Is This E92 M3 Worth The Buy!?

[URO1337]

https://www.carfax.com/VehicleHistor...57.1482158879#

this will be my 1st M3 and i really like it.

just looking for some pointers and opinions from ppl that are more familiar with this type of car.

the car is very clean and looks like the last owner took good care of it.

my worry is the miles, please get back at me with your opinion on this m3.

thanks.

[pbonsalb]

As long as you are prepared to spend as much as $5k on maintenance. It probably has worn shocks, throttle actuators that may fail, worn out motor mounts, and unknown condition rod bearings. There is no way to tell on the rod bearings. You can roll the dice and do nothing or spend $2500 changing them. If they fail, the engine fails and the bill could be 8 times that. If the price is right, meaning around $20-25k, I'd consider it. One owner cars are usually better than 2 or 3 or 4 owner cars.

[6ixSpd]

1 owners, dealer maintained all it's life. That's actually extremely rare. With that mileage, it has almost no resale left by the time you'll be done with it.

Depending on the price and if you wish to keep it pretty much forever, it may be worth it.

[dparm]

The car is just over 7 years old so that works out to around 13,000 miles a year. That's well within the US average. I agree that it looks like it was well cared for and is a one-owner car, both very good things to have on your side.

If you're fine putting aside some money for eventual maintenance, and the car has the options you want, go for it. If that sort of mileage concerns you, save your money and buy something newer.

[gfisher99]

Looks like the initial 1200 mile first service wasn't done until around 1900 miles. People here usually say that's a red flag. Not sure how much that matters, but I'm surprised no one has pointed that out yet.

[dparm]

Originally Posted by gfisher99

Looks like the initial 1200 mile first service wasn't done until around 1900 miles. People here usually say that's a red flag. Not sure how much that matters, but I'm surprised no one has pointed that out yet.

The fact that the car has 97k on it without any major issues kind of indicates that getting it done precisely at 1,200 miles didn't really matter. It wouldn't stop me from buying it.

[URO1337]

the car is priced at 21,991 ( i am pretty sure i can get it for less )

and being that it is a nice m3 i am looking forward to keeping it for a long time.

also the dealer where i might get it from has life time warranty on trans and any major engi problems.

[monterey]

If you like it, buy it.

[last1left]

Originally Posted by monterey

If you like it, buy it.

+1

[6ixSpd]

Originally Posted by monterey

If you like it, buy it.

This is always the correct answer for all these "is it worth it?" threads.

[URO1337]

lol i do i like it.

i just want to make sure its a smart investment.

[young dude]

Originally Posted by URO1337

lol i do i like it.

i just want to make sure its a smart investment.

"Investment" is the wrong word to use when it comes to cars. Even if a car ends up rising in value, there are still tons of other better investments out there. I know it's semantics and I know what you mean, but I'm always a little irked seeing "investment" and "car" together

[URO1337]

Originally Posted by young dude

"Investment" is the wrong word to use when it comes to cars. Even if a car ends up rising in value, there are still tons of other better investments out there. I know it's semantics and I know what you mean, but I'm always a little irked seeing "investment" and "car" together

[Move Over]

Want me to check it out if you're not local? I'm right near fields winter park.

Let me know