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I would love to see a competition package with the above mentioned upgrades AND some weight reduction... |
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Dammit!! I was really set on purchasing a 2011 M3 in time for this summer and want this Frozen Grey colour! If I wait unti August then I'll get my car just in time for the cold winter months... bummer. Do you think there is ANY possiblity of persuading the stealership to order this colour on a March production ZCP? I'm in Canada btw, those lucky brits..
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01-22-2010, 09:17 AM | #136 | |
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In all seriousness though, poster "Mr. D" was turned down so it seems BMW is sticking to their guns on this one. Which is unfortunate. But what the hell....it won't hurt to try!!! |
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The more we assault them from every angle, the better chance they'll slip and allow an order. Once the precedent is set, others can jump in; is my hope.
Mark -- let me know what you hear about the Black Trim today -- if yours goes through...I'll be giving a call to my Dealer/BMW Group. As of yesterday morning, it was unapproved on my order. |
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He did, but not everyone cared.
The thread: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328077 The post: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showpos...8&postcount=62 Just like nobody believed us last year when we said the 2011 were coming out in March. |
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01-25-2010, 04:10 AM | #142 | |
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Maybe someone closer to the actual program can confirm this or not, but a few months ago when the info was revealed about the GTS I heard similar things about a more normal version of this car for the road which was to be shown at the same time as the up and coming RS5, i.e. M-Division's answer to that very car but minus the GTS power bump. I shared that info with Southlight but at the time thought I had just mistaken that car for the GTS and never shared it with the group as a whole.
At the time I was told a possible drop in weight (token gesture) but it would gain tweaked suspension and the same revised DSC system that the GTS was getting. My question is can anyone confirm or deny the revised DSC system? It appears that EVO magazine have also heard the same thing as their article on the car states this too. Quote:
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01-25-2010, 05:47 AM | #144 |
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Ep, I think the primary reason why relatively few people knew about this was that the main thread on it was located in the pics and vids forum. Same thing happened with the M3 LCI thread (that thread confirmed no LCI M3 front end changes, yet few saw it, so questions about that persisted for months). Basically if a thread contains even just one picture, it often gets moved into that forum. This, even though the most important information in the thread is not the picture at all, but instead the discussion about what it might imply or represent. After all, the picture in the ZCP thread was a repost from weeks prior anyway so it was complete non-news as far as that. The news was Mark's M's claims and detailed story (with a high degree of credibility).
I've been vocal about this type of thread shuffling in the past, but it seems that putting any type of pic in the opening post is the death knell for what would be an otherwise very visible thread. |
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01-25-2010, 06:33 AM | #145 | |
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01-25-2010, 09:46 AM | #146 | |
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Think about how many, many discussions there were over the past few months about: - More power for 2011 M3 LCI - When the M3 LCI will occur - What changes will the LCI bring The irony is that one of the most credible threads with 2011 M3 information was buried in the ordering forum. This kind of thing happens all the time. Perfectly valid discussions are moved to obscure forums, while repeat discussions full of rabid speculation and outright lies are left in the main forum to fester. This is the main reason why there was so much BS threads started about the M3 getting more power, IMHO. I agree that Mark's M thread was techically discussing his order, but the fact that it had very good info about the M3 ZCP should have allowed it to remain front and center in the General forum, IMHO. There is a lot of value in having separate forums for separate topics but when a thread contians valuable info it should not get moved merely because it also incidentally falls into categories covered by other areas of the site. Again, just MHO. |
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Furthermore, many of the topics you mentioned are located in the general section. Besides Mark's thread, I didn't find any important thread on the LCI in the ordering section, but I didn't search that long. We're clearly digressing here, but I don't want to cut this discussion. I'll move it out of the thread into a new one in case you or anyone else want to continue, though. Best regards, south
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I just had a look at the German pricelist which lists the Competition Package now (code 7MA here):
It pretty much confirms this list I made some days ago: Competition Package (around € 3,600 + VAT)
The tires are the same dimensions as for the factory 19" wheels, but the wheels are 1/2 an inch wider. Besides, there doesn't seem to be a revised DSC setting. Best regards, south
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Thanks for that South, I did say in that PM that the source of the info wasn't as direct as I would have preferred. Though it is unusual for both myself and EVO to both get it wrong but then again shit does happen .............. occasionally.
I think the biggest difference to how this car behaves is the rims, these things are extremely light if I remember correct and on this occasion the EDC has been fully developed with these rims/tyres in mind. It might sound expensive but then again it might just be worth it. Last edited by footie; 01-26-2010 at 04:43 AM.. |
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It all makes absolutely on sense whatsoever. Again, I understand the need to categorize posts. But when doing that undermines the very purpose of a forum (well, one purpose - others exist too) which is to help disseminate M3 info, then clearly something has gone awry. That's all I am saying. IMHO. Ok - my last post on that topic. I agree we should discuss it elsewhere. |
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