High mileage 08s report in!

[G80indy]

Originally Posted by Darkmoyle

'08 E90 approaching 110,000 miles.

- A TBA failed at 104K. The dash lit up like a christmas tree. Replaced it with the Siemens OEM part and upgraded the gears in the other one
- Replacing the original clutch and dual mass flywheel. Minimal slippage but feels like time to do it. Found the parts for less than $800.
- Still factory rod bearings

Are you the original owner?!
Impressive

[4corners]

Replaced the rotors and pads. Rotors were original. Rears could'a taken fresh pads once more. I'm easy on brakes. Previous pads were replaced at 64K. 200000 miles out of the rotors. Great.

[330ciprem]

Originally Posted by 4corners

Replaced the rotors and pads. Rotors were original. Rears could'a taken fresh pads once more. I'm easy on brakes. Previous pads were replaced at 64K. 200000 miles out of the rotors. Great.

200000 miles out of rotors

Is this how you brake?

[crypticc]

Originally Posted by 4corners

Replaced the rotors and pads. Rotors were original. Rears could'a taken fresh pads once more. I'm easy on brakes. Previous pads were replaced at 64K. 200000 miles out of the rotors. Great.

Originally Posted by 330ciprem

200000 miles out of rotors

Is this how you brake?

he doesn't brake

[WA///M]

Originally Posted by douglee25

Coming up on 130K now... This year the car has definitely nickel and dimed me on repairs. I did the following -

1. Throttle actuators around 120k (forget if I mentioned that before)
2. Valve cover gaskets, plug well seals, all new hardware, and plugs at 121k
3. Fuel pressure vent at 120k
4. Fuel transfer pump at 123k
5. Front brake pads at 125k
6. Currently replacing driveshaft due to a seized CV joint, seized Ujoint, and noisy center bearing at 130k. Can't believe both were seized.
7. Might as well change the trans mounts as well as diff and trans fluid again at 130k while I'm there (2nd time on fluids since I've owned it since 70k)
8. Belts, idler pulleys, power steering pump pulley, and upper radiator hose at 128k.

Probably $3k-$3500 this year on parts alone. Obviously cheaper than a car payment, however, not expecting that for sure. I'm figuring motor mounts and suspension will probably be next on the list. I'm shooting for 200k before I sell it.

Curious about the driveshaft, what part of the states are you located in? Wondering if salt / rust can be an issue?

[Frozen]

Originally Posted by m3fan143

Just got delivery of my NEW to me 2008 IB coupe. Its currently in SV Bimmer getting ALL oils changed Liquimoly/redline and the BE Bearings changed BEFORE i do anything at all.
Its got 78k miles,

And my 2cents, I chuckle when i hear 90k as HIGH mileage..
my E36 M3 ( at 280k miles, currently selling it)...PULLS like a demon, STILL.
All the M engines are BUILT to last HIGH mileage, just take care of her, and she will do the same for you

Very cool. Mine is going to SV Bimmer Wednesday for the same thing. 32k mikes on mine.

[XKxRome0ox]

Originally Posted by Darkmoyle

'08 E90 approaching 110,000 miles.

- A TBA failed at 104K. The dash lit up like a christmas tree. Replaced it with the Siemens OEM part and upgraded the gears in the other one
- Replacing the original clutch and dual mass flywheel. Minimal slippage but feels like time to do it. Found the parts for less than $800.
- Still factory rod bearings

details??

i'm only at 66k miles but it's always good to look around and see who's got the best pricing for parts that i will eventually need to replace

[Darkmoyle]

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

details??

i'm only at 66k miles but it's always good to look around and see who's got the best pricing for parts that i will eventually need to replace

I had a dealer quote for $6000 to do the clutch/flywheel. Doing it myself, I found all the parts including doing some extra preventative maintenance for less than $1000. The LUK OEM clutch and flywheel were $720 total. Here is the list;

Rock Auto
$257 LUK 03102 Clutch kit (5 parts + tool)
$461 LUK DMF148 Flywheel

FCPEuro (parts guaranteed for life)
2 x $45.39 Engine Mount - Corteco 11812283798

ECS tuning
$20 Clutch pivot pin ES# 3647226

eeuroparts.com and RMEuropean
Other parts including Guibo/flex disk, exhaust nuts, exhaust gaskets, release spring, pressure plate bolts, flex joint nuts, transmission mounts

[jeremyuhh]

Hit 100k a couple days ago. Bearings were changed at 36k. All oil changes in between received a clean black stone report. Opting to change them again very soon for good measure since the car was recently out of warranty.

