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      02-21-2018, 09:09 PM   #1
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Purchasing my first M2 (coming from e92 M3)

Hi all,

I am finalizing my purchase of a dealer demo M2 and will be trading in my e92 M3. I just wanted to post here asking what I should be looking for more carefully and if there are any common issues with this car when it is still relatively new? I guess if you guys want to chime in on common issues/potential issues with this car even after it is relatively new please do

Thanks in advance!
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      02-22-2018, 09:37 PM   #2
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Just make sure it has the latest software updates. There was a fix needed for the early LCI M2s.

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      02-23-2018, 12:12 PM   #3
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does it have around 7000 miles? watch out for those. they may be used for BMW track experience.
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Just make sure it has the latest software updates. There was a fix needed for the early LCI M2s.
I haven’t had mine in since purchasing. Still only have a few hundred miles. Do you know what the update was fixing?
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      02-26-2018, 01:14 AM   #5
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I haven’t had mine in since purchasing. Still only have a few hundred miles. Do you know what the update was fixing?
A software problem with some of the LCI dashboards. There's a recall for it; you should have a recall notice from BMW if your car is involved.
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Hi all,

I am finalizing my purchase of a dealer demo M2 and will be trading in my e92 M3. I just wanted to post here asking what I should be looking for more carefully and if there are any common issues with this car when it is still relatively new? I guess if you guys want to chime in on common issues/potential issues with this car even after it is relatively new please do

Thanks in advance!
MY16s had some trouble with their amps, so the audio would fail. Some people had water get into tail lights. MY16 and early MY17 had some trouble with rocks getting in brake shields that would make terrible noises but do no harm. There are updated shields. MY18 had a recall to update the dash gauge cluster software. Seems like some MY18 had mystery check engine light. Can't think of any other common issues.
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MY16s had some trouble with their amps, so the audio would fail. Some people had water get into tail lights. MY16 and early MY17 had some trouble with rocks getting in brake shields that would make terrible noises but do no harm. There are updated shields. MY18 had a recall to update the dash gauge cluster software. Seems like some MY18 had mystery check engine light. Can't think of any other common issues.

I’ve seen an issue with my idrive where it seems like it’s getting ghost inputs and changes on its own. Anyone else seen this? Do M2’s have the hand gestures feature? Could this be causing it?
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I’ve seen an issue with my idrive where it seems like it’s getting ghost inputs and changes on its own. Anyone else seen this? Do M2’s have the hand gestures feature? Could this be causing it?
On that wheel input thing the top is touch sensitive. So are the 1-8 buttons.
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