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wheels (everyone uses the same aftermarket wheel made by some company I don't recognize) Tires (Nexxen) roll cage I *think* brake pads you're allowed a racing seat of your choice for the driver And that's it, otherwise it's wheel to wheel stock racing that tests the driver more than the car
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Except this year I'll be in Seoul so it'll mean empty roads so I can bomb around town without traffic! Korea's great, probably gonna do two more years before I have to move on for the whole career growth thing. I'll soak in as much as I can until then otherwise.
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That's why the diesel recall was such a big deal here - the government even passed a law saying if you're caught driving around without having done the recall service you would be put in jail. Most apartment complex's made ALL BMW's park on the street instead of in underground parking because management was afraid of the cars catching the buildings on fire lol.
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I was staying in Gangnam and found BMWs in the underground garage, but that's pretty funny (and I did see a lot of cars have the door cushion to avoid getting dented) Also saw a fake M5 in Myeongdong walking district, it was not a good fake and really easy to tell it's not real M from the engine sound, but didn't stop the driver from thinking that he's the center of attention for the entire tourist area:
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"Engine tax" or "fuel consumption tax" when purchasing the car makes buying M cars pretty cost prohibitive, especially the bigger engines. That is why the OG M2 has been so popular here, it has a smaller engine displacement so it's an affordable M car tax-wise. Lol. Like the Lexus IS350 was never even offered here for that exact reason, interestingly enough! Same as you'll never find a 550i.
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Great read! I had a Sebring S2000 with a good amount of mods. Looks like you had a ton of Mugen goodies. I've been driving a 2005 SM5, which I still have, and recently treated myself to a F90 M5.
I was at the BMW Track Event a few weeks back and got to drive the M2, M3, M4CS and M5. All unique and enjoyable in its own way. The 4WD system on the M5 is almost like cheating. Have fun with the car! Too bad winter has come. |
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Break-in, but not by the book!
Break-in, but not by the book!
So first of all I'm behind on updating so I apologize! This was back in October, but the day after the race I passed the break-in period so I had the service done. So starting about a week before I knew I was going to hit 1,200 miles I tried making an appointment at my local BMW service center, only to find out that the next available service time slot was 28 days later - they were so inundated with diesel recalls that they literally couldn't get it in any earlier. Well I don't want to have a bunch of break-in oil sitting in my car so I started to think of other options. Then I come to find out that my other friend with a US spec M2 said "the break in service isn't important anyway, they don't change the oil or anything." And I was like, uh.... Yeah, they do! So I sent him the info and he came back with "they never did mine...." So he immediately had his changed at the BMW Performance Shop I've mentioned in this thread before. I hadn't quite hit 1,200 miles, I was at around 700, so I decided to wait a few days until I actually made it. I passed the mark conveniently on Columbus Day so I drove up first thing in the morning and got stuck in Seoul traffic. I showed up only a little bit late and he instantly backed my car in and got to work. He was in the process of changing out his brake pads and switching to his track wheels, as he had a track day the following day. Unfortunately I couldn't make it because I had to work.... It's always fun to look under the car when it's up in the air! I replaced the oil with Motul 0W-40 and replaced the diff fluid as well. Anyway that's enough pictures of a simple oil change. So the next part was resetting the oil indicator thingy right? Wrong. Well, yes, that's what you're supposed to do, and we tried!! But for whatever reason he couldn't get it out of break-in service mode. So he called his BMW buddy and tried to work it out for me to drive to a local dealership to have it done. Uuuuunfortunately.... The guy was on vacation. So he said he would get back to me on that. Next was he really wanted to code the car for me (this was before I bought the app) so I said okay why not? I don't mind. But I guess he couldn't get the update that included the M2C so that ended up not happening. But in the meantime... In the meantime I was amazed at how many people, in the middle of the day, came by to either just say hi, chat, or have something done to their cars. At times it was like a constant stream - I was there 3 or 4 hours (I mean, I had nothing better to do that day) and 4 M4's, 6 M2's, an Infiniti (random), a 991, the list goes on but anyway the point is there was always at a minimum 3 or 4 people there at a time, I kept thinking "don't these people work?" but then I remembered "well I'm not at work either..." One M4 in particular showed up, it was quiiite nice to look at. And then eventually I left so I could go sit in shit traffic going home! And feed my dog. To close the loop, I did eventually get to the dealership to get the computer reset. Unfortunately however I had to drive over an hour and a half both ways to get there only to have it take less than 10 minutes. Greeeat.
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Do you go to the Style shop a lot? I've read a lot about it on Naver, I've been meaning to stop by and check it out. They seem like a cool group.
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IS350 is in similar situation in China, they have a 2998cc V6 equipped IS300 instead to play with the magic displacement numbers. I did see a dozen or two American cars like Camaro and Challengers in Seoul and Busan, but most are V6/Turbo 4 ones and maybe one or two were V8s. How are you liking the modding scene there in Korea?
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I remember having my 2004 330ci in Seoul from 09-11. It was the one 3 series coupe there since they only imported 3 series sedans and M3 coupes. I used to scare the shit out of people because the exhaust was so loud. Some how it survived without a single door ding for 2 years!
Got to run at Taebaek a couple of times. Fun drive...massive PIA since you have to bring your own premium fuel.
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Congrats on no door dings, you should buy a lotto ticket with those odds! Lol although I've been extremely careful with parking with the M2, I park in the car corner with a wheel over the line so nobody parks next to me at my apartment and I parallel park at work. Crossing my fingers!
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I completely agree.
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I'm 45 minutes south of Seoul by train! But I might be moving to Seoul next month lol
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Also had various cosmetic mods installed. The owners are BMW M fanatics and local circuit race champs. I would highly recommend for any maintenance or modification work. |
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First, congrats and enjoy! Great post!!!
You might also want to swing by the BMW Driving Center at Incheon airport. Very very nice facility, and track. The track is very technical and fun! I am sure everyone there would like to see your M2C as well. I believe they also offer a course that allow you to drive your own car as well. I went for a M Taxi ride in the M5 and did the Challenge A course driving a 2018 M2. Was great, and all for only approx. $120 USD! Going to post about this soon. |
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It's a great drive to get out to the track, lots of fun roads. But can't really do much with gas cans in the trunk. I think I brought 10g of fuel. Most open days were 9-3pm. I will admit, I had a beater for the more dicey trips. Still...it was extremely difficult to avoid the dings. But the fact that they have some BMW tuners there now is great! They had nothing I'd trust or could afford when I was there.
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Great read!! A nice alternative to the usual Euro delivery threads.
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