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      04-19-2016, 04:56 AM   #1
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M2 vs M235i both with full M Performance parts

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Since the beginning im waiting for the M2, from the first render till now my first ride

Now i drove my M235i one year the upgrade has to come now

After long deciding it will be my first love the M3 F80, will arrive this summer.

Ordered also the M2 but finally im all into the M3.

But back to this, the M2 is meaner and definitly a real ///M for me!!
Suspension, the wide track, traction even on wet roads, the brakes, steering, the manual, the punch everything is insane So i dont miss the "m things" that bmw didnt do.

Will share some photos with you guys.


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      04-19-2016, 09:08 AM   #2
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Need to take off the stripes. Stripes don't really do it for me on the M2.
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      04-19-2016, 11:28 AM   #3
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I really want some CF up front

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Need to take off the stripes. Stripes don't really do it for me on the M2.
If they did something like the M6 I would be all for it.


Or the e36 lightweight
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      04-19-2016, 11:48 AM   #4
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We need a front splitter- makes a pretty big aesthetic difference
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Since the beginning im waiting for the M2, from the first render till now my first ride

Now i drove my M235i one year the upgrade has to come now

After long deciding it will be my first love the M3 F80, will arrive this summer.

Ordered also the M2 but finally im all into the M3.

But back to this, the M2 is meaner and definitly a real ///M for me!!
Suspension, the wide track, traction even on wet roads, the brakes, steering, the manual, the punch everything is insane So i dont miss the "m things" that bmw didnt do.

Will share some photos with you guys.


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Skip both. I will the the Kia i20 over that. half a horse is more than we all need.
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      05-19-2016, 11:23 AM   #6
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White does not do the M2 justice, looks bad in my opinion. All three other colors look miles better in stock form. And those stripes...
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      05-19-2016, 11:25 AM   #7
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I really want some CF up front



If they did something like the M6 I would be all for it.


Or the e36 lightweight
Hell no. Please retire the LTW flag. It's a classic on that car, and it should just be left on that.

I'm not a fan of any of the new stripes to be honest.
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Those stripes are hideous. Makes the M235i a lot more nicer looking standing next to each other.
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The M stripes on any of the new M cars just doesn't look right...I mean it's an M car so why church it up more w the funky stripes
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M2 needs a front lip setup. Hopefully the aftermarket groups come up with a lip that compliments the lines
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Both look great!
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      05-19-2016, 12:10 PM   #12
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i really prefer the m235 front and then the m2 rear. interesting that the fuel door on the m2 is a circle, never noticed that before

a full splitter on the m2 would make a world of difference. Im sure its only a matter of time before vorsteiner and 3d design fix that.
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Stripes belong on race cars like the DTM, safety car and pace cars. On the street they just look
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The fangs and cf wings on the M2 are still so ridiculous looking.
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Interesting to see how LBB works so well on the smaller M2 and not on the much larger X5M.

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Need to take off the stripes. Stripes don't really do it for me on the M2.
If they did something like the M6 I would be all for it.


Or the e36 lightweight
That e36 is pornographic.
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      05-19-2016, 12:49 PM   #17
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I like the stripes. I admit that they belong on race cars and not on street cars, but what if you go to a lot of track days?
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M235. Only because those hideous flared vents for the brake cooling are more subdued.

What was BMW thinking when they went with those? And then to put stripes on them makes them even more disturbing.

The M6 a few posts up is about as much as I can take and still say it looks good. You would think that the size of them would scale with the car. I'm mean, it's not like the M2 weighs 4000 lbs. I'm no M-engineer but I bet they could have gotten away with much smaller ones and not made them so Godzilla-ish.

But to each their own...

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I think the m235 looks better decked out with the performance stuff.
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      05-19-2016, 01:04 PM   #20
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As they stand right now, the M235i takes it.
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M2 doesn't stand out from the 235i in those comparo pics. Visually, they may as well be a 228i and 235i.
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Amazing cars, both looking great!
Never noticed that the fuel door is circle!

Alpine White is my favorite color, congrats man!
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