Anyone scratched the front bottom of their M?

Skywalka · 08-22-2008, 09:14 PM

Hi all, I just let my wife drove the car for the first time.

To make a long story short, she wasn't used to the throttle response of the DCT in D mode and pull into a driveway (about 30 degree slope) too quick. The front bottom of the car hit immediately and now there are some scratches under the front bumper.

Anyone had a similar experience? I wonder if it is a common thing with the e92 M3. I will make sure that I leave the EDC in its hardest setting in the future when doing something similar. For now, the only thing I can do is to drown my sorrow with lots of hard liquor.

Skywalka · 08-22-2008, 10:05 PM

Thanks Laszlo. Since you live in San Fran, I am sure you run into that all the time. The front bottom is actually the same color as the car. Since I have a Jerez Black car, it left some white scratches there. But you are right, others cannot see it. I am just hurting inside

. It is just scary that the whole front is just one big piece from top to bottom. You can potentially mess up the whole front if you hit it hard enough. But then, I live in NYC, it is just impossible to keep a car in pristine condition anyway

McLuVan · 08-22-2008, 10:06 PM

errrr
I hit the front of my e92 335i a couple of times
couldn't really tell it was there haha
maybe we're talking about different things?
pictures?

FifthStreetz · 08-22-2008, 10:07 PM

I've scraped a few times and there are scratches, but you don't see it so it's ok for me. Out of sight out of mind.

Skywalka · 08-22-2008, 10:11 PM

Sorry, I am just too upset to take pictures of it. I will just try to convince myself that it never happen. I just read something in the menu that if the bottom of your car can potentially hit the ground, use the hardest setting in EDC. I should have RTFM.

Mr.AK · 08-22-2008, 10:11 PM

Yup, many of us have done this with our e92 including me. LOw profile, high risk! It also doesn't help to be driving in "the City." Having an M3 in NYC is like having a Beast in a Cage. Long island is the way to go. That's why im taking mine to The Hamptons LDW. I know the situation BURN you inside but it's really not a big deal. My experience was with a parking curb AT BMW for my 1,200 mile oil change. Drifted a little too far up and i hear KcKKKcKKKcKaH!!!! I was a reck for about 48 hrs. Then my friend reassured me,"hey pal, it's the BOTTEM of the car, who cares!" I forgot about it and then focused my full concentration on next rock chip in the grill that appeared that week. Sometimes i wish i leased.

Davinhci · 08-22-2008, 10:14 PM

Yeah a couple times

rzm3 · 08-22-2008, 10:15 PM

yup... once for me so far. good thing is that the black underbody scratched first instead of the actual bumper, so not too much damage. I guess they must have designed those black blocks to save the bumper!

GnokGnik · 08-22-2008, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McLuVan

pictures?

McLuVan · 08-22-2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GnokGnik

what.......
I don't get it........

Skywalka · 08-22-2008, 11:06 PM

Thanks for the info guys. Since I live in Queens, I already told my wife that my car can only go East from now on (Long Island). I will try to post some pics once I emotionally recover.

McLuVan · 08-23-2008, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skywalka

Thanks for the info guys. Since I live in Queens, I already told my wife that my car can only go East from now on (Long Island). I will try to post some pics once I emotionally recover.

time for a vorsteiner lip?

tightie · 08-23-2008, 03:09 AM

not yet

moog55 · 08-23-2008, 03:29 AM

i scraped it an hour after i got my car.

but at least the monkey is off my back. no scrapes since then either...

DonM3 · 08-23-2008, 04:01 AM

Agree. I've scraped it many times and it does'nt bother me one bit

Quote:

Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

I've scraped a few times and there are scratches, but you don't see it so it's ok for me. Out of sight out of mind.

miamie92m3 · 08-23-2008, 09:30 AM

I know all too well about this scraping problem. On my E46 M3 I was putting air in the tires and didn't realize (being an idiot) that the handbrake was not fully engaged. The car slid slowly into a curb and the whole bottom was scratched. Of course you couldn't see it unless you looked, but it bothered the hell out of me. On my new white E92 I found that when I back out of my garage too fast the carpet covered black things in the front scrape. One thing that helps is putting the EDC on sport and approaching very slowly when exiting things. The car is less likely to scrape.

valeram · 08-23-2008, 09:55 AM

I think it was stated in the manual (or somewhere) to change your EDC to sport's mode to avoid scrapping your front end when leaving/entering driveways. I always (if I don't forget it, for now) do it and I just have to reiterate it to my wife to do the same.

gadget · 08-23-2008, 10:07 AM

Skywalka, what a horrible catastrophe,

You should permanently garage the car. Otherwise you'll run the risk of another horrible catastrophe like a rock chip to the paint, or uneven wear on the tires.

armyav8tor · 08-23-2008, 10:11 AM

Its gonna happen. Its usually not my wife that runs into shit. The PDC is for me.

ericld · 08-23-2008, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tfurban

DUDE be a MAN. If I read of ONE more WUSSY who is letting his WIFE drive his M (let alone F*CK it up!!) I'm gonna BREAK something. Pathetic, dude! Change your log in name!!

