2011 BMW E90 M3 ZCP DCT Fully Loaded

Not Mine...but an Interlagos Blue / Black Extended Leather beauty in PA.

Fully Loaded with almost every option and only 51k miles.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=558070437&LNX=MYATCALERTSEMLSRCH


Cheers

nyc_dude wrote

Not Mine...but an Interlagos Blue / Black Extended Leather beauty in PA.

Fully Loaded with almost every option and only 51k miles.

https://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=558070437&LNX=MYATCALERTSEMLSRCH


Cheers

oh that would have been high on my list

Mother fucker just when I convince myself I found an F80 I wanted.

Only $5k less than the E90 EAG has right now in Silverstone...
http://enthusiastauto.com/qsearch/?id=5866&form_display=51

Decisions if someone hasn't already scooped this.

As a NewYorker and E90 M3 Interlagos Blue/Fox Red Leather owner...This might be too good to pass up. IB is the prettiest color. There are so many customization options for an E9X M3 for mods.

Vacay in the Poconos...

I own an F3x 335i like you and am not impressed with the N54/N55 turbo engines, even an S55 or the build quality on F-bodies. A S58 would have been nice, but BMW was too lazy...to implement it on F8X M cars. The only F8X I would buy is an individual color special edition...like Velvet Blue or San Marino Blue.


Cheers

nyc_dude wrote

As a NewYorker and E90 M3 Interlagos Blue/Fox Red Leather owner...This might be too good to pass up. IB is the prettiest color. There are so many customization options for an E9X M3 for mods.

Vacay in the Poconos...

I own an F3x 335i like you and am not impressed with the N54/N55 turbo engines, even an S55 or the build quality on F-bodies. A S58 would have been nice, but BMW was too lazy...to implement it on F8X M cars. The only F8X I would buy is an individual color special edition...like Velvet Blue or San Marino Blue.


Cheers

Spoke with the dealer today, going to sleep on it and if I wake up feeling the same way will put a deposit down on it till I make it down.

I did find an Avus blue F80, but trying to extract details from the seller is currently slow so we'll see.

thats a nice spec for a daily driver.

nyc_dude wrote

As a NewYorker and E90 M3 Interlagos Blue/Fox Red Leather owner...This might be too good to pass up. IB is the prettiest color. There are so many customization options for an E9X M3 for mods.

Vacay in the Poconos...

I own an F3x 335i like you and am not impressed with the N54/N55 turbo engines, even an S55 or the build quality on F-bodies. A S58 would have been nice, but BMW was too lazy...to implement it on F8X M cars. The only F8X I would buy is an individual color special edition...like Velvet Blue or San Marino Blue.


Cheers

I bit the bullet, should pick it up this weekend!

Cyberdemon wrote

I bit the bullet, should pick it up this weekend!

Nice! Great pick up. I would've loved IB too.

Just curious, is the exhaust stock? It looks like it's sticking out a bit although the tips look stock.

bkfastwagon wrote

Nice! Great pick up. I would've loved IB too.

Just curious, is the exhaust stock? It looks like it's sticking out a bit although the tips look stock.

Hmm thats a great question. I haven't seen the car in person yet since I'm not local, will have to ask and look more closely.

Cyberdemon wrote

nyc_dude wrote

As a NewYorker and E90 M3 Interlagos Blue/Fox Red Leather owner...This might be too good to pass up. IB is the prettiest color. There are so many customization options for an E9X M3 for mods.

Vacay in the Poconos...

I own an F3x 335i like you and am not impressed with the N54/N55 turbo engines, even an S55 or the build quality on F-bodies. A S58 would have been nice, but BMW was too lazy...to implement it on F8X M cars. The only F8X I would buy is an individual color special edition...like Velvet Blue or San Marino Blue.


Cheers

I bit the bullet, should pick it up this weekend!

congratulations! don't forget to add it to the interlagos registry!

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1621159

bkfastwagon wrote

Nice! Great pick up. I would've loved IB too.

Just curious, is the exhaust stock? It looks like it's sticking out a bit although the tips look stock.

Good catch! It's an Eisenmann system but not sure if it's the sport or the race. Will just take it and if it's not right for me sell it/trade it for a stock system.

Cyberdemon wrote

I bit the bullet, should pick it up this weekend!

congrats!!

Cyberdemon wrote

I bit the bullet, should pick it up this weekend!

Congrats! Funny seeing the thread here after the same dealer telling me the car's pending sale (I just saw the post on autotrader few hours ago)

Yes I am completely biased, but I would argue LMB is the best "blue" color

nyc_dude wrote

As a NewYorker and E90 M3 Interlagos Blue/Fox Red Leather owner...This might be too good to pass up. IB is the prettiest color.

