M2: El Ban's guide to owning a BMW and not becoming a douche!

Old 11-02-2016, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
By "sweetheart", you mean Jeremy????
Si!

Austin was also there so got to share with them and grab some lunch afterwards!

Couple shots someone snapped at a Cars and Coffee at Palm Beach this past Sunday.. day was cloudy and hit rain on my way down but still looked pretty clean :happyanim:

Thought I would see other M2's there but no other was there :confused2



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Cars and Coffee this weekend.. weather was great..











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Old 12-12-2016, 11:15 PM
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you need a title change...
it was great seeing you, my friend.
Hope you're well.
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Old 12-13-2016, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143

you need a title change...
it was great seeing you, my friend.
Hope you're well.
J.
I do, but only a mod can update it for me right? Help me with suggestions to change it! I made a couple friends while on here including yourself so I will always lurk and come back here!

Was great seeing you also, we need to meet up more ofter brah!

Everything is well, hoping the same for you and your Princess!
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Old 12-13-2016, 06:51 AM
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Thanks you, Esteban. Everything is copacetic!
I agree...I'm really grateful to the site and for getting to meet people like you.

"M2: El Ban's guide to owning a BMW and not becoming a douche!"
Old 12-13-2016, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
Thanks you, Esteban. Everything is copacetic!
I agree...I'm really grateful to the site and for getting to meet people like you.

"M2: El Ban's guide to owning a BMW and not becoming a douche!"


Title works for me
Old 12-14-2016, 07:01 PM
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LOL....I thought you had to be a douche in order to own a BMW.
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He's showing people you don't!
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Talking

Originally Posted by Steven Bell
LOL....I thought you had to be a douche in order to own a BMW.
Originally Posted by rockstar143
He's showing people you don't!
Lol I started that as soon as I coded the car to have the turn signals blink 6 times rather than only 3! I now understand why BMW owners have a bad wrap of not using signals!
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I still get comments on the Acura Exhaust video on youtube.

Had not updated in a while, had some shots done yesterday!

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god those pics are ........
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Insane...so great.
Looking real slick riding in that car too and modding it to tasteful perfection!
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Awesome shots!
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Dude, awesome shots.
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Originally Posted by truonghthe
god those pics are ........
Thanks!!!

Originally Posted by rockstar143
Insane...so great.
Looking real slick riding in that car too and modding it to tasteful perfection!
Thanks Brah! Got a couple more things on their way already! Hope I see you soon man.. its been a while!

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Awesome shots!
Thanks! My friend taking the pics got some solid shots!

Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Dude, awesome shots.
Thanks Steven!
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beautiful shots!!
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Originally Posted by guitarplayer16
beautiful shots!!
Thanks!!! Appreciate it!
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Thread title updated thanks to Steven!! And also thanks to Jeremy for the suggestion on the name

Had updated the exhaust setup recently and made a new video, had to ditch the old setup due to fitment issues, should have done this quite a while ago..

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moving so fast I couldn't tell who was who...then I saw the hat and glasses on top...bam, that's my Esteban!
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
moving so fast I couldn't tell who was who...then I saw the hat and glasses on top...bam, that's my Esteban!
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Esteban, that sounds awesome. It reminds me of when I added a Corsa Extreme Exhaust and their Double Helix X-pipe to the Corvette.
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Esteban, that sounds awesome. It reminds me of when I added a Corsa Extreme Exhaust and their Double Helix X-pipe to the Corvette.
That must have sounded beastly.. V8 goodness!
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Such a gorgeous car And now the sound matches the look
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
Such a gorgeous car And now the sound matches the look
Thanks!!!
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Had to come back in for another look.
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Had to come back in for another look.
Hahaha thanks Steven

A little something that came in yesterday!

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Dude! Let us know how the install goes.
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Dude! Let us know how the install goes.
Everything went smooth, took a while but its because the shop owner treats my car like if it was his own. Very detail oriented guy!

Dinan Dual Core, Dinan Carbon Intake and Dinan Sport Tuner all got installed.

The FMIC has some really detailed instructions and everything fit perfectly.

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Car is pulling like a mofo! Will go to the dyno in a couple more weeks.
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I wanna ride.
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Yum.....carbon fiber!
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
I wanna ride.
We can arrange that! At least your gorgeous princess got to play around like she was driving it! <3

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Yum.....carbon fiber!
Woot!!
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So, got a second BMW.. the guide to owning a BMW and not being a douche expands..

Will be selling the three Honda's I have and will keep both BMWs.

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no pics?
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Originally Posted by rockstar143
no pics?
Did some work on the 135!

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And took the M2 to the Dyno with all the latest mods..

Got together with 3 other M2's and went to the Dyno at Real Street Performance..

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The M2 looks fantastic! How does it compare in size to the 135?
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Originally Posted by skd2k1
The M2 looks fantastic! How does it compare in size to the 135?
Thanks!

It is bigger. The M2 is the same width of an M4 but its 8" shorter so the car is smaller then them but still bigger than the 1 series. When side by side it looks massive!
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Very cool !!!!
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I'm glad to see that you ditched the wood in the 135i
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