I am not an owner of an e9 3.0L but am looking for one. I have owned bmws since 1976. The first was a 1976 2002. Since then we have owned a 73 2002, several 3 series, a 1990 328i convertible. Currently we have a 2002 M3 convertible which we bought new and still own with 78,000 miles, a 2014 328xi sports model, an X4 M40i, and our son has a 2011 manual 328 manual sports wagon. We will be looking for advice about buying an e9 3.0. Dale