Little “m” to capital “M”

[JON FOZ]

The girlfriends replacement for the 140 arrived today.

Black M2,nicknamed “BatMobile” from my son upon seeing it.

She’s not driven it yet as I thought I’d do the gentlemanly thing and offer to drive it home

Spec is;

HK sound

Privacy glass

Folding mirrors

Elec seats

Heated seats

Ikon headlights

Headlight assist

Reverse camera

 

[Darren61]

Lovely motor!

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Very nice, even if you did manage to downgrade engines!

 

[Typhoon]

Very nice indeed mate.

Didn’t quite know what headlight assist was but upon Googling it, it dips the main beam off when there is oncoming vehicles. This world is going mad, soon there will be “start the engine assist”.

 

[JON FOZ]

From what I can gather it does this when it senses oncoming cars

 

[Ian_182]

Very nice upgrade.

 

[Fletcher]

Nice upgrade. Manual or DCT?

How you tried comfort mode with one press of the traction button yet? :wink:

 

[leeds2592]

Absolutely love these.

Me and my other half dropped her Mini off for a service the other day and had to give the keys in at the BMW showroom in Wakefield. We had a look around and I fell in love with every M car in there. My other half appreciates nice cars, however she isn't massively into them, but, surprisingly, she took a shine to the M2 they had in there. She now says she, not wants but needs one apparently .... I told her she needs to put the lottery on!

 

[JON FOZ]

Nice upgrade. Manual or DCT?

How you tried comfort mode with one press of the traction button yet? :wink:

It’s DCT.The other half won’t have a manual anymore.

If it was my car I’d choose the same.Dodgy hip and being old means auto all the way for me.

 

[JON FOZ]

Absolutely love these.

Me and my other half dropped her Mini off for a service the other day and had to give the keys in at the BMW showroom in Wakefield. We had a look around and I fell in love with every M car in there. My other half appreciates nice cars, however she isn't massively into them, but, surprisingly, she took a shine to the M2 they had in there. She now says she, not wants but needs one apparently .... I told her she needs to put the lottery on!

My other half was just a bit unsure on the noise.

She didn’t want a boy racer sounding car from the inside.From the 40 mile drive home I wouldn’t say it’s any noisier in the cabin than the 140.

She also loves the look of it now after not being sure of everything being black.

Jon

 

[JON FOZ]

Nice upgrade. Manual or DCT?

How you tried comfort mode with one press of the traction button yet? :wink:

DCT.Not as yet.

Drive home and that’s it.

Will try out a few modes and set Conbected Drive up over next few days.

What’s it about then ?crackles ?

 

[leeds2592]

My other half was just a bit unsure on the noise.

She didn’t want a boy racer sounding car from the inside.From the 40 mile drive home I wouldn’t say it’s any noisier in the cabin than the 140.

She also loves the look of it now after not being sure of everything being black.

Jon

This is the one my OH was lusting over.

 

[Fletcher]

DCT.Not as yet.

Drive home and that’s it.

Will try out a few modes and set Conbected Drive up over next few days.

What’s it about then ?crackles ?

Pretty much mate, lots of crackles/ burbles.

https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1277527

 

[Advikaz]

I was very tempted to get one of these!

I really like them

 

[fez]

lovely thing

 

[JON FOZ]

This is the one my OH was lusting over.

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More than likely a similar spec to ours.

There are a few knocking about all specced up the same

 

[123dan]

Awesome car, I had an option on one when they were first released for sale but walked away when I heard they weren't limiting production numbers/no bespoke wing mirrors/bonnet bulge/carbon roof etc. But seeing them in the flesh I still have a big soft spot for them, they look like a softer 1M which isn't necessarily a bad thing; very purposeful but curvier. Did the dealer mentioned anything about the upcoming competition pack during the purchasing process? I am keeping my eye on them..

 

[Dafydd]

Looks nice. What’s it like compared to the m140 mate?

 

[Dafydd]

Awesome car, I had an option on one when they were first released for sale but walked away when I heard they weren't limiting production numbers/no bespoke wing mirrors/bonnet bulge/carbon roof etc. But seeing them in the flesh I still have a big soft spot for them, they look like a softer 1M which isn't necessarily a bad thing; very purposeful but curvier. Did the dealer mentioned anything about the upcoming competition pack during the purchasing process? I am keeping my eye on them..

What’s the comp pack involve dan? What car did you go for instead of one of these ?

 

[JON FOZ]

I asked the question but he had nothing to add.

I’m sure towards the end of the month there is news on the way.

Wasn’t an option for us to even consider.My guesstimate is getting on for £55K.

Can’t see any contributions for a while but you never know.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

What’s the comp pack involve dan? What car did you go for instead of one of these ?

S55 engine from the M3

 

[123dan]

What’s the comp pack involve dan? What car did you go for instead of one of these ?

As Jeff says, essentially it'll have a detuned version of the M3/M4 S55 engine. Around 400hp I think. Wider/lower/more aggressive styling seem as standard with CP models. I bought a manual E46 M3 CS which the M2 Competition pack is the closest spirtual successor of. Ultimately I think I made the right choice, although I'm sure I've spent more on repairs than the monthly repayments for a new M2!

I asked the question but he had nothing to add.

I’m sure towards the end of the month there is news on the way.

Wasn’t an option for us to even consider.My guesstimate is getting on for £55K.

Can’t see any contributions for a while but you never know.

That's what I've heard, towards the end of the month. Fair enough, the CP models are usually +10% on the standard models. It looks the nuts anyway!

 

[Cookie]

Nice car. Not a proper M unless it has an S engine though iirc?

 

[JON FOZ]

Nice car. Not a proper M unless it has an S engine though iirc? :tongueout:

I suppose the old plodder in this thing will have to do for now

 

[JON FOZ]

Looks nice. What’s it like compared to the m140 mate?

Not driven it much as yet but what I instantly noticed was how direct it feels.

It changes direction more precisely and doesn’t pitch and roll as much.

The ride isn’t any harsher in my opinion.

140 was a 5 door and I always had a bit of a struggle getting in it.This is mainly down to my dodgy hip and having the seating position set a bit higher to suit my girlfriend.

Now got electric seats so position isn’t a problem along with the bigger doors makes getting in and out less of a drama for me.

Most probably find a few more pros and cons as we get to use it.Ill keep this updated with my findings.

Jon