Put down an M2 deposit today

[Alpinestars]

bennyboysvuk said:

Has anyone had a play with an M2 yet? How easy is it to turn off DSC completely? Can it be done in a single, quick button press or do you have to hold it down for 3 seconds+?

Hold it down for a few seconds in sport plus.

[aeropilot]

MWM3 said:

I agree, white does it no favours, nor does black in my opinion.

Yup.

Not even sure the grey does it any favours either...

IMHO, BMW have screwed up on the limited colour choice......or rather, one colour and 3 shades of monochrome.

A shouty car needs shouty colour options IMHO.
The LBB is spot on, and even with the paint restrictions in place at Leipzig, they could have at least offered others colours that Leipzig already do for the normal 2 Series such as Melbourne Red, or even the Valencia Orange and even Mineral White would have been better than plain Alpine White.

[Tuvra]

aeropilot said:

Yup.

Not even sure the grey does it any favours either...

IMHO, BMW have screwed up on the limited colour choice......or rather, one colour and 3 shades of monochrome.

A shouty car needs shouty colour options IMHO.
The LBB is spot on, and even with the paint restrictions in place at Leipzig, they could have at least offered others colours that Leipzig already do for the normal 2 Series such as Melbourne Red, or even the Valencia Orange and even Mineral White would have been better than plain Alpine White.

I agree with this 100%.

I think it should have been offered with in Java Green & Austin Yellow along with LBB, Black and then white, silver or grey.

[AOK]

aeropilot said:

IMHO, BMW have screwed up on the limited colour choice......or rather, one colour and 3 shades of monochrome.

Don't think they're that bothered... they offered the 1M with one colour and just 2 shades of monochrome... no one seemed to care much.

[topboss]

A few pics of my Mineral Grey M2 that I collected over the weekend. Very impressed with it so far. Fitted a number of the M Performance parts such as the MPE that i'm really happy with. First thought was to go aftermarket but it's a slippery slope for me and wanted to keep the car OEM as much as possible.

[AOK]

topboss said:

Lovely! On balance, I still reckon this is the best colour for these.

Can I ask whether the accessory MP carbon fibre gear selector and handbrake clash at all with the 'pressed' carbon effect trim on the dash?

ENJOY!

Edit: I've just noticed you've replaced it with the MP alcantara trim, so my question is irrelevant!

[cerb4.5lee]

topboss said:

I love the way it sits and looks in this shot, love the MPE too, enjoy it.

[topboss]

I have all the original trim still....happy to check for you and post a pic of them near each other if you'd like?

[AOK]

topboss said:

I have all the original trim still....happy to check for you and post a pic of them near each other if you'd like?

Ah, that's incredibly kind of you. Yes please?

I understand the dash trim is a sort of 'carbon effect' embossed material rather than carbon fibre itself, so I'm just worrying the real carbon elements might clash.

PS I imagine the MPE must sound brilliant.. I was taken for a ride in a stock car over the weekend and it was far from quiet! Sounded much better than the M3/M4 in my opinion.

[topboss]

looking at the various interior 'carbon' pieces, they're all the same embossed style carbon effect.

The section i'm using against the handbrake and gear knob is the OEM section from above the glove box.

[topboss]

[AOK]

Excellent! Many thanks, as you say it does look like exactly the same finish which is great.

Dare I say I prefer it to the glossy polished carbon fibre we see everywhere on cars these days?

Are you tempted by the MP alcantara steering wheel?

[topboss]

I've ordered the non-race display M Performance wheel but been told it won't arrive til early June.

[aeropilot]

AOK said:

Are you tempted by the MP alcantara steering wheel?

I wouldn't.

I put the M3 alcantara wheel in my E82 135i......and have had to resort to wearing alcantara gloves to stop the wheel turning to st in short order.....a waste of 500 notes in my book. It feels lovely when new, but it takes but 6 months to go to st, and they take a lot of upkeep to re-fettle the surface....and even then it won't get back to what it was new or nearly new.

[bennyboysvuk]

Alpinestars said:

bennyboysvuk said:

Has anyone had a play with an M2 yet? How easy is it to turn off DSC completely? Can it be done in a single, quick button press or do you have to hold it down for 3 seconds+?

Hold it down for a few seconds in sport plus.

Thanks, that's the same as the M135i then. I was hoping it might just be a momentary press in the M version.

[badger748]

Yes Vines in Redhill.

The LBB one in the showroom looks amazing.

BMWM2 said:

Did you go through Redhill? I went through them (number 4 on the list)

I went for

DCT
Electric Seats/heated
Heated Steering Wheel
Sun Protection back/tints
Black gloss window surround
And some others which I cannot rememeber.
Mineral Grey or Black, not quite decided. But Im swaying towards Mineral Grey

[giger]

aeropilot said:

I put the M3 alcantara wheel in my E82 135i......and have had to resort to wearing alcantara gloves to stop the wheel turning to st in short order.....a waste of 500 notes in my book. It feels lovely when new, but it takes but 6 months to go to st, and they take a lot of upkeep to re-fettle the surface....and even then it won't get back to what it was new or nearly new.

Interesting. This was going to be the only MP parts I was going to fit. Looks great in the pictures, and will break up all the leather in the car. Is it really that bad? They seem to wear well on used Porsches so had used this as a guide.

[aeropilot]

giger said:

aeropilot said:

I put the M3 alcantara wheel in my E82 135i......and have had to resort to wearing alcantara gloves to stop the wheel turning to st in short order.....a waste of 500 notes in my book. It feels lovely when new, but it takes but 6 months to go to st, and they take a lot of upkeep to re-fettle the surface....and even then it won't get back to what it was new or nearly new.

Interesting. This was going to be the only MP parts I was going to fit. Looks great in the pictures, and will break up all the leather in the car. Is it really that bad?

I'd never buy another alcantara wheel.

But, maybe I just suffer from extra sweaty hands....dunno?

If it wasn't for the fact that I'll be likely selling the car within 12 months, I would take it off, flog it, and put the M3 leather one on instead (I was also disappointed that the ///M alcantara wheel for the M3 had a thinner rim (same as normal M-Sport rim) than the standard leather M3 wheel rather than the same thickness)

Bear in mind, that this is all relating to E-series parts not new gen F-series so maybe all different.

[Snowyark]

My dealer had my build in for week 23 with delivery week 26 but apparently this has now been pushed back by 1 week ... I've got a feeling i wont be seeing the car until August.

Edited by Snowyark on Tuesday 19th April 11:25

[AOK]

Can anyone definitively confirm that the electric memory seats actually go lower than the non-electric ones?

I've heard this being said, but its in direct contradiction to almost every previous BMW (usually the electric seats don't go as low as the non-electric ones).