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Windows down?
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Windows down?
Ridiculous isn't it?
Especially given the e38 7 is more or less the same as an e39 5 mechanically at least.
Shame, for a more reasonable price I'd have gone for it without hesitation.
I could get a pcp on a 3 series for not much more!
I had to turn ASD off on mine. Exhaust flaps open though do help the sound. Coming from the glorious E92 M3 V8 to this 3L twin turbo, the sound is probably the biggest downgrade.
The HK sounds a little better on the new one, the tech gimmicks are awesome: heads up display / speed limit display and reversing cam!
I am pretty sure this M3 is faster than my last one, just not as awesome noise wise. Point to point it still can be quite good fun.
Oof. Just got a quote on my 6 series for when the warranty runs out. £1100!
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Unless your warranty expires next month you got a quote for a new policy on an out of warranty car. These are more expensive than renewals.
Can't complain I guess, they were quoting on a 17year old car..
It was worse with windows down
Couldn't find any tunnels; a narrow village street was the best I could find
Either way, the car itself was a complete masterpiece in the handling/ride/driving stakes. Just a pity about the noise innit.
Turbo's kill induction noise stone dead, never going to hear any no matter what.
Try a E92It was worse with windows down
Couldn't find any tunnels; a narrow village street was the best I could find
Either way, the car itself was a complete masterpiece in the handling/ride/driving stakes. Just a pity about the noise innit.
It was worse with windows down
Couldn't find any tunnels; a narrow village street was the best I could find
Either way, the car itself was a complete masterpiece in the handling/ride/driving stakes. Just a pity about the noise innit.
stick a decent exhaust system on and they sound alright!
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340i sounds fairly good windows down/foot down. M cars I have seen sound much louder, though I have no comparison between older cars and have not driven one. 
So, just revisiting this RTTI stuff, is there a difference across the variations of iDrive? My RTTI is pretty much flawless at all roads (Motorway, A and B) and has actually, albeit twice, given me diversion info that Waze didn't even know about.
IIRC reading something that it was based on Google infrastructure with a BMW P2P overlay to enhance it's accuracy.
IIRC reading something that it was based on Google infrastructure with a BMW P2P overlay to enhance it's accuracy.
It should be the same feed regardless of your version of iDrive, IIRC.
See that just sounds like the multitude cars out there that have mods installed. Loud exhaust with the meat of the sound being all muffled. That's what I don't like. There's no mechanical (as in, metal on metal) noise to the whole thing which gives it something unique. If you closed your eyes and watched that video, you'd be hard pressed to guess what car or engine you were hearing. The exhaust overpowers the engine sound, when you should be able to hear both.
It's got to be N/A for me. Maybe one day I'll have gone mad and dropped an S65 in the E46
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Agreed, na for me all the way! I love the way e46 m3 sounds or the V8 of e92.See that just sounds like the multitude cars out there that have mods installed. Loud exhaust with the meat of the sound being all muffled. That's what I don't like. There's no mechanical (as in, metal on metal) noise to the whole thing which gives it something unique. If you closed your eyes and watched that video, you'd be hard pressed to guess what car or engine you were hearing. The exhaust overpowers the engine sound, when you should be able to hear both.
It's got to be N/A for me. Maybe one day I'll have gone mad and dropped an S65 in the E46
They do sound the same, probably due to the sound generated on gear change... All latest amgs, s/rs and m cars have that same sharty sound at the gear change..
Sharty is the exact word. They sound like a wet fart.
