BMW and M Power Owners

So after having 4 Z4's over the last 8-9 years I made the move this week to a full fat M car.
A F87 M2 Competition, in a rather nice Hockenheim Silver. Late 2018, Plus pack (HK, Adaptive LED etc), plus memory seats, reverse camera. Standard car, no mods. 38K miles, FSH. Supplied by EAG specialist cars.
It's rather nice :) very composed and easy to drive normally and a weapon if you turn the wick up.
 
9designs2 said:
So after having 4 Z4's over the last 8-9 years I made the move this week to a full fat M car.
A F87 M2 Competition, in a rather nice Hockenheim Silver. Late 2018, Plus pack (HK, Adaptive LED etc), plus memory seats, reverse camera. Standard car, no mods. 38K miles, FSH. Supplied by EAG specialist cars.
It's rather nice :) very composed and easy to drive normally and a weapon if you turn the wick up.
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Their showroom is just up the road, some very nice cars in there.
 
9designs2 said:
So after having 4 Z4's over the last 8-9 years I made the move this week to a full fat M car.
A F87 M2 Competition, in a rather nice Hockenheim Silver. Late 2018, Plus pack (HK, Adaptive LED etc), plus memory seats, reverse camera. Standard car, no mods. 38K miles, FSH. Supplied by EAG specialist cars.
It's rather nice :) very composed and easy to drive normally and a weapon if you turn the wick up.
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Congrats did you go for the DCT or the manual? I have never experienced a manual M car personally, would like to try one day:cool:

https://flic.kr/p/2q116su
 
Just had a browse, you can get M2 Comp for less than 30k now? I remember when it was difficult to find a decent one for less than 40k. lol
 
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Tech_Boss said:
Congrats did you go for the DCT or the manual? I have never experienced a manual M car personally, would like to try one day:cool:

https://flic.kr/p/2q116su
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I went DCT, as the wife does drive manual anymore and I have 2 other manual cars, so actually DCT was the plan. That said driving it it does feel like it would make a good manual..LOL.... but I'me fine with it.

Price wise, yes, M2C have softened a little, I was balancing mileage vs price, dealer vs private etc. LCI vs Comp. I kept to looking at dealers in the end. I could have got perhaps 10K less miles and paid 5-6K more, for the same car or less spec sometimes. Decided it just wasn't worth it as I spread my mileage across other vehicles anyway.
So I paid 31K to an independent specialist dealer with the included 3 month warranty which I can extend if I choose. Car looked super clean and tidy, with all the history and some receipts and old MOT's etc. 5mm left on the rear tyres, Bridgestone Sport, no lip or wear on the discs.
It has the options I wanted, memory seats, HK audio, Lead Adaptive lights. No Carplay, but that is being retro fitted/coded on Monday. I had my VIN checked out and apparently I only need a door switch pack and coding to have folding mirrors as well.
Perhaps there was another few hundred to squeeze out of the deal, but they had only listed it the day before and a clean unmolested car in Hockenheim Silver wasn't going to hang around long, I got a grand off the screen price and snapped it up.

Oh and being 2018 it only has few months left of the crap premium road tax before it drops to standard rates.
 
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Just been in for the interim oil service, was less than £200, nothing really. Service experience has improved a lot since my last BMW, which is a plus as it couldn't have really been much worse to what it was 7 years ago

But...biggest plus...

I left with M Performance valve caps, 5bhp a corner for £15. Bargain :p
 
Steedie said:
Just been in for the interim oil service, was less than £200, nothing really. Service experience has improved a lot since my last BMW, which is a plus as it couldn't have really been much worse to what it was 7 years ago
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I like the drive in/drive out experience for servicing at my local dealer, but the service advisors are complete numpties.
 
Steedie said:
Just been in for the interim oil service, was less than £200, nothing really. Service experience has improved a lot since my last BMW, which is a plus as it couldn't have really been much worse to what it was 7 years ago

But...biggest plus...

I left with M Performance valve caps, 5bhp a corner for £15. Bargain :p
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Oxford? Hopefully no one pinches them!
 
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Speaking of Valve caps - is there a need for specific BMW TPMS valve caps, or are the standard black plastic valve caps ok?

Only reason for mentioning is that I seem to have ended up with a mix on the Wife's countryman after having the tyres changed with 2x normal and 2x of these TPMS type
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BMW Mini Cooper TPMS Tyre Pressure Sensor Valve Dust Caps Stem Cap | eBay

Compatibility: BMW and Mini Cooper Models, Will fit all Models and years. Colour: Grey or Black.
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