Soon to be new owner intro

Cosmo Kramer · 10-14-2016, 03:36 PM

Hi All

First time poster here, I have been an avid Rennlist user for years and have owned a 996, two 928's and a Boxster. My current 928S4 is going to a new home, and the garage space is being filled with a 2008 E90 M3.

25,000 original miles, 6 speed Silverstone exterior/interior. Only mods are front wheel spacers and 295's on the rear (not sure i like the pinched look on the factory wheels). Otherwise clean car, had the clutch replaced with the updated one under warranty.

Anyway attached are a couple of obligatory pics

jiggz · 10-14-2016, 04:05 PM

Welcome to the forum!

Car looks good - SSII is strangely a rare color on the E9x platform, especially the sedan.

KwlAznKid · 10-14-2016, 04:06 PM

welcome! i had a 996 as well many years ago!

schnitzed328 · 10-14-2016, 04:12 PM

Welcome....new here also...one month now..

Cosmo Kramer · 10-15-2016, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jiggz

Welcome to the forum!

Car looks good - SSII is strangely a rare color on the E9x platform, especially the sedan.

That's what I have been hearing. Also I didn't realize how rare the sedan was. The whole rod bearing thing is freaking out out of bit. Getting an extended aftermarket warranty to cover that and the throttle actuators.

jdamore · 10-15-2016, 07:30 AM

Nice! Welcome! Looks like it has the f10 knob? One of my fav mods.

Jhanksm3 · 10-15-2016, 08:24 AM

Congratulations and welcome love the e90

Cosmo Kramer · 10-15-2016, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jdamore

Nice! Welcome! Looks like it has the f10 knob? One of my fav mods.

I actually had to look that up! The shifting is short and feels nice. Here are better pics.

loveskiing · 10-15-2016, 06:22 PM

Welcome to the club! Love me some SS...yes indeed a rare colour to be sure!
Enjoy the car!

roastbeef · 10-15-2016, 06:33 PM

Nice car, welcome to the club.

BGBF18 · 10-16-2016, 11:30 AM

I have exactly the same car and you're going to love it.

25k on an '08 is a rare find - well done! Mine has 80k miles and still running strong.

The SSII and Palladium interior combo seems fairly rare, so enjoy!

Cosmo Kramer · 10-17-2016, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BGBF18

I have exactly the same car and you're going to love it.

25k on an '08 is a rare find - well done! Mine has 80k miles and still running strong.

The SSII and Palladium interior combo seems fairly rare, so enjoy!

How has the reliability been? Did you do the rod bearings yet?

I am going to use it as a semi daily driver, probably will never see the track.

SSJTrunks523 · 10-17-2016, 07:09 AM

Welcome!

BGBF18 · 10-17-2016, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Cosmo Kramer

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Originally Posted by BGBF18

I have exactly the same car and you're going to love it.

25k on an '08 is a rare find - well done! Mine has 80k miles and still running strong.

The SSII and Palladium interior combo seems fairly rare, so enjoy!

How has the reliability been? Did you do the rod bearings yet?

I am going to use it as a semi daily driver, probably will never see the track.

I am the third owner, but I have the full service history. In my two years and 10k miles, I've only replaced the EDC-K (computer). Before that, just the steering pump and battery were replaced. I'd say that's pretty reliable.

Clutch take-up is still great and I'm running on original rod bearings and throttle actuators. I'll probably do the RBs in the next year.

I also put in an AFE intake and BPM stage 1 tune. Great, easily reversible mods IMHO.

CSBM5 · 10-17-2016, 07:11 PM

SSII is not actually a rare color on the E90 M3, especially in the 2008 model year where 483 were imported. For 2008 it was the 2nd most popular color with Jerez Black having the most at 690 cars out of total of 2280 for 2008 model year.

For the LCI E90s, there were only 384 SSII out of 3587 cars, so it's much rarer in the 2009-2011 years.

Here's a link to model year/paint breakdown:http://www.m3post.com/forums/showpos...4&postcount=59

Cheers,
Chuck (SSII owner also)

Tracyis300 · 10-17-2016, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by CSBM5

SSII is not actually a rare color on the E90 M3, especially in the 2008 model year where 483 were imported. For 2008 it was the 2nd most popular color with Jerez Black having the most at 690 cars out of total of 2280 for 2008 model year.

For the LCI E90s, there were only 384 SSII out of 3587 cars, so it's much rarer in the 2009-2011 years.

Here's a link to model year/paint breakdown:http://www.m3post.com/forums/showpos...4&postcount=59

Cheers,
Chuck (SSII owner also)

Thanks for this! I was wondering about how rare my 09 E90 M3 SSII is? So happy to be a part of that 384

Cosmo Kramer · 10-25-2016, 03:16 PM

Just picked it up today. What a beast! Love the M button. Very civilized when driving it easy, I will be enjoying it for sure!

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Cosmo Kramer Private 30 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW X5 50i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Soon to be new owner intro Hi All First time poster here, I have been an avid Rennlist user for years and have owned a 996, two 928's and a Boxster. My current 928S4 is going to a new home, and the garage space is being filled with a 2008 E90 M3. 25,000 original miles, 6 speed Silverstone exterior/interior. Only mods are front wheel spacers and 295's on the rear (not sure i like the pinched look on the factory wheels). Otherwise clean car, had the clutch replaced with the updated one under warranty. Anyway attached are a couple of obligatory pics Attached Images
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loveskiing Lieutenant Colonel 968 Rep 1,612 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 E90 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	Welcome to the club! Love me some SS...yes indeed a rare colour to be sure! Enjoy the car!
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BGBF18 Second Lieutenant 165 Rep 216 Posts Drives: '11 E90 M3 6MT Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: stratosphere iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 E90 M3 [0.00] 2008 E90 M3 (sold) [0.00] 2017 F80 M3C (sold) [0.00] 2022 Tesla Model 3 LR [0.00]	I have exactly the same car and you're going to love it. 25k on an '08 is a rare find - well done! Mine has 80k miles and still running strong. The SSII and Palladium interior combo seems fairly rare, so enjoy! __________________ -BG
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CSBM5 Brigadier General 2723 Rep 3,337 Posts Drives: 2019 M2 Comp, 2011 M3, etc Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (2)	SSII is not actually a rare color on the E90 M3, especially in the 2008 model year where 483 were imported. For 2008 it was the 2nd most popular color with Jerez Black having the most at 690 cars out of total of 2280 for 2008 model year. For the LCI E90s, there were only 384 SSII out of 3587 cars, so it's much rarer in the 2009-2011 years. Here's a link to model year/paint breakdown:http://www.m3post.com/forums/showpos...4&postcount=59 Cheers, Chuck (SSII owner also) __________________ Current Stable: 2024 G20 M340i Melbourne Red/Cognac 2019 F87 M2 Competition 6MT, LBB, slicktop, exec pkg 2007 E91 328i Silver, slushbox, Eibach fr/E93 M3 rear sway bars, ARC-8
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Cosmo Kramer Private 30 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW X5 50i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Just picked it up today. What a beast! Love the M button. Very civilized when driving it easy, I will be enjoying it for sure!
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