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I had an E90 M3 for 10 years, nicely modded, and drove it over 80K miles and liked it. Mine was a 6MT and while a manual gives you something to do while driving, I tended to think the DCT was the better choice. I had my time with the S65 and feel no need to go back to it. I bought an F90 M5, so I am obviously OK with less engagement rather than more. I like the automatic and the torque of the twin turbo V8.
I buy a nice car to drive, not to park. In that respect, I am different from the OP so my perspective may not be of interest to him. My advice would be to buy a fun car to drive whether it is an E90 M3 or a new M3. The S58 is an incredible engine. Not a special engine like the S65 or S54, but a really great daily driver engine.
I do have a built motor turbocharged E36 M3 that I no longer drive much. I have put over 100k miles on it and it was supercharged or turbocharged for most of those miles. It is not parked because it is my nicest and most valuable car, but rather because it is older, less comfortable, and needs some attention. The M5 sees snow and rain, hauls dogs, and sometimes hauls trash, tools, lumber, etc.
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