BMW e92 M3 Project Total Cost Breakdown - Don't tell the misses!

In this video I go over the cost of building/maintaining my 2011 e92 M3 competition.

[@14KShadow]

Some of these service items are cheaper than my 1997 EK Civic, mental.

[@stoneautomotive]

Yep.. and some parts certainly not 😅 in all honesty it’s not as bad as some would make out to run 👍

[@14KShadow]

@@stoneautomotive Given me more reason to buy one. Dream car

[@m5p944]

Your prices are totally out of whack dude. Rod bearings, oil, filter, both engine mounts for 1,500$ Get out of here. Double it. Alternator 450? New one cost 1,000 Set of genuine ignition coils is around 1,000

[@stoneautomotive]

Why would I have any reason to lie 🤦‍♂️ Check any of the UK specialist and that’s the prices…

[@Nathan93Baker]

One thing I would do is update the headlights to halogen/xenon. The yellow globes date the car.

[@stoneautomotive]

I have considered doing something with the head lights but in an odd pay I also like them period correct 😅 who knows what the future holds

[@FlagnarBoobz]

Wrong. The yellow is period correct and looks awesome on a black car anyway. Maybe new bulbs needed but keep that same colour.

[@bro89174]

​@@FlagnarBoobzincorrect, white bulb makes the car look better ESPECIALLY a black car

[@claudiushempstead9893]

I was thinking of buying one of these. This video has totally put me off as so much has failed around the engine! All performance design but not much of a nod to reliability.

[@stoneautomotive]

To be honest it’s the most reliable out of the generations 😅 the e46 & F80/F82 are plagued with much worse issues 🙈

[@binghann]

Very awesome looking car! Is your car Alpine White or Mineral White?

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks 😎 It’s mineral white, video never does it justice, really “pops” in the sunshine (picture of the sun setting against it on my Instagram - stone_automotive last week)

[@mariusbrinzaru8137]

Not sure if i should buy a m3 e92 or a m2 n55 or turbocharge my mx5 na😂

[@stoneautomotive]

To be honest you can’t go wrong with either the M3 or M2 😎 owned a MK2 MX-5 years ago, cool thing for chucking round the back roads but not a patch on the M3 (v8 life 🤤😎)

[@mikebader3863]

Got a direct contact for Snappy? I want him to do a wheel my E46 M3 and don’t want to have to sign up for multiple Renault Sport forums to find him 😂

[@stoneautomotive]

Haha understandable! I put his contact details in the description for the video - BMW e46 M3 Interior Upgrade - Finally SMG stick improved!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJjRqYOQpdeFj8U

[@mikebader3863]

@@stoneautomotive awesome cheers mate

[@bro89174]

U mean Mrs not misses

[@stoneautomotive]

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[@Assimilator1]

Very nice car :), I don't get why you fitted a roll cage though when you don't even track it, seems a waste of money. *shrug* And the price of the new intake is insane!😲But it sounds like so is the sound!😁 Will have to check out your video on that.

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks mate 😎 Haha well guess that depends how fast it’s driven on the road to justify the cage.. could also say why do I need a 420bhp V8 when the max speed limit in the UK is 70mph 👀😅 Yea the intake makes an incredible noise 😎

[@Assimilator1]

@@stoneautomotive well you could very quickly and safely rejoin traffic from the hard shoulder if you needed to! 0-70 in a little over 5s 😁

[@stoneautomotive]

@@Assimilator1 😅

[@zbigniewgarbaszewski5903]

Good morning. Do you still have it man?

[@stoneautomotive]

Yep still got it, sadly doesn’t see a lot of use these days 🫠😩

[@zbigniewgarbaszewski5903]

@@stoneautomotive Great car and great video.

[@stoneautomotive]

@@zbigniewgarbaszewski5903 thanks 😎

[@zbigniewgarbaszewski5903]

@@stoneautomotive What is the reason of no using it as much as before?

[@stoneautomotive]

@@zbigniewgarbaszewski5903 have a work van currently so most of the time I’m in that! Hopefully get it out tomorrow 😎

[@bernardbarbour]

Thanks this is a great review. Subscribed!

[@stoneautomotive]

Glad you enjoyed and thanks for the channel support 😎

[@MrSoulja171]

I owned 2 E93 M3 just sold the last one, only changed 1 wheel bearing in total of 1 yr ownership , found them v reliable generally, own an M2 now

[@stoneautomotive]

Agree compared to the e46 a more solid car 👍 mines been pretty reliable with just the odd sensor causing issues but it’s never left me stranded thankfully

[@X11CHASE]

Y’all must’ve had really new ones, really old ones where all the pain had already been experienced by someone else; OR y’all just drove garbage examples with low standards. People love to exaggerate how “reliable” whatever bimmer they had was. My friend just got a pretty clean one and it has: Leaking thermostat Seeping valve cover gasket(s) Leaking DCT You gotta budget more than just the rod bearings.

[@MrSoulja171]

@@X11CHASE your friend is a single case cannot generalise with his unfortunate luck. Also why so agressive.. take a deep breath

[@X11CHASE]

@@MrSoulja171 people saying they’re reliable are the one’s generalizing, what I’m telling you is not an anomaly, it’s a 10-15ish year old Bimmer…

[@MrKeepitup83]

First

[@antonvolkov8282]

Trully the cleanest and most beautiful e92 m3 I've seen!!

[@stoneautomotive]

Thanks Anton 😎

[@X11CHASE]

It’s very nice, but have you seen Obsessed Garage or Wetm3..?

[@stoneautomotive]

@@X11CHASE yep seen those 😎👍

[@swansmeister]

so glad it isnt 36 minutes now because at this point it would just get spooky. I want my prize still Stoney :p and also what?! This car got stolen?!

[@stoneautomotive]

Yea couple years back ☹️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5ishZqHjL1obbs

[@swansmeister]

@@stoneautomotive gonna watch link now!