Hey guys,
Just wanted to introduce myself. I have been into cars my entire life and ever since I can remember I have put the m3 (E46 and E92) on a pedestal. I have dreamed of owning one for a long time and two saturdays ago I was able to make that dream come true. I am the proud owner of an 08 Interlagos blue over palladium sillve interior. It is a manual, has had 2 previous owners, was a CPO car previously and only has 40k miles. The car is pretty loaded with premium package, tech package, sunroof, premium sound & cold weather package but is missing some small but admittedly convenience features like an alarm and sat radio but I can make due without. I am coming from a 2011 fully loaded dct 135 with the dinan stage 2 tune but the ///M is worlds apart in raw power and handling and I am so happy I made the upgrade. This is my daily driver and the fuel economy is considerably worse but with this gem of an engine and the increasing scarcity of NA engines...who really cares?
Since I live in MD and the winter is in full effect here my first mod was to buy a dedicated set of winter wheels. I went with the square setup from tirerack 235/40/18 with a7 sport wheels and blizzak LM32 tires which definitely takes away from the aggressive stance of the car and gives it more of a bland 328 look from the back but as its only for a couple months out of the year and actually makes the car winter capable (instead of the PS2s it had on it when stock) its a small price to pay. Other than a few small cosmetic upgrades I am going to keep it stock for now and will have to remove the tints because they wont't pass state inspection here.
Unfortunately on the way home today I coincidentally noticed that the oil level is too high and have to take in to the dealer first thing tomorrow. I have driven about 500 miles with the car like this but since nothing came up on the dash or Idrive I assumed all was well but after doing some research on here I noticed that it was a common problem with this car and engine due to the lack of an actual dipstick (seriously..what were they thinking?! Perfect example of German over-engineering..this coming from a German haha) Anyways I am going go get the oil chaged tomorrow as I bought the car from a used car dealership and want to double check the right oil is used for the car. I hope this has no long lasting effects on the engine but luckily for peace of mind I bought an aftermarket extended warranty that covers everything except maintenance/wear & tear items.
So this is a little longer than expected but for everyone who kept reading..thank you! Happy to be here and looking forward to being part of the community!
Just wanted to introduce myself. I have been into cars my entire life and ever since I can remember I have put the m3 (E46 and E92) on a pedestal. I have dreamed of owning one for a long time and two saturdays ago I was able to make that dream come true. I am the proud owner of an 08 Interlagos blue over palladium sillve interior. It is a manual, has had 2 previous owners, was a CPO car previously and only has 40k miles. The car is pretty loaded with premium package, tech package, sunroof, premium sound & cold weather package but is missing some small but admittedly convenience features like an alarm and sat radio but I can make due without. I am coming from a 2011 fully loaded dct 135 with the dinan stage 2 tune but the ///M is worlds apart in raw power and handling and I am so happy I made the upgrade. This is my daily driver and the fuel economy is considerably worse but with this gem of an engine and the increasing scarcity of NA engines...who really cares?
Since I live in MD and the winter is in full effect here my first mod was to buy a dedicated set of winter wheels. I went with the square setup from tirerack 235/40/18 with a7 sport wheels and blizzak LM32 tires which definitely takes away from the aggressive stance of the car and gives it more of a bland 328 look from the back but as its only for a couple months out of the year and actually makes the car winter capable (instead of the PS2s it had on it when stock) its a small price to pay. Other than a few small cosmetic upgrades I am going to keep it stock for now and will have to remove the tints because they wont't pass state inspection here.Unfortunately on the way home today I coincidentally noticed that the oil level is too high and have to take in to the dealer first thing tomorrow. I have driven about 500 miles with the car like this but since nothing came up on the dash or Idrive I assumed all was well but after doing some research on here I noticed that it was a common problem with this car and engine due to the lack of an actual dipstick (seriously..what were they thinking?! Perfect example of German over-engineering..this coming from a German haha) Anyways I am going go get the oil chaged tomorrow as I bought the car from a used car dealership and want to double check the right oil is used for the car. I hope this has no long lasting effects on the engine but luckily for peace of mind I bought an aftermarket extended warranty that covers everything except maintenance/wear & tear items.
So this is a little longer than expected but for everyone who kept reading..thank you! Happy to be here and looking forward to being part of the community!
