Back in a BMW

boss2k · 09-23-2020, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by nzafi

Did you drive the car before purchasing? Curious because I ended up just moving forward without a test drive. Figured I would love the car regardless.

Yes i did , drove a manual and DCT both

///AVM · 09-23-2020, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by nzafi

Did you drive the car before purchasing? Curious because I ended up just moving forward without a test drive. Figured I would love the car regardless.

Yes i did , drove a manual and DCT both

Me too . . . and got both. It's called DCT.

Ok, please, for the love of God, do not take my comments and turn the next 10 pages into a DCT vs MT pissing match . . . I am just having fun.

///AVM

pz619 · 09-23-2020, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ///AVM

Me too . . . and got both. It's called DCT.

Ok, please, for the love of God, do not take my comments and turn the next 10 pages into a DCT vs MT pissing match . . . I am just having fun.

///AVM

Sorry guys, got here as soon as I could. I'm here for the MT vs DCT fight. Kidding

Congrats OP and welcome back! As far as sunglasses I tend to horde them in the car for some reason. I typically store them in the cup holder, the small tray behind the cupholder, in a case in the glovebox, or in the center armrest cubby. For the cupholder I have a setup now where I have a keep a small bottle of hand sanitizer, sunglasses, and use the ear loops of my mask to keep it all together. What a world we now live in.

boss2k · 09-23-2020, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ///AVM

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Originally Posted by boss2k

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Originally Posted by nzafi

Did you drive the car before purchasing? Curious because I ended up just moving forward without a test drive. Figured I would love the car regardless.

Yes i did , drove a manual and DCT both

Me too . . . and got both. It's called DCT.

Ok, please, for the love of God, do not take my comments and turn the next 10 pages into a DCT vs MT pissing match . . . I am just having fun.

///AVM

AVM

I am disappointed to know you drive an auto aka, DCT specially a posche lover like you

Sarg33 · 09-23-2020, 12:06 PM

Congrats on the new car!

I keep my sunglasses in the door storage. There is a raised area towards the back that my sunglasses sit in very nicely.

///AVM · 09-23-2020, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by nzafi

Did you drive the car before purchasing? Curious because I ended up just moving forward without a test drive. Figured I would love the car regardless.

Yes i did , drove a manual and DCT both

Me too . . . and got both. It's called DCT.

Ok, please, for the love of God, do not take my comments and turn the next 10 pages into a DCT vs MT pissing match . . . I am just having fun.

///AVM

AVM

I am disappointed to know you drive an auto aka, DCT specially a posche lover like you

Boss

As long as I have control over shift points, I'm happy.

///AVM

stein_325i · 09-23-2020, 12:54 PM

Congrats and welcome back, and you made the right choice too, M2C is the best BMW on sale today

keylime503 · 09-23-2020, 12:57 PM

As someone who has a HS/Orange M2C on order that should enter production any day now, can we get some interior pics?

boss2k · 09-23-2020, 01:07 PM

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As someone who has a HS/Orange M2C on order that should enter production any day now, can we get some interior pics?

Happy to, you will love it , looks awesome , better than blue imo

keylime503 · 09-23-2020, 01:23 PM

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Happy to, you will love it , looks awesome , better than blue imo

Looks great. I went out of my way to find the one and only orange interior M2 in the area before ordering. It looks a lot better in person than in pictures.

nzafi · 09-23-2020, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by boss2k

Yes i did , drove a manual and DCT both

What made you select manual over DCT? I was thinking DCT but in all honesty I think I would tire very quickly of paddle shifting and sticking the car in automatic mode all the time. Its very boring to me versus having the clutch and shifting.

boss2k · 09-23-2020, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by nzafi

What made you select manual over DCT? I was thinking DCT but in all honesty I think I would tire very quickly of paddle shifting and sticking the car in automatic mode all the time. Its very boring to me versus having the clutch and shifting.

As you describe correctly its boring to use paddle shifters for DCT, while DCT transmission is good and faster than the manual i just love manual cars where i can control the car totally myself. I also have a paddle shifter in my TL and hardly use it , just drive it in D mode and therefore i need a manual car for fun driving.

///AVM · 09-23-2020, 02:58 PM

NZ and Boss

I live in DCT manual mode and never touch the paddles . . . the shifter is for shifting, not the paddles.

///AVM

BigKutta · 09-23-2020, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nzafi

What made you select manual over DCT? I was thinking DCT but in all honesty I think I would tire very quickly of paddle shifting and sticking the car in automatic mode all the time. Its very boring to me versus having the clutch and shifting.

The DCT experience is not anything like a torque converter auto. I've had "paddles" in my last several, and have barely had the desire to "shift" myself. With the M2, I am hardly ever in auto mode.

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As you describe correctly its boring to use paddle shifters for DCT, while DCT transmission is good and faster than the manual i just love manual cars where i can control the car totally myself. I also have a paddle shifter in my TL and hardly use it , just drive it in D mode and therefore i need a manual car for fun driving.

Without trying to go DCT vs manual, you can fully control the M2 with a DCT, and you dont have to use the paddles. Use the shifter

richard in NC · 09-23-2020, 03:22 PM

And here we go....

