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Originally Posted by j3welz

I've owned both the 335i with FBO mods and switched to an E92 M3 about 2 years ago. Honestly, I've had pretty much every single thing go wrong with the 335i (turbos replaced, fuel injectors, vanos solenoid, multiple hpfps). Thank god I had an extended 3rd party warranty that covered me, but wisely got rid of it when that ended and got myself into an M3.

So far, the only things that's gone wrong on me in 40k is a seized caliper and a slow DCT transmission leak, both repaired under CPO warranty. The maintenance costs aren't so bad if you have work performed by an indy and you supply your own parts. I'd estimate about an avg of $1,500/yr including tires factored in. Although, the M3 is not without issue, there seems to be a possible rod bearing clearance problem affecting a small % of engines. Knock on wood this doesn't happen to me, but I'll probably be replacing them when I get to 100k.

Blown motors, Bearing failure S65 Registry.

As for the driving experience, there really is no comparison. Revving that V8 past 8000rpm is something that can't be described in words. It's funny because I remember the first time test driving it, it felt very lackluster as I couldn't rev it past 5000 due to the short test drive.

seems like the most common issue with the M3 is the bearing failure affecting early release, and also the DCT transmission leak as well. mine was seeping oil n the pan/gasket was replaced under warranty.