Watch This Before Buying an E92 M3

[@Faz-86]

I’ve owned the e92 m3 for over 3 years now and everything you’ve said is spot on, I’ve had to fix everything you mentioned

[@Guuccigreg]

Good thing you got them all out of the way now!!

[@Noisyrilo]

Have had my E92 M3 for 9 months now and it's been amazing. Literally have had not 1 problem with it (knock on wood) besides a minor DCT gasket seepage I had taken care of & it's my daily. Awesome car and love it 10000X better than my previous 335.

[@Guuccigreg]

That’s awesome! Glad you like it so much and it has been so good to you!

[@devo6704]

still have it? how is it or why did you move on from it?

[@abrahamg3354]

These cars are very reliable. IDC what Anyone says. Driving them the way they are intended is part of maintenance, so therefor my favorite saying by me: A redline a day keeps the technician away. I redline my car daily and it still runs flawlessly.

[@Guuccigreg]

Redlining these cars is the best feeling!

[@neverhomepnw]

How many miles do you have on it?

[@abrahamg3354]

@@neverhomepnw about 74k miles. Stock bearings and throttle actuators. However, I replaced battery cause car would shut off while driving. Car still does it, so it has to be the alternator. Current problems: gas door lid won't open when pushed to open. Left headlight beam not working due to condensation, bmw of Murrieta failed to fix the problem. Tpms malfunction. Light goes off every now and then. My conventional seat buttons work forward, backwards, raise, lower, bottom tilt, back rest tilt, and side bolster width. It's my lumbar, I think it's called, that doesn't work. Brake fluid maintenance needed soon. Keep in mind this car is 8 years old now. It's about time little things start to go out - as expected. Engine, suspension, and DCTransmission is still fucking solid. If you're thinking of buying one, well you're going to only get average Joe left overs. All the good ones were bought between '15-2020. If you do find good ones with the best specs, you're paying top dollar.

[@neverhomepnw]

@@abrahamg3354 i was debating between this and a gsf with all respect i may be going with gsf lol

[@abrahamg3354]

@@neverhomepnw well good luck with that.

[@craigg8185]

Great video, add the cost to one of these used cars (regardless of miles) Fuel Breather Valve, Throttle Body Actuators, RBCs, Valve Cover Gaskets, Oil Separators, Engine Mounts, Underbody Felt and debris shields, Chassis mounts, Transmission mounts, brake sensors, TPMS, ABS Dynamic Stability Pump, Pinion Shaft Seals, the 3 recalls PRA 2013/13476, PRA 2018/16803, and PRA 2018/16813, Seals for DCT equipped cars or Clutch and Flywheel for 6MT, Steering rack boots, FCM module, battery, windshield blades, sway bar bushings which with labor will equate to a hefty $20 to $24k bill. Now, consider that you're probably making monthly payments on these maintenance items and add up all of the time that the car is not being driven by you. These repairs can take upwards of a month of aggravation so you have to ask yourself how much is this lost time worth to you? You have now doubled the cost of your initial investment! If you think that you're going to get away with buying one of these cars that doesn't have the records of these maintenance repairs, then you are living in a bubble. Buy one of these cars only from someone who doesn't brag about doing doughnuts and burnouts and buy from someone who has meticulous records with paperwork showing the dates of the upgrades/repairs. The bottom line is if the seller cannot provide objective evidence that these maintenance items have not been done, it doesn't matter if the car has 5k miles or 120k miles, run away and never put 100% confidence in its CarFax report as these things are not 100% accurate...

[@Guuccigreg]

Thank you! Wow sounds like you have all the other items down and may have had a bad experience with maintenance. Did all of that go bad for you? Across all 3 of mine and 3-4 years of total ownership I haven’t had remotely close to that many things.

[@craigg8185]

@@Guuccigreg No, I do airplane maintenance and when if I don't have the objective evidence that the previous owner has done the listed maintenance items I take initiative and do them regardless. Then the car has the correct paperwork for the next owner so that they have peace of mind of the exact condition of the car regardless of the previous owner's sometimes inflated statements. I mean we all do it at car shows, right? Say things like 625hp but don't follow it up with a dyno sheet or was this horsepower measured at the flywheel or at the rear wheels? LoL

[@boostedtrav]

So I've done dct pan, recall, valves leaking, rod bearings, throttle actuators, FML I bought a lemon 🤣😂🤣

[@Guuccigreg]

No no no 😬

[@DFWsCars]

Boosted Trav was it a buyback title car or did you just mean to you it feels like a lemon?