[Shiza]

Originally Posted by jeremyuhh

Hit 100k a couple days ago. Bearings were changed at 36k. All oil changes in between received a clean black stone report. Opting to change them again very soon for good measure since the car was recently out of warranty.

What bearings did you use?

If you do pull them make sure to post up the condition, I've never seen a set of pulled BE bearings.

[jeremyuhh]

Originally Posted by Shiza

What bearings did you use?

If you do pull them make sure to post up the condition, I've never seen a set of pulled BE bearings.

They were replaced under warranty so OE bmw bearings, I believe.

[ChiBimmer]

Originally Posted by tooloud10

Uh, no...there are 50 E9x M3s on Autotrader with asking prices of less than $20k, with less than 150k miles. They start about $13k.

The highest asking price M3s are from private owners. They all think they've got best taken care, most desired spec example and there is a buyer who will pay a premium. I understand it. The '08s are cheaper than comparable condition E46 M3s. I can imagine it feels not great that one of the all time great cars is still depreciating.

(Please note "comparable condition", most E46 are beat on bad. From what I can tell the E9x's are more durable and/or better taken care of.)

[BobbyAxelrod]

Greetings fellow gear heads!

Finally picked up my dream yesterday - after years of looking+patience+spousal approval.

'08 E93 6MT with 70K





Can't wait to contribute here!

[InnerBlueSkies]

Originally Posted by tooloud10

Uh, no...there are 50 E9x M3s on Autotrader with asking prices of less than $20k, with less than 150k miles. They start about $13k.

Post some links

13k for a salvage with 108k shouldn't be used as a pricing benchmark. 18.5 to 20k with an accident history and high miles is what I see.

[tooloud10]

Originally Posted by 4corners

Buy it. How much? Any FAIR car is worth 20k min..

Originally Posted by tooloud10

Uh, no...there are 50 E9x M3s on Autotrader with asking prices of less than $20k, with less than 150k miles. They start about $13k.

Originally Posted by InnerBlueSkies

Post some links

13k for a salvage with 108k shouldn't be used as a pricing benchmark. 18.5 to 20k with an accident history and high miles is what I see.

The contention was that any 'fair' condition car was worth $20k. Feel free to ignore the $13k example with the salvage title, and the other 40 still on Autotrader start at $13.9k.

Obviously $20k doesn't buy a concours level '13 with low miles, but it's ridiculous to think that you can't get a fair condition car for $20k at this point. So many people around here seem to be in denial of the value of these cars and seem to think they're sitting on the proverbial gold mine.

[pbonsalb]

These cars are a great value at $20k. I saw one with rod bearings changed and I think 121k miles asking $21k not long ago.

[bmwmgens]

Originally Posted by tooloud10

That might be true, but it doesn't change the market value or make any sense to treat $20k as a fire sale price on a fair condition cars--they start in the low to mid teens these days.

I guess we'll find out but that doesn't mean you can't buy E9x M3s for $20k all day long right now.

I've been carefully monitoring and haven't seen any indication in the market that the prices on these cars are rising. I wish that wasn't the case

[kyrix1st]

Originally Posted by bmwmgens

I've been carefully monitoring and haven't seen any indication in the market that the prices on these cars are rising. I wish that wasn't the case

I hope it doesn't so I can buy two different colors and enjoy them by myself while the RoW has no clue about the car.

[Shiza]

Originally Posted by kyrix1st

I hope it doesn't so I can buy two different colors and enjoy them by myself while the RoW has no clue about the car.

lol right? Keep them coming down so I can buy an E92 to go along with my E90. I'm never selling my car anyway

[wfdeacon88]

Originally Posted by Shiza

lol right? Keep them coming down so I can buy an E92 to go along with my E90. I'm never selling my car anyway

Eventually in the next year or two, I want a lower mileage e92 for the garage and weekends and will keep the e90 for more routine stuff.

[4corners]

[pbonsalb]

Awesome! I love to see people drive their cars.