[Deutsches Blut]

Originally Posted by StockholmSyndrome

Beautiful car man! Congratulations

Thanks, now to get through break-in to have some real fun.

[Bluenose-2er]

Just saw a used 2016 LBB 6MT M2 at Halifax BMW for $68K (10K kms). Black gills and grills, M Performance steering wheel. So essentially no depreciation and even PDI put back in to the asking price. Just an FYI if anyone is impatient and desperate to get one

[gmzanatta]

Originally Posted by Bluenose-2er

Just saw a used 2016 LBB 6MT M2 at Halifax BMW for $68K (10K kms). Black gills and grills, M Performance steering wheel. So essentially no depreciation and even PDI put back in to the asking price. Just an FYI if anyone is impatient and desperate to get one

Must be gthal car, I think he had those parts on his.

Either way, not bad for anyone who wants to sell their car, 100%+ of MSRP after first year is very promising.

[hshot_rooke]

Hey Ontario M2 owners, if anyone tracked their Germany -> Halifax -> Ontario timeline, can you guys chime in on the Halifax -> Ontario leg of the journey and tell me approx. how many days it took to get to ON? My car landed in Halifax on April 7, so should be soon.

I just got a speeding ticket on Apr. 16. and so I haven't been 'convicted' yet. I haven't got the car yet either, so I haven't activated the M2 insurance. I guess I could do that right now to avoid insurance giving me a hard time.

[m34m]

Originally Posted by hshot_rooke

Hey Ontario M2 owners, if anyone tracked their Germany -> Halifax -> Ontario timeline, can you guys chime in on the Halifax -> Ontario leg of the journey and tell me approx. how many days it took to get to ON? My car landed in Halifax on April 7, so should be soon.

I just got a speeding ticket on Apr. 16. and so I haven't been 'convicted' yet. I haven't got the car yet either, so I haven't activated the M2 insurance. I guess I could do that right now to avoid insurance giving me a hard time.

Wow that's a long wait already. Mine landed on April 22 and I figured 10 days max. So it seems at least 2-3 weeks from Halifax to TO? That really sucks.

[BSMF87]

Mine too arrived in Halifax on the 22nd, Production date was my birthday! From what I'm reading travel time from Halifax to Toronto is 4 days but up to a week to book it on the train, truck to dealer is a day but also up to a week to book it on the truck so yeah 2-3 weeks, some have gotten theirs in 10 days.

[gmzanatta]

Originally Posted by BSMF87

Mine too arrived in Halifax on the 22nd, Production date was my birthday! From what I'm reading travel time from Halifax to Toronto is 4 days but up to a week to book it on the train, truck to dealer is a day but also up to a week to book it on the truck so yeah 2-3 weeks, some have gotten theirs in 10 days.

2-3 weeks is average, depends on how bad the back up at the rail yard is. Early last year when the first few arrived it was over 5 weeks because of backups.

[hshot_rooke]

I pick up today, but was notified it arrived at the dealership on April 24. so not too bad!

[gmzanatta]

Originally Posted by hshot_rooke

I pick up today, but was notified it arrived at the dealership on April 24. so not too bad!

CONGRATS!!!!

[hshot_rooke]

Originally Posted by gmzanatta

CONGRATS!!!!

thanks gmz! super excited!

[gmzanatta]

Originally Posted by hshot_rooke

thanks gmz! super excited!

By the way

[gthal]

Originally Posted by gmzanatta

Must be gthal car, I think he had those parts on his.

Either way, not bad for anyone who wants to sell their car, 100%+ of MSRP after first year is very promising.

Yep... it's mine. Loved the car. Very hard to depart with it.

It was one of the best cars I've owned and definitely one of the most fun. It was second to only one other car I've owned... which is why I sold it. Decided I wanted to go back to a Corvette Grand Sport. However, to convince my wife that it wasn't a completely stupid idea, I sold the M2 and bought a Golf R. It's a very fun car too... although it isn't an M2! It will be my daily driver and I'm now in the hunt for the C7 GS. Might be next summer at this point but that's the plan.

Miss the M2 for sure!

[gmzanatta]

Originally Posted by gthal

Yep... it's mine. Loved the car. Very hard to depart with it.

It was one of the best cars I've owned and definitely one of the most fun. It was second to only one other car I've owned... which is why I sold it. Decided I wanted to go back to a Corvette Grand Sport. However, to convince my wife that it wasn't a completely stupid idea, I sold the M2 and bought a Golf R. It's a very fun car too... although it isn't an M2! It will be my daily driver and I'm now in the hunt for the C7 GS. Might be next summer at this point but that's the plan.

