Comments on: 2009 BMW M3 Review

By: Al Woosley

Al Woosley — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:26:14 +0000

The factory paint work on my 2009 M3 is glass like and
gorgeous. Anyone who states Beemer’s paintwork is less than
wonderful has a greivous agenda and is jealous of the car. My
paintwork is just like a mirror and a joy to look at and revel.
Just ask the man who owns one.

By: Dan_G

Dan_G — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:16:05 +0000

GREAT REVIEW!!

I dont quite know what the orange peel guy is going on about. I have an 08 M3 coupe in sparkling metallic grey and the paint is really good.

if you feel that bad about your paint you can always get the paint corrected by a pro for less than £500 (i dont care what you say, that is cheap)… then it’ll be show quality shine….

BMW know how to make cars. thats all I have to say.

By: Johnny Canada

Johnny Canada — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:32:46 +0000

Do a Google search for “bmw orange peel m3″. You’ll find specific examples. At this price point, I expect better from BMW.

By: gunnar

gunnar — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:20:24 +0000

Can you be more specific? At present they seem to cut the mustard visually… Perhaps seeing how they age in the next five years will be a good determining factor.

By: Johnny Canada

Johnny Canada — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:55:15 +0000

I should have been more specific, Gunnar.

All M3 paint jobs, regardless of colour, are slipshod at best. BMW’s water-based paint systems are not ready for prime time. Brutal.

By: G

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:09:09 +0000

You know it ‘n I know it, Paul!

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:39:20 +0000

Wonderful review!

Might be time for you to hop on a Ducati.

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:19:47 +0000

Brutal! I loved the red, personally. It popped and in certain light had this violet hue. Really quite nice.

By: Johnny Canada

Johnny Canada — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:30:37 +0000

Good idea reviewing this car at night, as the paint on the new M3 is BMW’s worst. Every example I’ve seen, with the exception of tweaked press vehicles, displays an unacceptable level of orange peel. Truly disappointing when a Ford F150 has a better paint job.

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:12:29 +0000

Wow, thanks Jack!

By: JAck

JAck — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:46:56 +0000

Definitely one of the best reviews I have ever read about a car. The detailed descriptions allowed me to feel like I was driving the M3.