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But I think you took my original post which you quoted too personally. I wasn't calling you out as an individual I was merely commenting on the attitudes I have seen displayed in this thread, that of which appear to be more hate/anger coming from non-M owners rather than the other way around. Now go enjoy your lowly non-M car while I enjoy my real M3 |
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I'm sure you think you know everything about me, but you're acting foolish in trying to argue something that I wasn't even arguing or disputing in the first place. And yeah I put brembos, tune, stickier tires on my M3 because like many enthusiasts we always want more from our cars. LMFAO we have nothing to prove. I just love cars.
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01-16-2020, 08:39 PM | #247 | |
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WBA. Digit 1-3 are the manufacturer's code: WBA = BMW Cars and SAVs. WBS = Motorsport |
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01-16-2020, 08:48 PM | #248 | |
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My point all along is that "YES" BMW is diluting M as a whole with all these M ADD-ON packages and trims you can add to a 540i for example (which they need to get rid of) HOWEVER an M340i, X340i, M550i, X6 M50... is a separate class that are built from the ground up and absolutely beasts of cars worthy of the M moniker performance wise and I don't think people —especially you would think M aficionados such as yourself— realize that. Give me an M550i any day! |
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01-16-2020, 08:50 PM | #249 |
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WBS or it's just BS. Take it directly from BMW.
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01-16-2020, 08:59 PM | #251 |
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01-16-2020, 09:01 PM | #252 |
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I have owned a lot of M cars and have no problem with this. I didn't buy my cars for the badge. I bought them for the upgrades the regular versions can't get (leather upgrade, seats, engine, transmission, exhaust, suspension, brakes...). Many of them I have owned the base version first and the M feels like a different but familiar car, not just an engine upgrade. Granted that gap is closing on some models like M550i and BMW needs to be careful with that.
Everyone has to remember BMW is a corporation and they need to show continuous improvements in sales and profit to shareholders. How do you do that? Large part of marketing. M sells... in fact they really are the last ones to do it. And if that means more cars like the X3M are possible, great. And the haters need to realize cars like the X3M and X5M are a huge part in funding engine development for the M3 and M5. |
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All amazing cars. Test drove the M340i and immediately fell in love....had to order one. Unfortunately for me, the build took over 8 weeks and I got impatient. Saw a 6m/t M2 Comp. Both amazing in their own way. M2 for pure fun and M340 for practical speed that can be both comfortable and enjoyable.
Here are the specs from the M340i build. Sad when I saw it for the first time today, but the M2’s hips keep me content. M340i Portiamo Blue Black interior w/ blue contrast stitching Open pore wood Adaptive M Suspension Cooling Package with High Performance non rft tires (Michelin 4s) Black Kidney grilles Parking Assistance Package Driver assistance package HK Premium Sound Wish I knew how to upload pics. If you are in the south Florida area and looking for a perfectly spec’d M340i, I’ll give you the vin. Cheers, Mike |
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01-16-2020, 09:31 PM | #255 |
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This is nothing. You should see the folks in the M3/M4 forums bagging on other peoples' cars because they don't have LCI headlights or tails. hah
Even better the guys who put "competition" badges below their M3/M4 badge. As if anybody gives a shit and the only people who would even know the difference already know. |
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01-16-2020, 09:34 PM | #256 |
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It's 382 not 400+ hp.
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Oh my f-Ing god. You 340-335-435- what the hell ever owner, get the F over yourselves with this news. Who ever posted here prior and had to point out the following - My xdrive blah, 0-60 blah, mines a daily blah. You sound like such f'ing losers. You all own BMWs. Seriously. Congrats you have a nice car. It drives great, it's faster than most. It out handles the majority. It's super tuneable, it's super mod-able, it's lux, it rides well. Ya it's a good fucking car.
All of you. Each and every one of you. Want your car to be an ///M car. Don't bullshit me. I know better because I am you and I was you. Your comments are so fucking lame. You posit that someone who owns a true ///M is a pretentious a-hole who who looks down the nose at the lesser non M cars and just pay the extra $$$ for another status symbol. Seriously GTFO. Be happy with what you can do with your car, but guess what? It's not an ///M car. Yep it's not. It has not been designed by the M division. Period full fucking stop. Does that make it less special? No, as long as you love it. You have a BMW. Congrats again, you have a great car. Own it. Are ///M cars that much better? Ya, they fucking are. It's a simple known fact. That extra 30k I paid for my M3? Ya I got what I paid for. I have better engine, cooling, suspension, Weight savings etc. Are M Performance cars close? Ya kinda but guess what? They aren't fucking M cars. Period full stop. Is the gap is closing? Yep this happens at the end of every model gen. We all know. Same Thing happened in 2008 when 335's came out next to V8 M3's. And then M changed the game again. Congrats you still have a nice car. They are still not 911's. Everyone get the fuck over it.
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Aren't M-Performance models just the same as regular M-Sport models though other than engine? I mean, the M340i is a great car, but its just a 340i that has the M-Sport package equipped. The only difference is, BMW decided not to roll out the luxury-line version of the 340i, leaving it only in M-Sport form, thus allowing BMW to call it an "M340i" and brand it an "M-Performance" vehicle despite just being really an engine upgrade model from the lower tier 330i like its always been with every generation. The G20 330i can be fitted with all of the options that an M340i can other than a tire and cooling package, but we don't call it the M330i or M-Performance vehicle. M-Performance has always never meant anything other than the top of the line engine before full on M.
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Are you really using your M340i to its true purpose and capability? |
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Ya then go drive the actual ///M5 and shit your pants. It's still not an M car. It's a really really good fucking car but it's not an ///M. Full stop.
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It's important to a lot of people to feel like they have something better than the other guy. BMWs are mass produced vehicles and anybody can walk into a dealership and get one. Nobody in here is special for owning one. We could all use a slice of humble pie.
That being said.. true M cars have always been better (within the same generation). |
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