[nytrus112]

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

No.

Double No.

Am I the only one who hates the back bumper? :-\

[3PedalMINI]

Huh...here I was drooling over it at the release...in these pics I don't like it at all. Way way to overdone and disproportionate :

It's also jacked way up!

[nytrus112]

Originally Posted by psuibmw

Two posts before, there was an M235 that looked too much better than this one

If I'm honest (and not biased), most M235's look better than this in my opinion. But that's just me. Glad I got the former. Much rather spend the difference in cost on mods. 235i is the sweet spot for sure.

[ASAP]

I don't know why but... i loved it in the intro photos, now in real life it is very so so... especially the front bumper.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by abstrader

The interior looked good, especially the CF and the blue stitching. It was hard to see inside because it was a bright day and there was a lot of reflection. Wish i had gotten a pic of the seats!

Thanks for taking the photos and what you did was about as well as one could do without having an SLR handy. Taking photos through glass is not easy due to focus issues and even worse with a glare.

[M3 n X5M]

Originally Posted by RPiM5

I think it's sad that the owners of that Nissan and SUV parked next to the M2, had no idea what that "blue" car was next to them. Everybody should know what an M car is! But in this case I wouldn't blame them, I mean it's hard to tell without M side view mirrors.

Just like no one can tell it's a BMW without the emblem.

Man, what is the hang up with the mirrors??????? The M3 and M4 mirrors are not M mirrors. They are M3 and M4 mirrors, only. Why should this car get them???

It pleases me that BMW omitted aforementioned mirrors and saved the consumer in the final price.

[G8rGrl]

Originally Posted by Alpine F31

(putting my flame suit on......okay, here we go )

To my eyes, the M235i is a better looking car than the M2. I love the flares of the M2, but everything else on the M235i looks better to me. I know the M2 is more car, I'm not saying the M235i is better than an M2. It's not. But to me, it is better looking, especially the front end.

Curious...do you know how much all of those add-ons cost for that M235i? The pic you posted is definitely nice-looking.

[G8rGrl]

Wow...looks like a BEAST in this shot.

Originally Posted by Adem1534

Processed photoshoot on a highway vs a shady and bright potato shot in a parking lot.

I could not disagree more. M2 looks far more aggressive while the M235i manages to blend into the see of cars.

Still love both cars.

(Not my instagram):


sexy as hell.

[IEDEI]

Originally Posted by nytrus112

If I'm honest (and not biased), most M235's look better than this in my opinion. But that's just me. Glad I got the former. Much rather spend the difference in cost on mods. 235i is the sweet spot for sure.

NO. the M235 looks soft and lumpy.....the M2 doesn't.

more than any of that the M2 is a true sports car....the M235i is not at all.

[elons335i]

I saw this car with jersey tags on Baltimore beltway on Friday. I tried to snap a picture but he was gone before I could grab my phone.

[tc328]

Originally Posted by nytrus112

I dunno. I just don't like this car. looks too chubby and bubbly for me. I also don't like the 2-er with 19s. I just think it looks wrong. no matter the wheel. and this stock M2 ride height is definitely too much IMHO. love the stealth job on the pics man. well done lol.

Yea, I really want to love this car but its so not M in many ways and the look just doesnt feel right in some angles

To me, the M division just added the same old M shit to the m235i but then they water it down (fake side vents, no M mirrors, no CF roof). It looks cheap! But for just $6k more than a m235i I'll def go for the M2

[3M TAPE]

Originally Posted by MikeRR

Funny it looks much smaller in those pics.

Small car looking small in the pictures!
How exciting is that

[3M TAPE]

LBB looks bad in the real world as I've expected.

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by BigMacMeal

LBB looks bad in the real world as I've expected.

Sounds like a personal problem...

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by nytrus112

If I'm honest (and not biased), most M235's look better than this in my opinion. But that's just me. Glad I got the former. Much rather spend the difference in cost on mods. 235i is the sweet spot for sure.

Spoken like a true m235 owner..
No shame in that game ! Enjoy your purchase!

Actually .. Each car is a sweet spot. A 228 with track handling package would leave a ton of room for mods over your m235...

And so it goes ....

We all have our own preferences , predilections and different budget/value set, which is why BMW MAKES SO MANY DIFFERENT MODELS.

A lot of " old school " bimmer Fans literally yearn for the days of 3 M models... M3, M5 and M6 ... As if times were somehow better when there were fewer choices....

[miiipilot]

Originally Posted by bizzyqu

It should be the same matte open pore kind that you get as M'Performance parts. I have it in my 3 series. It look very different than the traditional polished kind you find in the M3/4 but retains the actual texture of the carbon fiber. I would say it doesn't looks as luxurious or as readily identifiable as carbon fiber as the kind in the M3/4 but pretty cool and unique in its own right. Also helps that it doesn't show any smudges.

Is it the same carbon fiber crap from the E9x interior?

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by miiipilot

Is it the same carbon fiber crap from the E9x interior?

No way man... It's even crappier just for you !:

[Jadar]

Great job you got some great shots. I must say and I've said it before with the M3/4 press photos, the photos captured by everyday people look so much better then the press release photos. I must see this car in person.

This front shot makes me reevaluate the front bumper and start liking it!

[SW19]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

No way man... It's even crappier just for you !:

That sums up a bunch of comments on this thread quite nicely.

[Neem320]

Not a fan of that front bumper. BMW tried to do too much.

[shark715]

Really nice find! We have a 235 vert that we did an ED delivery on last week (and it's now on the water), but I have to say if they were making an M2 vert we would be interested.

[abirmaher]

Needs a drop!