10-19-2017, 03:06 AM | #199 |
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It's all happening for us it seems! I've confirmed that the dealer will receive the car next Monday. I'm picking up next Thursday afternoon. I've been pretty lucky to be able to lock in rencal on Friday to install my m performance body bits and have the ppf, tint and gtechniq paint protection happening on the Saturday and sunday/Monday. it all actually worked out pretty well. finalising finance tomorrow morning so all is well. congrats guys on us all making it to this exciting point! now let's all share how we should drive it during break in as I hear conflicting stories! some say drive it hard out of the box to get rings seated properly etc whilst others say baby it whilst varying the load and not cruising at the same rpm.
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10-20-2017, 03:46 PM | #201 |
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So folks ... I've lost the wheel lottery ... Conti's for me. And for the three other people that have M2's at Doncaster: no MPP's on any of the cars.
This seems to line up with the poll, which is indicating that most LCI's come with Conti's. It'll be interesting to see what everyone else with cars on the Carmen ended up with! I've decided that I don't care - I've got Conti's on my X6 and they were a huge step up from whatever crap was on the car when I bought it. Maybe they'll be quieter than MPP's .. and if so, that's a big win. I hate tyre noise! |
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10-20-2017, 04:19 PM | #202 |
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Contisport 3 on my LCI.
I had Advan AD08r on my M3 and they were amazing in terms of ourtrip grip. Not noticably any louder either. I think I'll be swapping to them on the M2 as well sooner or later. |
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10-21-2017, 03:12 AM | #203 |
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will let you guys k ow what ends up on my car on Thursday. On a side note is anyone here planning to modify their car at all? I'm contemplating exhaust, wheels and suspension however want to ensure I maintain my factory warranty. I know m performance have a coilover kit for m2 but is that technically compliant in Aus? Was going to just drop on eibachs or h and r springs but don't want to run into any issues with warranty claims of needed in the future. same deal with the exhaust and wheels. any advice much appreciated.
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10-22-2017, 08:35 AM | #204 |
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Hey guys. I haven't kept up much with the talk of the new m2 models such as the cs or competition or csl etc. however on the main forum there was talk of a s55 competition being released July next year. for those of us receiving LCI n55 what do you make of it? Will our cars take a massive hit in value? I wasn't worried before but am now. I know when BMW did this before in mid cycle on a model the older versions took massive hits. not what I want on my first brand new car to date and definitely the most expensive one!
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And everything else aside, I've bought the car for my enjoyment today If I wait on the next-best-thing, I'll never get any pleasure from driving what is already a really great car. Personally I really like the engine noise/exhaust note from the M2 (N55) ... and I thoroughly dislike what I have heard from the M4 (with its S55 engine). I doubt I'd be a buyer for an S55 engine. Each to their own of course Quote:
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Always worthwhile remembering that AU pricing is significantly different to that overseas. Throw in that our AU market appears to work differently to the views put on the main forum (by way of example, look at how heavily the DCT is preferred here to the manual although we have higher take up rates of performance cars) and I think that BMW Australia would be likely be exploiting a new segment ... and if there is cannibalisation of BMW models going on, its likely to be the M4 that suffers, not the M2. Enjoy your M2 - its so close now! |
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10-22-2017, 09:48 PM | #207 |
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Regarding the tyres - haven't seen mine yet, but two M2's I've seen at the dealer all had Conti. Fingers crossed.
Regarding the CS/CSL - my personal opinion aligned with many others on the main forum, same as Aust350z & V.Smurf above. The "regular" model is good enough for me, and I can start enjoying it very soon. Given the S55 sound and a possible big price hike, I think I'll be just fine. Oxymoron Any photos please? |
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10-22-2017, 11:29 PM | #208 |
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thanks for the feedback guys! I remember reading the e36 and z3m apparently had engine changes mid cycle which hurt values of the earlier versions. however it seems that the m2 version will be the cs and not the competition pack as I feared. a competition pack would hurt us but as you guys say a CS version will be another segment of the market with a price gap. therefore does that mean the base model m2 will actually become rarer as the n55 won't be offered anymore and the s55 variants will be the cs and gts/csl? I believe talk is that they are limited production so perhaps we could be in a better position that I thought? can't wait till Thursday! finalised my finance pretty much and now choosing my insurer. it's crazy the price difference between insurers for this car! I'm getting quotes anywhere from 1300 a year to 3000 a year!
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10-23-2017, 01:12 AM | #210 | ||
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No comp pack for the M2 either. S55 will power a CS (unlimited) and CSL (limited). While CS will be unlimited you wouldn't think that they would sell many. Ie M4 CS |
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10-23-2017, 01:45 AM | #211 |
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I agree. What I was referring to in my earlier post is that I remember some people are speculating the base model will also be powered by S55.
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10-23-2017, 02:40 AM | #212 |
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From what I have read it seems the CS will actually be the "M2 Competition" with an S55 engine, proper M mirrors, sport seat option, different trim options as well as a new colour option - Sunset Orange.
When it is released our "standard" M2 will cease production |
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10-23-2017, 02:57 AM | #213 | |
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I actually just signed up with virgin money for $1050/ year fully comp. That was for $1100 excess and NCD rating 1 protection- was cheaper if I took that off. My main points were choice of repairer and new for old replacement- which virgin has both (2 years/ 40k km new for old). NRMA was next best around $1450-1500 if you included choice of repairer (they make you pay extra for this now...). Suncorp (GIO)/ Allianz etc were all in the mid 2.5's etc. Note I am in QLD and insurance seems to be much cheaper up here than in Vic/NSW. Bring on Thursday!!! |
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I very much doubt this ^ However, if that's true - great. Makes our N55's more desirable - at least in my book As BMW haven't discontinued the "standard" model when introducing the M4 variants, I doubt they'd do that for the M2 variants. I'm pretty certain that they've discussed each M range as having 3-tier arrangement...? |
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All I know is i love the sound and driving my M2. My pockets also aren't deep enough for these special variants either |
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But if they are discontinuing it in EU and US, why would they keep production for everywhere else? Also the B58 upgrade would have made sense but there has been literally zero evidence of this from all the usual reliable sources nor has it been heard testing around Nurburgring |
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