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Originally Posted by Law
This is my biggest gripe about the M2, the quality, how BMW decided to cheap-out on so many aspects, from the engine, to the interior, to the mirrors.
Whenever this is brought up (especially if brought up on the F87 boards), we are told by M2 fanboys "you're missing the point", "oh, look, more M-elitist talk", "it's supposed to be a back to basics car", etc.
The thing is, people who blindly accept the cost-cutting are the ones missing the point. Even the M-cars of lore in their fantasy-nostalgia filled world were built with the best materials and with the best available features.
Sure it may seem petty to complain about seats and exterior mirrors when they don't objectively affect the driving experience, but owning an M-car is about the entire experience: not only how it makes you feel while you drive it, but how it makes you feel owning it, sitting in it, washing it, looking at it.
I absolutely love the little details like carbon-leather trim and M-aerodynamic mirrors. I absolutely love when i'm driving at night and catch a glimpse of the illuminated 6MT shift knob. When I got my first M-car (E46 M3), it was these little things that gave me a sense that M-cars are about performance AND quality (vs. a car that's only focused on performance like a Mitsubishi Evo). The trend continued with the E9x, built & crafted with passion where every detail was touched-on without being ostentatious.
It's the little things that when you're stuck in traffic, or taking photos of your car, or washing it on a Sunday afternoon, that you notice the details and really appreciate and think, "this is a special car".
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Soo much this
The E46M may be ancient, but you got a domed hood, special mirrors, special rear view mirror, beautiful seats. E9X made us expect CF roofs in M cars, indeed the new M5 even has one!
I owned two 330Ci's prior to the E46M3 and it was incredible to see the attention to detail BMW had with the M3, way nicer details than the regular 330Ci.
The 1M and M2 so far have been 'tuned' engines with totally regular interiors.
Maybe I could warm up to an S55, but an N55? No way in hell.