01-15-2018, 02:17 PM | #1 |
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Joined the M2 club ;-)
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I just grabbed a bargain, traded in my F25 LCI X3 20d xDrive (carbon black) with M Sport Package for a F87 M2 (pre-LCI) DCT (wife cannot drive manual so I compromised...) in long beach blue. Personally I really hated SUV/SAV, didn't know why we bought the car in the first place (impulse consumption? I seemed to have a history of good at doing this...) The M2 has only done 9000KMs, built in Oct 2016, it's pretty much new and comes with all options I need. Cannot wait to pick it up this week. A question for Aussies car enthusiasts, do you put opti-coat treatment on the car? Which service provider do you recommend? I live in Sydney. TIA. Thanks! Last edited by terrywang; 01-16-2018 at 06:11 AM.. |
01-15-2018, 02:19 PM | #2 |
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Something that surprised me when testing driving it: the M2 in comfort mode does a much better job running over speed humps than the X3 (20' wheel with Run Flat tyres...).
Oh man, the N55B30T0 is amazing. I think it has much more power than I ever need, so I am not looking for a M2 CS or M4 in 5-6 years, no way... ;-) |
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01-15-2018, 11:31 PM | #3 | |
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Just in case you weren't aware, if the M2 in Comfort mode does a better job dealing with bumps than the X3 it will also do a better job in Sport & Sport +, the M2 does not have adaptive suspension so the ride will feel the same in all modes. As for the Opticoat i have it on my car and can't recommend it enough, unfortunately I'm not in Sydney so can't help with a detailer. |
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01-16-2018, 06:10 AM | #5 | |
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In case you are interested: I'll most likely pick up the car tomorrow. |
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01-17-2018, 05:17 PM | #7 |
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Picked up yesterday, I was so excited. My wife and kids all love this car, to my surprise (good on me tho) ;-)
Will post some photos (need to smudge the rego...). BTW: What comprehensive insurance do you have with the M2? Some insurers don't even offer online quote for M2. I got the cheapest from Bingle for about 1500/y. |
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01-18-2018, 06:29 AM | #8 |
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Some photos (with plate masked)
More to come later, too excited to do this... NOTE: REMOVED the uploaded photos, bimmerpost doesn't even support HTTPS(TLS) so I don't think it is secure and wouldn't want to store any data on their servers. Last edited by terrywang; 01-20-2018 at 08:28 PM.. Reason: add 2 |
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01-18-2018, 04:11 PM | #11 |
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01-20-2018, 02:17 AM | #12 |
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More pictures to come, the M2 just finished the DCD 4 layer paint protection treatment (together with a 997 911 GT Manual limited - wow).
I'll need to mask the plate number and share it here later. |
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01-20-2018, 02:51 AM | #13 |
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01-20-2018, 08:26 PM | #14 |
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It's hard to upload to forum, I'll embed Flickr links.
IMG_1545 IMG_1547 IMG_1548 IMG_1553 IMG_1554 IMG_1556 heart of the M2 - N55B30T0 IMG_1559 N55B30T0 IMG_1568 IMG_1572 IMG_1573 Last edited by terrywang; 01-21-2018 at 09:01 PM.. |
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01-23-2018, 03:12 PM | #16 | |
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I saw 3 long beach blue M2 in my office building car park (11 levels...) |
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02-01-2018, 08:55 PM | #22 |
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Hi
Terry congrats on the purchase. Highly recommend David's Automotive Detailing for Opticoat...I have a M2 LCI in BSM and he did a great job on paintwork, wheels and exterior. Highly recommend snow job, two bucket hand wash, and towel dry with a drying aid for maintenance. Cheers Shanil |
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