Congrats and nice pickup!

Cyberdemon wrote

I bit the bullet, should pick it up this weekend!

br2wdc wrote

Yes I am completely biased, but I would argue LMB is the best "blue" color

I wanted LMB (truthfully I can't recall if I've ever seen Interlagos in person, but Interlagos and LMB seem like they're close enough it'd be hard to tell for the few cars that I do see around here). I've been looking forever and I finally found a LMB E90 a few weeks ago but it was BEAT. I would've needed to do a full respray of the front end, not to mention peeling soft touch all over the car, a gross alcantara wheel, etc.

The price is higher than I wanted to pay but it's supply and demand. Hopefully once I see it in person the expectations match up, but I plan to daily the car so couldn't justify going the full EAG route.

Completely understand the trade offs, and I also had to pay more then I wanted but at the end of the day I am thrilled I pulled the trigger, and I believe you will be too.

Your car is rare find and is exactly what I wanted (IB/LMB with black interior, Competition pkg, 1 owner, low miles) but I could not afford to go that high in my budget for essentially a weekend car with some commute duties.

I ended up having to expand my search outside of the Wash DC area to the East Coast and then finally the entire country to find ANY IB/LMB cars and then decide if I was going to get on a plane or not during a Pandemic

My understanding is there are roughly 2x-3x more IB cars then LMB, but to your point they are very similar and I am certain I would have been happy with either one.

As you can see, I feel very fortunate to have found my car, and I'm certain you will be extremely happy with yours

Congrats again and please keep us posted

Cyberdemon wrote

I wanted LMB (truthfully I can't recall if I've ever seen Interlagos in person, but Interlagos and LMB seem like they're close enough it'd be hard to tell for the few cars that I do see around here). I've been looking forever and I finally found a LMB E90 a few weeks ago but it was BEAT. I would've needed to do a full respray of the front end, not to mention peeling soft touch all over the car, a gross alcantara wheel, etc.

The price is higher than I wanted to pay but it's supply and demand. Hopefully once I see it in person the expectations match up, but I plan to daily the car so couldn't justify going the full EAG route.

GD if ppl willing to pay $40k for a DCT car Im never getting one. Lol

dmk08 wrote

GD if ppl willing to pay $40k for a DCT car Im never getting one. Lol

I've been hunting for one of these for a long time and keeping an eye on the market. If you look at BAT results finding a one owner, non leased car with full service history in good condition, let alone one in this color combo is very hard.

I had a chance to buy a similar one for $10K less but it clearly needed thousands of dollars in work.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2011-bmw-m3-sedan-competition-package-6-speed/

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2010-bmw-m3-25/

I plan on daily driving the car and enjoying it at the end of the day, so I wanted the comfort options and comp pack.

At the end of the day I could've waited and maybe nit picked the guy down, but it's still $20k cheaper than the F80 I was going to go for instead which would've depreciated even faster. I found a 2011 comp pack on here in gray and that guy wound up getting $36k for the exact same mileage and similar maintenance history. So yeah I paid a premium for color but yolo.

Another big concern is ultimately with Covid, it makes flying and buying a car a LOT harder. Finding the perfect spec car in Texas right now isn't really a valid option. There was a

Cyberdemon wrote

I've been hunting for one of these for a long time and keeping an eye on the market. If you look at BAT results finding a one owner, non leased car with full service history in good condition, let alone one in this color combo is very hard.

I had a chance to buy a similar one for $10K less but it clearly needed thousands of dollars in work.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2011-bmw-m3-sedan-competition-package-6-speed/

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2010-bmw-m3-25/

I plan on daily driving the car and enjoying it at the end of the day, so I wanted the comfort options and comp pack.

At the end of the day I could've waited and maybe nit picked the guy down, but it's still $20k cheaper than the F80 I was going to go for instead which would've depreciated even faster.

Yeah just crazy. I bought a 1 owner 23k mile 2011.5 e92 comp for quite bit less ~2 years ago. I know the E90 has more value. Not trying to knock it I'm just not willing to pay that much for the E90 I want.

akkando has a nice build thread on his IB M3 E90 to give you some ideas.

I have done almost every kind of mod and repair on an E90 M3, since I have 190k miles on my 2009 //M car. Nothing crazy like a supercharger...but lots of modest upgrades. Great select of vendors from around the world...to choose from.

