Age of current E9x M3 owners 2018

[GotV8?]

Thanks everyone for the awesome post and sharing a piece of your M experience and ownership, I truly welcome new members and returning owners to post and share with us!!! For the 40+ in me I do Alot of preventative measures and buy a lot of my supplies in bulk, I just changed out All my rotors and pads at 60 K and have a second set of Hawks pads that probably be needed for another 40-50k miles and 8 x 5 gallons of Liquid Molly that are on sale via Amazon!!! ....the list goes on...we all been there....sometimes in life "LOVE REALLY HURTS!!!" in our wallets!!! As they say, YOU truly have to Pay to Play!!! Enjoy your Ms!!!

[shimmy23]

Originally Posted by GotV8?

Thanks everyone for the awesome post and sharing a piece of your M experience and ownership, I truly welcome new members and returning owners to post and share with us!!! For the 40+ in me I do Alot of preventative measures and buy a lot of my supplies in bulk, I just changed out All my rotors and pads at 60 K and have a second set of Hawks pads that probably be needed for another 40-50k miles and 8 x 5 gallons of Liquid Molly that are on sale via Amazon!!! ....the list goes on...we all been there....sometimes in life "LOVE REALLY HURTS!!!" in our wallets!!! As they say, YOU truly have to Pay to Play!!! Enjoy your Ms!!!

You needed new pads and rotors at 60k?

[Shiza]

27 now. Purchased mine at 23. Best car I've ever owned

[wyatth]

31 here. I bought my first M3 (2005 E46 6MT coupe) at 25 as a law school graduation treat and swapped that for the E90 this year after the birth of our first child.

[lvevo]

Originally Posted by wyatth

31 here. I bought my first M3 (2005 E46 6MT coupe) at 25 as a law school graduation treat and swapped that for the E90 this year after the birth of our first child.

congrats on your first born.

Question, how is the room in the back with a rear facing child seat? it is pretty tight squeeze or is there a bit of room between the car seat and back of the front seats?

[wyatth]

Thank you!
It's a little tight. I believe you should always have a ~1/2'' gap between the front seat and the child seat, so it's really just getting the child seat installed then adjusting the front seat as back as it will go. You end up with a front seat that is comfortable for those in the mid 5' range. I can fit (6') in the passenger seat with the kid seat installed behind, but it wouldn't be comfortable for long. Oddly it seems to fit exactly the same in the E90 as it does in our QX70S (f/k/a Infiniti "FX37") or MK7 Golf TDI.
I also don't have the smallest car seat (Nuna Rava) that I could get. I'll take some photos if you would like more info. That said, it works fine, and is way easier than a coupe.

[luckyse7en]

31 years now. Bought my E92 at 27 years. Still running like a champ after doing rod bearings and regular scheduled maintenance.

[GotV8?]

Originally Posted by shimmy23

You needed new pads and rotors at 60k?

Yes, my wear sensor came on the the rear so I decided to just do All four sides together. The pads needed to be replaced Rotors were fine...but decided to upgrade them as well as brake lines All 6 brake lines.

[GORDON.M3]

CHALLENGE.

[Nick//M3]

I was 38 when I purchase my white M3 I’ve owned many different models of Bmw though out the years and none stack up to the m3 beast !!!!!!

[im4ipsc]

I was 57 when I got my first 2011 M3 E92. I have been getting it track ready for almost 10 months now and will be going to VIR next weekend for my 2nd run at an HPDE event with this Supercharged beast. Still learning the lines but raced motorcycles when I was in my 20s so I am catching on...slowly

[Megabrode]

Who is the oldest so far in THIS thread? I will not post my age unless everyone is younger than me. It was humiliating to be the second oldest in the sticky thread above. The good news is that as people die off, you gradually move to the top.

[lvevo]

Originally Posted by wyatth

Thank you!
It's a little tight. I believe you should always have a ~1/2'' gap between the front seat and the child seat, so it's really just getting the child seat installed then adjusting the front seat as back as it will go. You end up with a front seat that is comfortable for those in the mid 5' range. I can fit (6') in the passenger seat with the kid seat installed behind, but it wouldn't be comfortable for long. Oddly it seems to fit exactly the same in the E90 as it does in our QX70S (f/k/a Infiniti "FX37") or MK7 Golf TDI.
I also don't have the smallest car seat (Nuna Rava) that I could get. I'll take some photos if you would like more info. That said, it works fine, and is way easier than a coupe.

Well I'm in the mid 5' so no problem for me. I looked up your car seat and yeah it isn't the smallest but is probably safe. Not sure what car seat we will buy but it has to be narrow because of our other little one. Wife is crazy about the newborn in the middle.

[GotV8?]

Thank you for everyone who posted and also All the voters. Please feel free to post and share with us!!! Everyone who hasnt voted yet.....please do!!! Thanks again

[Silos]

27 when I bought my 335i -- sold it for Subaru's. 33 now with an M3

[scrammer]

Originally Posted by Transfer

M3 DCT 101: Drive in manual mode, don't shift until redline and keep power 5-8.4k if you want to have fun.

And use the stick to shift gears instead of the paddles ... Way more engaging!

Pull back to go faster!

[GotV8?]

keep the votes coming in!! Thanks for the votes Everyone.

[cvstar9M3]

Just turned 37 last month... I had my e46 M3 at 27, my now sold dct e90zcp at 35; just bought a 6-mt e90zcp that is on its way to me.

[GotV8?]

Originally Posted by cvstar9M3

Just turned 37 last month... I had my e46 M3 at 27, my now sold dct e90zcp at 35; just bought a 6-mt e90zcp that is on its way to me.

congrats on your find and enjoy the Sound and Drive!!!

[Matthew_M3]

Currently 19 and bought my M3 a little over a month ago. Graduated out of a FBO N54 335i to my '11 M3 and I have 0 regrets

[fatalelement]

Originally Posted by wyatth

31 here. I bought my first M3 (2005 E46 6MT coupe) at 25 as a law school graduation treat and swapped that for the E90 this year after the birth of our first child.

Hey! I'm 26 and also in San Francisco and also am a lawyer. I got mine this year as a treat for jumping out of boutique trial practice to biglaw (Dentons), so I had the room in my new budget.

If you don't mind my asking, where are you at (PM is fine)? I'm from LA and getting used to the absolute lack of a car scene in SF - are there any good meets around here outside of the BMW CCA Golden Gate chapter?

[cvstar9M3]

Originally Posted by fatalelement

Hey! I'm 26 and also in San Francisco and also am a lawyer. I got mine this year as a treat for jumping out of boutique trial practice to biglaw (Dentons), so I had the room in my new budget.

If you don't mind my asking, where are you at (PM is fine)? I'm from LA and getting used to the absolute lack of a car scene in SF - are there any good meets around here outside of the BMW CCA Golden Gate chapter?

Ha. Let’s not get a lawyer thread going lol. I am too. There is prolly quite a few. But I celebrate 10 years out of law school this year. I don’t miss big law (WilmerHale dc)