Post break in bliss

[robb7979]

Originally Posted by duk

is it 8300rpm or 8400rpm redline?

8400

[kiwistu]

Sorry guys for the repost, for all those out babying thier m3, its like buying a nice watch and never wearing it. Clog it!

[Ateam]

Originally Posted by Iplayedmyself

i have a 2008 e90 m3 with 20k bought it with 19k and i cant bring myself to rev to redline :-( i dont know what it is but i dont wanna do it to her. cherish her for what she is, i know the powers theres doesnt mean u have to tap into it all the time.

Why buy a car that makes all of its power at 8k and above if you never want to take it there? You sound like you should have stuck to the 335 or a c63.

So did you feel bad revving your 335 to 2500k? It made peak torque there and probably put the most stress on the drivetrain at that point. I doubt you limited it to under 2500 for the life of the car

[Iplayedmyself]

i had the 335 for 11 months and no i didnt limit myself. I just picked up the car last weds. so i want to learn the vehicles mannerisms before i start throttling hard, i like to see what the brakes feel like and how they hold, not to mention its been a very wet ny for a while. its my first m3 and i like to feel my cars out for myself.

[Ateam]

Originally Posted by Iplayedmyself

i had the 335 for 11 months and no i didnt limit myself. I just picked up the car last weds. so i want to learn the vehicles mannerisms before i start throttling hard, i like to see what the brakes feel like and how they hold, not to mention its been a very wet ny for a while. its my first m3 and i like to feel my cars out for myself.

That is a different tune than you said above. You said you feel bad taking it to redline and said there is no need to use all the power in the car. Feeling it out is a whole different story

[JulieDriving]

Originally Posted by robb7979

Me Too!! That is the only reason I didn't get NAV. It reminds me of the E46, which is the best design BMW ever had for the M3. IMHO, of course.

I agree. E9X looks great (almost perfect), but E46 was perfect.

Originally Posted by robb7979

It's Jet. I really wasn't digging the blue of Jerez. It just doesn't pop like jet.

I thought it was Jet. I thought I had made up my mind on color (Azurite, which I find amazing), but I keep wavering and thinking about Jet Black again. It's just very pure... Regardless, it'll be a semi-stripper, single hump.

[JulieDriving]

Originally Posted by kiwistu

Sorry guys for the repost, for all those out babying thier m3, its like buying a nice watch and never wearing it. Clog it!

I like nice jewellery, including automatic watches. High quality, understated pieces. I wear mine almost every day.

I definitely wind her up.

But I still baby her.

[robb7979]

Originally Posted by JulieDriving

I agree. E9X looks great (almost perfect), but E46 was perfect.



I thought it was Jet. I thought I had made up my mind on color (Azurite, which I find amazing), but I keep wavering and thinking about Jet Black again. It's just very pure... Regardless, it'll be a semi-stripper, single hump.

Orient blue with a beige interior was the ultimate combination for the 46. I miss that M.

But, really nothing shines like Jet. It's maintenance is lower than matte, but not much. I hand wash her every Saturday. OK, it's a lot lower than matte, but Jet black needs attention too.