BMW M3

Bulky Boy

What do you think of this auto

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/M3/4L-V8-CO/34013616373921520/advert?channel=CARS

In the market for something pokey

dar83

Sure why not. I might ask them for some more interior shots though, just to be thorough.

Bulky Boy

dar83 wrote: »

Sure why not. I might ask them for some more interior shots though, just to be thorough.

What's insurance likely to be ?

Supergurrier

Too many variables, only way is to ring em/online quote

dar83

Bulky Boy wrote: »

What's insurance likely to be ?

How old are you? How long have you had your full license? where do you live? how much do you use the car? will it be parked in secure parking or the street?

It's probably bes to ring the insurance companies and ask. Either that or lay off the potential trolling.

TGi666

at least its in the "cheaper" tax bracket
Tax Band Annual Half Year Quarter Year Arrears (Per Month)
3001 - 15000 1809 1003 511 150.75
Lovely motor all the same

CianRyan

Where is that spot?
There are so many ad pictures taken there.

Alanstrainor

Rear number plate is crooked! Argh

flanzer

CianRyan wrote: »

Where is that spot?
There are so many ad pictures taken there.

In front of Howth Castle, on the way up to Deer Park

dar83

It's Deep Park in Howth I think, because it's generally Beshoff Motors who take their pictures there and it's literally across the road from where their garage is.

Edit: just too late, well played sir!

josealdo

nice motor . plenty of poke in a M3

josealdo

how much is road tax ? 1700 is it ?

keithsfleet

Bulky Boy wrote: »

What's insurance likely to be ?

This is purely my opinion.
If you have to question insurance or tax on a sports car of that price range and how much it will be, you probably can't afford it.

Hogzy

keithsfleet wrote: »

This is purely my opinion.
If you have to question insurance or tax on a sports car of that price range and how much it will be, you probably can't afford it.

Responses like this absolutely wreck my head. Its perfectly reasonable to ask such a question, some people are willing to dedicate more money to certain things in their life.

If someone were to quit smoking (20 per day) for example they would probably be able to tax and insure this car with the money they saved.

Supergurrier

keithsfleet wrote: »

This is purely my opinion.
If you have to question insurance or tax on a sports car of that price range and how much it will be, you probably can't afford it.

He is looking at a 35k M3 im pretty sure he can afford it

copacetic

keithsfleet wrote: »

This is purely my opinion.
If you have to question insurance or tax on a sports car of that price range and how much it will be, you probably can't afford it.

Rubbish, the car is 30k and insurance + tax could easily cost 15% of that a year. In 3 years the OP could have paid 12-15k in tax and insurance and another 4-5k on servicing and tyres. They are as relevant as the price of the car.

Hogzy

Just got a quote from Aviva for myself for the laugh. €1454 per year. Ill be honest, i thought it would have been alot more. Im only 25.

EDIT: Thats Fully Comp obviously
3rd Party is ¨€1050

bazz26

Not too many E92 M3s about in this country especially 2008 or newer.

I honestly think insurance is not the most expensive thing to worry about when running one of these cars. Proper servicing, maintenance/repairs, etc are not cheap on these cars but once you can handle those things then ownership should be very enjoyable.

flyguy

Pity about the red interior...
What about an M5? plenty of them around for less money, nice V10 as well. Not as good a drive probably...

Hogzy

bazz26 wrote: »

Not too many E92 M3s about in this country especially 2008 or newer.

I honestly think insurance is not the most expensive thing to worry about when running one of these cars. Proper servicing, maintenance/repairs, etc are not cheap on these cars but once you can handle those things then ownership should be very enjoyable.

Not to mention fuel and the fact the price of it is really only going in one direction. I really want to own something like this at some stage in my life. Even if its for a year or two. I just want to get it out of my system before I settle down and buy something sensible.

bazz26

flyguy wrote: »

Pity about the red interior...
What about an M5? plenty of them around for less money, nice V10 as well. Not as good a drive probably...

I think the interior colour makes it.

Hogzy wrote: »

Not to mention fuel and the fact the price of it is really only going in one direction. I really want to own something like this at some stage in my life. Even if its for a year or two. I just want to get it out of my system before I settle down and buy something sensible.

Yep, you won't run one of these cars on a shoe string budget but there are alot of them out there especially E46 M3s that were bought as trophies during the Celtic Tiger that have been poorly maintained since the economic down turn.

Idbatterim

op, the below might be of interest...

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/M3/M3-COUPE/33213642985061790/advert?channel=CARS

http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=42919

Bulky Boy

Idbatterim wrote: »

op, the below might be of interest...

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/M3/M3-COUPE/33213642985061790/advert?channel=CARS

http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=42919

Can't stand white autos

thecomedian

OP are you able to get insurance on this?
What do you drive at the moment?

Bulky Boy

thecomedian wrote: »

OP are you able to get insurance on this?
What do you drive at the moment?

Yeah should be. I have a golf gti

Gumbo

Bulky Boy wrote: »

Yeah should be. I have a golf gti

Insurance will be double approx
Motor tax will be 2.5 times the GTi
Fuel won't be as bad as you think, the gti will only be about 33% better so if your current driving style gets you 30mpg in the gti, you will get 20 in the E92 M3, also adjust down/up as required.

Servicing will be a bit more as the M cars need a very specific oil and I would be changing it more often than what the idrive tells you.

But at the end of it you will have a far that is 10 times the car the gti is, so all worth it, best of luck OP

Pique

flyguy wrote: »

Pity about the red interior...

