388 days

nitro · 05-17-2011, 05:17 PM

That's how long i've had my m3 for.

I promised my wife that I wouldn't mod the car. That was part of the bargain I made with her when she let me trade in a 1-yr old car for the m3 (as a side note, when I initially bought that original car, I told my wife that it was my dream car and that I was going to drive it into the ground.. but I digress).

The first 365 days were fine. I was just so thrilled to own an M that I didn't think about wheels, suspension, carbon fibre goodies or exhausts.

The last 23 days. Well they have been pure hell. All I can think about is modding the M... it's a sickness. I feel like if I don't mod it, I won't be able to move on...

Anyway, just wantd to share. Sort of like opening up at an AA meeting.

theriz · 05-17-2011, 05:20 PM

Mod ittttt!!!!

Jaypod · 05-17-2011, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by nitro

Sort of like opening up at an AA meeting.

I wish I could tell you the answer on how to deal with the modding disease, but I am well beyond being cured from it. I can tell you about an AA meeting though...they are located in Miami but have a local dealer in Mississauga...Bimmersport Automotive. They have seen a lot of my money!

But I am grinning ear to ear every time I get in my car or go to the track.

Good luck!

bulldog_yyc · 05-17-2011, 06:59 PM

mod it

GOLFFRR · 05-17-2011, 07:56 PM

the forums will do it to you every time

ChrisAW · 05-17-2011, 08:21 PM

I had that need. Then I took it to a track day. I realized I have a LONG way to go before I need to mod this car (for performance at least). Short shift kit maybe.

pmeloche · 05-17-2011, 09:05 PM

Don't mod it. It's perfectly acceptable in stock form.

spdy330 · 05-17-2011, 09:11 PM

OP, i completely understand where you are coming from. I told my wife the same thing with my old 330i.

DTM-POWER · 05-17-2011, 09:14 PM

Theres a cure for modding fever as I have been thru my whole life up untill this point.
Buy a brand new car for 37k break it in then put about 17k into it, have serious problems and ecu wont accept tunes properly then winter comes and car sits in garage for 7 months as a huge nightmare you just want gone then spring comes so you can finally ship it to a tuner 2500 miles away.

Moral of story $ is only $. If you want the whole package you have to spend at least 75k

Once I get my M its only getting a tune and exhaust and bbk. Done with engine internals, dual fuel systems, huge turbos, 8000ft of piping and 10mpg on a good day.

Chowster · 05-17-2011, 10:21 PM

Easy. Either delete you forum account and block M3post.com on your browser.
Or just start modding like the rest of us!

nitro · 05-18-2011, 07:52 AM

hahahhahaahah. all the above posts.. so true.
this forum is killing me!!!!!!! to be honest, i'm not looking to do anything major. the car really is perfect the way it is. the only thing i want to change is the exhaust note (slip-on) and then some little pieces here and there to personalize my car. only a few things and then i'll stop. i swear!!!

bobblehead · 05-18-2011, 08:32 AM

"Intervention" .. Just google BMWModaddiction Intervention ....

Chowster · 05-18-2011, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by nitro

hahahhahaahah. all the above posts.. so true.
this forum is killing me!!!!!!! to be honest, i'm not looking to do anything major. the car really is perfect the way it is. the only thing i want to change is the exhaust note (slip-on) and then some little pieces here and there to personalize my car. only a few things and then i'll stop. i swear!!!

Hahahaha. A little bit of this, a little bit of that, a small inexpensive Akra slip, and down the slippery slope you go!!! Just do it!

WRXXX · 05-18-2011, 09:24 AM

OP, I hv the tendancy to trade in cars early as well. Made the same promise to my wife on the last car we had. Told her it was my dream car and I'll be driving it for at least 10yrs. 1.5 yrs later I traded it in for the M. I keep my cars on average for about 2yrs. I hv wondering eyes I tell ya. Have a feeling I'll be keeping the M for much longer then that.

nitro · 05-18-2011, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by WRXXX

OP, I hv the tendancy to trade in cars early as well. Made the same promise to my wife on the last car we had. Told her it was my dream car and I'll be driving it for at least 10yrs. 1.5 yrs later I traded it in for the M. I keep my cars on average for about 2yrs. I hv wondering eyes I tell ya. Have a feeling I'll be keeping the M for much longer then that.

you and i are identical! hahahahahahahah. my wife doesn't even listen to me anymore when i give her the "i've dreamt of this car since i was in kindergarten and i'm going to keep it forever" speech...." she just rolls her eyes.

I think this time is different though. i too believe that i will be keeping the M much longer!!!... at least i hope... (i can't help it.. i just love cars so much.. it is hard to be monogamous.)

Gearhead999s · 05-18-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nitro

you and i are identical! hahahahahahahah. my wife doesn't even listen to me anymore when i give her the "i've dreamt of this car since i was in kindergarten and i'm going to keep it forever" speech...." she just rolls her eyes.

I think this time is different though. i too believe that i will be keeping the M much longer!!!... at least i hope... (i can't help it.. i just love cars so much.. it is hard to be monogamous.)

