Anyone with a 2012-2013 wish they waited for the M4?

BEMR · 12-27-2014, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ezio

I have a 2013. My friends/family all love my car, and i get complements all the time. Just yesterday i was at the tire shop. the guy said you must get a lot of comments on that car. I do look at my car at times and see its getting dated. Thats the one of the reasons i wanna get into something else. people seem to love it though.

The F80 is more updated looking car . BUT i just cant stand the way it sounds.

If you don't like the sound put throttle response in efficient mode. I've been driving e60 m5 v10, that sound was awesome, but for my m4, love sound almost equally. Very seldom do I drive in the d mode, since you can control the amount of sound better when you shift the dct manually.

Amirsm3 · 12-27-2014, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Can I borrow some. I got pacer cash living a m3 life.

I don't see how the e9x looks "dated". It has a timeless body shape like (maybe not as much, maybe the same...) the E46.

Cant really go wrong with how an e9x M3 looks - even ten years from now as long as the maintenance is done for the paint and there aren't dents all over the body

1MOREMOD · 12-27-2014, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Amirsm3

I don't see how the e9x looks "dated". It has a timeless body shape like (maybe not as much, maybe the same...) the E46.

Cant really go wrong with how an e9x M3 looks - even ten years from now as long as the maintenance is done for the paint and there aren't dents all over the body

i agree dont think my e46 looks dated just classic beautiful design. what will look dated is the weird overdesigned f80.

Gr330zhp · 12-27-2014, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

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Originally Posted by Amirsm3

I don't see how the e9x looks "dated". It has a timeless body shape like (maybe not as much, maybe the same...) the E46.

Cant really go wrong with how an e9x M3 looks - even ten years from now as long as the maintenance is done for the paint and there aren't dents all over the body

i agree dont think my e46 looks dated just classic beautiful design. what will look dated is the weird overdesigned f80.

This exactly.

Vanmarsenille · 12-27-2014, 11:52 AM

No. On the contrary. I bought a 2013 M3 as soon as I found out the new M3/4 was moving from V8 to turbo inline 6.

Ezio · 12-27-2014, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by nick3753

When I see one, I do feel like my 2012 (4 months owned) looks a bit dated. I think the ZCP wheels help it look less so though. Added a set of lux V5 today (thanks Santa) and it makes the front seem vastly newer.

the ZCP helps a lot IMO. give the M3 a much more appealing presence on the road. those rims stand out, and look really nice.

duk · 12-27-2014, 02:32 PM

I love the E9x looks

like the F3x looks only due to the big size

M3AG · 12-27-2014, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by obe100

Nope!

'13 AW e92 (fully loaded) - - - - > all day/err'day....

To me, it has a distinguishing appeal that will stand the test of time....

+1.
E92/3 looks great from every angle unlike F8x

MightyEKA · 12-27-2014, 04:42 PM

I remember the first time I heard the sound of the F8x. I was working in a hotel room between Regensburg and Munich and BMW had a conference on the same hotel. The balcony door was open and I heard an old engine starting. I thought it was an old Golf Mk2 with 3" exhaust, but I had to see what car it was.

To my great disappointment, it was the new M3 starting up. Even my colleague, who has a background within racing also thought it was an old banger.

This is a true story and as you might assume, I would never change my E92 for a F8x. In my opinion, the F8x does not have the same soul, character and dedication for petrol heads as the E92. It feels like an attempt to increase the clientele, but is that really what M is for?

SSJVegita · 12-27-2014, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

i agree dont think my e46 looks dated just classic beautiful design. what will look dated is the weird overdesigned f80.

yea i agree. shit even the e46 exterior to me looks awesome and not dated at all, and i feel the same about the e92, even tho i think the f80 looks good too but due to the engine id rather keep my e92

M3sicko · 12-28-2014, 01:14 AM

Absolutely no regret here, I was at the eas dyno day this past weekend, and saw a bunch of f8x m3/4 there and i do think they look good especially M3 this time around but too me, the overall design of the E9X is still more beautiful if not more aggressive. I also don't think it looks dated at all. This is my 2nd E92, and i bought this car right before the new F8x hit the US dealerships despite seeing countless of the pics how the new car looks like. I guess once you own a V8 M3, is hard to go for a 6 cyl M3. I kinda understand why turbo was needed on the new gen. Oh btw, i did test drive one and was not sold as what happened with the e9x.

GreeKon · 12-28-2014, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by MightyEKA

It feels like an attempt to increase the clientele, but is that really what M is for?

//Money

///mawana · 12-28-2014, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

i agree dont think my e46 looks dated just classic beautiful design. what will look dated is the weird overdesigned f80.

