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Originally Posted by judas
Hi...so a few months ago i got a 3500km 2017 M240i. I love it, and have never driven anything like it before. I really love it...except it is an automatic. Even though the ZF is the only automatic that has made me smile...still. You know what i mean.
Also worth noting is that the 240 is not my daily driver...a bicycle is.
For roughly the same price I paid for the 2-series, I found this 2008 Coupé M3 with barely 20.000km on it.
https://articulo.tucarro.com.co/MCO-...-4000cc-v8-_JM
Off course that means I will loose all the nice electronics, screen, etc. and also the turbos. Those beautiful turbos.
What are your thoughts? Should I just try to sell mine and go for the M3?
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You may want to research the 2 huge issues with those M3's... They drop valves causing engine failure ( some engines within the first 3,000kms) and the bilateral plastic actuators that fail bc well, they're both plastic plus as mentioned the insane costs of maintaining that M car in general now in year 10.
I'm not sure of the cost in the US but here in Canada the engine replacement is over $20K and the actuators are $4-5K
I owned the 09 model for 4 years and have a 240i and agree, the M3 is an absolute blast with the 3 pedals despite being slower than the 240 but that M3 could deplete the finances in a heartbeat.
Hope this helps