I let my wife drive mine all the time. She's a good driver, and she could kick your ass and then go file her nails.

valeram · 08-23-2008, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ericld

I let my wife drive mine all the time. She's a good driver, and she could kick your ass and then go file her nails.

Ericid, I was tempted to respond to him but I decided it is not worth it. But it is nice to see that somebody did.

positiveions · 08-23-2008, 12:24 PM

I have a solution for your dilemma: Don't let her drive it ever again. ever ever ever ever ever ever again.
There. Now, how about a beer

08-22-2008, 09:14 PM	#1
Skywalka BMW Inside Drives: E92 M-DCT M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 10 iTrader: (0)	Anyone scratched the front bottom of their M? Hi all, I just let my wife drove the car for the first time. To make a long story short, she wasn't used to the throttle response of the DCT in D mode and pull into a driveway (about 30 degree slope) too quick. The front bottom of the car hit immediately and now there are some scratches under the front bumper. Anyone had a similar experience? I wonder if it is a common thing with the e92 M3. I will make sure that I leave the EDC in its hardest setting in the future when doing something similar. For now, the only thing I can do is to drown my sorrow with lots of hard liquor.
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08-22-2008, 10:06 PM	#3
McLuVan Lieutenant General Drives: ///M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Socal~818~ Posts: 13,121 iTrader: (1)	errrr I hit the front of my e92 335i a couple of times couldn't really tell it was there haha maybe we're talking about different things? pictures? __________________

08-22-2008, 10:07 PM	#4
FifthStreetz O! So Sour!! Drives: Fast e30 / Slow M3 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fort Lee, NJ Posts: 15,390 iTrader: (21) Garage List 2008 M3 [4.75]	I've scraped a few times and there are scratches, but you don't see it so it's ok for me. Out of sight out of mind. __________________

08-22-2008, 10:14 PM	#7
Davinhci Colonel Drives: 08 M3 E92 & 08 E70 X5 4.8 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,462 iTrader: (6) Garage List 2008 M3 [0.00]	Yeah a couple times __________________ 08 E92 AW M3 \| HRE P40 19" \| APE Air Filter \| BMW Performance Grills \| White Side Gills \| CF Mirror Covers \| BMW Performance Pedals \| F1 Pinnacle Tint \| V1 Hardwire \| Dinan Performance Software \| Gintani Exhaust \| H&R Sports Springs \| RPI Scoops \| BMW CF Spoiler \| Challenge Diffuser \| Lux H8 V3 \| LCI Tail Lights \|

08-22-2008, 10:15 PM	#8
rzm3 Moderator Drives: 2008 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: IL/TX Posts: 4,569 iTrader: (13)	yup... once for me so far. good thing is that the black underbody scratched first instead of the actual bumper, so not too much damage. I guess they must have designed those black blocks to save the bumper! __________________ Powered by M-World / AiM Evo4 Data Logger / KW Competition 2-Way / Brembo GT 365 / Pagid Yellow RS-29 / Rear Seats Delete Previous Mods: RBM3 / StopTech 380/355 / Moton Clubsport & Street Sport / Dinan Stage 1 / H&R Sport / M-World GT4 Aero / Eisenmann Sport & Race / Akrapovic Slip-On

08-22-2008, 10:05 PM	#2
Skywalka BMW Inside Drives: E92 M-DCT M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 10 iTrader: (0)	Thanks Laszlo. Since you live in San Fran, I am sure you run into that all the time. The front bottom is actually the same color as the car. Since I have a Jerez Black car, it left some white scratches there. But you are right, others cannot see it. I am just hurting inside . It is just scary that the whole front is just one big piece from top to bottom. You can potentially mess up the whole front if you hit it hard enough. But then, I live in NYC, it is just impossible to keep a car in pristine condition anyway

08-22-2008, 10:11 PM	#5
Skywalka BMW Inside Drives: E92 M-DCT M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 10 iTrader: (0)	Sorry, I am just too upset to take pictures of it. I will just try to convince myself that it never happen. I just read something in the menu that if the bottom of your car can potentially hit the ground, use the hardest setting in EDC. I should have RTFM.

