BMW and M Power Owners

233 · 2 Apr 2020 at 18:00

first bmw since i last had an E30 20 years ago

albeit from the new job rather than my own money

first impressions were not good coming from my XF, That grill the BMW badge on the front along with lots of msport adornments.

the carplay and idrive setup is intuitive and pretty good but omg i thought i was going to rattle my teeth out the first time i took it for a drive. its overwheeled by a huge factor, 19s and rock hard suspension, i've not driven anything quite so bad since i had a golf vr6 lowered 100mm.
first day or so i grumbled and moaned and decided that i missed my zf autobox and comfy old man air suspension from the jag

beyond that its growing on me, it actually handles very well, it feels extremely neutral and has more grip than you'll ever need i'd quite like to try a 135i xdrive on the back of having this

then i happened to give it a bit of stick and everything changed. it sounds fantastic, (its a burbly little 3 pot petrol turbo ) and if you ring its neck a bit it sounds hilarious, crack the window down and all you hear is boost and wastegate chatter and that lovely thrum when you cane it. its even got me looking at new minis now something i never thought i would have said. unfortunately its not mine so i cant fit an induction kit and stainless exhaust

beyond that its growing on me, it actually handles very well, it feels extremely neutral and has more grip than you'll ever need i'd quite like to try a 135i xdrive on the back of having this plenty of kit as standard and whilst being a bit plastic in places its solidly built,

never let it be said that Germans dont have a sense of humour

its growing on me

Will Gill · 2 Apr 2020 at 18:40

233 said:
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never let it be said that Germans dont have a sense of humour

its growing on me

Very similar to mine

also what does everyone think, I swapped from chrome to CF

233 · 2 Apr 2020 at 18:42

wonder if the lease company would mind a bit of carbon wrap lol

[TW]Fox · 2 Apr 2020 at 18:42

Will Gill said:
also what does everyone think, I swapped from chrome to CF

Looks like an ex-fleet 320d with Ebay parts on now

Dis86 · 2 Apr 2020 at 18:43

I think you need to go black.

Will Gill · 2 Apr 2020 at 19:15

233 said:
wonder if the lease company would mind a bit of carbon wrap lol

The what? bought and paid for on the day I got it pal x

Will Gill · 2 Apr 2020 at 19:17

[TW]Fox said:
Looks like an ex-fleet 320d with Ebay parts on now

wow, your attention to detail is epic, the 3 series bumper conversion was complicated, expensive, but I think overall; worthwhile

Dis86 · 2 Apr 2020 at 19:47

Will Gill said:
The what? bought and paid for on the day I got it pal x

I think he's referring to his car in the post you replied to. Which is on lease.

Will Gill · 2 Apr 2020 at 19:53

oh I apologise then, sincerely xx

As for my halfords dipped car, everything is OEM, thus far - however, I do have a red push start button ready and waiting

oh, i lied, there are some god awful carbon fibre things on my lights, in fairness I haven't seen my car in a month, I've been in forced isolation so my colleague has it, and is modding it as a way to pay for the 'rental'

next oem additions:

233 · 2 Apr 2020 at 20:22

indeed talking about my own

. dont really think i'd get away with modding a company car

will, stop adding carbon, add hp

Will Gill · 2 Apr 2020 at 20:29

233 said:
indeed talking about my own . dont really think i'd get away with modding a company car

will, stop adding carbon, add hp

Carbon adds like 10hp per mod, surely?

Pure turbos, VRSF downpipes and charge pipes are all on order. Should be good for 700ish

apologies again for the misunderstanding x

233 · 2 Apr 2020 at 20:45

700 bhp race you

mines has at least 900 with the added airfreshener and empty bottles in the footwell

Will Gill · 2 Apr 2020 at 20:46

I have no chance, my budget didnt stretch to new car smell trees :'(

MacRS4 · 2 Apr 2020 at 21:18

Golf GTi is faster, obvs.

Will Gill · 2 Apr 2020 at 21:26

totes, I dream of the R

-Ad- · 3 Apr 2020 at 11:31

Carbon grill looks OK. Better than chrome but for me not as classy as gloss black.

It's still a very nice 420d M-Sport

Will Gill · 3 Apr 2020 at 11:46

Haha cheeky sod

ezekial · 3 Apr 2020 at 11:51

233 said:
first bmw since i last had an E30 20 years ago

albeit from the new job rather than my own money

I really wish BMW would calm down with the grills... Looks good aside from that

TomO · 3 Apr 2020 at 12:11

Will Gill said:
The GTS flash is OTS

GTS flash I have had done is not just the BM3 GTS DCT transmission flash, its the whole lot - up to date DCT as BM3 is an old version, GTS traction control, GTS launch control, GTS diff settings - the traction control in MDM mode is much more fun!

IAmATeaf · 3 Apr 2020 at 13:29

@233 Are you sure the noise isn’t coming from the speakers?