by on Saturday.

Friday night rolls around, wife and kids are asleep and I'm UP... eBay, Autotrader, Hemmings and good ol' Cars.com. Nothing. I decide that if the E92 is really what I want, and I'm gonna keep it for eternity, then 10 grand is not too steep of a price to pay. Then, I changed my search settings.

At the top of the list was THE car. I called the next day, it was available. I go, test drive and fall in love. There's literally 2 other people after me waiting to test drive. But i always take time to think about these things, at least 24 hours.

3 hours later, I call to see if anyone else bought it. My salesperson said that the guy after me wanted it, but he found an Alpine White one with red leather that he's gonna fly out and buy in Arizona. I said, I'm on my way.

The rest is history... or rather it's just the beginning!

That wasn't too bad. Thanks for sharing.
You made a great choice BTW.
Don't ever feel bad for sharing your passion about the car here.
If you look under my signature, you'll find links to two EXTRA long threads full of nothing but E9x/S65 content.
But you know what, that's why we're here, to share our passion for the car, the drive, the story.

Congrats again and enjoy in good health.

Thank you!

Congrats!

I guess the wife's requirement to fit the entire family was negotiable? Didn't find any good example e90s?

novablackm3 · 08-08-2018, 02:31 PM

car looks pristine! congrats

UPSROD · 08-08-2018, 02:38 PM

I for one would rather have Space Gray with black then Alpine White with red!

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Bemo Major 1121 Rep 1,136 Posts Drives: E92M3 LRP Edition Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	Awesome car, OP. I wish you many happy miles and smiles ahead. Take good care of this special car and pass it down to your handsome son!
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