[Vog]

Hello all been a happy owner of a 2017 M2 for about a month now and figured I should introduce myself and the beautiful beast in the garage. Are there any WA or Seattle Facebook groups I should join to get mor involved in the community?

[AlpinewhiteM2C]

Welcome. There's a Seattle M's FB group. Also recommend joining the Puget Sound BMW Car Club if you haven't already. They hose driving events such as skills training, HPDE (track days) and touring drives throughout the year.

[DanG]

Welcome. I don’t do Facebook but I have been a long time member of BMWCCA. The Pugetr Sound Region is quite active.

One thought to ponder is ton stay away from BMW Bellevue for your service. Strickly BMW is a much better alternative. https://www.strictlybmw.com/

By the way joining BMWCCA gets you a 10% discount on parts and labor at all three BMW dealers and many independent shops like Strickly BMW.

[sea_m2c]

Congrats and welcome. Looks like you picked up this car from the BMW Seattle showroom, yeah? I remember seeing it there in December.

[Poffman]

Welcome from another m2 owner just a bit south of you I also believe I saw that at bmw seattle when we were picking up our X3M.

[Vog]

Originally Posted by AlpinewhiteM2C

Welcome. There's a Seattle M's FB group. Also recommend joining the Puget Sound BMW Car Club if you haven't already. They hose driving events such as skills training, HPDE (track days) and touring drives throughout the year.

Yep I'm a BMW CCA member and attend / volunteer at Puget Sound BMW events.

[Vog]

Originally Posted by sea_m2c

Congrats and welcome. Looks like you picked up this car from the BMW Seattle showroom, yeah? I remember seeing it there in December.

I think that's the one, they had it out of the showroom by the time I saw it in person though. I made an offer back in September but they weren't interested, and called them up on 12/30/2021 and made a lower one. Looks like they were motivated to get rid of it before the end of the year. Not a fan of a lot of the M-Perf CF winglets or M stripes but the wheels and the exhaust are nice.

I wish the exhaust didn't have a loud vibration on cold start though.

[Vog]

Originally Posted by DanG

Welcome. I don’t do Facebook but I have been a long time member of BMWCCA. The Pugetr Sound Region is quite active.

One thought to ponder is ton stay away from BMW Bellevue for your service. Strickly BMW is a much better alternative. https://www.strictlybmw.com/

By the way joining BMW CCA gets you a 10% discount on parts and labor at all three BMW dealers and many independent shops like Strickly BMW.

I learned my lesson the lesson about BMW Bellevue with my 328i.

Been taking it to German Car Specialists since they are really close to work, but used Strictly BMW a few times when I needed work done before a trackday and couldn't get an appointment at German Car Specialists.

I liked the experience at both shops.

[sea_m2c]

Originally Posted by Vog

I think that's the one, they had it out of the showroom by the time I saw it in person though. I made an offer back in September but they weren't interested, and called them up on 12/30/2021 and made a lower one. Looks like they were motivated to get rid of it before the end of the year. Not a fan of a lot of the M-Perf CF winglets or M stripes but the wheels and the exhaust are nice.

I wish the exhaust didn't have a loud vibration on cold start though.

Glad you got a good deal on it and waiting paid off! When they first listed it, they were asking far too much.

The M stripes can be removed if you ever feel the urge. They are just vinyl decals. You may need to cut and polish after depending on if there is a visible difference in the clear coat where they were since they were applied likely shortly after the car was built.

The exhaust rattle on start up should be able to be fixed. There are threads on it here on BimmerPost.

Great spec though, congrats. Looking forward to seeing it around.

[Bumpinjeep]

Are you on the eastside or in Seattle? This thread title has me going
Welcome to the board. I think this spring/summer we will be having a get together for M members.

[Vog]

Originally Posted by Bumpinjeep

Are you on the eastside or in Seattle? This thread title has me going
Welcome to the board. I think this spring/summer we will be having a get together for M members.

I'm on the Eastside of Lake Washington. Would love to participate in whatever get together's are happening.

[Vog]

Originally Posted by sea_m2c

Glad you got a good deal on it and waiting paid off! When they first listed it, they were asking far too much.

The M stripes can be removed if you ever feel the urge. They are just vinyl decals. You may need to cut and polish after depending on if there is a visible difference in the clear coat where they were since they were applied likely shortly after the car was built.

The exhaust rattle on start up should be able to be fixed. There are threads on it here on BimmerPost.

Great spec though, congrats. Looking forward to seeing it around.

The M Stripes in person aren't as bad as in photos. But it really is a love it hate it thing depending on the person. I mind them less now than when I got the car but still considering removing them.

Turns out the exhaust rattle was due to faulty clips and it's being addressed by the dealership.

There are some other issues with the front rotors being warped that I'm working with the dealership on. I wanted to do a visual inspection prior to purchase but apparently the service center wasn't excited about providing that service when an inspection was already completed when they took the car in to begin with. Hopefully I can get that sorted out before the beginning of track season.

[jefe2000]

Originally Posted by DanG

By the way joining BMWCCA gets you a 10% discount on parts and labor at all three BMW dealers and many independent shops like Strickly BMW.

This is a great tip, thanks! I've been mulling over joining a local SF Bay Area BMWCCA chapter but had been kinda putting it off. This ups the priority for me for sure!