[@Motorsports_3]

I just but an e92 m3 3 day ago and its literally leaking transmission fluid bad 2nd day i had it i hit the m button to do some dounuts and threw engine malfunction code and transmission malfunction code😔

[@boostedtrav]

@@DFWsCars I was only joking about all the maintenance I've done.

[@boostedtrav]

@@Motorsports_3 Hopefully, it only leads to a minor fix and not a full transmission swap. :(

[@davidv6408]

I love this car. Honestly I don’t care how much I would have to pay for maintenance. I can’t wait to own one

[@Guuccigreg]

I can’t wait for you to own one! They are awesome

[@centralvalley1036]

I bought one and had zero problems apart from an emissions warning which was just a pre cat 02 sensor. Easy job. I did pay 3.7 for a power train plus warranty so I'm nearly hoping some of these issues pop up so I can check them off the list!

[@Guuccigreg]

nice!! hopefully you get no problems at all!

[@davidsalem2896]

The best E92 M3 video ever!! I have owned two in a row because I love them so much. But, all you mentioned are real things that people need to take into account! Great work. Keep the videos coming! Subd!

[@Guuccigreg]

Damn thanks man! That’s awesome, what specs?!

[@davidsalem2896]

Boosted Greg E92 with carbon fibre roof EDC, aftermarket comp wheels. 1st one was a 2009 with sunroof EDC and I put an akrapovic full exhaust with X pipes. Funny enough the stock 2011 with carbon fibre roof was quicker.

[@luisitos.m3]

i’m thinking of getting one but i’m really scared of all those issues. it’s my dream car and i finally found one local

[@Guuccigreg]

Hey! have a PPI done and try to get maintenance records if you can. The car is awesome and I will get another one eventually.

[@luisitos.m3]

@@Guuccigreg Thats sick! Thanks for the reply. I can’t decide if i should get an e93 or e92. I’m not going to be using it for track or anything like that

[@brandtvickery3552]

I put over 80k miles on a dct m3-cats dropped, exhaust and nitrous --never had any problems

[@stevelang26]

I had one but now I just got the 2021 M3 Competition big difference

[@Guuccigreg]

what do you like more?!

[@79ta8]

The greatest car I have ever had the privilege of owning!

[@Guuccigreg]

Completely agree! Such an amazing car

[@YaseenAli-zn9ej]

How is it going with the car so far. Any major issues. I’m really planning on getting one next year😁

[@79ta8]

Yaseen Ali no major issues whatsoever, still an absolute dream to drive and I still haven’t got bored of the power!

[@YaseenAli-zn9ej]

Adam Taylor awesome to hear. If the previous owner took care of preventive maintenance, it would be great for me. If he/she didn’t take care of it, I wouldn’t mind spending money to do so because the car just makes me happy no matter what.

[@79ta8]

Yaseen Ali I’m probably selling mine next summer, are you in the u.k?

[@leonbeckford4177]

Just change the rod bearings every 40 odd thousands miles £1000 and your good to go a small maintaince cost for such a high performance car that was over 50 grand new 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@empire0]

Good video. Rod bearings are a must do repair imo. I got lucky and had rod knock on mine but the crank had no damage. Still a scary experience, but the engine got new mounts and it feels way better, and overall the S65 is an amazing engine. Actuators are expensive, but at least the car only goes into limp mode and theres no critical damage done. For what you get from these cars, they're great bang for the buck. You could go buy a Corvette or Mustang but they don't compare to a BMW

[@Guuccigreg]

I tried a corvette Zr1 and came back to the m3! Prefer the German platforms over American for sure. I’ll do another full s65 build eventually

[@Motorsports_3]

My friend got rod knock and he litterly got a call back today and the shop told him it's saved no damage was done to the crank shaft. They're just going to clean out the engine and oil pump and put be bearings

[@empire0]

@@Motorsports_3 that's awesome news

[@Motorsports_3]

@@empire0 yeah man

[@LiamSkateskinda]

Thanks for the video man, only decent one I’ve watched in a long while

[@Guuccigreg]

appreciate you! glad you liked it!

[@DaleSteel]

Wow. I've never seen a m3 without idrive didn't think it was possible

[@DFWsCars]

Informative. Safety Recalls (airbag) shouldn’t expire out. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Did a dealer say that? Wouldn’t surprise me.

[@Guuccigreg]

Believe that’s what dealers are saying now

[@tannernicholson8585]

There’s no expiration on recalls, especially safety related. The airbag recall does occasionally run into inventory issues but this should be a no cost service at any bmw dealer. -Tanner (6 years dealer experience with bmw)

[@Jamk14]

So like is the rod bearing thing only with stock bearings ? Or will you have to replace them every about 60k.