PS: I use the paddles all the time. Although I enjoyed the manuals I had, I've been a convert to the new tech....

j23 · 09-25-2020, 07:55 PM

Congrats.

Same spec as mine, except no moonroof.

I bought my 2021 M2C without having ever driven one or *in* one. Best decision ever. This car surprised me in so many positive ways: the power, interior ergonomics, seats, positioning, sound, I love everything about it.

What shocked me the most is how much more menacing and muscular M2C looks in person. I saw hundreds of photos and none of them captured this.

Mavallone · 09-25-2020, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by j23

Congrats.

Same spec as mine, except no moonroof.

I bought my 2021 M2C without having ever driven one or *in* one. Best decision ever. This car surprised me in so many positive ways: the power, interior ergonomics, seats, positioning, sound, I love everything about it.

What shocked me the most is how much more menacing and muscular M2C looks in person. I saw hundreds of photos and none of them captured this.

True. Pictures dont capture the shape well at all. First thing I noticed when I took delivery

boss2k · 09-26-2020, 12:56 PM

Guys this thing revs like crazy in sports plus mode, difficult to keep below 5k rpm under break jn period, i believe you can rev till 5500 rpm .

Whats the best tire pressure , i think 35 is bit high for the 19 inch tire specs , can I lower to 32/ 33 for better ride ?

jordantii · 09-26-2020, 03:23 PM

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Guys this thing revs like crazy in sports plus mode, difficult to keep below 5k rpm under break jn period, i believe you can rev till 5500 rpm .

Whats the best tire pressure , i think 35 is bit high for the 19 inch tire specs , can I lower to 32/ 33 for better ride ?

5500 rpm for the first 1200 miles.

j23 · 09-26-2020, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by boss2k

Guys this thing revs like crazy in sports plus mode, difficult to keep below 5k rpm under break jn period, i believe you can rev till 5500 rpm .

Whats the best tire pressure , i think 35 is bit high for the 19 inch tire specs , can I lower to 32/ 33 for better ride ?

5500 rpm for the first 1200 miles.

I think I went to 6k once. By accident. Otherwise, the car stays below 5k the entire time.

2020M2Competition · 09-26-2020, 07:18 PM

BMW does offer a glasses case that attaches to a sun visor via an included velcro band

Part Number 51-16-0-422-717

https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...se-51160422717

I have one

It's simple and it works fairly well

Not as good as an having an actual built-in storage compartment, but better than nothing

jordantii · 09-27-2020, 08:35 AM

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I think I went to 6k once. By accident. Otherwise, the car stays below 5k the entire time.

I would not worry about it.

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Sarg33 Lieutenant 555 Rep 542 Posts Drives: 2021 X3M Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Missouri iTrader: (0)	Congrats on the new car! I keep my sunglasses in the door storage. There is a raised area towards the back that my sunglasses sit in very nicely. __________________ Can't or Won't? Current: 2021 X3M Gone but not forgotten: 2020 M2C LBB MT
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///AVM Banned 2528 Rep 1,908 Posts Drives: G80 M3C Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: U.S.A. iTrader: (0)	NZ and Boss I live in DCT manual mode and never touch the paddles . . . the shifter is for shifting, not the paddles. ///AVM
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richard in NC Colonel 1229 Rep 2,602 Posts Drives: 2009 Z4 35i Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	And here we go.... PS: I use the paddles all the time. Although I enjoyed the manuals I had, I've been a convert to the new tech.... __________________ 2020 X3M non-comp, Alpine White over black : Exec Pkg, ventilated M Sport seats, 20"s 2020 M2 Comp, Sunset Orange/Blk: Orange stitching, DCT, exec pkg, bicolor rims Gone '18 M550i, '16 X4 M40i, '15 M5, '13 X3 35i, '12 335is, '11 X5 50i, '09 Z4 35i, '08 550i, 06 X3, 06 650i, '02 M5, '99 540i
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j23 Lieutenant 655 Rep 501 Posts Drives: 2021 M2C Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	Congrats. Same spec as mine, except no moonroof. I bought my 2021 M2C without having ever driven one or in one. Best decision ever. This car surprised me in so many positive ways: the power, interior ergonomics, seats, positioning, sound, I love everything about it. What shocked me the most is how much more menacing and muscular M2C looks in person. I saw hundreds of photos and none of them captured this.
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boss2k Colonel 1069 Rep 2,782 Posts Drives: 2021 M2C Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (2)	Guys this thing revs like crazy in sports plus mode, difficult to keep below 5k rpm under break jn period, i believe you can rev till 5500 rpm . Whats the best tire pressure , i think 35 is bit high for the 19 inch tire specs , can I lower to 32/ 33 for better ride ? __________________ 2021 M2C HS/6MT/Exec/Moonroof
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2020M2Competition Lieutenant 429 Rep 433 Posts Drives: Yes Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Florida iTrader: (1)	BMW does offer a glasses case that attaches to a sun visor via an included velcro band Part Number 51-16-0-422-717 https://www.getbmwparts.com/oem-part...se-51160422717 I have one It's simple and it works fairly well Not as good as an having an actual built-in storage compartment, but better than nothing
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