Carrying bikes on/in F80/F82 M3/M4

[garethld]

Taking delivery in two weeks. It's like the lead up to Christmas. I can't wait!

Meanwhile I'm wondering what other owners are doing about transporting bikes around?

[hairyaardvark]

I just take the front wheel off the bike, fold down the seats, and bung it in the back (F80 M3) - no worries

[rs4al]

hairyaardvark said:

I just take the front wheel off the bike, fold down the seats, and bung it in the back (F80 M3) - no worries

+ 1

With a carbon roof, you can't put roof bars on as there no bolts under the flaps, and I really would not like a rear boot rack as the bootlid is glass fibre !

[bad company]

Bump.

I fancy a new M3 or M4. The trouble is Mrs BC and I both like to take our bikes so we really do need to use a roof rack to carry both.

Is this possible for either the 3 or 4?

Thanks in advance.

[HoHoHo]

Why not get a tow bar fitted (one that has a ball that can be removed when not in use) and use a tow bar bike carrier?

Nothing to see when you're not carrying bikes, lower and easier to load and reduces the chance of damaging the roof.

Just a thought.

[bad company]

I thought towbars couldn't be fitted to these cars.

[HoHoHo]

bad company said:

I thought towbars couldn't be fitted to these cars.

I had no idea that was the case!

[bad company]

HoHoHo said:

bad company said:

I thought towbars couldn't be fitted to these cars.

I had no idea that was the case!

I have the BMW electric towbar fitted to my 335d. It works very well with the BMW bike carrier but unfortunately not available on the M cars. I might have to settle for a 340 M Sport or look at Jaguars.

[cj08aaz]

I had the same query and now that I have bought an f80 m3 I have made a short video showing my bike going into the boot space of my car , so the answer is yes a bike can fit in the back of an f80 / f30 saloon but click the link if you want to see how tight it is so you can consider your own use….

Will My Bike Fit In The Boot Of My Car BMW F80 M3 / F30 3 Series Saloon ? 3 Series Sedan Trunk Space
https://youtu.be/Asw5pT46IOA

[PTF]

Can't imagine it's too bad. My M2 takes a road bike or mountain bike in the boot with the back seats folded down.

I looked at M4s and m3s but wanted to be able to fit roof bars. The only option i was happy with would be a sunroof equipped car, because that retains the fixing points.

They can be fitted to a carbon roof'd car, but it means drilling through the carbon, which i wasn't happy with.

I didn't really want a sunroof and had a concern about the ease of resale as the carbon roof is one of the USPs of those models.

The M2 can take a roof rack no problem.

[PTF]

Or

[Superlightdaa]

Sea sucker Talon. Position needs changing to avoid the wipers.