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If I live in your neighborhood I would still buy the M2 over the M240i regardless of the road condition. Edit with additional comment: I just read your attached article. If these same people drive through the same route with a M240i they probably will have similar back pain, just a tiny bit less. Last edited by M2-007; 09-17-2017 at 12:47 AM.. |
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09-18-2017, 05:11 PM | #113 |
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Thanks guys for the feedback. I waffled back and forth all weekend but ultimately landed on the M240i due to adaptive suspension and will add M-performance LSD once she gets home; 90% of a M2 but without those beautiful hips and front fascia. The F80 will have to suffice for now ;-)
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09-18-2017, 07:38 PM | #119 | |
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I also think in general people who review things are looking for pros and cons and don't want to come up empty in either category. It's easy to just be lazy and be like Con: Sports car doesn't seat the entire family. Etc. |
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09-19-2017, 02:27 PM | #124 |
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It's an 18 factory order so not quite that much haha. Maybe after incentives if there are any in oct/nov
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09-19-2017, 04:33 PM | #125 |
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Get the M240 if you can get it loaded for $46-48K with the LSD and don't need the sexy M2 body. You can make M240 handle and accelerate like an M2 with some stickier, slightly wider rubber, mechanical LSD, and a very basic $200-600 tune. It will generate the same or better numbers, but won't feel as connected though.
The biggest issue I have with the M2 is that they're still commanding a premium and in many cases, a markup. For most US buyers, you're going to have to spend about $10K-15K more to get the M2 compared to a relatively loaded RWD M240i. If I totaled my M235, it would be tough to spend that extra dough. But that body, the wheels, suspension tuning, the real eLSD, and all those other unseen enhancements are hard to pass up |
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09-19-2017, 08:11 PM | #127 | |
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The discount figure on the M240i was taken off truecar as for reference. |
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09-19-2017, 09:50 PM | #128 |
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It's just a fortuitous turn that putting them in a short wheelbase car like the 2 series gave us the magic that is the M2. They didn't set out to create a killer product that would put the M3/M4 to shame. |
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09-20-2017, 12:22 AM | #130 | |
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My entire point was that having a F80 (bloated very much attainable mass market mess IMO) does not all of the sudden make you an M expert. He could tell me he owns 100 GT3s and 488GTBs. It still doesn't validate picking a fully loaded 240 over a M2 in my mind. When MSRP is really close (loaded 240). But to each his own. Last edited by OSee; 09-20-2017 at 12:39 AM.. Reason: spelling |
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The M3 isn't as bad as some reviews pan it out to be- Chris Harris prefers the M3 to the M4 in this generation. FWIW the Mx40 does get some decent discounts here in Australia. I’m guessing he got the same. That being said I’d still go for the M2. But if I had an M3 and wanted a second car, going for an M240i is an option - particularly with the adaptive suspension option which would come in handy in some places. |
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