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09-18-2017, 02:13 PM | #23 | |
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Not yet, lol. I've got 36k miles on the 2011 M3, and I'm not worried about the bearings. My background is in mech eng, specializing in fluid dynamics in grad school, and I've studied (as a hobby) a lot about hydrodynamic bearings in the past few years, so I'm not blind to the possibility of an issue at some point. However, the actual failure rate is so very low, I'm not concerned about it. Heck, if anything were to happen it would be a great excuse to build a stroker S65.
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Hey Rajan, have you noticed the amount of WTB E90 Competition package ads these days? So many and mostly 6MT. I would rather be a "WTB an E90 DCT" with all that "competition" no pun intended.
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09-18-2017, 04:41 PM | #26 | |
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OP - I bought an E90 ZCP with DCT earlier this year from a forum member. It was everything I wanted and more. It has a sunroof, but I am not a tall person (5'11") and it is nice. Distill your most important things (transmission choice/roof choice) and be flexible on others. My requirements were ZCP/DCT/premium sound and not white/black/grey-silver. I wanted low-ish miles (less than 50K) and ownership history back to day one including clean CarFax. My car has a sunroof which is totally fine with me because I got everything else I wanted. If I was searching for a slicktop car I would not have been driving the nuts off my car for these last 8 months and would still be searching. |
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09-18-2017, 06:10 PM | #28 |
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14 day old listing, I'm thinking without Carbon Roof priced a few grand too high. If not, it should have been gone already. Just my guess.
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09-19-2017, 02:18 PM | #29 | |
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But yeah, I need 4 doors and hence regretfully have to pass this. Thanks for the link! |
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09-19-2017, 04:05 PM | #30 |
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I'm in the middle of purchasing an AW/BLK E90 6MT 2011 without ZCP. I ended up giving up on the ZCP because in reality, I would've swap the springs anyways. EDC looks like it can be coded to have variability in Sport mode and Rims can always be swapped
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09-20-2017, 10:57 AM | #31 | |
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Since I am not in a hurry, I intend to wait and monitor for some more time before I follow your route. Would love to hear about the work you end up doing on the M3. Hopefully I can spur you into starting your thread on the project. Best of luck! |
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09-20-2017, 12:48 PM | #32 | |
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This is the ZHP I've owned for 8 years before making room for the M3. https://goo.gl/photos/ErdtVaVEJfUv8dGY7 Sorry to digress your buy thread. My search process: I used Autotrader.com, Cars.com, Cargurus.com with saved filters for for M3 Sedan (not filtering the transmission since half the time they are all mislabeled) with daily email alerts. |
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Best of luck OP! I have been looking for your same car for a few years now. I finally pulled the trigger on mine about two months ago: 2011 E90 M3 6MT slicktop with 55k miles. It's a stripper car (cloth, manual seats and all...the exact way I wanted it!) I can't even begin to say how pleasing it is to know I got exactly what I wanted after waiting for so long. It's a toy car, but I've still managed to put about 2500 miles on it in the past month or so. Had some fun in the North Georgia mountains this past weekend. Taking it to Atlanta Motorsports Park this weekend. Hopefully joining in on BMWCCA's AutoX the following weekend. Drive 'em!
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Awesome!! Were you a member @ zhpmafia?? Lovely site IMO. I got my zhp unseen from a member there and sold it after two years to another member, Looking fwd to reading your posts on what you end up doing. And thanks for the tips! |
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09-22-2017, 11:20 AM | #35 | |
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Quite rewarding to read your extremely positive endorsement of it. May I know what were your other cars please? Also curious to read your thoughts on the stick shift - was it as engaging as you expected it to be? Thanks and continue to have fun with your toy. |
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I am actually planning to request the NJ BMWCCA to offer some DIY classes for the dumb and clueless like me. |
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As far as other cars...take your pick! I've had everything from Jeep rock crawlers and Spec E30 race cars to a Nissan Maxima and Volkswagen to 60s muscle cars and classic motorcycles...A little bit of every flavor it seems. It's a bold statement to make, but I think this E90 is my favorite and will be here to stay for some time to come. -T.O. |
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Thanks T.O, much appreciated. Did you try the zhp shift knob? |
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Good luck on your search!! |
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FYI the most popular upgrade around here seems to be the M5 shifter, as it is weighted appropriately and backlit too since it is OEM plug & play. IIRC you just have to attach the boot/cover to the M3 frame. |
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I can't wait to start messing with this car. I'm already planning a few coding sessions as soon as my car arrives. Good luck man! I wanted ZCP so bad but I figured I only really want the rims. I most likely will ditch EDC in the long run for some MCS dampers in the future.. |
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Glad to hear your affirmation of the zcp. I was tempted earlier to go with a non-zcp, but wisdom from Mark and a few others removed those doubts. Since I am not in a hurry, decided to be focused and look only for those that fit my three requirements - sedan, zcp, low mileage. Let's see how it goes. When is your car scheduled to reach? What mods are you planing? Please feel free to post here until you open your own thread man. mi casa es su casa |
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