iLuveketchup

Curious, have you removed the AC / radio from your car?

Vanishing Point

Well first off they only made a handful (59 total) of Delete CR's and secondly the summertime temps tend to dictate where and when these cars are driven. I drive mine until it gets to near 100 degrees or my passengers tell me different, then it's time to park them till the fall of the year.

rebel yel

Interesting.. Being in il, I almost never used the ac. But stereo yes..

FISH22

I was seriously pursuing purchasing an E9X M last year when I sold my 06 S2000. Test drove a couple, and really loved the car. Considering I was thinking of buying used, and most of the cars in my price range had about 40k miles, I was a little nervous about getting into a high tech BMW. I did like that the M3 felt a lot like the S2000 IMO. BUT, the shifter was probably a deal breaker for me. From time to time, I still dream about having a low mileage Alpine White E92 M, carbon roof, 6 speed manual, fox red interior. Yum. And if you're serious about getting into a '13, I think now is the right time. Considering it'll be the last year of the N/A M3s. Have you looked into European Delivery? Not sure if any dealers have allocations for them anymore, but that's an easy way to save a TON of money on a new M3.

As for your CR... if I wanted a Rio CR, I would easily pay at or around $30k for it.

adrs2k

E92's are pretty sweet cars and every time I see one I do think to myself that I would love to have one. Drove one once and really enjoyed it.

Then...I come to S2KI and see that there are literally handfuls of people that went S2000 to E92 M3, and then a few months later miss the S2000 and sell the M3 and come straight back to the S2000. Everyone including myself thinks the extra power, luxury, and tech stuff would be nice, but what everyone seems to find is that none of that can replace the "feel" of the S so they come back. OF course not everyone comes back, but enough do. If I had a higher mileage AP1/AP2 and it was not in the best of shape I think it would totally be worth selling and getting the M3 and giving it a shot. In your case though you have an immaculate and low mileage CR which you will never find again or have the opportunity to buy if the M3 experiment turns into something you dont like. So I guess what I am saying is be very very sure that you are ready to move on, because you will be giving up a car that is irreplaceable (mileage/condition).

Good luck

Cronic

I think 28k-30k is realistic if you don't want to sit on the car forever and deal with 80 people who come and waste your time.

FISH22

Obviously, the best bet would be to keep the CR and find an M3. But I know for me, that wouldn't be financially impossible. Considering I was only without an S2000 for 3 months last year... I will never again sell an S2000 to get into something different. Like posted above, there have been WAY too many of us that have come back. The S2000 is just such a special car, and I honestly think it would be nearly impossible to go onto an M3 and not have the S2000 in the back of your head. Plus, you have an extremely rare find considering the miles. You will most likely not find another with that low miles down the road.

FurY

Agreed... as the saying goes: "They always come back."

Biohazard

That is why you need both as others have stated, CR for weekend and track, and E92 for a daily.

I personally have my CR and daily a 2011 335i Msport with competition wing, akarpovic exhaust, and cobb stage 1+ aggressive and couldn't be happier. Also fun when I beat a stock E92M3 if they want to run from a light.

s2kreeper

I dd my car and it is stripped (albeit with no roll cage, so I left stock SRS & roll bars in place for the time being). So yeah, ac system, radio, interior door panel, etc all gone.

I would not have it any other way. My door handles consist of red belts ala gt3 rs, except coming directly off of the mechanism, so at the far end of the door, making them more awkward to get at, but it's the lightest and I think it looks good