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| 10-13-2009, 03:19 PM | #1 |
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Ground Clearance on an E92 M3
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I've got an M3 edition arriving at some stage in November (I hope). I know mine is going to be 10mm lower than standard, but if any of you could tell me what the ground clearance is on a stock E92 it would be much appreciated. If I find out that its going to be too low I can cut the kurb out of my driveway before the agony of scraping the car the first time that I bring it home!!!!   |
| 10-13-2009, 03:36 PM | #3 |
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Because M3 editions are factory lowered by 10mm. Check it out at this link. http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/05/29/su...dition-models/
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| 10-13-2009, 09:40 PM | #4 |
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Tony.... through my psychic powers.. I'm going to say that your driveway will be 10mm too high for your M3...
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| 10-13-2009, 11:41 PM | #5 |
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Your probably right Zenderm!! I don't know why BMW don't put it in the specifications. Most other car companies do. Would be nice if I don't have to rip up half of my driveway so that I can drive it in normally. I guess I can back it in if worse come to worse. All will be revealed when I bring it home from the dealer for the first time....
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| 10-14-2009, 01:08 AM | #6 |
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too true.... do you have a VIN number yet?
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| 10-14-2009, 01:52 AM | #7 |
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You may have to get the protractor out to calculate things here cause it is all about the overhang. I suggest getting a M3 demo and doing a drive way test too see, if it is a bees dick off the drive then you will have a problem. Solution, I will swap you cars
 So spill the beans: Colour (edit:just read your "Drives, Monte Carlo Blue"... hmmm nice) Options When and please how much and where did you get it Last edited by Alpine*; 10-14-2009 at 02:13 AM.. |
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| 10-14-2009, 02:17 AM | #8 |
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For what it is worth, my M3 is lowered 20mm at the front and 15mm at the rear and has a Vorsteiner lip fitted and providing care is taken I have no serious clearance issues.
Having said that the odd scrape is commonplace with an M3, however it comes from a protective piece of underbody plastic which sounds much worse than it actually is!
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Up until now I've refrained from asking for the VIN. Figured it would make the time go slower checking the shipping company's website to see where it is, but today I sent an email to find out what it is if they have it. Hope to get it tomorrow. Quote:
Love your style mate with the two white bmw's. I'd get a 135 for my wife if she didn't have to squeeze two kids in the back everyday... Bought it from Motorline bmw last month. Went in to buy a normal m3 (interlagos blue) with some extras and ended up walking out about two hours later with a deposit paid on the edition. The sales guy showed me the pictures from the Frankfurt Motor Show and I had to have it as long as the price was good. Because they had already ordered it options were limited but all I really wanted was DCT, 19" wheels, floor matts and tinting. So basically the car they have coming is exactly what I want. Paid smack on $180,000 for it and that includes a set of prestige number plates. Should be arriving sometime in November. |
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Welcome! Good you mate for picking up an edition. What colour did you get? I think all the cars were allocated to different countries pretty early in the piece. Don't worry to much though. Its a long way from Germany to Australia!! We will probably end up picking them up around the same time. Mine will be in Perth on friday and then only 9 more days till it hits brisbane. If I didn't have work to distract me I think I would be in therapy right now....  |
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Thanks for the warm welcome. I got mine in Alpine White...I promise I did give the other 3 colours a chance, but I whittled it down to Yellow and White, and since my 2nd car is bright yellow (1976 Mk2 Escort) I figured I better go with white, plus if I did get the Edition in Yellow people would think I have a fetish for the colour yellow. BMW rang me 2 days ago to tell me the car is built and that it will be shipped from Germany in 2 days....so it should be on its way!!! He said it should arrive in 2 weeks!! (Ha, some might say I have a thing for the number, “2”) Luckily I have just taken on a meaty project...A Variable wheel base car....its making my head hurt...but it is taking my mind of the new car arriving. I will find it hard to keep the revs down...would be nice if you could use the I-drive to set a soft limiter at 5k revs. Can’t wait to let the engine sing all the way to 8.3k!! |
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| 11-21-2009, 01:02 PM | #16 |
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lol you still don't know what's the stock ground clearance of the M3.
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