09-16-2015, 01:24 PM | #5 |
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I was going to get an M4 but quickly changed and put a $1k deposit down on an M2. M2 is the same size as an e46 M3 and I think its the perfect combination of size and the power its going to have.
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09-16-2015, 01:31 PM | #6 |
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No doubt the M2 will be an awesome car, but it's not a direct (smaller) replacement for an M4. M3/M4 are going to have more bells and whistles options available, paint choices, CF roof, etc. If you were planning on getting things like HUD, Harmon Kardon, LED lights, etc., you might feel the M2 to be a bit stripped down. The benefit is lower overall cost!
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09-16-2015, 01:40 PM | #7 |
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the main factor that my friend decided to go for the M4 instead of waiting for the M2 is the interior will have plain jane 228i Mpsort seats and no M specific seats available.
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09-16-2015, 01:43 PM | #8 |
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i wished they offered a M2 stripper version.
throw half cage in, corbeau and schroth harness....go racing.
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I want a drivers car and I do not care about HUD, leather dash, etc. I just want a fun car to drive that does not feel HUGE when I sit in it. I love the looks of the M4 but when I sat in one it felt very big for a coupe. A smaller car would be more fun IMO.
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09-16-2015, 01:47 PM | #10 |
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You can add seats later. You realize it only takes 4 bolts to remove the seats right? Not a good reason to not buy an M2.
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09-16-2015, 01:56 PM | #11 |
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Who wants to go through that pain? Might as well pony up and go for an M4 if you are looking for all the bells and whistles.
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I would still see the appeal for an M2 IF it was a baby M4. But it's more like a refined/supped M235i; with body differences and chassis differences, but the engine is the same N55. Not that the N55 is a bad engine. I have a 335i and like it a lot. I just can't see paying M4 prices for an M2. But I won't refrain from being oogly-eyed when I start seeing the M2s on the road that's for sure. |
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09-16-2015, 02:22 PM | #13 |
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^They'd do much better to go with the more tunable N54 2 turbo design rather than the N55 twin scroll single turbo.
Then again, from BMWs standpoint why step on the M3/4s toes. Smart.
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09-16-2015, 02:33 PM | #14 | |
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Personally, I plan on getting an M2 with almost 0 options, apart from maybe LED if they become available during LCI in a couple of years. I'm DDing an E36 M3 now, and that car has absolutely no bells and whistles. And I love that car just the way it is.
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09-16-2015, 02:36 PM | #15 |
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Why would they use the all but discontinued N54 (Z4 notwithstanding)? That would make no sense fiscally or logistically.
The bigger question is why didn't they use the new B58? |
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09-16-2015, 02:54 PM | #18 |
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Closed deck, liquid cooled, etc...it's got my vote. Though it is a single turbo design, think turbo lag, but with the above mentioned it could be an extremely capable M engine.
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My guess is that the M2 was already in development before the B58? <--Speculating.
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09-16-2015, 03:09 PM | #22 |
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Got to love secondary & tertiary markets. Luckily we all don't live in LA, NYC or DC.
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