Caporegime
Looks in really good condition for a 5 year old car. I presume it is super low miles?
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Soldato
Just under 30k miles. I did want a low mileage example but trying to find one that was perfect spec and condition was quite hard. This one has a few owners but could tell it had been looked after, probably garaged.
Underboss
About a month ago I traded in the M2 comp that I had for a short time. I will never learn...but at least this one feels like a keeper.
Was looking for a San Marino or Yas Marina blue car originally, but saw this Sakhir orange M4 in the showroom and its really grown on me.
Beautiful colour , looks great
Soldato
Nearly a year in for me, love the way it makes you feel when you drive it…
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Caporegime
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^ they look so good. Then you look at the modern models and puke!
Soldato
This is true the looks aren’t great. Theres a few reasons I’ve not, I’m getting old and have troublesome access to my driveway and into my works office and I cba with the hassle of bottoming out, maybe when I was 18 this was fun. Also know of many people doing suspension on these and they end up putting it back cause they ruin the handling these Comps come with out the box.
Its sat on spacers also.
Soldato
Both performance cars looks perfectly fine - why do daft stuff to make it slower.
Both M4's
Good coilovers and wider wheelbase will make it slower? lol, you're being sarcastic right?
When I fitted lowering springs and put spacers it significantly reduced the body roll in corners and helped to tackle the floatiness at higher speeds. Depends what you want from the car. Limiting wheel travel isn’t always the best. Indeed I want to change the springs on my E92 as it’s too firm and bouncy on B roads now. Great on track but compromised on road. Don’t even get me started on spacers. How to ruin the handling of any car especially a BMW M
Ah a good YouTube video to try and help the argument
What car did you coilover and spacer ?
Ah a good YouTube video to try and help the argument
What car did you coilover and spacer ?
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Caporegime
Both M4's
Good coilovers and wider wheelbase will make it slower? lol, you're being sarcastic right?
If you are adding coilovers to a car with already worn and substandard suspension then obviously it is going to improve. On a car like an M4 which is more GT car than race track these days I would argue the dampers that are already on it are more than adequate for fast road driving and the odd track day whilst not rattling your teeth out.
Soldato
Yeah basically the modern cars engineers know more than wide boys chasing “roll control”
Caporegime
Today marks a year since I took delivery and 7700 miles later it still gives me a massive grin on my face. The low kerb weight, revvy engine and some tarmac rally spec coastal roads seems the perfect combo for a Sunday blast.
Rubbish, they look fine. "Looks like a 4x4", come off it
Ignore him, it looks great.
I'm not telling anyone to slam it, but lower centre of gravity usually helps.
M140i, the stock suspension is utter c...
Coilovers have improved massively, you can always change the springs to softer ones.
You do realise that car manufactures have tight budgets where every penny counts and strict EU regulations that car manufactures have to oblige by.
Soldato
Dunno what you mean about car manufacturers… when you choose a spring length or bush tune through the dynamics phase there isn’t a cost impact; it’s simply a choice of balance.
They know what they are doing with M cars though. Changing the roll centre is a fun game any day of the week. Let along impact on tyre wear. Also you don’t widen wheelbases, that’s the length between wheels. Making a car wider is generally good… for a race track and maybe limit handling really though it’s messing with loads of stuff, bearing loads, kingpin inclination axis on the front etc.
You said lowering springs which ultimately limits bump travel on cars already tuned and purely for aesthetics it doesn’t actually need.
Soldato
Ah what a shame. I was looking forward to that .