[slickooz]

Sounds like a good deal of people have a bit buyer remorse with their m240i. I had a tsx 4 cylinder and a honda passport, I’m hoping this car will fill in the gap I needed

[BG42]

Originally Posted by slickooz

Sounds like a good deal of people have a bit buyer remorse with their m240i. I had a tsx 4 cylinder and a honda passport, I’m hoping this car will fill in the gap I needed

I'm sure the honda passport stock runs sub 4 0 to 60 with ease so you might be in the same boat.

[Gravityct]

I wouldn't necessarily say it's buyers remorse, it's just that its so close to being outstanding we are holding it up to the light a bit too close. It's got a lot of power but if it had just a bit more... It has good brakes but they could be better, suspension is great but its not track focused enough, steering is numb. All of which can/could be corrected but would it be a m240 then? It's so close to vehicles that are focused in one area that we compare it to them and are left disappointed to some extent. If I had to classify the 240 I'd say its the greatest example of a "All-in-one" car out there. It can be a race car, daily driver, highway cruiser, weekend car. But like they say about all-in-one things, they dont do any of them well like things that are focused to their purpose. I'm very happy with it honestly, yes I can find fault in it when I start comparing it things it isn't, but for a "cheap" does it all vehicle it's very impressive.

[PRINCE THUNDERNIGHT]

Originally Posted by cannockwolf

Do you drive it in manual mode or leave it in sport auto? I feel it comes alive and feels much sportier when you decide what gear to be in, even though the auto modes are great.

I have yet to drive mine in auto.

[Bandit009]

Originally Posted by PRINCE THUNDERNIGHT

I have yet to drive mine in auto.

I mostly use the paddles as well.

[V series]

My only disappointment is that I never paid attention to the headlights and ended up with the regular lights, which means my DRL are just a single line and not the much cooler looking curved ones that the Adaptive Full LED lights get.

[pg80]

Originally Posted by BG42

That I drive 8.5 and steering wheel cover really did get you didn't it lol.

Funny enough I haven’t noticed it at all. Idrive 8 is a little strange but overall I don’t really care about it. I don’t interact with it all that much. it was the stuff I didn’t even think I’d ever have a problem with.

[pg80]

Originally Posted by Ultimateone

Go drive a 230 and see the difference

Honestly, that did cross my mind after what the difference between them is wondering if If a 230 with the M sport package would have been a better move

[pg80]

Originally Posted by cannockwolf

Do you drive it in manual mode or leave it in sport auto? I feel it comes alive and feels much sportier when you decide what gear to be in, even though the auto modes are great.

No, I haven’t yet. I normally just leave it in auto. The car is a lot smarter than me when it comes to what gear I should be in.

[pg80]

Originally Posted by MPR

Spread the word that this car sucks, keep it rare to see on the streets.

I wouldn’t say it sucks and it is extremely rare around me. I think I’ve seen a little over a handful of them in any trim since it came out and I live in a very populated county

[pg80]

Originally Posted by slickooz

Sounds like a good deal of people have a bit buyer remorse with their m240i. I had a tsx 4 cylinder and a honda passport, I’m hoping this car will fill in the gap I needed

It’s not a bad car. It’s just not a sports car. It’s definitely a GT car. I was looking more for a sports car so I’m a little letdown. But I wouldn’t say I regret getting it. I ordered the dinan intake for it so hopefully that will fix what I’m missing.

[BG42]

A dinan intake won't make a "gt" car a "sports" car. Good luck though.

[OriginalFake]

Originally Posted by pg80

It’s not a bad car. It’s just not a sports car. It’s definitely a GT car. I was looking more for a sports car so I’m a little letdown. But I wouldn’t say I regret getting it. I ordered the dinan intake for it so hopefully that will fix what I’m missing.

Did you drive one before you bought it? I'm not sure why people think these are sports cars.

[Littlecoupe]

Originally Posted by pg80

It’s not a bad car. It’s just not a sports car. It’s definitely a GT car. I was looking more for a sports car so I’m a little letdown. But I wouldn’t say I regret getting it. I ordered the dinan intake for it so hopefully that will fix what I’m missing.

A few members here claim suspension work really wakes the car up dynamically. Maybe that will help make the car more to your liking sport-wise.

Honestly, with modern cars, I don't think many have the visceral experience that older cars had. My M240i is tremendously faster and more capable handling-wise than my old MK3 Supra, but I recall that car feeling faster than it had a right to, and just had character that the M240i doesn't have. Bigger, heavier modern cars with safety features and great sound insulation really take away from the feel that old cars used to have. I don't think you're really going to get that in a modern car. Even a modern ND Miata is often stated as having less character than the NA/NB used to have.

[MPR]

Watch the savagegeese review on YouTube, they did a great job

https://youtu.be/u5xwjrZGqfM?si=ULxZ-ZPMcKJO64nm

[pg80]

Originally Posted by BG42

A dinan intake won't make a "gt" car a "sports" car. Good luck though.

Just for sound

[pg80]

Originally Posted by OriginalFake

Did you drive one before you bought it? I'm not sure why people think these are sports cars.

Very briefly they’re very uncommon around me. My sales associate said they’re harder to get then a M2 currently.

[Mike5250]

Originally Posted by Red_sir

I did Eibach Prokits and Bilstein B6.

Nice! Less bounce or more bounce?
Im about to. Warranty only as good as dealer support.

[Red_sir]

Originally Posted by Mike5250

Nice! Less bounce or more bounce?
Im about to. Warranty only as good as dealer support.

No bouncing here. Just better handling and looks.

[Mike5250]

Originally Posted by Red_sir

No bouncing here. Just better handling and looks.

Electronic damping need to be coded to work? They look legit!

[Red_sir]

Originally Posted by Mike5250

Electronic damping need to be coded to work? They look legit!

Pretty sure there is a damptronic version of the B6 struts meant to work with factory EDC. I don't have adaptive suspension so I went with the regular version.

Ps. Bilstein hasn't updated their catalogue to include the G42, but it's been confirmed that struts/coilovers for the G20 3 series fit our cars.

[xxyion]

It sounds like you're looking for an M experience without paying the M price. To be honest i think you should have just gotten the M2.

Historically across all manufactures, the performance lite cars have always just had a tad more hp but have generally always just been the same as their economy counterpart. You see this in the Audi S models, BMW M variants, Lexus F-Type, and Toyota TRD to name just a few. Its always been a marketing ploy to make you think you bought a sportier car when in reality its the same economy car as the trim below it, but it just has more power. I think with the 2-series, its especially misleading as many of us grew up with the idea that anything that only has 2-doors is a sports car (or at least a very sporty car) when the reality is the 2-series is just as much an economy car as the 3-series, its just smaller and more compact.