New M3 Owner

dbrian · 11-26-2019, 01:29 PM

Hello all,

For my very first post, I wanted to share that I recently purchased a 2008 M3 E93 about a month ago at a dealership in Vegas. It's a 6MT with 65k miles on it. I am the 2nd owner and I'm not sure who the original owner was but according to Carfax they were from California. The trunk has lingering smell of weed so I thought that was kind of funny lol. I spend a lot of my time at work scouring these forums to learn as much as I can. Got the rod bearings done about 2 weeks after purchase by Malek@MRF. The car seems sound and is super fun to drive, especially at those high RPMs. This is my first M and depending on how things go, I'll plan for a newer one later down the road.

I've checked the new owner sticky and if anyone has any other tips that would be much appreciated. Thanks!!

wyatth · 11-26-2019, 01:36 PM

Looks clean, congrats!!

Only other "new owner" tips I have are to make sure all fluids, filters, plugs, etc. are fresh. At 65K, most hardware should be okay, but unless you have receipts for all of the maintenance, then this would be cheap insurance to keep things mechanically sound.

Kamen · 11-26-2019, 02:16 PM

Beautiful looking car! Congrats

timothy2001 · 11-26-2019, 08:50 PM

Welcome and great color!

taigga · 11-27-2019, 05:22 PM

Congrat! Looks very clean. I did rod bearings too for peace of mind.
I would suggest putting some money aside for the throttle actuators, when you start to get those codes just replace both of them and you should be good.
Enjoy

Bemo · 11-27-2019, 05:29 PM

Congratulations, based on the description of the trunk odor, it appears that you got a smoking deal!

Rajmun340 · 11-27-2019, 09:54 PM

nice car. I almost ordered MR and i've always liked those wheels even though i have ZCP wheels. They look cleaner and more refined and are actually lighter and forged which the zcp aka GTS wheels aren't.

maxgohan · 11-27-2019, 10:13 PM

Amazing color , congrats

NQRDDS · 11-27-2019, 10:33 PM

Congrats!

Welcome to the family. The car looks gorgeous and in such great condition. Curious, how did the rod bearings look?

randrews15 · 11-28-2019, 06:41 AM

Congrats! Nice looking car and should bring years of enjoyment. Just got to get the weed smell out of the trunk now...

dbrian · 11-28-2019, 08:03 AM

Thanks all!

Quote:

Originally Posted by NQRDDS

Congrats!

Welcome to the family. The car looks gorgeous and in such great condition. Curious, how did the rod bearings look?

Posted it up on the official RB thread

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1340

Helmsman · 11-28-2019, 09:42 AM

Welcome Brian! Car looks great, love the colour!

NQRDDS · 11-28-2019, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbrian

Thanks all!

Posted it up on the official RB thread

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...postcount=1340

Thank you

11-26-2019, 01:29 PM	#1
dbrian Enlisted Member 16 Rep 32 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW M3 E93 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (0)	New M3 Owner Hello all, For my very first post, I wanted to share that I recently purchased a 2008 M3 E93 about a month ago at a dealership in Vegas. It's a 6MT with 65k miles on it. I am the 2nd owner and I'm not sure who the original owner was but according to Carfax they were from California. The trunk has lingering smell of weed so I thought that was kind of funny lol. I spend a lot of my time at work scouring these forums to learn as much as I can. Got the rod bearings done about 2 weeks after purchase by Malek@MRF. The car seems sound and is super fun to drive, especially at those high RPMs. This is my first M and depending on how things go, I'll plan for a newer one later down the road. I've checked the new owner sticky and if anyone has any other tips that would be much appreciated. Thanks!! Attached Images
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wyatth Colonel 3549 Rep 2,824 Posts Drives: E90 ZCP Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Looks clean, congrats!! Only other "new owner" tips I have are to make sure all fluids, filters, plugs, etc. are fresh. At 65K, most hardware should be okay, but unless you have receipts for all of the maintenance, then this would be cheap insurance to keep things mechanically sound.
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taigga New Member 6 Rep 18 Posts Drives: BMW E92 M3 6MT AP+FR Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	Congrat! Looks very clean. I did rod bearings too for peace of mind. I would suggest putting some money aside for the throttle actuators, when you start to get those codes just replace both of them and you should be good. Enjoy __________________ 2008 BMW E92 M3 6MT 1999 MX-5 Miata 5MT 1995 Toyota Supra 6MT
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Bemo Major 1121 Rep 1,136 Posts Drives: E92M3 LRP Edition Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Connecticut iTrader: (0)	Congratulations, based on the description of the trunk odor, it appears that you got a smoking deal!
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Rajmun340 Major 413 Rep 1,178 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 ZCP factory order Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	nice car. I almost ordered MR and i've always liked those wheels even though i have ZCP wheels. They look cleaner and more refined and are actually lighter and forged which the zcp aka GTS wheels aren't.
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NQRDDS Private First Class 54 Rep 121 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	Congrats! Welcome to the family. The car looks gorgeous and in such great condition. Curious, how did the rod bearings look?
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randrews15 Lieutenant 289 Rep 553 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 M3 Le Mans Blue Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Parrish, FL iTrader: (1)	Congrats! Nice looking car and should bring years of enjoyment. Just got to get the weed smell out of the trunk now...
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11-28-2019, 09:42 AM	#12
Helmsman Major General 4465 Rep 7,109 Posts Drives: 2011 AW E90 M3 ZCP Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Stockholm, Sweden iTrader: (0)	Welcome Brian! Car looks great, love the colour!
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