ULTIMATE IN DEPTH REVIEW | IS THE E92 BMW M3 STILL A GOOD BUY IN 2024??
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- Absolutely jam packed with information about the E92 M3, from the high 8300rpm revving S65 masterpiece to the single piston brakes this video covers it all!
Join me as I review all the pro's and cons of the 2009 E92 M3 and take it for a proper drive along some of my favourite roads in Buckinghamshire.
Thanks for watching and I shall see you all on the next one 🙌
⬇️⬇️CHAPTERS ⬇️⬇️
0:00 Vehicle Facts
2:36 Interior
6:14 Cold Start
7:20 Rod Bearings
9:22 Hydraulic Steering
11:38 Brakes
12:53 Chassis
16:14 Driving Review
20:10 Summary
I’ve just bought one. So happy. Great video for a new person to this car
Im about to buy one next week😂
What's a car!! Thanks for watching
Manual or DCT!?
Got mine (E92 M3) a month ago replacing an E93 330d and loving it, except the fuel and tax costs!!!
Great video buddy and great review, go easy on my car! ;)
That sound is certainly addicting! 🔊
Very well presented. Looking forward to more content 👏
Thanks very much really appreciate that 🙌🙌👍
Fantastic review, has cemented what I already thought and is now on my wish list even more. Look forward to watching more. 👏👏
Awesome, thanks for watching and get yourself an m3!!
Great video and great bit of driving 🙌🏼
Cheers bud 👍🙌🙌
Enjoyed that. Picked up a e92 m3 DCT a few weeks ago. Could have gone for one of the many 600bhp+ turbo cars out there but the e92 just makes me smile every time I drive it. Also makes me skint everytime I drive it but meh 😅
NiCe!!! Awesome! I have an E36 M3 bought it brand spankin new 25 yrs ago and that 3.2L in-line 6 bEaSt still kicks ass! No modifications. Thank God no accidents! Pristine maintenance with Red Line synthetic oil since it’s first year. Odometer shows about 112K+ miles. CoLLeCtOR worthy! If I was to sell it how much do you think its value would be in today’s market? Cheers!
No way! Wow I’d love to see that car one day, where abouts are you based!? Amazing that you’ve owned it from new!
I wouldn’t know how much it would be worth but given that it’s a one owner car it’s likely to be worth a fair bit more than the others up for sale. It may fall into the category of “it’s worth what someone is willing to pay”! James.
You've kept it this long you may as well keep it forever! But if you are selling it have a go at an auction site. A 1 owner car is a rare thing especially of that age.
Great video, excellent review. Thanks. Truly a great and Classic “M” 😊👍🏾✌🏾
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed it 🙌🙌
Very good video with great information. Would love one of these myself
Thanks for watching!
The E92 is such a classic car… with a really special engine. Your review has done it lots of justice. 👏🏽😁
Thanks very much for the kind words 🙌
E92 m3 is my dream car… Maybe one day….I had e92 330i n52 in space grey and retrofitted m3 nappa seats. Loved this car!
Nappa leather is the one 😎 Get one you’ll love it!!
Cracking car, I have one myself. Aside from running costs they're incredible cars
Couldn’t agree more! Running costs aren’t too bad 😉 Apart from Petrol hahaha
Brilliant review
Thanks 🙌
Great video, I have an e93 dct in white, I love it
Good choice, nice on sunny days I bet!!! Thanks very much!
Great review! Just got mine week ago. After 3 years with EV (a fast one) keep asking myself why havent make this decision earlier? No regrets. Fantastic car! They are getting more expensive every day, so probably the last chance to jump in for relatively low price.
Couldn't agree more! I've got a Tesla Model 3 performance and while it's fast driving one of these again has made me hate it a little hahaha
Great video. Similar spec to my car which is a manual '08 E92 M3 with EDC but my interior is back rather than red. Love the noise and the handling is fun and impressive for something weighing over 1600kg but agree the brakes are the weak link.
Thanks for watching and couldn't agree more!
Miss my car man, gotta watch CZcams to hear that engine
Still a great car. But at this age, some in depth maintenance needs to be done. For example, rod bearing, rear bushings. Not impossible to do DIY, but the are big jobs. Again just an example.
