My New Toy - M2 Competition

[Yorkshire Lad]

As the title suggests, I thought I would start a thread about my latest purchase.
Having had both an E46 and an E90 M3 over the last ten years and, more recently, an M135i which my wife uses, I had been looking at getting back into a proper M car and as good as the latest M3 and M4 are, they are a bit too big for my liking, so the smaller M2 Competition just fitted the bill.
I have always had a liking for blue cars but when I saw this one in Hockenheim Silver with the additional carbon bits and pieces fitted by the current owner, I thought it just looked the perfect combination. He had the roof wrapped in carbon and the front splitter and side sills fitted. Together with the rear diffuser and the M Performance exhaust tips. You cannot currently buy an M Performance exhaust for the car so the lack of sound may have to be addressed at a later date.

He had also had the front bumper and sills covered with PPF and also the rear bumper top, but I decided to have the front wings, bonnet, mirrors and A pillars covered as well to protect the most vulnerable areas. The company I used in Sheffield also extended the stone guards on the rear arches for a bit of extra protection. They did a fantastic job (not sure if I’m allowed to name the company who did the work but if you’re interested, just PM me).
I had looked at another car a few years ago at the same company who are based near Selby and this particular M2 was the personal car of one of the owners. Having been a run in the car and talked to the guy, I could tell he was as anal as me about how to look after your pride and joy, so I had no hesitation in buying it.








What with the horrendous weather and work commitments, the opportunities to drive the car have been very limited, so I’ll keep updating the thread as the weeks/months go on with more photos and driving impressions.

[Yorkshire Lad]

Court_S said:

Nice. Like that a lot, looks great in that colour.

How does it compare to the M135i?

Initial thoughts are that it feels a lot tighter in terms of body control than the M135i and the DCT is obviously quicker than the 8 speed ZF.

As I said, I haven't had an opportunity to have a proper drive on some decent dry roads yet, so I 'll update my impressions once I've done a few more miles in it.

We have had the M135i for just over 4 years and it is a cracking car for the money and very underrated. My eldest son has a 2007 130i and he loves that as well; they are just great cars.

[Yorkshire Lad]

Crafty_ said:

You lot aren't helping my resolve to stick with the M135

I do wonder did they really needed to go for rims that wide, not a fan of the stretched tyre look.

Could you just paint the rear silencer black to hide it a bit ?

I have painted mine with black high temperature paint and it looks so much better as it blends into the underside of the car. I'll post a photo of it when I get chance.

[Yorkshire Lad]

T1berious said:

robertwoolsey said:

leshkin said:

Matt black, high temp paint worked great for me and is a common thing to do to hide it:



Doesn't do anything to the stock exhaust sound unfortunately, which is probably my biggest complaint about the car. This pushed me toward a more drastic modification.

The matt black finish looks great - what paint did you use? See there are quite a few, from sprays to brush on too - any help/ steer would be greatly appreciated!

+1 What paint did you use?

I used Autotek Professional VHT Black paint which is designed to withstand up to 650 degrees Centigrade.