The BMW E90 is the Best 3-Series 

Got one about a month ago. I enjoy it.

How are they not fast? 330i 0-60, quarter mile, specs 0-60 mph 5.8 seconds is definitely fast...

Love my e90 330i, smooth , powerful and reliable N52 b30 engine!!!

330 and 335 are fast.

I think youre abit to biased. The lci facelift msports is the best onre

I’ve never driven an I6 E39 but I’ve only ever heard good things. I’ve only driven the V8 E39s with the recirculating ball steering racks. With rack and pinion it must be a blast.

is e90 stock more fun to drive than e46?

Thank you! Ha! I’ve gone back and seen those early videos and I agree… that one in particular I had to cut after almost every sentence or two to get primed on what to say next 😂 Made it feel very stilted in hindsight.

You got it! That's an even tougher one.

When I had my E90 335i XDrive it was the perfect companion for my Z4M roadster. Mine was Sapphire black over saddle brown, miss that car.

Also, how did you go about adding CarPlay support? My 2011 had the full iDrive setup, seems like it'd be pretty involved to replace.

@@123456789a413ify I'm going all in! Plus I only need one car at a time. Might also "update" the interior a bit with extra parts so I don't ruin the stock interior.

Hows it like still?

@@maciej_zieba Still struggling to find a good excuse for upgrading!

@@SK-vg3mw I'm stuck between this and a 1.9TDI Golf MK3 or MK4. Had am F30 but finance plus insurance was a bit heavy on the budget. Want to mess with the car a bit but when on finance I don't want to "mess it up"

​@@maciej_ziebaI bought an e90 after downgrading a few months ago. I made the correct decision it's a great car.

Innovation is a bitch

Apparently the M340i/d is the only G20 with i-6. And probably the last BMWs to have them ... Who's fault is this? The fkn EU according to BMW, with their emissions 🐂. And there are politicians in Germany shilling heavily for EVs and they even want to ban non ev cars from the road :/

B58 is the new 6 cylinder. 340i and other 40i series vehicles have this engine and it is a beast. 90% of the new generation stuff on the road is 4-cyl though. Those 4 cylinder cars are pretty quick for what they are and they get amazingly good fuel economy, but its just not the same as a 6-cyl. The biggest problem on the newer car is the electric power steering that gives absolutely nothing back to the driver.

Thank you!

The E30 is always going to be the first one I walk to at the car show.

@@BuzzytheBlue e30 is such a timeless car. BMW had some amazing looking cars back in the 80s and 90s.

@@KAS470 in terms of 90s BMWs the E34 5-Series is possibly my favorite looking BMW ever. Would love to own an E34 M5.

@@123456789a413ify man I love e34’s. I want a manual 540i. The sound of a v8 seems very suiting to the way they look.

which model? 328i? 335i?

in my opinion it is the e46 (not because I own one 325ci eu version) but because it literally is the best car I have ever sat in, its just raw and feels amazing, and the power is plenty. For me its just the perfect blend of all the things I want from a car. And unlike e90 its simple to work on and has much lower maintenance costs (I am a UNI student so that's rather important for me aswell) Overall I cant say negative things about the e90 but at the end of the day it comes to personal taste and the feel you get from the car. You have to find a car that will make you smile every time you drive it and look at it. And I have found that in my e46

@@samobalco5744 Agreed, that’s what it’s all about. Cant go wrong with either, just comes down to which suits you better. E46s are surprisingly simple to work on, I was able to do most things myself. The E90…. Not so much haha.

@@samobalco5744 E90 is so much better than E46. In terms of everything, literary.

To me E90 is simply the best. Better than E46 for sure. Above all E90 has sportier appearance, front wings are much sportier, “hips” far more pronounced lines, somehow more precise and detailed engineering. Therefore far greater torzion rigidity, better aerodynamic drag coefficient, more advanced engines, more comfortable car, more spacious, even more precise steering, firmer experience of the car as a whole, much better chassis, better lying on the road, etc.

My bad I should’ve specified I was only referencing the North American model line, we didn’t get the smaller engine configurations here.

@@BuzzytheBlue I did kind of figure this 😁. I have owned my ‘06 E90 323i for nearly 7 years. I just have gone through the very expensive process of replacing the engine. Sadly mine died at around 230,000km. The new engine only has about 130,000 km. In many ways it really didn’t make economic sense to do this, but I really couldn’t bring myself to send the car off to the wreckers and perhaps get $500 for it. So instead I spent a bit over $10k. !! ouch 😂. Oh well, next some more $$ to get the paintwork into top condition. It’s only money 🤣. I actually really enjoy driving this car so hence am willing to spend the money. I am possibly mad but so what. I do like the E46 series and nearly bought one. If I were to get one, my pick would be the 330Ci convertible or coupe. The E46 M3 to me is the best of the 3 series M cars but are way out of my budget.

@@1240enzo$10k for a new engine - holy smokes!

@@BuzzytheBlue I bought a 2011 323i new, with the 6 spd manual and 200 hp which I still have with less than 60,000 kms on it. I believe they were sold in Canada, but not the USA. Anyway, a beautiful sedan in deep sea blue, very reliable, and always fun to drive.

Goid thing in Europe is: The majority of cars is manual transmission. However the langer engines are often ordered with automatic, so you have a limited market with more powerful cars. Powerful in Europe means anything above 150 to 200 HP. Most cars here are arpund 90 to 150 HP ;_; my 330i E90 is considered very powerful.

In Canada we also had the 323i. I know because I bought a 2011 with the six speed manual and 200 hp new, and happily I still have it!

Ha thanks man! Gift from my grandmother.

@@BuzzytheBlue Have a couple myself. Awesome things. Great channel BTW.

Nice choice, an E90 330i is such a nice balance of modern tech and old school BMW attributes.

They can definitely be finicky electronically. If you haven’t noticed any issues since then though it’s probably fine.

Wish we got more of the diesels here in the States, especially back in the E46 days. We were lucky to have gotten the E90 335d though.

The car doesn't age nicely? Well if you actually take care of it it does age nicely

Yeah the model lineup in the US is way more limited, it’s unfortunate.

Yeah there was even more variety in Europe. Diesels and 4 cylinders that we never got over here.

@@BuzzytheBlue Exactly bro. Actually the 4 cylinder version that I drive has only been sold in Europe and not in other countries (where they do sell the 4 cylinder models so definitely not the USA) because of the levels of sulfur in the fuel used lol

They’re great too. Have had a couple.

@BuzzytheBlue A little biased on the E46. Never owned an E90, but I have worked on one. I also own an E61. Maintenance purposes the E46 is better. I've had it for 9 years.

@@nattadam4171 100% agree, the E46 is way easier to work on. I like daily driving my E90 a bit more but am definitely more afraid of it breaking lol!

Absolutely agree in terms of design and complexity. Having owned examples of both, the E46 is pretty easy to upkeep yourself while the E90s can be daunting. The E90 definitely marked the end of the slick mechanical simplicity, but at least all that complexity was used to make a range of interesting cars. Whereas today....

I’ve had two, it’s a good move