[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by mtoosexy

I drove one in Naperville maybe 3 mile round trip, I barely noticed it... many m2 experts here that would know much better than me. All I know, is that it didn't bother me.

I think the steering-wheel is crooked too.

[Bt12]

Originally Posted by ORIGIN M.

I think the steering-wheel is crooked too.

Lol

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by ORIGIN M.

I think the steering-wheel is crooked too.

And sometimes the driver ...

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by mtoosexy

I drove one in Naperville maybe 3 mile round trip, I barely noticed it... many m2 experts here that would know much better than me. All I know, is that it didn't bother me.

That's where I will be test driving one too - did you drive the AW or BSM cars that have manual transmissions?

[mtoosexy]

Originally Posted by dmboone25

That's where I will be test driving one too - did you drive the AW or BSM cars that have manual transmissions?

I drove the AW one that was there this summer with all the carbon fiber and mpe exhaust. it was the one the owners son Kevin was driving. I was in there 2-3 weeks ago and i believe they had a black automatic.

[No Boost]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

And sometimes the driver ...

What's it like 2 degrees off-center? A violent fart should zero you in.

[Spa2k]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

And sometimes the driver ...

BMW M Performance has just announced that its Injection Certified Dealers will be able to give you a shot of Botox in the left cheek to compensate. It's only $499 and is warrantied for 12 months or 12,000 miles.

[ORIGIN M.]

Originally Posted by Spa2k

BMW M Performance has just announced that its Injection Certified Dealers will be able to give you a shot of Botox in the left cheek to compensate. It's only $499 and is warrantied for 12 months or 12,000 miles.

I just wear my wallet on the left side.

[terrywang]

Originally Posted by Potatohead-M2

It's an RS thing, they always get dual large ovals.

The car is not ugly, in fact it's handsome, but the stock wheels are pretty bad. In Canada we can opt out of them at least. Some wider rear fenders would have been nice too (the fronts are 10mm wider each).

The M2 looks more aggressive, no doubt.

On topic, I am really torn. I prefer the N55 sound, but there are some things about the current car I don't like. I can't find a perfect seating position for example, so maybe I will have to try the new one first and go from there.

In Sydney (AU) I can see many S3 or RS3 on daily routine, they are highly desired and affordable. In fact more sedan than hatch, to my surprise.

The 5 cylinder turbo sounds terrific, however, the front is too heavy and I generally don't like the audi steering feeling so never considered Audi when looking for my `next` (now present) car. I personally think the M2 looks a lot better in the coupe shape and long beach blue, more unique (classic).

N55 with stock exhaust sounds good enough to me, even in comfort it is already loud enough to wake up neighbours ;-)

Had a F25 LCI X3 20d (B47D20) for 2.5 years, the sound sucks (of course...), the ride quality sucked (M Sport suspension settings - firm without adaptive dampers), 20' wheel with RFT which made comfort even worse (I was surprised by the M2 ride quality - wife and kids enjoyed it which surprised me (imagine how bad the X3 was...). Seats are better than the X3's but still not as good as the M3/M4, I don't have problem with position as I am 178cm and slim LoL

Last but not least, M2 (not pure) DCT costs A$105-110k when new, it's not cheap. To make the best out of the car, I'll try to stick to it for as long as possible. I personally like the M2 better than the M4 (size a bit too large for Sydney urban road condition, don't like the rear much...). I don't see any better car of the same size and type in the foreseeable future.

[junx]

Seems like the CS is going to drive down regular M2 values...

[Dav3]

To be honest I don't see such a dramatic difference between the original M2 and the LCI/CS

New speedo on the LCI is the only upgrade I could care for, Interior is not really much of a drastic upgrade

M2 CS... I avoided the M4 because of the exhaust

If I'm selling my M2 it's for another car not the same 10% better

[Wilsm2]

Originally Posted by swoobs

Seems like the CS is going to drive down regular M2 values...

You assume the CS is going to be amazing, the M2 has brilliant reviews. If the CS is a lot more and not as balanced as the ORIGINAL M2 it could turn out to be a flop.