Oh yeah, the e46 is dated but beautiful,...in the Julia Roberts kind of way!

Bimmed Out · 12-28-2014, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by gymtime

I have a 2013 and love the car...except that it's starting to look really old and dated compared to everything else on the road. Saw the M4 driving today and it looked awesome. Kind of regret not waiting but if I traded it in now I would lose big time.

You have a real M3. Enjoy it. I waited for the M4 and then bought an e92!

enfield · 12-28-2014, 09:15 AM

I had an E92 M3. I used it as my only car. It's a great car. I was never interested in the F8x - I just did not feel it.

So - I got myself a Jaguar F-Type V8 S. I was sure I was going to get a Porsche 911. I drove them back to back and the sheer drama of the F-Type V8 S got me to buy it. The Porsche was a better car - but the drama of the F-Type won!

So - the M4 was never on the radar for me. I had a Z4M Coupe as well as Roadster followed by the E92 M3. Sadly, the M division does not interest me anymore. I even tried the X5M and instead chose the Range Rover Sport Supercharged as my hunting / off road / winter car.

F1Venom · 12-28-2014, 11:36 AM

I don't think the E9x M3s look dated. The E46 M3s still look stunning and some are 14 years old!

Denk · 12-28-2014, 04:20 PM

Once a sexy car, always a sexy car. e9x and e46's clean lines have aged well. I think they'll age better than the f8x's busier look. I don't mind having a classic looking car...not that the e9x is an old bugger yet. Still looks fresh to me.

avantegardestyle · 12-28-2014, 05:00 PM

F80 is ugly with those Japanese looking headlights that run into the grille.
e9x M3 will be a car that is spoken about for years to come along with the E60 M5

I have a 2011 E90 and a Toyota Camry( my first car) and my next hunt is an E60 M5 for driving pleasure.
Eff newness, I like rarity and uniqueness not dumbing down things to appeal to the masses.

On another note I honestly feel like BMW is making too many damn cars and having too many options

I hate the idea of a 1M/ M2/ M3/M4/M6 or whatever else they now have

I feel Like m3/m5/m6 with sedan, coupe and convertible options would have and should have been enough. After the E60 and E90 i almost now feel Like ///M is becoming nothing more than a damn trim option rather than a division separate an apart from the regular production cars

Saandiaago · 12-28-2014, 09:52 PM

Agree with everything said above. No regrets regarding my 2013 E92 M3. I test drove the M4 and was underwhelmed. I still enjoy the burble of my V8 and I do think the E9X lines are just more sexy compared to the newer models. Curves on a sports car are more classy and beautiful to my eye than robotic appearing rough and funky angles.

Creed40 · 12-29-2014, 12:47 AM

I have a 2013, lease is up in 10 months. 8000 miles right now. Tint,tune,coded,lux,mpe,edition parts, dinan intake. Did a day at performance center hoping to be blown away, new M 3/4 is awesome in it own way. Loved the suspension, tight. M cars are amazing, all gens. This car is special. Looks like I will be buying my used car. Whatever M car you have...enjoy!!

Sebringjetta · 12-29-2014, 10:41 AM

THIS HAD ME GOING

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E9x looks dated? Dah fuq?

Do us a favor, sell that car and go buy yourself a new M3/4. Let someone who appreciates the E9x have it.

modkrazy · 12-29-2014, 10:53 AM

Disagree about the car looking dated, but if that's how you feel, go ahead and sell it. I think it looks worlds better than the squat, blunt new cars, but I also think the E46 is among the top 3 BMW designs, so maybe I like cars with more classic lines rather than half a dozen try-hard flaps.

