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      12-01-2020, 08:38 AM   #1
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My First BMW

What's up everyone?!
I received my first BMW a week ago. I'm really enjoying it so far except for the amount of petrol I've gone through but hey you don't buy a car like this worrying about how much petrol you're using lol. I think the biggest complaint I have is why does it have duel zone climates but can't sync them. First world problems lol. I'm aware of the rubber band trick. I wasn't sure if I would like Long Beach Blue but it's growing on me. Don't crucify me but I'm not a fan of the Hockenheim Silver :/
I've had an Audi S4 in the past, so it's not my first venture into German vehicles and all the special tools required to do things lol.
Anyway, here are some photos of it leaving the dealer and arriving to me.

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      12-01-2020, 08:43 AM   #2
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Congratulations. No offense taken, all M2s are gorgeous imo. What's the rubber band trick?
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Don't crucify me but I'm not a fan of the Hockenheim Silver :/
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      12-01-2020, 10:24 AM   #4
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Congrats on the new car! Enjoy it!

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... What's the rubber band trick?
You place a single rubber band around the two climate control knobs, so turning one turns the other synchronously.
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You place a single rubber band around the two climate control knobs, so turning one turns the other synchronously.
That's what I was imagining. A nice wide rubber band of the perfect size would work I suppose...
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Not being able to synchronize the climate knobs was my first complained when BMW NA called me after purchasing. Doesn’t make sense not to have it.

The persons responsible for BMW HVAC systems should be fired at BMW.
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Bloody hell! Not a fan of Hockenheim silver? Someone get a rope!!

Congrats on the LBB M2C! Looks great and welcome to the club!
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More importantly than the color debate, do they make a carbon fiber rubber band for this trick? Would prefer not to add any weight while avoiding clashing interior colors with an ugly brown rubber band....


...oh and congrats on the car! She is gorgeous!
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first of all congrats on your LBB. looks fantastic with those wheels.

HS is a beautiful color as it reflects well in varied light. it's very common color now days in the M2C community as AW is almost more rare. putting individual color choices aside and strictly looking at the color and how it impacts body lines and aggressive looks, I would rank my color choices in this order.

1. BSM
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4. HS

I'm sure many would disagree. that's okay.
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Congrats! Car looks fantastic!
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That's a nicely spec'd M2C with all the carbon bits and the 763s. Wish I could have ordered those on mine!

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first of all congrats on your LBB. looks fantastic with those wheels.

HS is a beautiful color as it reflects well in varied light. it's very common color now days in the M2C community as AW is almost more rare. putting individual color choices aside and strictly looking at the color and how it impacts body lines and aggressive looks, I would rank my color choices in this order.

1. BSM
2. SOM/LBB
3. AW
4. HS

I'm sure many would disagree. that's okay.
I agree about the rarity of AW. I ordered mine in AW instead of HS (our 2 other cars were silver/gray at the time) and have yet to see another AW M2C in the wild and I've been looking for 2 years.

I almost regret not getting HS now but it seems almost every M2C is in that color. And the LBB looks great...along with SO...black looks awesome as well. I guess you can't get a bad color on an M2
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That's a nicely spec'd M2C with all the carbon bits and the 763s. Wish I could have ordered those on mine!

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first of all congrats on your LBB. looks fantastic with those wheels.

HS is a beautiful color as it reflects well in varied light. it's very common color now days in the M2C community as AW is almost more rare. putting individual color choices aside and strictly looking at the color and how it impacts body lines and aggressive looks, I would rank my color choices in this order.

1. BSM
2. SOM/LBB
3. AW
4. HS

I'm sure many would disagree. that's okay.
I agree about the rarity of AW. I ordered mine in AW instead of HS (our 2 other cars were silver/gray at the time) and have yet to see another AW M2C in the wild and I've been looking for 2 years.

I almost regret not getting HS now but it seems almost every M2C is in that color. And the LBB looks great...along with SO...black looks awesome as well. I guess you can't get a bad color on an M2
not really. all of them are great looking.
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You place a single rubber band around the two climate control knobs, so turning one turns the other synchronously.
Thats the lamest lack of feature i heard, the car doesnt have more imp features which it should have come with , putting an ugly rubber band so that ur lazy hand cant turn the dial?
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first of all congrats on your LBB. looks fantastic with those wheels.

HS is a beautiful color as it reflects well in varied light. it's very common color now days in the M2C community as AW is almost more rare. putting individual color choices aside and strictly looking at the color and how it impacts body lines and aggressive looks, I would rank my color choices in this order.

1. BSM
2. SOM/LBB
3. AW
4. HS

I'm sure many would disagree. that's okay.
Yes HS is the best color on this car, so glad i got it. The bluish silver just rocks

Cant stand LBB , i like darker blue and anyways cant drive an orange car
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That's a nicely spec'd M2C with all the carbon bits and the 763s. Wish I could have ordered those on mine!



I agree about the rarity of AW. I ordered mine in AW instead of HS (our 2 other cars were silver/gray at the time) and have yet to see another AW M2C in the wild and I've been looking for 2 years.

I almost regret not getting HS now but it seems almost every M2C is in that color. And the LBB looks great...along with SO...black looks awesome as well. I guess you can't get a bad color on an M2
I test drove an AW M2 , while the car looks good in AW its not an interesting color. I like metallic colors that dazzle in the sun. HS is an awesome color and so glad i got it
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congrats! the best color ... how many more black, silver and white cars do we need

re fuel burn ... what did you expect with 2 fuel pumps!?
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Congrats on the M2C. I got AW on my new X3M but went with the more bold SO for the M2C.

I think the lack of a sync button is simply due to the smaller center area and lack of space. I don't know what other button could be sacrificed. In the end, not a big deal to me. The 5 series for example is wider and has a ton more climate control buttons. Even my X3M has more space for climate buttons.

PS: I have gotten 29 MPG (US gallons) on the highway but as low as 6 MPG on track. So your mileage may vary a lot!
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