I first fell in love with the BMW brand nearly 20 years ago when I bought my first E46 M3, a 6MT Titanium Silver example with Imola Red interior. It was everything Id been looking for and then some. Since then, Ive owned a ton of different models, including a single turbo 2008 135i, a 2016 F10 M5, and a 2015 F80 M3 — all daily driven and documented on this forum. The last one I owned, the F80, was sold back in 2023 and Ive been without any sort of enthusiast vehicle for the last few years.
That was until a few weeks ago when I flew to Fort Lauderdale, Florida to pick up this 2024 BMW M3 with only 1,500 miles. I had been looking for a 6-speed, Black Sapphire exterior, Kyalami Orange carbon buckets combo and this one fit the bill perfectly. It even had some mods I found appealing: PPF over most of the vehicle, ER catless downpipes, a BMW Performance HAS kit, yellow DRLS, a gloss black lip kit all around, as well as replacing the puny stock rear brakes with an upgraded setup from dentprotony.
I decided to make the flight down to Florida and drive the 800 mile trip back home in a single day. I was most concerned about surviving a 12 hour trip in the carbon bucket seats, but I was pleasantly surprised at how great they felt for the entire ride. I am 510 and 160ish pounds and these seem custom tailored. Getting in and out comes with some challenges, but still not worth going with the standard seats.
Finally back in my driveway.
My son was born after I got rid of the F80, but it seems another enthusiast is in the making.
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