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LilRedCorvette 09-13-2022 10:46pm

The Next Bimmer...
 
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Yes, such a great time to buy a car :spdchk: but got the ONE dealer allocation and no ADM so :shrug:

2023 BMW M240i

Black Sapphire Metallic
Shadowline M trim
19" M Jet Black wheels
Red M brake calipers
Black Vernasca leather with blue M stitching
Illuminated M trim
Premium package
Harmon Kardon surround sound system
Wireless charging
Parking assistant
Active cruise control
Drive recorder
Yada yada yada...

Photo from build attached. Should be here in 2 months 🇩🇪

snide 09-14-2022 6:17am

Congrats!

Yadkin 10-15-2022 1:50pm

Two months? More likely six.

I had one Bimmer; never again. I filled two tables with parts just to get at then change a crankshaft position sensor. Several plastic parts broke during this process. What should have been a simple job took over a week waiting for parts.

6 Shooter 10-15-2022 3:10pm

Nice - If they ain’t black, take em back!
 

Vette40th 10-15-2022 3:16pm

I like BMWs, but older normally aspirated versions.. Great drivers.
New ones are very very nice, like yours, but they are just too damn high tech..

MadInNc 10-15-2022 6:05pm

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Originally Posted by Yadkin (Post 2000742)
Two months? More likely six.

I had one Bimmer; never again. I filled two tables with parts just to get at then change a crankshaft position sensor. Several plastic parts broke during this process. What should have been a simple job took over a week waiting for parts.

If ya aren’t cheap, buy new.

They have a thing called a warranty where they do the work. Ya can even spend more money for an “extended” time warranty :yesnod:

Why even mess with an European car outside warranty, but an older (60’s or older) Alpha, buggati, Rolls, Merc… it becomes a labor of love

Yadkin 10-15-2022 6:16pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadInNc (Post 2000808)
If ya aren’t cheap, buy new.

They have a thing called a warranty where they do the work. Ya can even spend more money for an “extended” time warranty :yesnod:

Why even mess with an European car outside warranty, but an older (60’s or older) Alpha, buggati, Rolls, Merc… it becomes a labor of love

I'm a cheap-o then, and choose to keep cars a long time and do my own work. My Porsche is built to be repairable, almost tractor-like compared to a Bimmer.

LilRedCorvette 10-21-2022 9:42am

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Originally Posted by Vette40th (Post 2000752)
I like BMWs, but older normally aspirated versions.. Great drivers.
New ones are very very nice, like yours, but they are just too damn high tech..

I prefer older Vettes but newer BMWs…the early ones just aren’t my cup of tea.

I only keep Bimmers until the warranty runs out…because they don’t call it ‘Bust My Wallet’ for nothing. :Jeff '79:

Vette40th 10-21-2022 9:52am

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Originally Posted by LilRedCorvette (Post 2002539)
I prefer older Vettes but newer BMWs…the early ones just aren’t my cup of tea.

I only keep Bimmers until the warranty runs out…because they don’t call it ‘Bust My Wallet’ for nothing. :Jeff '79:

I was thinking of leasing one, or a Porsche, just so I can let it go, lkinda like an escort, see ya, now go away..
Terrible I know.

LilRedCorvette 10-21-2022 9:56am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yadkin (Post 2000742)
Two months? More likely six.

I had one Bimmer; never again. I filled two tables with parts just to get at then change a crankshaft position sensor. Several plastic parts broke during this process. What should have been a simple job took over a week waiting for parts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MadInNc (Post 2000808)
If ya aren’t cheap, buy new.

They have a thing called a warranty where they do the work. Ya can even spend more money for an “extended” time warranty :yesnod:

Why even mess with an European car outside warranty

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yadkin (Post 2000809)
I'm a cheap-o then, and choose to keep cars a long time and do my own work. My Porsche is built to be repairable, almost tractor-like compared to a Bimmer.

Guys, this isn’t my first BMW rodeo, I have had 7 total - all new. Once off warranty, they’re replaced. Since my 2 vettes are older and what I tinker with, I need at least 1 car that needs nothing but gas and tires. German engineering is quirky as you know and therefore can be expensive to repair, but I have had very few issues, and any minor ones have been dealt with under warranty. :seasix:

Will post pics when I receive it - and, it’s right on schedule. :yesnod: 😎

LilRedCorvette 10-21-2022 10:03am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vette40th (Post 2002543)
I was thinking of leasing one, or a Porsche, just so I can let it go, lkinda like an escort, see ya, now go away..
Terrible I know.

Not terrible at all…it’s what I do. :shrug: :Jeff '79: :leaving:

There was only one though that I miss terribly, and that was my 135is…very special model, a total blast to drive, and unrefined (compared to other BMW models, that is). The M exhaust note on cold start up was out of this world.

outrunm 10-30-2022 7:39am

Nice car! My 81 year old FIL drove a '73 2002 for over 20 years and treated himself to a new M240i during the pandemic. Even though he hasn't clocked 10k miles yet, he has the bug and is thinking of trading out to the restyled 2023. My wife and I both told him to go for it, as they still haven't built a coffin with a safe.

LilRedCorvette 10-31-2022 6:54pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by outrunm (Post 2005743)
Nice car! My 81 year old FIL drove a '73 2002 for over 20 years and treated himself to a new M240i during the pandemic. Even though he hasn't clocked 10k miles yet, he has the bug and is thinking of trading out to the restyled 2023. My wife and I both told him to go for it, as they still haven't built a coffin with a safe.

Tell him to pull the trigger! You’ll never see a Brinks truck following a hearse. :nonod:

There is a bump up in power on the newest ones also. :seasix:


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