Blasphemy !

listermint

Beshoffs are highly regarded in regards their history with the M3. They have had many fine used examples of E46 and E92 through their doors i wouldnt have any issue purchasing from them.


But as an aside i believe the OP is trolling.


"I dont like white autos"

What does that even mean ?

challengemaster

listermint wrote: »

"I dont like white autos"

What does that even mean ?

I dont like white cars & I don't like autos, but neither on their own are deal breakers? Together it's a worst case scenario

flyguy

Pique wrote: »

Blasphemy !

You'll get bored with it soon enough, unless you're a pimp obviously. Seriously!? red interior!? 2013!?
Looking for another car at the moment myself (not as nice as the OP) and the brand/model usually comes with leather, but if it's red it's an automatic no (not acceptable for the exterior either btw, unless it's a Ferrari;-). I guess different tastes and all that...

Gumbo

challengemaster wrote: »

I dont like white cars & I don't like autos, but neither on their own are deal breakers? Together it's a worst case scenario

But the car in question is a manual?

listermint

flyguy wrote: »

You'll get bored with it soon enough, unless you're a pimp obviously. Seriously!? red interior!? 2013!?
Looking for another car at the moment myself (not as nice as the OP) and the brand/model usually comes with leather, but if it's red it's an automatic no (not acceptable for the exterior either btw, unless it's a Ferrari;-). I guess different tastes and all that...

Its class, your tastes are skewed

challengemaster

kceire wrote: »

But the car in question is a manual?

I should have paid more attention reading then


"autos" = cars, in this case!

So "I don't like white cars"

flyguy

listermint wrote: »

Its class, your tastes are skewed

LOL yeah the way you use the word class really defines the word doesn't it:-)
Btw what's so confusing about: don't like white autos? In the first post he asks what you think of this auto. Probably as in automobile... So here's the translation: I don't like white CARS

listermint

flyguy wrote: »

LOL yeah the way you use the word class really defines the word doesn't it:-)
Btw what's so confusing about: don't like white autos? In the first post he asks what you think of this auto. Probably as in automobile... So here's the translation: I don't like white CARS

The way i used the word class?

Get up the yard will you.


As far as im concerned the OP isnt actually looking for an E92 M3. But here we are discussing it anyway.

flyguy

Yeez only messing, I say we leave it as different taste? Friends?:-)
Bet you're right about the OP though...

listermint

flyguy wrote: »

Yeez only messing, I say we leave it as different taste? Friends?:-)
Bet you're right about the OP though...

Pints ?

btkm8unsl0w5r4

listermint wrote: »

Beshoffs are highly regarded in regards their history with the M3. They have had many fine used examples of E46 and E92 through their doors i wouldnt have any issue purchasing from them.

+1 on this, have baught cars off him, great fella.

flyguy

listermint wrote: »

Pints ?

I'm buying!

shinkansen

this is prob the 15 yr old dude a while back who wanted to buy a mustang.

nice ca laaaaaaaaaaad but stick to the scale models.

challengemaster

listermint wrote: »

As far as im concerned the OP isnt actually looking for an E92 M3. But here we are discussing it anyway.

Anything to do with the fact he's 22? :pac:

listermint

challengemaster wrote: »

Anything to do with the fact he's 22? :pac:

Could be a 22 year old rich lad though

mloc123

listermint wrote: »

Beshoffs are highly regarded in regards their history with the M3. They have had many fine used examples of E46 and E92 through their doors i wouldnt have any issue purchasing from them.

Agreed. Bought an e60 from them 6months ago, very good to deal with.

Gumbo

flyguy wrote: »

I'm buying!

Then I'm coming too

Gumbo

challengemaster wrote: »

Anything to do with the fact he's 22? :pac:

Did you see what he drinks daily!!!! Plus he drinks water on top of that and takes salt tablets to increase thirst!!!!! Sorry but I call troll. I'm surprised he has time to breathe in between drinking fluids and looking for M3's.

Matt Simis

kceire wrote: »

Did you see what he drinks daily!!!! Plus he drinks water on top of that and takes salt tablets to increase thirst!!!!! Sorry but I call troll. I'm surprised he has time to breathe in between drinking fluids and looking for M3's.

Aside from the 5 eggs a day, I liked this bit too:

Bulky Boy wrote: »

..
Late snack
Tea no sugar with 6 dry cream crackers
..

Bulky Boy wrote: »

I left out my drinks actually. I have the following
4 500ml banana smoothies
2 litres milk
4 bottles jones soda
1 litre apple juice
1 litre pineapple juice

Does sugar not = calories though ?

Good job he doesnt take suger in his tea though.

To the point of the thread, as nice as the E92 M3 is, at 35k hard to justify against the more powerful 16k M5s floating around these days.

gambithh

Idbatterim wrote: »

op, the below might be of interest...

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/M3/M3-COUPE/33213642985061790/advert?channel=CARS

http://www.bmw-driver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=42919

red interior in a white car ftw,but iam biased

that the best e92 in the country for sale right now.

deandean

M3 = one of the finest cars you can buy, OP.

Buy it!

Oral Surgeon

http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/M3/E92-2DR-/201314214273592/advert?channel=CARS

Another option for the op, DCT & EDC, nice......

dgt

Here OP, buy this one


Then supercharge it and retrofit an E46 front. Sorted

For Forks Sake

dgt wrote: »

Here OP, buy this one

Then supercharge it and retrofit an E46 front. Sorted

Hah. I remember reading that story.

Dig up, stupid.