[M090]

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Time to say farewell to m2c. Bought it with discounts during 2021 march. The market is super strong so time to sell. The ODO just ticked over 6000KM and I've tracked the hell out of it. Gone through a full set of rotors and pads, and full set of tires.
The car has been amazing, other than the faulty intercooler during the break in period (warranty item), it stood up to all of the hard driving. I was doing back to back sessions during one track day and no overheating whatsoever. overall ownership experience is 8/10.
Dislike: need bigger gas tank, feel like always need to fill up, with some of the track, i need to bring a Jerry can, full tank won't last whole day and gas station is not close by.
No HUD, never thought I would miss HUD but it's somewhat inconvenient to glance at what speed I'm doing.
The redline is hard to see, I would hit rev limiter because the red marker is very dark and sort of blends in to the background. Wish it had the shift lights on the other M cars.
Wider tires from factory, i immediately changed to wider tires on factory rims and felt the car more stable.
The seats I wish had openings on the seat back for harness.
The LIKES: I've had many M cars in the past and I would say this is a better buy than the F8x m3/4. It's got the biggest brakes in bmw, 6 pot front and 4 pot rear, it's also the best part of the car. I have endless pads and ss lines, the braking power is relentless on track, it's so consistent.
DCT, my friend has the new m3 and drove back to back on track, the dct out shines the 8zf from the first shift. It's a shame bmw is going 8zf now,
The engine, for some reason I feel it's programmed more like an n/a car, it's linear and you need to rev to get power. I have stock exhaust and find the exhaust note lovely when revving it out.
Handling, the car can be tricky being the shorter wheel base, I've spun multiple times but once getting used to the car, it's controllable and the limit is very high, can keep up on track with some of the big boys.
The exterior styling, I think the car looks mean and aggressive and should age very well.
Interior, it's standard, I think most people buying the 2 series aren't looking for fancy interior. As long as it's ergonomically well, it will do the job.
The new bmws are not my thing anymore, IMO it's designed for the younger generations where their "cool things" I cannot understand.
This will be the last bmw m car for me and time to move on to other brands. Will definitely miss it.

[MooMooM2]

Summary - really great car, going to get rid of it

[Spydert]

Nice write up!
Always good to get additional insights on track performance.

Thanks.

[DanG]

Originally Posted by MooMooM2

Summary - really great car, going to get rid of it

Best M car ever. But I am bored with it.

[KevinM]

What's next? I also have owned a number of M cars. I have two (for me, anyway) classics, the E39 M5 and Z4M coupe. When I decided to retire my M5 from DD duties, I really couldn't find a replacement that I wanted. Finally decided on a F80 MT ZCP, mainly for the European Delivery. While I loved the ED (and would do it again in a heartbeat if BMW offers if for NA again), I never fell in love with the car...I often still drove the M5. When the M2C came, one drive and I knew it was the one. For me, it is the best modern M car and great DD. I have no desire to replace it, as it ticks all of my boxes: MT, RWD, and relatively stealth, more than enough power for the street, and enough but not too much tech. It might be the last new M new that I buy...

[M090]

Originally Posted by MooMooM2

Summary - really great car, going to get rid of it

Can't fight with the money, the resell on this is crazy right now.

[M090]

Originally Posted by KevinM

What's next? I also have owned a number of M cars. I have two (for me, anyway) classics, the E39 M5 and Z4M coupe. When I decided to retire my M5 from DD duties, I really couldn't find a replacement that I wanted. Finally decided on a F80 MT ZCP, mainly for the European Delivery. While I loved the ED (and would do it again in a heartbeat if BMW offers if for NA again), I never fell in love with the car...I often still drove the M5. When the M2C came, one drive and I knew it was the one. For me, it is the best modern M car and great DD. I have no desire to replace it, as it ticks all of my boxes: MT, RWD, and relatively stealth, more than enough power for the street, and enough but not too much tech. It might be the last new M new that I buy...

I don't daily this car, it's mainly my fun car. However, dd wouldn't be big issue. Seat is comfortable enough.
I have an emira on order, but eyeing on gt4 lately, maybe wait until the market cools down later in the year, if it will ever cool down😔

[akkando]

Originally Posted by M090

Can't fight with the money, the resell on this is crazy right now.

