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To: fuzzylogic
Last year I bought a 2013 BMW M3 Convertible, the last year of the V8, 44k miles.

Hopefully the M3 has better calipers, the standard E90 has crappy ones that go at about 8-10 years or 80,000 miles. Hopefully the rack doesn't go, that's a 4k plus job. Bilsteins may leak at 100k......not to mention other electronics.

13 posted on 09/17/2025 8:43:57 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: 1Old Pro

The major problem with the E90/92 M3 is the rod bearings. Tolerances from the factory were a little on the tight side.


34 posted on 09/17/2025 9:16:59 AM PDT by Christopher
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To: 1Old Pro

It’s known to be quite solid. Although there’s two areas; 1. connecting rod bearings, they wear and need a larger tolerance replacement at around 60K - 2. Throttle actuators (2 of them), plastic gears wear.

Outside that, especially once those are taken care of, people say it’s a solid car. But just like all German cars, make sure you maintain them properly!


48 posted on 09/17/2025 12:28:05 PM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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