Picked mine up on Feb 1st, welcome to the family
I got my car fully loaded with all of the options minus the 19" rims and it was $57K MSRP, but its not a convertible so its a few K cheaper. As for the new E90, you cant compare an M3 to the new 3-series, it will competely obliterate it in every aspect of driving, but the new M3 that should be something to look forward to for sure, as long as they have a manual option available.