M3 Ranking. What's your list?

[zinc]

E30
E36
E46
E90
F80
G80

This is the correct list

Euro E36 though, otherwise E46 > US E36 although might be hard to beat Oxford Green E36 with black vaders

I also have a soft spot for F80 but E90 is more "special" with the V8

[DEV0 E30]

1M should be an option

Yes.

Peak M3:
-E36 Chassis.
-400bhp S54 + 6-speed.
-[insert preference here] Flares. ----- ACS CLS I or II styled.
-M-rain Interior

Would.

2series is larger. the 1series is no more now, it's a dozen yrs dead. i'm kinda looking over the used market now for a clean one. we only got the e82 coupe variants here.

Honestly a 6 speed 128i with some simple mods would be really nice as a do many thing car.

[82eye]

is that the 2 series now?

the current euro and Australian market 1 series seemed to be a good successor, until they went longitudinal...

2series is larger. the 1series is no more now, it's a dozen yrs dead. i'm kinda looking over the used market now for a clean one. we only got the e82 coupe variants here.

[2mAn]

Peak M3:
-E36 Chassis.
-400bhp S54 + 6-speed.
-[insert preference here] Flares.
-M-rain Interior

[E30 Wagen]

For the NA market:
E46
E36
E30
E92
F80

Factor in cost and reliability then I think e36 would be #1 for sure, but overall the e46 is just more special. When it comes to the e30 I think I'd rather just have a 325is. The e92 and f80 look like they grew in size too much. If I had the resources to mod each one how I wanted I think the e46 would still be on top but the e30 a much closer 2nd.

[McGyver]

always considered the 1series to carry the dna and spirit of the e30.

is that the 2 series now?

the current euro and Australian market 1 series seemed to be a good successor, until they went longitudinal...

[TobyB]

Ok, if we get gobacks, can I have just one e90 M3?

And maybe a spare, so that when I wreck it, I can put its drivetrain into an E34 wagon?

t
moar powah!

[82eye]

1M should be an option

always considered the 1series to carry the dna and spirit of the e30.

[Victell]

1M should be an option

[DEV0 E30]

Long post as usual incoming.

Was talking to 2Man, our defacto leader here.

He laughed at my list

e90
e30
e36
f80
e46
g80

This is based on driving experience- how it drives, looks, and sounds

no so much as to cost, reliability, complexity ect ect

I get the list. Probably similar-ish for me, with some caveats.

This list kinda messed me up. It’s hard to separate the emotional from the practical.

Yeah, it depends on how you would use it, and if you had unlimited/enough funds to make it how you want it. I'd want something I could enjoy pretty much at any time, not keep it cooped up in the garage/showroom.

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- E30 M3 looks wise and with a swapped engine (S54 perhaps) is pretty close to peak for me, or something lighter with enough hrsprs for fun and reliableness. Oh and it has to have incredible AC.
- E36 M3 with something swapped in with all the things follows that pretty close, S54 is the easy pick, but others can fit.
- E46 M3 is great... but as a good friend -- Holland --- would attest, as a daily it doesn't shine. The engine is amazing but in stock even modded form, it can become a bit tiresome to daily. Right? Don't wanna put words in your mouth.
- E90 with a good exhaust and a set of wheels and tires, maybe suspension is one hell of a DD/other car. V8 sounds with the right exhaust, it's no wonder why this has become a fave to so many.
- Not enough seat time/experience with G?? or F?? cars, but styling/looks wise G80 is dead last. I don't care how fast it is. Old man noises, get off my rock lawn.
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If there was one car to do it all, and I could only have one M3 over the rest to own... it's hard to deny the E30 M3 - but it is more an E30 M3 shell in my eyes. I respect them stock, but if it was mine...

Thing is, a BRG E36 M3 Sedan with something spicey would check many boxes for me too.

Emotion still plays a huge part for me.

[varg]

the light is no longer in my eyes

[MrBurgundy]

Damn, you've got the grumps of someone solidly in their 40s

the light is no longer in my eyes

[McGyver]

lol gen Z

im 34 brother

Damn, you've got the grumps of someone solidly in their 40s

[MrBurgundy]

lol gen Z

im 34 brother

[2mAn]

My perfect M car would be an s54 e36

Something about the e36 styling just hits for me while the e46 styling is just okay to me

freakin Gen Z….