That’s interesting because it’s similar to what I did. Although I never thought my M3 was heavy — in fact, I was amazed at how nimble a 3,900-pound car could be — the rod-bearing issue was a source of anxiety. The main reason I traded mine was because I live in Colorado and needed AWD.

Different cars — precisely because of that N/A vs. turbo issue that you mentioned. The V has something the M3 doesn’t have — torque, but the M3 is a hell of a lot of fun gradually working its way up to that 8,200 RPM redline.

I’ve owned an E9x M3, I loved my M3 and yet I am not delusional enough to believe they will skyrocket in value.

Almost now car will stand up to inflation — period.

Congratulations on your car, but no E60 prices are ever going to skyrocket. The E60 M5s — in any form — may be the most unreliable cars that BMW has ever built, which is quite an achievement for a company that seemingly is in love with the idea of building unreliable cars.

Used Acura, Buick (FWD, but still), SS — you have some options.

A legitimate point — the M3 is a much better driver than a C5 or C6. The E9x M3 is, hands down, the best-handling, funnest sedan I have ever driven. A glorious car.

I think you’ve perfectly summarized the BMW ownership experience.

I expected oil consumption with my M3, but I never saw that. My 650 Gran Coupe, on the other hand — may that miserable piece of shit rot in hell — loved to consume a quart every thousand miles.

The E9x M3 has one massive issue, and that’s the rod bearings, but overall there is nothing to suggest the car is unreliable. And I’m not a BMW defender. Yes, I own one now and have owned two in the past, but I readily admit that my first BMW — a 650 Gran Coupe — was undoubtedly the worst car I’ve ever owned. Many,…

I don’t think red-lining while the car was cold was the issue. The M3's RPM gauge actually is a sophisticated unit. When you start the car, the RMP indicator shows that your red line is below the 8,200 cap. I can’t remember exactly, but on mine it was something like 5,500 or so. As the car warmed up, the red-line…

Even if you swap the rod bearings, that’s no guarantee that you’ve solved the issue. You’re probably going to get OEM rod bearings, and the problem is that these are the same rod bearings that were exploding, even at low mileages.

I haven’t heard about coil packs — although I don’t doubt it — but the throttle actuators are a known problem.

The S4 and M3 are entirely different cars, starting with the fact that one is AWD and the other is AWD. I’ve driven both — and I owned an M3 — and in terms of driving dynamics the M3 is absolutely superior.

That’s like being the slowest sprinter in the finals of the Olympics.

The Tesla worshippers are among the dumbest, most willfully blind consumers that I’ve come across. Being a car guy and being in a professional line of work, I have a lot of different conversations with people about cars. It’s amazing how many of them have put in orders for Model 3's and aren’t bothered by the fact…

The problem with doing the bullshit that Musk is doing is that if filters down to all other aspects of the company.

Tesla: “It’s not an autonomous car.”

I completely agree. I don’t know why ANYONE would buy these things. What exactly is Alfa Romeo offering that is superior and/or unattainable from a car company that doesn’t build completely unreliable, overpriced, ugly trash?

KAT doesn’t get enough national attention???