E92 buying question

[NickBB]

Hi, I'm looking to spend around £25k give or take a few grand. I've owned a couple of M3's in the dim and distant and now tempted by the V8.

At the moment, given my preference of colour and spec, so far there's a couple that might be ok...

One is around 21k on '08 with 57k miles. The other is similar but with just under 40k on it and £3.5k more. I'm wondering how sensitive the pricing is to mileage - I get a good feeling about the higher mileage car, but is it priced at a sufficient discount to similar lower mileage cars and will the servicing be appreciably more >60k ??

Any thoughts most welcome

Cheers
Nick

[JMBMWM5]

Have a look at this one: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
It is a Manual though.

[JMBMWM5]

Several here :http://www.autotrader.co.uk/search/used/cars/bmw/m3/postcode/nr171ga/radius/1501/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/price-from/19000/price-to/25000/sort/default/body-type/coupe/page/3

[Tony B2]

JMBMWM5 said:

Have a look at this one: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
It is a Manual though.

Though....?

[NickBB]

JMBMWM5 said:

Have a look at this one: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
It is a Manual though.

Yes, thanks that's a good one if the s/history is right. Ideally after silver/blue. Ideally EDC, and would consider manual or DCT.

[Transiter]

JMBMWM5 said:

Have a look at this one: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
It's even a Manual.

FTFY

[Wills2]

Tony B2 said:

Though....?

It's the future Mr B!

[g35x]

You should drive both a manual and DCT before you buy as the engine isn't a low down torque monster so requires some stirring to extract the performance.

DCT helps exploit the engine for lesser drivers such as myself.

[Wills2]

Agreed, I've owned both manual and DCT, the DCT suits the engine and isn't anodyne like some double clutch boxes it still has a bit of SMG rip in there, which is a good thing!

[Gruber]

If memory serves, there's quite a lot that needs doing at the circa 40k mile service (cost about a grand at the main dealers, I seem to recall). So if you go for the lower mileage car it's worth checking it's all recently been done.

And having owned a manual and a DCT, personally I'd go for DCT if I were having another. The manual box is fine, but not great, while the DCT box is well suited to the engine and works very nicely. Horses for courses.

[cerb4.5lee]

Another vote here for the DCT...and mine was a manual, the DCT really does suit that engine better and I hate myself so much for saying it but sadly it is a fact.

[NickBB]

Well... I've kind of swerved off course a bit and bought a E46 M3 instead of a E92. I really like the SMG and given it's cost, it's a car that in a couple of years could be a second car (at least that's what I'm telling the Mrs). Years ago I had an E46 M3 (manual), but it was a convertible and I just didn't like it (not that there's anything wrong with verts).

Bought it from Nick Johnson, with original CSL wheels and boot. So we'll see how it goes...