[slow&rusty]

Gang - I will be looking at a newer car as a daily driver in early Spring. I have narrowed the list down to a few, of which the E46 M3 is one.

I joined bimmerforums to do some research on reliability and feedback all I could see were:
1) Oil Changes every 5-7K diligently
2) Rear tires do not last long (10K-20K)
3) Alternators run $1300

Nothing else....?

What have you guys heard and \ or experienced. As a caveat, I *might* even consider a '99 E36 M3 if the right color and condition came along, but these E36 cars are getting close to 10years old and starting to look ragged and or abused by auto-x owners or general lack of maintenace.

Also with the new M3 coming out, you can pick up an E46 for Camry money.

Many Thanks & Regards - Yasin