No its not, its photoshopped.
The grille is big, but not that big...
No really, it is real. BMW official website for the new 7 here with said big grill!
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No really, it is real. BMW official website for the new 7 here with said big grill!
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Right it's me again with another car change
I hate you, you've now got me seriously looking at 4.2 Jaaags. That's a hell of a lot of car for <10k
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Hideous.
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Reminds me of an alien about to bite 
(Xenomorph - Alien movies). Need some water dripping off the grill teeth.
(Xenomorph - Alien movies). Need some water dripping off the grill teeth.
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Agree that it looks stupid.
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Finally got a new car, not as flash as some on here, but I'm pleased with it
Can't pick it up yet as BMW Germany are holding 14k cars due to 'rear light issue'. That's all the info they've released, so I've no idea how long until I pick her up.
Good choice, what extras did you opt for?
Did you buy that locally? I only ask as I'm from Worcestershire and I believe VF is also.
Appreciate that write up, figured those would be the likely comparisons drawn.
I think they look great in the flesh and in photo.
Just auto, heated seats and Pro Nav. I'll most likely be fitting coilovers for track. I didn't see much value in checking any other boxes.
The car is from BMW Cheltenham.
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Brave move on a brand new car. Can you even do that to an PCP?
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Nothing wrong with that, return to standard when you're done with it. Plenty of people do it.
They will allow mods, just no engine remapping as not reversible. You just ring PCP request and they agree on basis you inform insurance as you should.
I would be more worried about tracking it, the PCP rules tend to not allow this, though some are fine though just do not permit competition use and of course insurance cover is a must.
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It is against the dealer finance terms and conditions to be fair.
Whether or not they allow you to mod certain parts by ringing them and asking is another matter. This will vary between manufacturers etc I'd guess.
Remapping is a also a no no but yeah I bet loads of people still do it.
Soldato
Yeah sounds abit wrong.
Surely any additional expenditure would be better placed on paying the car off, than modifying it?
Depends if it’s interest free or not.
Exactly as above. I'm going to Spa in March so I'll see how the passive suspension is first of all. It's going to be a different experience compared to the FD2 and I don't think I'll be chucking it about any where near as hard.
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Well either way you can reduce your monthly payment or total months remaining.
Just be careful, some lenders won't allow track days, so you either gain permission, of you remove the number plates on track and get insurance cover.
Others have made some valid comments, using additional money to pay it off sooner is probably wiser than modifying a car you do not own, if your plan is to own it at end of term then its not so bad as long as you gain permission to do so as a suspension over haul is quite a big choir if your doing it properly with good coilovers and not some cheap Chinese rubbish, at which point your talking around 2-3k fitted for good stuff.
If its a track car would you not be better of buying something older and more focused, not sure what the car cost you, but would an M2 not have been a better choice?
When I modified the SVR brakes, both PCP and insurance were not interested, they were like your changing out a wear and tear part for a superior part, that is fine, also it was fine because brakes are not covered under warranty, only the calipers and ABS are covered, the disc and pads are not covered as wear and tear, so changing them was a none issue and no insurance premium added. Likewise for changing tyres, in fact the insurance company even asked me why are you telling us, as long as the size is correct the brand is not relevant. I guess this is because many people fit Winter tyres and don't notify insurance because here in the UK fitting of Winter tyres is not a legal requirement in Winter.
But changing suspension, is a bit more 50/50 and no PCP or manufacturer will allow an engine remap full stop, unless it is something they supply and fit under warranty, like Ford Mountune stuff.
Are you fitting active coilovers then ?
All checked with BMW etc, they are fine with it as long as it is fully insured.
I only do 3 or 4 days a year, so will use some RS29 pads. I have the FD2 still but it's an expensive car so I'm not sure if it's worth keeping.
M2 is just that little bit out of reach while I have the FD2. The discounts are no where near as good as what I can get on an M140i.
For a daily car with an occasional track day I'm sure it will be fine. If not I'll buy something old and cheap, perhaps an EP3, 182 etc, strip out and use that. Or an MX5 if I can find one rot free as I really want to go to RWD.
I'm not planning on anything apart from factory fit LSD and pads until I've been to Spa.
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