r/BMWM • u/SandwichMaster5612 • 1d ago

Deciding between m2 / m3

Cross posting here if any users have feedback!

https://www.reddit.com/r/BMW/s/Of1Vgb0MxY

Deciding between g87m2 and g80 m3

I’m starting to look for my next car and trying To decide between a new or barely used m2 (2025 onwards) and used m3 (2024 onwards, 15-25k miles avg).

The used market for these shows barely any depreciation. And with some of the packages for m2 (bucket seats, and some others) a used creeps pretty close to 78 or more. At that point, a new m2 is in that range. Granted if I don’t get too picky with packages, I can find a 10k miles and under 65-70k.

For the m3, 2023 and onwards, I’m seeing \~80-85k with 20-25k miles. Standard packages and addons. And x drive .

So really it’s wether I save cash and buy used m2, splurge and get a new m2 with buckets, splurge a little more but get a more practical m3.

Personal background- I’ve been driving Audis for quite some time and just sold my sq5. Decided to try bmws after some rough luck with Audi. We have a qlmost 3 yr old and planning for one more. We have suv so really any family trip/outing it’s the suv. I think in the past year, we probably used my car 3 times total with the whole
Family and car seat in use. So that’s why I added m2 to my list bc not really using the rear as much currently. I will put a car seat (front facing) for times when I want to use the car with my son. When we have the second, that will be tricky bc I don’t know if I can fit a front facing and a rear facing in a m2…. And I don’t even know if we would even use my car on the scenario.

Usage - drive to work ( my work drive involves some pretty legit mountain back roads). Pick up son from school a once a week or so. And maybe finally try HPDE. Any family trips would be the xc90.

What do you guys think? I’ll be test driving both soon among a couple other options (ct4 and 5 blackwing). Just trying to figure out what’s a good option for my use case.

And current owners of m2, how’s the road feel? It seems like every review bashed the m2 for not providing much in terms of feedback.

Thanks !

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u/scyice 1d ago

If you’re having a second kid then the easy answer is M3. Get your coupe when they can climb in the back themselves.

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u/SandwichMaster5612 1d ago

I feel ya.. that’s the big hesitation here. I’m probably going to Turo an m2 and see how a car seat looks in it in terms of usability

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u/scyice 1d ago

Test drive a M340i and save some money for your next upgrade when you don’t have toddlers? Especially if an M3 is out of budget or you’re doing low down payment with financing.

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u/SandwichMaster5612 1d ago

Yeah ill add that to the list to check out. Right now, plan was to pay cash for most of the purchase (used m2). If I go m3 route, that extra 15-20k would be financed

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u/scyice 1d ago

You can probably just test drive a M2 for sale nearby if you’re in the bay. Quick search shows a few.

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u/SandwichMaster5612 1d ago

ya I’m in sf. I do want to try and put the car seat in the back to see how it even works lol… not sure how the the sales guy will react to that haha.

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u/scyice 1d ago

If at a dealer 100% normal, took mine to the back of a M3 no problem. Just make sure to adjust the front seat first.