evil_elmo

thats it, time to buy a Landcruiser

911's do hold good value after a few years here.

I remember a mates dad brought a $230,000 750iL new back in the day, his standing joke was "I brought it on BMW's 3rd now, 3rd next year and a 3rd the year after and by the time I made the third payment it was greater than what the car was worth as a trade"

Was the OP looking for a good used Japanese import and wanted advice on what to buy?

lol i remember that deal on the radio

i've been wanting a m3 for awhile now and have been looking at other options and found certain cars that are getting older with higher km but still worth good money. That got me thinking what is a good buy in terms with deprecation

or is it better to wait for the car to be over 5 years old, then the deprecation slows down?

Is there a site that shows what it costed to buy the car new?

Old Porsche 911 seems to hold there value well too

Toyota Landcruisers

yeah those are never cheap

Why is the 07 Jazz Sports on your list? Its still a GD, S2000's hold their value but I've seen some pretty cheap lately.

they are still a good 15k when i'm pretty sure you can get the next shape up for that money

which cars do you think deprecate the least?

my list is

99 honda s2000

07 honda jazz sport

02 mini cooper s

Also a 01 B5 RS4 wagon is worth more than a e46 m3! does audi hold their values better than bmw?

Very nice, great to see a 4dr

Interior shots?

did this on my fb once and the winner were Chrysler (PT cruiser and neon) also Ssangyoung

being a e46 m3 owner, i wouldnt recommend one unless you dont mind spending silly amounts of money on it

as for the Z4M....not my cup of tea, that shape Z4 still screams mid life crisis or hair dresser

I am at two minds about this - if you are comparing it on paper the new car will trump the old for sure ... if you aren't in a hurry I'd wait till the new car come out before making a choice on whether to get into the old V8 or the new twin turbo.

did the e46 m3 get hit with a big price drop when the e92 m3 was released?

I see similar numbers (14-16) for all city driving. Open road's around 10-11.

i started using fuelly.com to track my fuel usage and 15.5l/100km was my average with 14.7l/100km being my best...a few years ago i drove down to queenstown from chch and i got 7.8l/100km which was sweet!

this one seems like a good buy for 70k

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/...n-565213406.htm

....but do prefer to buy one at the dealer so i can get the warranty which will cover genuine parts and piece of mind if something that does go wrong

you think its better to buy now or wait until the m4 announcement which should drop the e92 price?

Thanks E90 M3.

I read your complete thread on the engine start up noise you had on m3post after tom pointed it out. I was abit shocked on how many people had the same problem but was great news that bmw replaced the engine for you.

Also with so many people having this problem or having this problem with not knowing about it, none has had any engine failures from the result of this noise.

fuel consumption is a worry for me BUT my daily driver is a e46 m3 and its all city driving, i only avg 15.5l/100km...not sure if the e92 m3 would be that much worst.

as for a C63 i'm still waiting for one to turn up for me to test drive, at the moment the E92 M3 is still on the top of my list and waiting for one to turn up at the bmw dealership at the right price hahaha

sh*t!

did you have lock nuts? or did they just smashed them off?

But so is a VW Golf or Ford Focus for half the money with more features and arguably a better drive

Yes but you have to look the part when you drop off your kids to school in the morning lol

i drove a 2012 DCT m3 last year and i loved it, the DCT felt far better than the SMG and overall the car feels a lot more modern and refined than the e46 m3. After that i said to myself its time for a upgrade.

But now i'm abit more on the fence if the e92 m3 would be my next car or not

thanks again tom

Just what i wanted, you're a legend Tom!

i didnt think there were so many problems with his model. I have only heard people over at m3post/m3forum complain about the bad fuel consumption otherwise they all rave about how great of a car it is.

does the factory bmw warranty cover all of those problems? as i would be selling it after the warranty runs out...as you know fixing M cars are not cheap

with city driving how my km would you get out of a tank?

i like the 1M but not liking it enough to buy one...any opinion on the C63 AMG?

Tom the floor is yours

I've driven a few of these and for what they are it's a great daily driver for a mum or family car...they drive great and I found the ride to be fine

Only problem I have with the newer BMW is the micro second pause you get when changing radio stations...very annoying when you are radio station surfing

Im thinking to buy a e92 m3 about mid/late this year but it seems to be abit hard to find a buyers guide for his model.

When researching on e46 m3 there was so much information about this model and the huge amounts of faults with this generation, ie sub frame, smg pumps, vanos...etc

so with the e92 M3...

1. what are the common problems? or known issues?

2. what is factory equipment on new zealand new models? and what are optional extra?

3. 2010 was the LCI, i know the tail lights changed to LED and the headlight changed, but i dont see any difference?? also idrive was upgraded. Is there anything else?

any other insight on this car would be great

thanks

e92 m3 price?

Could some post up the sale price of the csl, 08 m3 and gt3

Has anyone looked at it taken some more photos? How is the condition? Is everything standard?

I went to Jeff Gray BMW here in CHCH for a valuation...The salesman didn't even want to see the vehicle and said yip its got a market value of 9-10K..there were no other customers around so he had all the time in the world...Not a good look Jeff Grey BMW....

We have great dealings with Jeff Gray, they don't need to see the car to give a market value... We traded a car without them even looking at it hahaha spur of the moment buy

I also found insurance companies are a great place to get market value

Good luck with the sale

orange F13 M6 on riccartion ave...guessing its a bmw demo car?

my airbag light on my 99 320i came on before

turned out to be the wiring under the drivers seat got damaged from sliding the seat back and forth all the time

That will open a big can of worms.

Hotspot. yes.

I-cloud is really only useful if you have a bunch of mac devices and if yo do you would likely want an I-Phone in any case.

Photo-stream, again works with Mac Devices..

Airplay I am not familiar with.

Basically all these features are dumbed down and well designed features of what is and has been available of other devices for a long time, only nice and simple for Mac users.

TBH if you ask those questions a Mac device sounds good for you.

i am a apple user, iphone,ipad,mac book and i find all these functions great to work with...its like having a single device

but i am will to try new products and just wondered if android have these functions too