The 335i needed a wash...

Old 06-16-2017, 10:04 PM
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The 335i needed a wash...

My lease was expiring in October and BMW is offering a 3 month pull ahead so I couldn't resist getting into something faster now! Plus I got a smoking a deal on it!




Old and new together.

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Gorgeous car. Much better than an Audi.
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Beautiful! Congrats!
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Old 06-16-2017, 11:58 PM
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Congrats! That's probably going to feel like a different beast altogether.
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Old 06-17-2017, 12:14 AM
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Gorgeous car. Much better than an Audi.
ok, fanboi.
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Gorgeous car. Much better than an Acura.


Agreed
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Old 06-17-2017, 08:02 AM
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Congrats on a great looking car.
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Old 06-17-2017, 11:08 AM
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Dayum! That's hot. Congrats and enjoy!

edit: What made you go 2 doors? No M3 available?
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Old 06-17-2017, 11:51 AM
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Also, can you define "smoking deal"? I've been looking at leasing one but the rates are pretty high...curious as to what you got. Just a request though and no is a perfectly acceptable answer as is a PM if you don't want to share publicly.
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Agreed

Careful, Saintor is going to blow you in to upper management for being an Acura-bashing mod.

Nice job OP! I was just building an M4 last night for shits 'n giggles.
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Old 06-17-2017, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by knight rider
Dayum! That's hot. Congrats and enjoy!

edit: What made you go 2 doors? No M3 available?
I was open to both M3 and M4 but I decided to go with the M4 for a number of reasons. The main reason is because BMW stopped M3 production for a few months and demand is much higher than supply. With the M4, supply is much higher and dealers are willing to deal on them. If I wanted a M3, it would have to be ordered vs just getting a M4 from dealer stock.

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Also, can you define "smoking deal"? I've been looking at leasing one but the rates are pretty high...curious as to what you got. Just a request though and no is a perfectly acceptable answer as is a PM if you don't want to share publicly.
I got it for $3000 under invoice with no markup on money factor. I had been hunting and searching for a few months and put a few feelers out. This particular dealer called me out of the blue on Thursday and said they wanted to make a deal by end of this week. The finance manager was even surprised that the general manager agreed to this deal.
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Congrats!! My buddy just got one and I was able to have some fun with it....good times. Enjoy!!
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Old 06-17-2017, 06:35 PM
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Awesome, congrats!
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Old 06-18-2017, 01:05 AM
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congrats on the M4!

I would swap out those wheels though in a hurry. they just don't do it for me.
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Old 06-18-2017, 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by sixsixfour
congrats on the M4!

I would swap out those wheels though in a hurry. they just don't do it for me.
I just noticed the wheels. I have to admit I am kind of surprised that those are OEM BMW wheels. I don't know how I feel about them but I am surprised because I would never see those as being OEM BMW rims ever. Very un-BMW lol.

Regardless, Congrats OP, Looks AWESOME.
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Old 06-18-2017, 03:53 AM
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I didn't like the competition package wheels at first but it's starting to grow on me. I need to get a a 2nd set of wheels for winter and was thinking about going with the M4 CS wheels.

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Old 06-18-2017, 05:59 AM
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Originally Posted by alex2364
I didn't like the competition package wheels at first but it's starting to grow on me. I need to get a a 2nd set of wheels for winter and was thinking about going with the M4 CS wheels.

Oohh wow!! Those look SICK especially with the yellow calipers and massive rotors. By the way I'm sorry I did not mean to rain on your parade earlier. The current wheels are not ugly to me, I was just not thinking those would be OEM BM wheels. Not to say they are ugly or anything.

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Old 06-18-2017, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by RDX10
Oohh wow!! Those look SICK especially with the yellow calipers and massive rotors. By the way I'm sorry I did not mean to rain on your parade earlier. The current wheels are not ugly to me, I was just not thinking those would be OEM BM wheels. Not to say they are ugly or anything.
No worries, you didn't rain on my parade. Those yellow calipers are part of the carbon ceramic brakes package which I didn't get. Good for the track, not so good for a daily driver plus they're expensive to maintain.
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Old 06-18-2017, 08:22 AM
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Congrats on the purchase, I have always been a huge fan of the 4 series whether it be regular or an M. Love the body lines...

That pic of the two cars together is a perfect representation of the joys of owning a black car, as well as the frustrations
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Love it

Congrats!
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Old 06-18-2017, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by alex2364
No worries, you didn't rain on my parade. Those yellow calipers are part of the carbon ceramic brakes package which I didn't get. Good for the track, not so good for a daily driver plus they're expensive to maintain.
I still think it's pretty badass that you're daily driving an M4! Carbon brakes or not!

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Congrats on the purchase, I have always been a huge fan of the 4 series whether it be regular or an M. Love the body lines...

That pic of the two cars together is a perfect representation of the joys of owning a black car, as well as the frustrations
Just noticed that as well. Ah black, both my favorite and most hated color. Sooo sharp when clean, so visbile when dirty. Damn.
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Old 06-18-2017, 01:40 PM
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And my insurance is $20 cheaper with the M4!
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Congrats on the upgrade. Can't believe your insurance is cheaper.
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Gorgeous car. Much better than an Audi.
No AWD.
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That is a killer car. Enjoy!
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Very nice, we went to dinner last night & the valet is 'sponsored' by the local BMW dealer. So they have a couple M3/M4 display cars there. on the M3 (have to have 4 doors), just not a fan on the wheels.

Edit: [/CSB]
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BMW has been discounting these a lot since the M2 came out. Some good deals out there.
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Need interior shots! Gorgeous.
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best deal ive seen is 799 with the down payment rolled in, plus taxes and acq. fee. Even that seemed kinda high. Where did you shake out, if you dont mind sharing?
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Originally Posted by 1killercls
No AWD.
Would be nice in Northern VA.

Love the M4, though.
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Originally Posted by kurtatx
Would be nice in Northern VA.

Love the M4, though.
I've survived winters here in a S2000 and 2 RWD 335is. I think I'll do just fine in a M4, just gotta get a set of winter tires!
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Originally Posted by alex2364
I've survived winters here in a S2000 and 2 RWD 335is. I think I'll do just fine in a M4, just gotta get a set of winter tires!
That's really all that matters.

I get annoyed when people sideswipe at others in unrelated threads.
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Old 06-19-2017, 07:24 PM
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NOOOOOO!!! You NEED AWD if it snows where you live!! If you drive RWD in the winter, you're guaranteed you'll die in a horrendous, fiery, catastrophic county and potentially state annihilating accident!!!

Said people who never invested in winter tires.

Seriously, the amount of misinformation out there is astonishing. Most of the purveyors have never even driven a RWD car
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What's winter? #TX
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
What's winter? #TX
It's that time of year when it's like 70 degrees outside
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So, December....for about 3 days.
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
So, December....for about 3 days.
'round here we call it the "rainy season"
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Took a couple more pics today after getting a clear bra installed few days ago and getting a few things coded...

Disable active sound (fake exhaust noise was coming through the speakers and was giving me a headache)
Enable brake force display (inner brake lights will flash during an emergency stop)







Also ordered the M Performance rear diffuser and should get here by Monday. It will look like this.
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