One thing to remember...E9X M3s are not daily drivers. It is a toy and you have to baby it. Compute your yearly mileage based on your commute. Keep it under 5k-7.5k miles a year...and you are good for 10 years plus. After 120k miles, everything starts breaking $$$$.

Wait for Black Friday for the most expensive mods and repairs to get the best discounts.
GetBMWParts (MD Dealer) and BMW Parts Pros (CA Dealer) have the best prices. Check FCP Euro (CT) for OE part substitution. ECS Tuning (OH) and Turner Motorsports (MA) are the same companies now...sometimes the have the best prices and/or availabilities. IND (IL) has some very cool/custom stuff.

You also have to find an uber BMW Indie shop in NY/LI. I don't know of one, but I am in LA now. Kies Motorsports in NJ is an option...but you might literally have to stay in NJ while waiting for any major work that takes a few days. I think AutoCouture Motoring is highly respected.

Get Carly wifi plug and app for coding and OBDII diagnostics. I think it uses a $60/year subscription price model now, but they support multiple car brands now.

Try to find a shop that does Liqui Moly oil changes..that is close by. Every 5k miles or once a year.

Also need to find a touchless laser car wash (Chevrons, etc.). PPF and ceramic coat that beautiful IB paint.

Never take the car to a BMW dealer ever, except for ECU work.

Yes Interlagos Blue and Lemans Blue are equally beautiful. I just like saying "Interlagos." BTW you can't get some of the BMW paint sticks anymore (IB - A30).


Congrats...very excited for you. //M3 Mod addiction is coming and there is no cure.


Cheers

PS I was just in NYC for July 4th. No issues flying or with rental cars...and moving about.
Mayor BigBird and Gov COVIDIOT-19 are another issue. Not much to do..no NYY/NYM baseball or movie theaters or Broadway Shows. Now you have to worry about Jaws, like in the late 1970s.

nyc_dude wrote

akkando has a nice build thread on his IB M3 E90 to give you some ideas.

I have done almost every kind of mod and repair on an E90 M3, since I have 190k miles on my 2009 //M car. Nothing crazy like a supercharger...but lots of modest upgrades. Great select of vendors from around the world...to choose from.

One thing to remember...E9X M3s are not daily drivers. It is a toy and you have to baby it. Compute your yearly mileage based on your commute. Keep it under 5k-7.5k miles a year...and you are good for 10 years plus. After 120k miles, everything starts breaking $$$$.

Wait for Black Friday for the most expensive mods and repairs to get the best discounts.
GetBMWParts (MD Dealer) and BMW Parts Pros (CA Dealer) have the best prices. Check FCP Euro (CT) for OE part substitution. ECS Tuning (OH) and Turner Motorsports (MA) are the same companies now...sometimes the have the best prices and/or availabilities. IND (IL) has some very cool/custom stuff.

You also have to find an uber BMW Indie shop in NY/LI. I don't know of one, but I am in LA now. Kies Motorsports in NJ is an option...but you might literally have to stay in NJ while waiting for any major work that takes a few days. I think AutoCouture Motoring is highly respected.

Get Carly wifi plug and app for coding and OBDII diagnostics. I think it uses a $60/year subscription price model now, but they support multiple car brands now.

Try to find a shop that does Liqui Moly oil changes..that is close by. Every 5k miles or once a year.

Also need to find a touchless laser car wash (Chevrons, etc.). PPF and ceramic coat that beautiful IB paint.

Never take the car to a BMW dealer ever, except for ECU work.

Yes Interlagos Blue and Lemans Blue are equally beautiful. I just like saying "Interlagos." BTW you can't get some of the BMW paint sticks anymore (IB - A30).


Congrats...very excited for you. //M3 Mod addiction is coming and there is no cure.


Cheers

PS I was just in NYC for July 4th. No issues flying or with rental cars...and moving about.
Mayor BigBird and Gov COVIDIOT-19 are another issue. Not much to do..no NYY/NYM baseball or movie theaters or Broadway Shows. Now you have to worry about Jaws, like in the late 1970s.

Dr color chip will make you interlagos blue paint for touch up.

I would PPF mine if it was new paint but there are enough chips it's not worth it on mine, I would need respray bumper and hood.

Interlagos is more interesting going from a darker deep blue to a purple sometimes. It's a handsome color when darker and unique when the purple comes out. Lamans blue is a prettier blue but not as interesting as interlagos.

I basically daily drive mine in the sense that I use it for whatever, there is too much wasted utility if the car doesn't get used for some day to say stuff, but I have two stupid M cars so at least I spread the miles out a bit. Home Depot today, more propane, and some new plants. Believe me I flogged that engine when I was in the driver seat there and back though.