Think of how much money you would have if you never even bought it in the first place.

[MarlboroM2C]

Goodbye pal. Go buy a volkswagen

[BigKutta]

Selling your car because the prices cant be beat, and looking for a new one just makes no sense. Hope you catch a good deal somewhere

[MooMooM2]

I agree. I understand moving to a different car because you are bored of the car or because you want to try something else but you are going to pay for it the money you made on selling the current car. But sure I could see something like, sell the comp for 60k and then get an older cayman for like 40k or something like that (even though that car is overpriced so not really making money but could pocked some money).

Regardless I was being funny here, no judgment on what you did at all.

[Rk-d]

What do you plan on buying? There is nothing out there in the M2C price range that beats it.

[ASAP]

kind of couldn't see myself in any other car right now than say maybe a G80 but the prices are lol level to me... MB and Audi don't have anything good in these price ranges right now.

[M090]

Originally Posted by akkando

Think of how much money you would have if you never even bought it in the first place.

Would be on the Forbes by now eh

[M090]

Originally Posted by Rk-d

What do you plan on buying? There is nothing out there in the M2C price range that beats it.

I have ordered the emira, but that's long way off. I m in contact with a dealership of a gt4 allocation that's incoming near end of august.

[M090]

Originally Posted by BigKutta

Selling your car because the prices cant be beat, and looking for a new one just makes no sense. Hope you catch a good deal somewhere

No mark up on a new gt4 makes a lot of sense

[akkando]

Originally Posted by M090

No mark up on a new gt4 makes a lot of sense

Shit, when you get it you should put it on BaT and pocket the extra cash. That's a free 20k right there. Can't argue with that. Take that money.

[HelpMeHelpU]

Originally Posted by M090

I don't daily this car, it's mainly my fun car. However, dd wouldn't be big issue. Seat is comfortable enough.
I have an emira on order, but eyeing on gt4 lately, maybe wait until the market cools down later in the year, if it will ever cool down😔

I have both GT4 and M2C. They are VERY different cars. There's no point in saying which is "better" because they are different and not the same. Also, the GT4 costs about two-thirds more (roughly $100k vs $60k).

The GT4 is very special (to me) and I love it. But if I could have only one sporty car, I am not sure which I would pick. The M2C is much more usable, looks great, is just as fast if not faster, has awesome brakes, and costs a lot less. I am glad I don't have to choose (at least for now).

Bottom line: Very different cars.

[MooMooM2]

Originally Posted by HelpMeHelpU

I have both GT4 and M2C. They are VERY different cars. There's no point in saying which is "better" because they are different and not the same. Also, the GT4 costs about two-thirds more (roughly $100k vs $60k).

The GT4 is very special (to me) and I love it. But if I could have only one sporty car, I am not sure which I would pick. The M2C is much more usable, looks great, is just as fast if not faster, has awesome brakes, and costs a lot less. I am glad I don't have to choose (at least for now).

Bottom line: Very different cars.

I agree, maybe can compare the gt4 to a CS and that would be a more difficult comparison since prices become closer but to the comp its apples vs oranges and depends on how much you want to spend and what things you want to have (like back seats and more trunk space vs a clearly superior car at the track amongst other things).

[brad65ford]

Great write, up. I missed my 19 so much I purchased another one. There is just something about how nibble this car is I haven't found else where. Enjoy your next journey onward!

[Rk-d]

Originally Posted by M090

I have ordered the emira, but that's long way off. I m in contact with a dealership of a gt4 allocation that's incoming near end of august.

Emira is a cool looking car. Incredible value for an exotic looking car.

Like others have said - the GT4 is a very different experience. Much more Porsche like - the focus is on precision and control. The M2C feels sloppier than a typical Porsche, especially a GT4, but the flip side is that it’s a lot more extroverted and easy to have fun driving on the street. The throttle mapping is so much more aggressive in BMW. The GT4 is hard to wake up in street driving. You really need wide open streets to open it up properly - at least in my experience owning one.

[stefan]

I can definitely echo most of those sentiments. When I sell my M2C it'll also be my last (new) M car. Cheers!