E92 M3 US specs vs EUR specs

[Chi-town expat]

Hi there,

Could anyone tell me if there are any differences between the software/hardware of US spec M3's vs Euro spec?

I'm a Dutch guy temporarily living in the US and would like to buy an E92 M3 somewhere in the near future to take it with me to the Netherlands when I return. I have checked with my BMW dealer in the Netherlands what adjustments I'd have to make and he says that they can adjust the lights to make it compliant with Dutch regulation, but that BMW in the NL would not be able to do any software/programming related work.

Is this true? Or do they just say this because they don't like the fact that I'm paying less than half the price for the car in the US? Could anyone tell me where I can find the right info about this?

Thanks a lot!

[Genro757]

I have a US Spec M3 and live in Germany...other than some safety items (ie. glass, orange reflectors) the biggest difference I've found is not getting the traffic updates and certain radio stations.