On an M3, Really?
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Check out the rear tyres
I wouldnt put these on my girlfriends saxo, let alone an E92 M3
http://bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/bmwauc/details/0,,1156___as...
Nankang NSIIs, Awesome
I wouldnt put these on my girlfriends saxo, let alone an E92 M3
http://bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/bmwauc/details/0,,1156___as...
Nankang NSIIs, Awesome
That's shocking! It would be enough to put me off the car completely.
If the owner couldn't afford to put the proper Conti or Michelin tyres on, what else has he skimped on?
Looks like he couldn't afford to buy new wheels when they were kerbed either. No one would paint a mint set of Oem's black unless on a budget.
Does it have a towing hitch?;)
If the owner couldn't afford to put the proper Conti or Michelin tyres on, what else has he skimped on?
Looks like he couldn't afford to buy new wheels when they were kerbed either. No one would paint a mint set of Oem's black unless on a budget.
Does it have a towing hitch?;)
Edited by Mr Bimmer on Monday 7th March 20:13
At a guess I'd say they put em on as the rears were too low, on the z4 forum i frequent it's mentioned when trading in to a BMW dealer if the car isn't on run flats with decent tread, min 5mm I think, they would knock money off the trade in price to factor in new tyres. I'd wager the cheap tyres were put on to offset the reduced value.
It's always a good indicator of the previous owners attitude to the car. When I look at buying a car it it things like tyres ane wiperblades that indicate how much care and diligence the previous owners have taken in the maintenance.
Any buyer of this should push for a discount to the sum of half the cost of a set of OEM recommended tyres and then use the Nankangs as drifting practice.
Any buyer of this should push for a discount to the sum of half the cost of a set of OEM recommended tyres and then use the Nankangs as drifting practice.
Mr Bimmer said:
That's shocking! It would be enough to put me off the car completely.
If the owner couldn't afford to put the proper Conti or Michelin tyres on, what else has he skimped on?
Looks like he couldn't afford to buy new wheels when they were kerbed either. No one would paint a mint set of Oem's black unless on a budget.
Does it have a towing hitch?;)
Chap in Reading brought a new M3 in white (traded in a CSL) and it came with Black wheels/he had them painted. Happens a lot now and I think it looks better for it. My local wheel repair man is doing a lot of business with Infiniti because customers are asking for black wheels on new cars.If the owner couldn't afford to put the proper Conti or Michelin tyres on, what else has he skimped on?
Looks like he couldn't afford to buy new wheels when they were kerbed either. No one would paint a mint set of Oem's black unless on a budget.
Does it have a towing hitch?;)
Edited by Mr Bimmer on Monday 7th March 20:13
As for the tyres Im sure they will change them, if not it wouldnt take long to scrub them down to the limiters and then buy some decent shoes
black wheels..chavs!..'I want my car to look like it's on a race track'!...the muppets...that M3 looks terrible with those black wheels..it takes about £20k off the perceived value..theres a used car dealer near me that insists on painting all alloys on sports cars that he sells black..truly awful look and he doesn't seem to sell any of them that quickly. My reaction would be nice car, but get those 'Barry boy' wheels off it..
billzeebub said:
black wheels..chavs!..'I want my car to look like it's on a race track'!...the muppets...that M3 looks terrible with those black wheels..it takes about £20k off the perceived value..theres a used car dealer near me that insists on painting all alloys on sports cars that he sells black..truly awful look and he doesn't seem to sell any of them that quickly. My reaction would be nice car, but get those 'Barry boy' wheels off it..
Sorry 
CarbonBlackM5 said:
Chap in Reading brought a new M3 in white (traded in a CSL) and it came with Black wheels/he had them painted. Happens a lot now and I think it looks better for it. My local wheel repair man is doing a lot of business with Infiniti because customers are asking for black wheels on new cars.
As for the tyres Im sure they will change them, if not it wouldnt take long to scrub them down to the limiters and then buy some decent shoes
I think you missed my point. There is nothing wrong in buying an M3 Edition that already comes with black Oem wheels from the factory.As for the tyres Im sure they will change them, if not it wouldnt take long to scrub them down to the limiters and then buy some decent shoes
My point was that this is an 07 car that wasn't available with black wheels when it was made. This leads me to believe that the owner of the car has kerbed them and taken the cheap option of simply refurbing and painting them black instead of buying the proper replacement 220m polished rims.
It all smacks of a cheapskate owner hence the tow hook comment.
Edited by Mr Bimmer on Tuesday 8th March 16:19
carl_w said:
BTW OP, do I need new glasses? I have no idea how you spotted the make of the tyres.
Old age happens to us all eventually mate If you look at the last picture on the BMW Site you can make out NS-II's and the Kang on the otherside, i shamefully knew they were Nankangs just from the NS-II as my old Skyline R34 came with them on, had some hilarious results when you lifted off in the wet
Mr Bimmer said:
I think you missed my point. There is nothing wrong in buying an M3 Edition that already comes with black Oem wheels from the factory.
My point was that this is an 07 car that wasn't available with black wheels when it was made. This leads me to believe that the owner of the car has kerbed them and taken the cheap option of simply refurbing and painting them black instead of buying the proper replacement 220m polished rims.
It all smacks of a cheapskate owner hence the tow hook comment.
WTF, you replace your wheels every time you kerb them?! What a silly waste of money.My point was that this is an 07 car that wasn't available with black wheels when it was made. This leads me to believe that the owner of the car has kerbed them and taken the cheap option of simply refurbing and painting them black instead of buying the proper replacement 220m polished rims.
It all smacks of a cheapskate owner hence the tow hook comment.
I had a friend with a dark grey M3 who painted his wheels black... through choice!! Looked surprisingly good too (I thought it was going to look naff)
I have to agree on the Nankangs though, they're naff. But as someone above said, you'll probably find they're brand new just to stop the dealer knocking money off.
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