BMW and M Power Owners
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Man of Honour
On the flip-side I’ve found the E46 M3 has made me drive more responsibly than before in the old car! I’ve found that I am cruising mostly because I simply can and that I don't want to use power all the time, but only when the opportunity to do so arises. I will floor it for an overtake or just to appreciate the exhaust note and drama, throwing in the occasional traffic light launch of course
The PSS tyres are brilliant agreed.
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I hope it is but IME 99.99% of 'fully specced' cars are not fully specced at all, people tend to have no real idea whats standard and what isn't.
Soldato
M4 Sounding M135i - Turn your M135i into a proper M car
Man of Honour
Yes, this is the direction of BMW now, make of it what you will
At least Mercedes don’t need to pump fake sounds through speakers on their turbocharged units… Yet.
At least Mercedes don’t need to pump fake sounds through speakers on their turbocharged units… Yet.
Had the Z4 for a few days now, runflats ditched for some normal tyres, and took the opportunity to change the wheels over.
Same size as was there before, but def look like the fill the arches (esp at the rear) better than before.
Car definitely feels way better to drive without runflats on.
Same size as was there before, but def look like the fill the arches (esp at the rear) better than before.
Car definitely feels way better to drive without runflats on.
Soldato
I don't see any problem of the the fake noise. Be good if they made a range of sounds i.e. 911, Zonda etc
Or make something like the Clio sound like a Nissan GTR.... Oh Wait...
Yes, this is the direction of BMW now, make of it what you will
At least Mercedes don’t need to pump fake sounds through speakers on their turbocharged units… Yet.
OMG, at first impression that is absolutely hilarious and quite ridiculous.
After thinking about it though, it's really quite a cool idea. If such a small inexpensive tweak can significantly add to the auditory sensory experience of those in the car it's quite neat. Cost effective and environmentally friendly compared to getting a beasty engine
Can you disable it if you just want to potter along listening to audio books?
Man of Honour
OMG, at first impression that is absolutely hilarious and quite ridiculous.
After thinking about it though, it's really quite a cool idea. If such a small inexpensive tweak can significantly add to the auditory sensory experience of those in the car it's quite neat. Cost effective and environmentally friendly compared to getting a beasty engine
Can you disable it if you just want to potter along listening to audio books?
I imagine you can considering these guys have uploaded sounds from other cars
But on the other part, it might seem like a cool idea but it's only somewhat cool from the cabin, there aren't speakers on the outside to make it sound better to those outside the car and let's face it, the M4 doesn't exactly sound M car meaty given the visual presence it has.
I've seen a few in the flesh now, they look stunning but when they accelerate, the sound is less than stunning.
Soldato
I imagine you can considering these guys have uploaded sounds from other cars
But on the other part, it might seem like a cool idea but it's only somewhat cool from the cabin, there aren't speakers on the outside to make it sound better to those outside the car and let's face it, the M4 doesn't exactly sound M car meaty given the visual presence it has.
I've seen a few in the flesh now, they look stunning but when they accelerate, the sound is less than stunning.
They are not uploading sounds, there is a configuration within the ECU that determines what engine, from those already there, is played.
Having had the sounds system blow in my M235i and having heard the engine in its unaltered form from within the cabin I can understand why they've done it as basically the sound proofing makes the engine note almost inaudible, regardless of mode. With the effect on its done so seamlessly that you really don't know its happening the vast majority of the time, and from what I recall its turned off when you open the window and can hear it directly from the exhaust.
Man of Honour
Ah didn't know it was ECU based, so it's sort of similar to those ciggy lighter socket things that pumps out engine sounds based on the current flowing through that were doing the rounds several years ago?
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This doesn't mean I'm pro the idea, fake sounds are fake sounds regardless. With regard to sound proofing, what's different about it versus previous generations? The engines are quieter, not the sound proofing being heavier. Turbo charging is the reason. But if Mercedes can do it right without fake sounds then why can't BMW?
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This doesn't mean I'm pro the idea, fake sounds are fake sounds regardless. With regard to sound proofing, what's different about it versus previous generations? The engines are quieter, not the sound proofing being heavier. Turbo charging is the reason. But if Mercedes can do it right without fake sounds then why can't BMW?
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The normal sound is synthetic, is it not?
Soldato
Yes, this is the direction of BMW now, make of it what you will
At least Mercedes don’t need to pump fake sounds through speakers on their turbocharged units… Yet.
They should on their 4 pots, not a nice sound
Soldato
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Well as far as the VIN number information can provide I couldn't see much else that was missing from cars... maybe fully specced wasn't the right words, but it certainly has a lot of goodies... Far more than the current 1997 Scooby legacy RSB!
Surprisingly (or not?) it had better fuel consumption than the 2l twin turbo too!
I thought it a bit mean of BMW to move the service packs on LCI vehicles down to 50k - it used to be 60k...
A question about this? Will BMW perform a service even if the service indicator says one is not required? Say your last service was at 36000 and you're approaching 50000, I'd want to get the most of the service pack by getting in that last bit of the service pack before it clicked over the 50000 and was then invalid, even if there was 3000 left before service was due and hence not strictly necessary....
Any thoughts on that?
A question about this? Will BMW perform a service even if the service indicator says one is not required? Say your last service was at 36000 and you're approaching 50000, I'd want to get the most of the service pack by getting in that last bit of the service pack before it clicked over the 50000 and was then invalid, even if there was 3000 left before service was due and hence not strictly necessary....
Any thoughts on that?
Soldato
No they won't - I think they'll only do it if it's due within 1,000 miles.