I notice that there is an M3 ‘Edition’ on its way. It’s a tad lower by ten mill, can have shiny black 19-inch alloys, with so called ‘dark chrome’ everywhere and some contrasting stripey interior trim. Isn’t this an M3 too far?
I know BMW makes more profit this way and buyers love the idea of a racer for the road, but can’t they do without all the luxury extras and the bodykit bling which leaves 318Ci drivers in doubt as to what has just overtaken them?
Click here to read about the BMW M3 EditionThe small trifle of £53,435 that your local showroom wants to charge you for a rapid and rapidly depreciating asset could better be spent on a ‘proper’ M3.
I do realise that the original convertible M3 was also a cash in, but in its original format an E30 M3 was just about perfect.
Watch our Meet the Ancestors video on the old v new BMW M3 herePrices seem to start at £10,000, but you’d be better off with something that’s £15,000 and mint, though low milers can be bought in the £20-£30K uplands.
I think a modern M3 customer would find the old one tiny, uncomfortable and noisy, but undoubtedly a huge amount of fun. Plus they would have a few bob left in their pocket to buy food, or perhaps an E36 for the weekly commute.
