M3 Ranking. What's your list?

[MrBurgundy]

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

the light is no longer in my eyes

[varg]

the light is no longer in my eyes

[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.

[Victell]

1M should be an option

[82eye]

[QUOTE=Victell;n10163673]1M should be an option

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