08-22-2008, 10:11 PM	#6
Mr.AK Second Lieutenant Drives: 2008 M3 e92 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore MD Posts: 242 iTrader: (0)	Yup, many of us have done this with our e92 including me. LOw profile, high risk! It also doesn't help to be driving in "the City." Having an M3 in NYC is like having a Beast in a Cage. Long island is the way to go. That's why im taking mine to The Hamptons LDW. I know the situation BURN you inside but it's really not a big deal. My experience was with a parking curb AT BMW for my 1,200 mile oil change. Drifted a little too far up and i hear KcKKKcKKKcKaH!!!! I was a reck for about 48 hrs. Then my friend reassured me,"hey pal, it's the BOTTEM of the car, who cares!" I forgot about it and then focused my full concentration on next rock chip in the grill that appeared that week. Sometimes i wish i leased.

08-22-2008, 11:06 PM	#11
Skywalka BMW Inside Drives: E92 M-DCT M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 10 iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the info guys. Since I live in Queens, I already told my wife that my car can only go East from now on (Long Island). I will try to post some pics once I emotionally recover.

08-23-2008, 03:09 AM	#13
tightie JOSH SHOKRI. Drives: 2013 E92 Coupe. Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: los angeles, california. Posts: 4,845 iTrader: (7) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [3.85]	not yet __________________ Speed District >> Past: 08 6MT E92 Matte Blue Gintani Supercharged - Present: 13 DCT E92 California Members Speed District M3 Track Days: May 31, 2012 @ Willow Springs Raceway (Road Course)

08-23-2008, 03:29 AM	#14
moog55 Major Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,108 iTrader: (1)	i scraped it an hour after i got my car. but at least the monkey is off my back. no scrapes since then either... __________________ E92 M3 \| Space Gray \| Black Novillo \|M-DCT \| Mods: 20" BBS LM Champion Edition \|H&R springs \| BMW glossy black grilles \| matte black side vents \| hardwire V1 \| CF roundels \| smoked reflectors \| BMW aluminum pedals \| OSS led angel eyes \| 6000k lows \| Eisenmann Race exhaust + connecting pipes\| Eclipse Diffuser \| BMW ZCP CF Splitters & CF Rear Spoiler \| IND Custom CF & Space Grey mirrors \| ModMyNav front cam, rear cam, iPod video player \| Powerchip Stage 2 tune \| BMW v2 electronic steering wheel \|

08-23-2008, 09:30 AM	#16
miamie92m3 Private First Class Drives: M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 176 iTrader: (0)	I know all too well about this scraping problem. On my E46 M3 I was putting air in the tires and didn't realize (being an idiot) that the handbrake was not fully engaged. The car slid slowly into a curb and the whole bottom was scratched. Of course you couldn't see it unless you looked, but it bothered the hell out of me. On my new white E92 I found that when I back out of my garage too fast the carpet covered black things in the front scrape. One thing that helps is putting the EDC on sport and approaching very slowly when exiting things. The car is less likely to scrape.

08-23-2008, 09:55 AM	#17
valeram Major Drives: E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dublin, OH Posts: 1,276 iTrader: (0)	I think it was stated in the manual (or somewhere) to change your EDC to sport's mode to avoid scrapping your front end when leaving/entering driveways. I always (if I don't forget it, for now) do it and I just have to reiterate it to my wife to do the same.

08-23-2008, 10:07 AM	#18
gadget Major Drives: 09 e92///M SSII DCT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US Posts: 1,165 iTrader: (0)	Skywalka, what a horrible catastrophe, You should permanently garage the car. Otherwise you'll run the risk of another horrible catastrophe like a rock chip to the paint, or uneven wear on the tires.

08-23-2008, 10:11 AM	#19
armyav8tor n1smo Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,397 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [5.00] 2012 Volkswagen Tou ... [0.00] 2011 Mazda Speed3 [2.50]	Its gonna happen. Its usually not my wife that runs into shit. The PDC is for me. __________________ M3 Coupé \| M-DCT \| Alpine White \| Fox Red \| Carbon Leather Trim Videos Pics

08-23-2008, 12:24 PM	#22
positiveions Major General Drives: 09 MKV JETTA 2.5 & E90 M3 :) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 8,854 iTrader: (1)	I have a solution for your dilemma: Don't let her drive it ever again. ever ever ever ever ever ever again. There. Now, how about a beer

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