I have to disagree with you on one point, Doug. That is not “cheap“ plastic. That is VERY EXPENSIVE plastic. 😂

"Not As Unreliable As The M5 E60"

That's the highest level of praise for any BMW and reliability

The time when BMW grills looked good.

11:20 that is the scariest noise if you own a bmw. If you know, you know.

When the mechanic open the hood and see the m3 logo that means he’s getting paid lol

After seeing how complicated those turn signals are I understand why BMW drivers don’t use turn signals.

Yay Doug reviews a car I’ve actually owned! And one I had extensively researched before purchasing, a few things to note:

-I was surprised at Doug’s non-explanation of the Power button. It’s for the sensitivity of the throttle pedal. Its doesnt actually effect engine power at all, just makes the throttle more sensitive and makes the throttle map’s 100% WOT at say only 3/4 of the pedal travel compared to being at the very end of the pedal travel with it in Normal. It can also be configured for your M Mode so pressing the M button on the wheel will activate it along with your other settings (dampers, servotronic steering, DCS MDM)

-Surprised Doug didnt mention the carbon leather trim. It’s a desirable option for buyers. Cloth seats are very rare too, its not part of some ‘enthusiast’ package like Doug mentioned, but most of these cars just came with the Novillo leather (mine had red).

-You can get the adjustable dampers outside of the Competition package, it was part of the tech package and even available al carte in the early pre LCI years iirc. The only difference with the Competition pkge ones was the Sport setting was retuned and now was dynamic like the Comfort and Normal settings.

-Don’t think that’s a rear armrest Doug. That piece pops out to allow the ski pass through (car has cold weather package), the little panel behind it is a door that opens into the trunk. You can see the little door when he drops the seats when he’s going over the trunk quirks.

-Doug kept mentioning the V8 but didnt mention its crazy redline of 8,250 rpms! How do you not mention that! This small V8 is a revver and not torquey, I’m glad he did mention its characteristic of being high revving and not having grunt down low though. Also surprised he didn’t point out the warmup gauge around the tachometer that slowly reduces from red to yellow into the redline when you cold start the car as a quirk!

-He mentions the steering, it feels great cause its hydraulic. Last M car to have it, the M3/4 after this one have electric steering.

-This particular car also has the enhanced premium audio option, you can tell from the silver rings around the speakers (compared to black on the base audio)

-In case anyone cares, mine was a 2011 Space Grey Competition Package (ZCP) with 6MT :)

As an owner of an e92 (not an M3, but I wish) I can say the turn signals are really easy to operate and I really love how they function

"Is that a hood bulge, or are you just happy to see me?"

Doug: The center temperature dial is there so that you can have cold air on your face when the heat is on. Warm air on your face makes you sleepy on long drives, so the cold air keeps you awake without the rest of your body being cold.

Daddy Doug reviewing the E92 has finally fulfilled my wish.

I truly believe this era of turn signal was superior in design, but people unfortunately did not know how to use them. There were two "levels" of signaling like in any car. if you pushed it lightly, the signal would blink three times to indicate say a lane change on the highway. If you moved it all the way, the blinker would stay on until you completed your turn; also like any other car. What people had a difficult time with was turning it off because they would push the stalk all the way in the opposite direction when they really only needed to bump it to the "3 blinks" level to deactivate it. With some practice you see the reasoning behind the design as it does not click back into place when you complete a turn, but rather remains silent and gives the car a more premium feeling. I wish more manufacturers had caught onto this trend and allowed more people to become accustomed to it.

Here's how Doug's video title vocabulary widened over the years:
2017: "Bargain"
2018: "Here's why"
2019: "Crazy"

We all waiting for the day doug gets pulled over “testing” a car by going 80+ in a 35mph suburban road

"The bulge is functional" is my new favorite line from this channel.

"What is my purpose?"
"You pass the seatbelt"
"Oh my god"

To me this car earns at least a 8 in styling. It still looks modern nowadays!

If I wasn’t so scared of the repair bills I’d love to have one. Beautiful car

M3 Owner: "Doug better not mess with my gong levels."

Being from SoCal, Doug can be excused for not understanding the separate climate control for the center vent.  If your from somewhere with really cold winters and your cold to your bones, you want to jump in your car and crank the heat.  After awhile though you might start feeling warmer, but if you start feeling drowsy, what better than to blow some refreshing cold air on your face, while keeping your feet warm.  It's a safety feature -- keeping you awake.