12-27-2014, 11:52 AM	#27
Vanmarsenille In On The Kill Taker 90 Rep 344 Posts Drives: 2018 MB GLS550; 2016 RR HSE Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	No. On the contrary. I bought a 2013 M3 as soon as I found out the new M3/4 was moving from V8 to turbo inline 6.
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12-27-2014, 02:32 PM	#29
duk ///M 158 Rep 3,195 Posts Drives: 2011 AW/FR 6MT E92 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (0)	I love the E9x looks like the F3x looks only due to the big size __________________ 2011.5 AW/FR E92 M3 6MT
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12-27-2014, 04:42 PM	#31
MightyEKA New Member 26 Rep 25 Posts Drives: BMW M3 ZCP 2011 Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	I remember the first time I heard the sound of the F8x. I was working in a hotel room between Regensburg and Munich and BMW had a conference on the same hotel. The balcony door was open and I heard an old engine starting. I thought it was an old Golf Mk2 with 3" exhaust, but I had to see what car it was. To my great disappointment, it was the new M3 starting up. Even my colleague, who has a background within racing also thought it was an old banger. This is a true story and as you might assume, I would never change my E92 for a F8x. In my opinion, the F8x does not have the same soul, character and dedication for petrol heads as the E92. It feels like an attempt to increase the clientele, but is that really what M is for?
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12-28-2014, 01:14 AM	#33
M3sicko Major 108 Rep 1,362 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Socal iTrader: (82)	Absolutely no regret here, I was at the eas dyno day this past weekend, and saw a bunch of f8x m3/4 there and i do think they look good especially M3 this time around but too me, the overall design of the E9X is still more beautiful if not more aggressive. I also don't think it looks dated at all. This is my 2nd E92, and i bought this car right before the new F8x hit the US dealerships despite seeing countless of the pics how the new car looks like. I guess once you own a V8 M3, is hard to go for a 6 cyl M3. I kinda understand why turbo was needed on the new gen. Oh btw, i did test drive one and was not sold as what happened with the e9x. Last edited by M3sicko; 12-28-2014 at 02:47 AM..
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12-28-2014, 09:15 AM	#37
enfield Civilian 79 Rep 970 Posts Drives: Jaguar F-Type V8 S Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	I had an E92 M3. I used it as my only car. It's a great car. I was never interested in the F8x - I just did not feel it. So - I got myself a Jaguar F-Type V8 S. I was sure I was going to get a Porsche 911. I drove them back to back and the sheer drama of the F-Type V8 S got me to buy it. The Porsche was a better car - but the drama of the F-Type won! So - the M4 was never on the radar for me. I had a Z4M Coupe as well as Roadster followed by the E92 M3. Sadly, the M division does not interest me anymore. I even tried the X5M and instead chose the Range Rover Sport Supercharged as my hunting / off road / winter car.
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12-28-2014, 11:36 AM	#38
F1Venom Banned 73 Rep 961 Posts Drives: ZCP E90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I don't think the E9x M3s look dated. The E46 M3s still look stunning and some are 14 years old!
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12-28-2014, 04:20 PM	#39
Denk Brigadier General 1006 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2021 X5M Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (2)	Once a sexy car, always a sexy car. e9x and e46's clean lines have aged well. I think they'll age better than the f8x's busier look. I don't mind having a classic looking car...not that the e9x is an old bugger yet. Still looks fresh to me.
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12-28-2014, 05:00 PM	#40
avantegardestyle Captain 290 Rep 912 Posts Drives: E90 ///M3 SG Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: East Side iTrader: (0)	F80 is ugly with those Japanese looking headlights that run into the grille. e9x M3 will be a car that is spoken about for years to come along with the E60 M5 I have a 2011 E90 and a Toyota Camry( my first car) and my next hunt is an E60 M5 for driving pleasure. Eff newness, I like rarity and uniqueness not dumbing down things to appeal to the masses. On another note I honestly feel like BMW is making too many damn cars and having too many options I hate the idea of a 1M/ M2/ M3/M4/M6 or whatever else they now have I feel Like m3/m5/m6 with sedan, coupe and convertible options would have and should have been enough. After the E60 and E90 i almost now feel Like ///M is becoming nothing more than a damn trim option rather than a division separate an apart from the regular production cars
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12-28-2014, 09:52 PM	#41
Saandiaago First Lieutenant 93 Rep 356 Posts Drives: '13 E92 M3 ZCP DCT Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	Agree with everything said above. No regrets regarding my 2013 E92 M3. I test drove the M4 and was underwhelmed. I still enjoy the burble of my V8 and I do think the E9X lines are just more sexy compared to the newer models. Curves on a sports car are more classy and beautiful to my eye than robotic appearing rough and funky angles.
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12-29-2014, 12:47 AM	#42
Creed40 New Member 2 Rep 22 Posts Drives: E92 Space Gray/Black ZCP Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: GA iTrader: (0)	I have a 2013, lease is up in 10 months. 8000 miles right now. Tint,tune,coded,lux,mpe,edition parts, dinan intake. Did a day at performance center hoping to be blown away, new M 3/4 is awesome in it own way. Loved the suspension, tight. M cars are amazing, all gens. This car is special. Looks like I will be buying my used car. Whatever M car you have...enjoy!!
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12-29-2014, 10:53 AM	#44
modkrazy Lieutenant Colonel 171 Rep 1,536 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: May 2014 Location: tx iTrader: (1)	Disagree about the car looking dated, but if that's how you feel, go ahead and sell it. I think it looks worlds better than the squat, blunt new cars, but I also think the E46 is among the top 3 BMW designs, so maybe I like cars with more classic lines rather than half a dozen try-hard flaps.
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