What a video 👏🏼👏🏼
I’ve watched almost every video on these cars and the amount of misinformation is unbelievable.
This one is as close as it gets.
Absolutely correct about the RB issue. So annoying when you see people looking to buy one and want “RB must be done or price factored in” 🤷🏼♂️😂😂
I daily my e92 and have for over 5yrs.
Yes they are expensive to run and maintain, but they reward you.
Came close to selling it a few times but I can’t honestly find anything that’s going to replace it.
Such a special car. 🧐👌🏻
That means a lot!! 🙌 Thanks very much for the kind words, really appreciate it! 👍
what exactly is expensive about running and maintaining them?
@@raivis923just the normal stuff in car maintenance but they need to be kept on top off.
Tax- £730
Fuel - 🫣🫣
Tyres- £1000
Oil changes 9L required
RB - £2000
TA - £1500
Coils/ plugs can go.
@@raivis923 Well; fuel, for one thing.
The greatest of them all. The last true M car to feature a bespoke motorsport derived, high revving, ITB equipped N/A motor! They've aged extremely well and look stunning in white! Although the manual is cool the, I prefer the DCT. The manual has extremely long gearing which I didn't enjoy all that much!
After driving a DCT recently I’d have to agree that the manual needs slightly shorter gearing. I’m thinking a closer ratio final drive would be awesome.
I own mineral white LCI 1 of 500 2013 DCT beautiful car the only downside is the fact they're not producing 420bhp more around 380-390bhp...
Plenty of power 😉
Im selling mine soon with individual audio, etc top spec thing. Only 47k miles on it. Valued up at like 25k
Sounds beautiful!
Loved my e92 m3 I sold it for a 4.2 gated manual audi r8 for actually only slightly more 30k and it was incredible. I currently have a c63 amg estate as a perfect family car but im looking at getting another toy its either an e92 m3, an r8 or a v8 vantage I think. There is also the 3rd option of just get a manual e90 and maby thats a one car does everything?
Thanks for sharing mate, R8 Gated has got to be one of my favourite cars for the road, did you prefer it to the E92 M3? I'd love to drive one, especially the V10 as that's one of my favourite sounding engines! E90 could be a wicked does everything car, I reviewed one a few weeks ago and it was great, I didn't notice much difference compared to a E92! Expensive though!
Currently got an e55 amg, looking for something newer and slightly less maintenance (just don’t have the time anymore).
Reckon I’d benefit from one of these or still too much maintenance ?
100% Get a good low milage one and you're sweet! Great cars
@@jamescrawshaw71 going to view a 38k mile one this weekend. Hopefully everything mechanically sound, if so then only real costs should be rod bearings when I get closer to 60k
Currently looking for one of these I’m in a sapphire black 335d with a red interior, sunroof and HK, obviously the sunroof will be sacrificed for the Carbon roof but for the life of me I can’t find an E92 M3 with Harman Kardon speakers or even in a similar spec to what I have. It’s doing my head in and I’m not going for an M4, I need that V8.
V8 all day over M4!!
@@jamescrawshaw71 it’s killing me buddy I really don’t want that 3 litre fart can but the liveability I expect is far better. Even considering an M6 - but then again not heard amazing things about the S63 in those.
You really need the EDC if your going to buy one. Its crazy someone specd individual audio and not edc. Ive got individual are your right its extremely rare. It just shows how important EDC is by how it effects the value
I don’t think it’s needed at all, standard setup is actually great. Nice to have but certainly not a deal breaker.
@jamescrawshaw71 couldn't disagree more. Just about every car reviewer says edc is essential too. EDC effects the price by up to £5k so it just shows what the general consensus is. That's why thr competition came with it standard
@@DaleSteel I probably wouldn’t say it adds 5k to the price that’s a bit too much. It’s not about what most car reviewers say it’s about what you personally feel when driving the car. From my experience I wouldn’t ever use the EDC in the hardest setting as it is completely useless on most UK roads. To stiff and unsettles the dynamics of the car which in turn makes it harder to drive. Most of the time I would drive in the middle setting which is almost identical to the damping on non EDC cars. Then when it’s in soft it’s too soft and makes the car feel more towards a normal 3 series and a bit flat for a performance car like the M3, it’s takes away the character. So when you look at it that way it almost seems pointless to have it and certainly not essential. Don’t always listen to what reviews say, you should always buy and decide on what you feel when driving the car 👍
Mine is the 3rd dct to be made and the first registered in the U.K. so yea it’s old. I’ve spent now about £6000 on maintenance underneath. Next on the todo list is the rear subframe and suspension.
