04-02-2021, 06:57 PM | #1 |
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Are M2CS owners accepted into the M2 club???
I've had two encounters with HS M2Cs. One is in my neighborhood. I threw up a wave and nothing in return. Today I was on my way to Asheville and passed an M2C. I made sure to slow down and give a thumbs up. Nothing. I'm a fan of the F8x platform in general, but surprised by the lack of love from M2 owners. The M3/M4 owners are as enthusiastic as myself and initiate and/or return the love.
What's your experience been like?
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04-02-2021, 07:18 PM | #2 |
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Honestly Dave.
The e30 m3 crowd is awesome. Most of my good friends own them or have owned them. The e36 m crew not so much but I have a lightweight so in my own “space” anyway. The m2 CS crew awesome. I’ve already made 2 lifelong friends. I’m not joking But honestly after going to a major east coast bmw event. I have almost zero in common with most of the new Bmw sports car owners. I would consider the ltw to e36 ownership very similar to m2 CS ownership to regular m2. 8/10 times we just won’t have much in common. Most are 25 years younger than I am. No kids. Income levels a lot different. Now e30 m3 owners and e30’owners. Yeah we do get along. It’s strange but they are just different types of owners. And the e30 m3 is a giant hug. Everyone wants to approach it. It’s the true legend. I’ll wave in my e30 m3. Chances are they will be flashing me anyway. Same with ltw. They are giving me thumbs up etc. I don’t wave to e36 owners though. As for the m2 CS. Nope. I keep driving. I can't imagine m2 or m2c owner giving you the thumbs up or a wave is their first thought. Look here on this forum. Many are saying it’s overpriced and just tune and some CF bits. They don't understand the car yet. Give it time thou. Maybe 10 years? I’ve only edited this post 20 times now.
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I don’t think that there is an M2 club. Almost never see another M2 though I have a high volume dealer near me. They even got 6 M2CSs. I haven’t seen one on the road.
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They normally just blow right by me farting every second they let off the throttle. No wave, just 100mph dash...
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I was leaving the dealership in my m2cs and wasn’t even 2 miles into my journey and a m3 pulled up next to me gave me a rev and wave. It was an awesome way to kick it off!
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04-02-2021, 11:51 PM | #10 |
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I guess I get too excited when I see an M2. From a distance you can tell that it's something unique long before identifying what it is. As you get closer you notice the with of the fenders. These cars have a really substantial road presence.
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04-03-2021, 12:20 AM | #11 |
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I'd you Dave, haha.
Actually I had two separate M2 interactions on the road last month. One had to honk me from the adjacent lane and the other rev'd (and burbled) to catch my attention. Both got my thumbs up, though, once I looked out and over. I must come off as pretentious but honestly I'm still in the honeymoon phase so my focus is mostly in the drive and general isolation of the cockpit. The car makes you feel like a fighter pilot once you're strapped in. Anywho if you're ever in my neck of the woods feel free to honk, flash, rev, and throw a party if you see me. I'm the guy with the shit-eating grin. You're sure to get a wave from me. |
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Don't think of it as a "CS" thing since as some have said it's simply the overall BMW ownership today. Even those who have purchased classic BMWs often are immune to enthusiastic greetings/encounters. My association with BMW started in 1972, and back then essentially everyone was an enthusiast of one sort or another, and if not they usually got sucked into the fold and convinced to join the CCA. It was simply not possible to meet another BMW on the road and not exchange headlight flashes. The majority of the cars were of course 2002s with an occasional 1600 with E3 sightings very rare (2500, 2800, Bavaria, 3.0S) and E9 (3.0 CS) sightings extremely rare. A few years ago I came across a Malaga 2002 coming at me, and I flashed my headlights in appreciation only to have the owner look at me like I was an idiot as we slowly passed each other. I was driving my E39 M5 in shining LeMans blue, but I suppose the 02 dude figured I was up to something. A few days later I saw the car again, from behind, and SOB it was a 2002tii even. Over the following years when I would see the car again, I always flashed at it...never to be acknowledged. Regards, Chuck
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It sounds like my effort to not come across as a snob has me being overly enthusiastic . It's out of character for me to make gestures to other drivers so maybe I'll tone it down.
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.... but I'm with you (even from Australia) there are some people who appreciate what the M2 CS is, and more importantly what it isn't. and there are the few strange ones with some form of jealousy like as if it matters to me what they think or don't think of my CS If you have it, love it, if you don't have it, don't dis it; that's called "being respectful"
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My introduction to the BMW world was an e30 driving BMWCCA instructor. This was in New England, and I really didn't know any other people with BMW's. That definitely shaped my impression of drivers of the brand at the time.
My first BMW was the 1M which obviously got lots of attention. I was literally invisible to drivers of cool cars in my X5. I am now having to get used to being noticed again in the CS which I am commuting in. I have missed a few waves while distracted and may have seemed snobbish to the driver waving. I usual try to reciprocate because we seem to be a dying breed. I have also been snubbed by a local 2002 driver a coupe times, and I know he saw me (sorry, you may as well be in a display case in the cockpit of a 2002!!) so I have given up. He isn't cool. E30 drivers are definitely more cool.
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I always wave and I think every encounter with a fellow M2 comp, they’ve waved back. OG M2s usually wave as well, but the one CS guy I waved to did not wave back
Granted it’s probably just him not noticing me on the other side of the street. I did have one OG guy actually make eye contact and then deliberately not wave/return my thumbs up, but most of them do. |
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