So this happened to my Civic on Friday:




And I already found two replacement cars:

2004 Civic EP3 (not the same car)



1997/98 M3/4/5


The Civic has 85K miles on it, original owner, been serviced at Honda Seattle since new, has a stack of paperwork since new also. Asking $8000

The M3 has 131K miles on it, second owner, been serviced by Eastside Bavarian, has stack of paperwork from both owners. Asking $8500~

I know the Civic is cheaper in the long run, but I've always wanted a white 4 door M3. Now I have a chance, should I just go for it? I'm trying to be an adult and get the Civic, but I kind of want the M3. It comes down to how much I want to pay, but both cars are pretty much well taken care of, but then I get confused.

Anyone have an opinion?

 

My neighbor has a white 4 door M3 like the one you posted. He is very happy with his. They are a very nice well rounded car and rare compared to the Civic.
Hope this helps.

 

M>Civic

 

Live a little...get the M3!

Sorry to hear about the accident btw.

 

Never driven a civic like that so I can't comment.

But I did own a pristine estoril blue '98 E36 M3. Possibly the worst car I've ever owned and mine only had 48,000 miles on it. The fact that there is a "stack" of paper work showing maintenence/repairs should tell you it won't be cheap to keep it in good running shape. It's not that you need to watch out of major repairs, it's the little things that kill you on these cars. A sensor here, a window regulator there, it adds up pretty quick. A good friend of mine bought one after he rode in mine and fell in love with it. He's spent more on repairs than he did on the car and it was another low milage (~75,000 miles as it sits today) one with a good paper trail. It now sits in his garage broken (VANOS failure) while he drives around an GTI while saving money to fix it.

It wasn't nearly as "fun" or amazing to drive as all the hype makes them out to be. It wasn't bad, but no where near as great as internet forums make them out to be. It's really not a bad car and I did have my fun with it, but I like to warn people that they aren't the be all end all that they're made out to be.

If you decide you really want an M3, I'd strongly recommend finding one with less miles. As the miles rack up, so do repair bills.

 

civic if u wanna drive-bmw if u wanna fix

 

Yeah... how much time do you have on your hands? The way the BMW drives and looks may be enough to make you forget about the other hassles... and some people like working on their cars on the weekend.... every weekend. Some prefer to only work on them because they want to, not because they have to however.

 

E36 M3 as long as it's in good shape. I like Civics but they are too easy to break into.

 

I would go with the M/// Allday!

 

any car is easy to break into, its the driving off part thats hard, but the newer cars have immobilizers (including the civic OP is thinking of buying) so the only way it can be stolen is if its towed or someone has the key...


looks like you (OP) really needed an excuse to get a new car huh...

damage looks to be minimal...

 

Damages were over $10K. Should I got it repaired?

Bought an E30 325e. M3 owner backed out, and the Civic was sold.

 

Here are some pictures of it. Cleaned it up at Metro! Still needs a proper detail.

Upcoming mods besides the maintenance stuff:
50 or 35% tint, debadge, pull out dents and bumper tuck for now

 

really? looks pretty light on the pic, must be a bunch of hidden stuff...

congrats on the new car!

 

Saw it yesterday before the wash, nice little E30 you got! Can't wait to see it after a proper detail.

Way cooler then a Civic!

 

Nice E30! I'm not a fan of civics so I say don't fix