It’s not cheap so who buys one make sure you look after it
Where did you find information like that out!!!?
@@jamescrawshaw71 forums theres guys than can tell you everything. I also found the Orginal guy who bought my m3. It’s one of the most heavily specked m3s. Controversial also that I have an e92 and it has a sun roof. Only 5 ever made in the U.K. of which mine and one more are currently still on the road.
@@ElliotsM3 wow that’s pretty cool!! Sounds like you’ve got a great spec.
Didnt you list it on auto trader
Sold it yes 👍
@@jamescrawshaw71 🥲
3 more years and the first E92 M3 versions will be 20 years 🤯
Wow that’s crazy!!!
Great review….loved it! Please though,the tutting noises you make are unbearable 😮
Haha never noticed this, I'll do my best!!
@@jamescrawshaw71I didn't either 😂 but hadn't watched the whole video when I read this comment lol
@@andyp8464 🤣🤣
M3 e92 weighs 1580 kgs 😉, good review anyway. Although I think the point about cold abuse wearing out rod bearings is overplayed, and by that I mean, do we really think that all M3 owners abuse it from cold? Especially nowa days with the rod bearings being a known problem, I suspect cold abuse is pretty rare!
And theirs those who have treated nicely from day one and then later on had the bearings changed still found them excessively worn!
It was generally thought it was predominantly down to inadequate bearing clearances, but it's looking like that the main wear factor could actually be some sort of chemical corrosion.
Anyway, I've changed the bearings on my M3, so I'm enjoying it!😁Once it's warmed up! Btw, it shouldn't take long to warm up (the benefit of an inefficient engine! lol), perhaps that cars thermostat is on it's way out?
Some interesting points there, thanks for sharing 👍 The thermostat is fine on this one though, I’ve had a few and they all take a bit of time to warm up.
@@jamescrawshaw71Curious , compared to my 330d, my M3 is really quick to warm up.
Oh, I should've said earlier that the manual is 1580 kgs, the dct is 1600
@@Assimilator1 Heating heats up straight away but it's more waiting for the oil to get up to temp that takes a while.
@@jamescrawshaw71 Btw, totally agree about EDC! ~£500 a shock! F*** that! That's why mine doesn't have it 😉
Can't say I agree with you about the tyres, the PS4S has much better grip in the wet than the PSS, the M3 is never 'over-griped' in the wet! lol
Great to see you enjoy the M3 anyway 😁, I'll be enjoying mine at Cadwell Park on Monday!😁
PS Mine's a manual too!
@@Assimilator1 Haha yeah to be fair no M3 has ever had enough grip in the wet!! In the dry though, too much grip with the 4s I think, takes away it's "excitement a bit". PS4S is perfect for the F80 range as they have the torque to break traction and you can really use the tyre, V8 struggles a bit! Cadwell sounds fun! Hope you have a good time, I'm sure you will with a manual M3 😁
Great review,but strongly dissagree about edc. It is a must have for me. I lowered with eibach and do admit that made sport + crashy but so solid on the road.
Manual is must to fully enjoy these cars.
Mine has test pipes and 1.75 mod with velocity tune.
You are welcome to come review mine anytime.
Thanks for the comments! Yeah I’m sure for some EDC is a must have. Totally agree about manual though, I drove a DCT the other day and yes it was great but something just felt missing, made the car feel a bit normal when driving slow. Thanks for the offer to drive yours, I’ll be in touch if that’s something I’m going to start doing on the channel. Cheers 👍
cant lie i prefer the bike vids but the car ones are ok
More bike vids to come shortly!! I’ve been low on good bikes to buy supply 🤣🤣
@@jamescrawshaw71 better keep watching then lol
The last m3 . After that fake engine sound from speakers,electric stearing. No soul whatsoever
Agreed
It's too unreliable and boring for me to ever consider.
Deffo not boring 🤣