RS3 or M4?

[Cookie]

Car looks ace @Wilkeh !

 

[-Rob]

Looks good! Decent spec too. Welcome to M3 ownership - where your wallet is always empty.

 

[Crybert]

Amazing that someone on here has actually gone and got a car as opposed to a thread that is clearly just bs.

Fair play to you and the car is stunning

 

[Wilkeh]

Cheers folks :smile: I've always said back in the day that I'd never drive an automatic however I can now safely say I'll never drive a manual again :smile: it's effortless!

The flappy-paddles are awesome as well

 

[Wilkeh]

Just put the private plates on and had a clean. Honest opinion what are your thoughts to the pressed plates and black surrounds?

 

[Crybert]

I like them. They suit the car.

Very jealous

 

[Stay Puft]

Not a fan of the surround, too busy for me!

 

[Short Norman]

I'm undecided on the plate surrounded, the ones you have certainly aren't offensive like some I've seen. Can plate be fitted to that model without a surround?

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

It's already very gangster with the white and black. I'd try and normal it up with normal plastic plates with the GB thing at the side.

 

[bill]

I like the plates and surrounds.



Its just the rest of the car looks s**t.............

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[bill]

Just in case you didn’t realise I was taking the piss! Car looks f**king epic.​

 

[Short Norman]

Just in case you didn’t realise I was taking the piss! Car looks f**king epic.​

Did you have four hours of feeling guilty

 

[bill]

Did you have four hours of feeling guilty

Pretty much yeah lol

 

[bill]

sarcasm doesn’t always come across very well through text.

 

[Wilkeh]

Just in case you didn’t realise I was taking the piss! Car looks f**king epic.​

Haha honest mate I just thought you didn't like it so I didn't say anything haha

 

[bill]

Haha honest mate I just thought you didn't like it so I didn't say anything haha :smile:

Ha yeah right! I don't be a very happy man waking up with that sat on my drive.

 

[197.]

No on the surround and pressed plates. The latter make the car look cheap for lack of a better word. Gel plates would have been much better.

 

[ColinG]

Just catching up on this! Welcome to F8x ownership!

On the plates and surrounds I’d probably say no... have you many plans for it?

 

[cat171]

Normal plates and no surround.
Virtually every BMW M car I ever see has something done to the plates, if it's not crap tinting, it's crappy spacing. It makes them look bad.

 

[cat171]

No on the surround and pressed plates. The latter make the car look cheap for lack of a better word. Gel plates would have been much better.

Have a word! Gel plates look completely s**t and are the sign of a wanker!

 

[Slammed172]

Surrounds and pressed plate looks s**t.

As you have a private number plate, I like standard look plates, without writing and shortened.

Like the below, but a bit more padding left and right.

 

[cat171]

Cut down plates like that look so bad. Regular size, legal (I know that one above still is, but why show off the metal on the boot?) Job done.

 

[Wilkeh]

Yeah I'm thinking of sticking standard plates back on tbh, not cut down though, I'm really not a fan of those ones! I've just put the M spoiler on and it looks too gangster with the number plates haha

Quick question folks. Is there a particular reason my M4 costs more to insure than every other M4 I've seen on Pistonheads? If I literally use the number plates on all the other M4's in the photo's it's like £200 cheaper a year. I put my number plate in and it's higher, still a good price but higher none the less. Can anyone explain?

 

[Ian_182]

Because drug dealer scene tax...?

 

[ColinG]

Get a painted rear diffuser for a cheap mod that massively improves the rear end...

I got one as a stop gap, until I went carbon fibre, and then just never went carbon fibre as I love the clean look of the black one!

 

[ColinG]

double post.

 

[ColinG]

£50 mod, you can find them on eBay, it’s just the standard panel painted black.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Cut down plates are horrible and so chav. Really can't beat standard in my opinion... I used to have metal pressed ones on my French cars and it looked okay for the time I guess but not sure I'd do it again.

 

[Wilkeh]

Get a painted rear diffuser for a cheap mod that massively improves the rear end...

I got one as a stop gap, until I went carbon fibre, and then just never went carbon fibre as I love the clean look of the black one!

Just catching up on this! Welcome to F8x ownership!

On the plates and surrounds I’d probably say no... have you many plans for it?

Sorry mate only just saw your first message :smile:

No real plans at the moment. I've just put the genuine M spoiler on and it already has the genuine carbon fibre diffuser. I guess I'm tempted with the front splitter, but think I'm definitely going back to standard plates at some point. Those metals one's were only £20 anyway.

I'm very tempted with the Lichfield remap, £720 for 515bhp! It can barely put the power down as it is :smile:

http://www.litchfieldmotors.com/bmw/m4

Your car looks absolutely awesome by the way

 

[Wilkeh]

 

[Ian_182]

Looks very nice.
Bet its a bugger to keep clean.

 

[Short Norman]

it's fine, it looks like he's got his own detailing studio from the photo's.

 

[-Rob]

Normal plates and no surround.
Virtually every BMW M car I ever see has something done to the plates, if it's not crap tinting, it's crappy spacing. It makes them look bad.

It's strange you should say that.. I just have zero plates that are fully legal.

Possibly an option for the OP?

 

[Wilkeh]

I've got the genuine rear spoiler on now and it looks so much better imo. Had a discount too just for asking, should of been £410 but I paid £328

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

The number plate surround is horrific on that. Far too busy and cheapens it.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Was going to say, how many sets of ///M stripes does one person need on a car???

 

[Wilkeh]

Was going to say, how many sets of ///M stripes does one person need on a car???

Yeah the number plates are going, I just haven't got round to it yet It's having completely standard ones on

 

[rich_h]

Spoiler looks good, finishes it off nicely.

 

[Silent_Scone]

f**k all this talk about pressed / private plates and more talk about the car! Looks amazing.

 

[philmots]

Sorry for lack of response guys, been crazy busy! And having loads of fun! :wink:

So I picked it up last Wednesday and I must say, what a machine! I can't explain how nice it is, just everything feels so premium. You really can tell that it's technically a £60k+ car.

So it has most of the optional extra's, Harmon Karmon sound, Head's up display, Carbon interior, Carbon rear diffuser, DCT gearbox etc. The only thing it doesn't really have is the rear spoiler, front splitter and reversing camera. I'm definitely getting a rear spoiler though, not too fussed about the other bits. I paid £34,900 and it's done 31,000 miles.

On the road it's crazy. RWD is so arse clenching, makes everything so fun :smile: I was worried about the sound before buying it but I can honestly say it sounds absolutely incredible, proper throaty and mean. At the end of the day a 3.0 twin turbo never was going to sound too bad :smile:

Few early pics

Awesome mate. It was a decision between a fast car, and a DRIVERS car, proper petrolhead car wins. RS3 not even comparable.

Enjoy, it looks great.