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You got a sweet car man. And the badges makes it even more yours. You take good pics too. Enjoy!
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haha, dude, there is nothing that a badge whore can say about my car that would ever bother me. There really isn't anything anyone can say that would bother me, coz I know I have one of the sickest M3s out there (short of a supercharged one). NOW if you drove up in a CONVERTIBLE, SLAMMED with big 20s DEEP DISH and your friends laughed at that, but didnt laugh that you put a DINAN badge on your car, much less a big V8 sticker on the fenders, then I think you need to find new friends who are a) either more honest with you or b) have better taste then you to help you with your choices. As for the hat backwards, have you ever seen me? I haven't worn a baseball cap since I was 10 years old. Negative performance, do you know how minimal the difference is between your sedan and my convertible? Nothing you or I would ever notice, and I am willing to give up the .3 of a second to 60mph in the name of enjoying a top down drive in my convertible, not to mention the looks I get on a daily basis in my car, I just got back to my office from being out for a couple hours and I had 3 DIFFERENT people compliment my car, you can't even compare the looks one will get in a convertible M3 vs a sedan or a coupe for that matter.
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I would say immaturity more than conceit. Besides, the perfromance difference I was refering to was more about the extreme drop and huge 20's.
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but its so pathetic to see soooo many M3 owners (E90/E92) ripping on the E93 when it isn't all that much different, IT IS different, but not all that much worth ripping one apart. And considering you get the best of both worlds, its actually a great DD. I realize that the E90/E92 may be a tad quicker, but I think that having the ability to drop the top and listen to that beast of a motor we all have the pleasure of driving is well worth the added weight and the tad bit slower car. Quote:
Ohh, and another thing..do you know how much my 360s weighed in at? Because if you did, it might change your opinion on it. FWIW, I sold them anyways and I am getting another set of biggg heavvvvyyy 20ssssssssss
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next time put the V8 sticker in a nice dayglow yellow, you won't have anyone doubting your motives |
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-Dinan Springs (very moddest drop but an improvement over stock) -Dinan CF Intake (looks 1000x better than the stock tubing and adds a few horses) -Dinan Exhaust (totally understated black ceramic tips, not a 'race' system that annouces to your neighbors that your home) but still an improvement over stock. -Dinan Software flash (improved performance, but no one would even know by looking at the car) -RPI scoops (well, I don't know if they do anything. I bought them when those early Dyno reports were coming out). Hell, look at my personalized plate. S65B40M Not M THIS, AMGSUKIT, MALACE, MENACE, MAZING etc. Most people don't think twice about it being a random plate, but brings me enjoyment and when the occational M enthusuast gives me a thumbs up and says 'I like the plate!', well that's good enough for me. NONE of these mods are going to scream LOOK AT ME! But that was my goal.
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Btw--I really do like that plate! A BMW enthusiast will get it; others won't. I like that. And it's totally consistent with your other mods (well, aside from the temporary "V8" thing--but that's a great inside joke). And even the "V8" isn't that "in your face loud" anyway.
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The classes will definitely help. The edited pic is obviously very noisy since I had to boost the brightness to get close to a proper exposure. Boosting the levels also exacerbates the compression problem. The point is that the pics are underexposed since the camera's meter is trying to expose for the sky when you actually want it to expose the car properly. The other problem is that the car is white, which means you really can't trust the camera's meter at all. The camera's meter is trying to make everything in the picture an average exposure that approaches 18% grey, which is why the car comes out looking grey and underexposed. This is why you'll want to use exposure compensation or shoot in manual mode when shooting your car. No doubt they will cover all of this in your class. If you want to read more about it, I would recommend the book "Understanding Exposure" by Bryan Peterson - great foundational explanations and a must read for any photographer. Sorry for the long explanation, but I had a lot of people help me when I started out, so I thought I'd try to do the same.
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No, but I think I see a Hybrid badge coming in the near future!
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Doesn't fit well on this car. Its ok on like a 760 where the V12 looked 'cool'. Mercedes makes it work.
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