Miss the M2 for sure!

Check here in NB - if memory serves me right there was one available soon at either Moncton or Freddy.

[Benzima]

Originally Posted by gthal

Yep... it's mine. Loved the car. Very hard to depart with it.

It was one of the best cars I've owned and definitely one of the most fun. It was second to only one other car I've owned... which is why I sold it. Decided I wanted to go back to a Corvette Grand Sport. However, to convince my wife that it wasn't a completely stupid idea, I sold the M2 and bought a Golf R. It's a very fun car too... although it isn't an M2! It will be my daily driver and I'm now in the hunt for the C7 GS. Might be next summer at this point but that's the plan.

Miss the M2 for sure!

I have my MK6 Golr R as a daily driver and I love it so much. The M2 is my weekend car and I just love it a little more

Good luck for your C7 GS.

[Wes_R@Orion]

Originally Posted by M2ME2

Not sure about this Xzilon stuff, especially being done at a dealership.

As far as coatings go, you usually hear about CQuartz Finest and Opti-Coat Pro as the staple products done by the pro shops. They also do a paint correction before applying the product to seal in that shine, cost around $1300 if the vehicle is brand new off the lot, could be more for older cars due to longer prep.

Free doesn't always equal good. I 'd be careful.

Hey Guys,

Recently came on board as a detailing sponsor and wanted to show an example of our work on a Mineral Grey M2 we applied Opti Coat Pro too.



Arrival




Cleaning the wheels




Measuring the paint


Masking off the rubber and plastic trim




Before


After


Mineral Grey Metallic flake looking beautiful




Removing residue from the stone guard edge




Opti Coat Pro about to go on and we applied 2 coats to the paint



And the final results of our work












It was a huge pleasure to work on this M2 and thank you to the owner for choosing us to perform the work. Hope you guys enjoyed the pics!

Thanks,
Wes
(647)999-8499
http://oriondetailing.co/

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[m34m]

Wes do you work with anyone that does protective film? I'm taking delivery of the same car soon and want paint prep, film, and coating.

[Wes_R@Orion]

Originally Posted by m34m

Wes do you work with anyone that does protective film? I'm taking delivery of the same car soon and want paint prep, film, and coating.

Yes we do, John at Autolinks does all of our clear bra for us.

[m34m]

Wes your work looks amazing. With respect to Auto Links being in a different location than you how does it work logistically?

[Wes_R@Orion]

Thank you! Usually we do the work there then.

[Wes_R@Orion]

Here is another one, this time a Long Beach Blue which came in brand new with only 50km on the odometer. Owner was an existing client who had previously brought us his 1 series for paint correction and now wanted to protect the new toy with Opti Coat Pro.

Paint was not bad at all but we still applied Opti Primer via machine to burnish the paint which squeezed out more "pop" from the metallic flake as well as applied a double coat of Opti Coat Pro which made the shine unreal!

Hope you enjoy the pics!




Arrival with the window sticker still on




Claybarring the paint which did feel a little rough. Probably from transportation.


Measurements just to insure there were no surprises




Opti Coat Primer


Applied via machine


Flake popping!


And then Opti Coat Pro applied. To the paint, headlights, taillights, door jambs, and exhaust




And finally the finished pics which were sadly taken on an overcast day. But the shine was still beautiful!






Can't get enough of these cars! Probably my favourite out of the current M line up. Looking forward to more!

Hope you enjoyed the pics

Thanks,
Wes
(647)999-8499
http://oriondetailing.co/

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[mjdott]

Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone has a gauge on how the wait times are for the M2 in Canada? I know it depends on dealer wait list, allocations, etc., but in general are we seeing it start to decrease a bit since last year?

[Wes_R@Orion]

Brand new Alpine White M2 in for a new car prep and Opti Coat Pro.

Not much back story to this one, client stopped by the shop, scheduled a date, and in it came.



Arrival


Only 45km




Cleaning the wheels


A bit of rail dust that needed Iron X to address it


Claybarring the paint with the Nanoskin Mitt


And quick measurements of the paint




Opti Coat Primer applied via machine







Opti Coat Pro about to be applied


To the paint


Headlights


Taillights


Doorjambs


Wheel faces


And the exhaust




And finally the finished pics






I love the reflections off the hood




Hope you enjoyed the pics!

Thanks,
Wes
(647)999-8499
http://oriondetailing.co/

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