[@Guuccigreg]

It depends on how hard you drive the car and what it is used for. I know track guys who replace every year.

[@512460]

Thanks for the good video..i heard the horror stories but you tallking about them and experiencing. I wanted one of these or the 335i or 335D but soooooo many issues how this car allowed to leave the dealership Doesn't make sense i dont pay more money for something to then fix it more than another item at a lower price. Otherwise whats the point?..

[@Guuccigreg]

Glad you thought it was helpful! My car actually blew up last week though lmao

[@512460]

@@Guuccigreg noo way ironically, was it from any of the things you mentioned. Also what will u do now?

[@MoNeenja]

If you fix all the common issues, how long will the car last? I'm not expecting Camry levels of reliability but is this a car you can daily and reach 150k on the engine?

[@Guuccigreg]

Yes absolutely! I know of people who are over 180k miles and others at 150k miles boosted

[@i8_oreo_948]

Boosted Greg what’s the highest mileage? Someone is selling one for $20k and it has 135k miles

[@m5p944]

DCT over anything

[@Guuccigreg]

Preach

[@cameramanfrank]

$19,000 out the door, I’m just wondering what was the asking price lol also what was the mileage you purchased it at ?

[@Guuccigreg]

Asking was like 21 or 22 with 90k miles. I’ll make a video on it this week!

[@TeodorUnfiltered]

This or 2016-2018 camaro ss ?

[@Guuccigreg]

2 very different cars... go drive both and see which one you like more!

[@americanamerica4072]

I changed vowe cover gasket on my C63 cost me only 140$ part from FCP Euro you can learn by KZbin

[@Guuccigreg]

Hopefully getting one of those next! Absolutely love the c63. Do you have a w204 or w205?

[@americanamerica4072]

@@Guuccigreg my 2008 w204 or m156 I been thinking for awhile C63 or e92 m3. I took C63 cus of reliability and daily driving. I owned for 2 years no any issues only vowe cover gasket

[@Guuccigreg]

Similar but very different cars! You’ll enjoy an m3 if you end up switching, it’s such a special car

[@americanamerica4072]

@@Guuccigreg I heard that too I been looking for e46 m3 but price started rocket !!!!

[@Guuccigreg]

Yeah clean e46s have gotten expensive

[@DaveJMcGarry]

@2:19 why would you PAY to have a recall done? It's a recall. They cannot charge you for it. There is no time limit unless they cannot locate the owner in a reasonable time. Then they will not chase you for it.

[@bullyworld4359]

What about control arms?

[@ssbN77]

With all high performance cars always expect the downsides of owning one.

[@Guuccigreg]

Absolutely!!

[@foreigncreations1793]

What an Mcrap, I was thinking of getting one but nvm.

[@Guuccigreg]

You do you boo

[@robertmontgomery7158]

Rod bearings for 2k!? Not in my world 🌎 4K yes

[@Guuccigreg]

$4k! Where are you? We need to find you a different place

[@americanamerica4072]

Are you serious !!!

[@travisarkanna3375]

I'm not, bmw guy but i,know they,have a lot of problems

[@Guuccigreg]

Depends on the car and how well maintained they are

[@abrahamg3354]

So then you don't know.

[@jeffrandall4046]

Content good, BUT sound sucks! Get a mic please.

[@Guuccigreg]

I got a new mic 🤣

[@joey.5er]

Could’ve vacuumed it before making the video lol jk

[@Guuccigreg]

Hahahah no no you’re right, this poor car needs to be vacuumed so bad

[@boostedtrav]

Can you believe this guy!?!

[@Guuccigreg]

I honestly don’t surprise myself anymore

[@boostedjim4628]

RUST!!

[@Guuccigreg]

I don’t know what you are talking about 😭

[@incognito96]

Overrated car , not worth the hassle.

[@Guuccigreg]

I love you

[@incognito96]

@@Guuccigreg had one , done it and it was rubbish, the engine dominates , but you constantly worry, is the engine warm 10 minutes for the oil indicator to show on screen, actuators, bearings , to extract performance put your foot down and 5 minutes later the fuel bong beeps , the seat butlers don't work , it is not value for money. I had a manual and can't rush gears , the only good thing was it had balance.

[@Guuccigreg]

incognito96 sounds like you had a bad experience. I rag mine pretty hard and it’s always a good time

[@79ta8]

incognito96 you either haven’t owned one or you brought a cheap lemon😂

[@incognito96]

@@79ta8 I can assure you I have owned one and it was a 🍋.