New is not always better. iPhone X too expensive and ok reviews, no one wants one. newest iPhone and the first iPhone to stop production.

[Spa2k]

Originally Posted by swoobs

Seems like the CS is going to drive down regular M2 values...

There is no reason to believe this, especially since the CS will be considerably more expensive and produced in limited numbers. In fact, the CS will help keep the values of the M2s stronger.

[qnet]

Originally Posted by lopm2

To be honest I don't see such a dramatic difference between the original M2 and the LCI/CS

New speedo on the LCI is the only upgrade I could care for, Interior is not really much of a drastic upgrade

I don't think it's that much of a difference, but I do like the look of the new dash design better. Just that small little change makes the dash look a little more nicer IMO. It looks more like a miniature M4 interior than it did before.

[stefan]

Originally Posted by Potatohead-M2

I think there’s a bit of homerism happening here. I like both cars but I’m not exactly sure where the M2 beats out the RS3, unless you’re only talking about a weekend only thing, or a track toy. The Audi does virtually everything else better. It’s (much) faster, is crazy with a tune, laughs at bad weather, hauls people better, comes better equipped, I could go on. The M2 does look more aggressive but that’s good and bad I suppose.

On paper. Everything you said is only true on paper. Having purchased an S4 in the past for those very reasons, I will say it was very confident but so so boring. Such a non event to drive.

When spending RS3 or M2 money I would implore people to see if they can get long test drives in (eg one whole day). The Audi will reveal itself as the less engaging car.

[akkando]

Originally Posted by swoobs

Seems like the CS is going to drive down regular M2 values...

Depends on the price of the MY19 M2 with the S55, but if the price difference new isn't much, and I don't think it will be much more than 5k, and the car isn't terrible, then yea why wouldn't it drive down values?

[m981addicts]

Originally Posted by ZPrime

I've had mine for not quite 4 months and I'm at 2600-some... you need to drive that thing!

I put on 100 miles every weekday in one of my three cars.

[F87LUV]

On track, the car dies in the straights IMO. I have one of the first 2016s, delivered back in April of 2016 with almost 35k on the odo now. The exhaust note is addictive but if there are significant improvements, I'll consider the new one. It depends on the price point for me. If it's way into the high 60/70s, I'll be going with a Porsche.

[akkando]

Originally Posted by F87LUV

On track, the car dies in the straights IMO. I have one of the first 2016s, delivered back in April of 2016 with almost 35k on the odo now. The exhaust note is addictive but if there are significant improvements, I'll consider the new one. It depends on the price point for me. If it's way into the high 60/70s, I'll be going with a Porsche.

It's a fast car, up to 80 mph!

[Dr.Deep]

Originally Posted by Spa2k

There is no reason to believe this, especially since the CS will be considerably more expensive and produced in limited numbers. In fact, the CS will help keep the values of the M2s stronger.

Not sure of that. The CS will not be a limited production, furthermore, it will be a replacement for the actual M2, so it can not be that more expensive as a replacement, so he may be right...lets hope not

[Potatohead-M2]

Originally Posted by stefan

On paper. Everything you said is only true on paper. Having purchased an S4 in the past for those very reasons, I will say it was very confident but so so boring. Such a non event to drive.

When spending RS3 or M2 money I would implore people to see if they can get long test drives in (eg one whole day). The Audi will reveal itself as the less engaging car.

Of course the Audi is less engaging, I think I actually said that (or alluded to it). However if you haven’t driven one, you should. Saying you had an older S4 is like me saying I drove an F150 once so I know what the new GT350 is like.

I don’t know if you’ve seen Catchpole’s newest comparison vid for the M2 and RS3 but he said he prefers the steering in the Audi and that the car overall feels lighter than the M2. It’s a damn good car and probably the best driver’s car Audi in a very long time. That doesn’t mean it’s an M2 or a 718 in that department and it’s not trying to be.

[ags28]

Mine's not going anywhere soon. It looks and sounds great, is a pleasure to drive, I own it, and its plenty fast for me, as I don't put it on the track. Just turned 67 and no longer think I am the next Gilles Villeneuve!