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This thread just got interesting. Honestly, I think about these type of things all the time. Mainly because when I'm out driving for some reason other enthusiast cars always want to race or show me that their car has power. It's just so strange to me because we don't know each other, never will, but you need to mob your vehicle to prove a point to a stranger who's also in a performance car? Sometimes I enjoy it because it's friendly but when a driver gets aggro I can tell they're mobbing just to act tough with their car.
As far as turning heads, personally I love seeing other people take pride in their car's aesthetics and I love an individualistic approach to a build. But people are different, and some are attention seeking when they dress to impress while others just wanna add to the beauty without being comparative and competitive about it.
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I would agree with you here. The one catch is the M2 isn't available for new purchase and warranty so the M240i is all you get for another year or so. Total wait is about two years between the old M2 to this upcoming G series. It is a bit crazy to add all that up.
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I don't like people noticing my car as they attempt to park next to me with no regards to how close they can be, if my F87 and F90 could be invisible to the people I come back parked next to me I'd feel much better. To each their own of course but I mention this not to derail the thread but some folks enjoy trying to take things that aren't theirs and are head turning items. |
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06-17-2022, 08:12 AM | #31 |
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I feel the very same. I could see why adding a thing here or there to kind of customize your car with nice extra m parts. But eventually it’s like. Just get an m2. The overall body and platform is just better in the m version once you start adding m parts everywhere.
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I've always thought that BMW Performance Parts should be renamed BMW Bling Parts since so very few of the offerings have to do with performance.
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06-18-2022, 11:30 AM | #36 |
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I agree it's a "head turner"
if i saw the car it would definitely grab my attention... and i would mutter to myself "someone sure knows how to uglify a M240." |
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06-20-2022, 04:20 AM | #38 |
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I can help to chip in here for a part of the reason for these "M Performance" parts.
Similarly, I was also wondering why would BMW bother offering such bits when the aftermarket scene offers so much more. So from my conversations with a German friend, it's all to do with TUV homologation and engineering approval. Because getting such certification is a very time-consuming and $$$-intensive process, not many smaller tuners are willing to get their parts homologated for Germany which means there are not as many aftermarket parts for cars as the rest of the world gets. An example he mentioned was to go look at BBS's wheel catalogue for Germany vs the rest of the World. Because each homologation process is tied to a specific car model (eg: E90) + its specific model level (E90 + 335i). Meaning, you cannot legally use a BBS wheel that has been homologated on an E90 335i on an E90 328i if it has not been homologated also for the 328i. And yes, you can be stopped on the road by the police for such infringements. Or that was what I was told, so I could be wrong. This is also why you see German tuners (ACS/Hartge/etc etc) offering "fully" tuned cars, cos they need to homologate almost every single thing. And why their parts also cost so much $$$. And so to allow an easy way of customising their cars without any TUV hassle, BMW offers these "tuner" parts from the factory direct. You don't have to slap them on, but they offer it as an easy way to customise your car when ordering it. Also a reason why there are so many "spec/trim" levels for a single model. Last edited by mockngbrd; 06-20-2022 at 04:27 AM.. |
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The photos of this car were taken at the Welt and my info was from Nicolas of Bavarian Econs who had to fully go through the TUV homologation process with his EV converted 2002. Last edited by mockngbrd; 06-20-2022 at 09:18 PM.. |
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i got a 2022 230i w premium package as a loaner cool car i chose it to see what a modern version of my 2009 135i feels like. My 135i is fully m3 suspension swapped up plus 12 years worth of modding so it wasn't a fair comparison but the 230 is a very good car and the 295 ft lb of torque it has feels awesome from a 4 cyl 230.
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