It is a lot cheaper than trading your wife in

AMOCHOSTO · 05-18-2011, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

It is a lot cheaper than trading your wife in

But you are more likely to miss the car.

schnell325 · 05-18-2011, 09:05 PM

I feel TERRIBLE!!!!!

I remembered the 1st anniv of my wife's 335xi, but I forgot my 3rd anniv with my M3 the next week..

05-17-2011, 05:17 PM	#1
nitro Private First Class 11 Rep 144 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: TORONTO iTrader: (0)	388 days That's how long i've had my m3 for. I promised my wife that I wouldn't mod the car. That was part of the bargain I made with her when she let me trade in a 1-yr old car for the m3 (as a side note, when I initially bought that original car, I told my wife that it was my dream car and that I was going to drive it into the ground.. but I digress). The first 365 days were fine. I was just so thrilled to own an M that I didn't think about wheels, suspension, carbon fibre goodies or exhausts. The last 23 days. Well they have been pure hell. All I can think about is modding the M... it's a sickness. I feel like if I don't mod it, I won't be able to move on... Anyway, just wantd to share. Sort of like opening up at an AA meeting. __________________ 2010 jzb e92
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ChrisAW Rear Admiral 14 Rep 316 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: St. Louis iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	I had that need. Then I took it to a track day. I realized I have a LONG way to go before I need to mod this car (for performance at least). Short shift kit maybe. __________________ --Chris --2011 e92 M3
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pmeloche Lieutenant Colonel 24 Rep 1,604 Posts Drives: 2013 F25 X3 xDrive35i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montréal, Canada iTrader: (0)	Don't mod it. It's perfectly acceptable in stock form. __________________ Patrice 2013 F25 X3 xDrive35i Vermillion Red
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spdy330 Major General 528 Rep 6,149 Posts Drives: 05 Tundra, 15 FIT, 17 CRV Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chino Hills, CA iTrader: (163)	OP, i completely understand where you are coming from. I told my wife the same thing with my old 330i. __________________ If you will be purchasing ANY AT&T services online or in store could you mention that you were referred by me? My Employee Referral ID is eo4489. This would be a great help and it costs you nothing, thank you!
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DTM-POWER Debonair 2 Rep 68 Posts Drives: e39 M5, 650hp Evo X Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Moving to FL iTrader: (0)	Theres a cure for modding fever as I have been thru my whole life up untill this point. Buy a brand new car for 37k break it in then put about 17k into it, have serious problems and ecu wont accept tunes properly then winter comes and car sits in garage for 7 months as a huge nightmare you just want gone then spring comes so you can finally ship it to a tuner 2500 miles away. Moral of story $ is only $. If you want the whole package you have to spend at least 75k Once I get my M its only getting a tune and exhaust and bbk. Done with engine internals, dual fuel systems, huge turbos, 8000ft of piping and 10mpg on a good day. __________________ Wait and euro delivery a 2012 E92 Alpine white on Fox DCT or get a 2011 now?? UGH
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Chowster E60_to_E90 36 Rep 1,201 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Surrey, BC, Canada iTrader: (2)	Easy. Either delete you forum account and block M3post.com on your browser. Or just start modding like the rest of us! __________________ 2011.5 E90 Dinan M3, SS II, M-DCT, EDC, M Drive. 20" MORR VS8.2 wheels Performance Mods: Dinan St.1 suspension, exhaust, intake; TTPs; BPM St.II, DCT, servo tunes Cosmetic Mods: OEM CF splitters, mirrors, center console, spoiler; Arkym CF diffuser; LUX; tint
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nitro Private First Class 11 Rep 144 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: TORONTO iTrader: (0)	hahahhahaahah. all the above posts.. so true. this forum is killing me!!!!!!! to be honest, i'm not looking to do anything major. the car really is perfect the way it is. the only thing i want to change is the exhaust note (slip-on) and then some little pieces here and there to personalize my car. only a few things and then i'll stop. i swear!!! __________________ 2010 jzb e92
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WRXXX First Lieutenant 43 Rep 303 Posts Drives: E92 SG M3 (SOLD), '17 M2 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	OP, I hv the tendancy to trade in cars early as well. Made the same promise to my wife on the last car we had. Told her it was my dream car and I'll be driving it for at least 10yrs. 1.5 yrs later I traded it in for the M. I keep my cars on average for about 2yrs. I hv wondering eyes I tell ya. Have a feeling I'll be keeping the M for much longer then that.
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schnell325 Bored at work.... 890 Rep 5,387 Posts Drives: 2016 F82 M4 GTS//2022 M235iGC Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Comox Valley iTrader: (8)	I feel TERRIBLE!!!!! I remembered the 1st anniv of my wife's 335xi, but I forgot my 3rd anniv with my M3 the next week.. __________________ Grey Matter:2008 E92 M3:608/425. SG/PS SOLD! Dark Matter:2015 F80 M3:495/505. SOLD! Anti Matter :2016 F82 M4 GTS What next?!? A 2022 M235i GC- I must be getting old
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