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      02-11-2020, 06:10 PM   #26
GregW / Oregon
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What are your thoughts when it comes to the G80 M3? I'm running out of patience and don't want to wait much longer than early 2021 to get mine, but I have concerns about the early production cars. Do you feel that it's less likely for the first year production cars to have issues since the engine & transmission are already in the X3M/X4M, and other technology is already in place in the 3 series, and so on?
I've had one of, if not the first, sold by my dealership for my '01, '08 & '15 M3/M4 coupes. There have been issues on occasion (E46 rod bearings, E92 TBAs) but not extraordinary and all well-handled by the dealer. As cars get more complex electronics though, the software seems to be the weak area for issues. Seeing some of that on my'20 GLE. I will probably bite early on this one, though.
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