$42 Rotors on RockAuto?

[SDPLV]

Originally Posted by Bemo

Oh so I'm allowed shitty parts on my 328? Good to know but I'll pass!
All my cars get OEM only.

Shitty parts for shitty car, no?

[Bemo]

Originally Posted by SDPLV

Shitty parts for shitty car, no?

Not sure if you're trolling but I'll play.
I'll take my "shitty" E90 over any F gen garbage.

[spiderspider]

Originally Posted by Bemo

Not sure if you're trolling but I'll play.
I'll take my "shitty" E90 over any F gen garbage.

Preach

[GeorgeA]

Originally Posted by SDPLV

My car is worth under $20k now and has over 103k miles as a daily commuter. You be aight bruh.

Why would I sell the car tho? Just cause you're offended?

I'm currently looking for a R8 V10 gated manual. Will put $40 rotors on that too if I can find em.

People on here jokin on poor Paul Walker in except that car was probably all stock from Porsche or even higher priced after market products. So much for that OEM theory.

*I think i be ait bruh*

I bet you put 87 in it too.. I just find it silly to get a m3 and downgrade parts because you’re too cheap. Might as well get yourself a 328i.

That poor R8

[GeorgeA]

Originally Posted by Bemo

Oh so I'm allowed shitty parts on my 328? Good to know but I'll pass!
All my cars get OEM only.

My point was if you’re downgrading performance parts on the m3, why drive a m3?? Get yourself a basic 3 series.

I think he would be able to afford oem manufacturer rotors for a 328 which would defeat the purpose of this argument

[titleiststud]

I'm not one to get into these heated debates, but this thread has gone completely off the rails. This forum is supposed to be about information and support, not pretentiousness and disdain for other M3 owners. We should be helping each other, not hating on each other.

As a daily driver of an e90 M3, I happily replaced my rotors with the cheap rock auto rotors as I'm not flying around at 100+mph and hard on the brakes during my daily commute, so they suit my needs just fine. If I were tracking my car, I would obviously go with a different setup. I'm sure I speak for many of us middle class M3 owners when I say that daily driving an M3 is a dream for me and not that I can't afford OEM replacements, but sometimes it makes more sense to pay for routine maintenance items of what some may consider to be a slightly lesser quality when you have other obligations that also draw on your resources (wife, mortgage, child, etc.). Braking components are easily replaceable if you work on your own car, so why not save a few hundred bucks when you're not pushing the car to its limits on the track? Easy decision for me and I haven't thought about it since replacement as the brakes are more than capable for my needs.

Off of the soapbox now.

[roastbeef]

There is a big difference between a replica aftermarket cosmetic part and an ill fitting safety item like brakes.

[SDPLV]

Originally Posted by GeorgeA

*I think i be ait bruh*

I bet you put 87 in it too.. I just find it silly to get a m3 and downgrade parts because you're too cheap. Might as well get yourself a 328i.

That poor R8

Nah. Tune is mapped to 93 octane.
Cheap rotors = moar money for da gas.
No chance I'm spending 10-15% of cars value on rotor job (even if I always do the work myself).

I let everyone (family and friends) who wants to "experience" an M drive it. It's not babied or in pristine condition by any means.

Maybe I should start renting it out on Turo with a disclaimer that it has upgraded RockAuto rotors!

[SDPLV]

Originally Posted by Bemo

Not sure if you're trolling but I'll play.
I'll take my "shitty" E90 over any F gen garbage.

How did a 328 come into this discussion?

I'd take a Prius over a 328. There's no point in the base 3 series to me.

In the Prius, I get great mileage and I'm environmentally friendly.

In the 328, I look like I made a mistake, or wish I had an M3. And I would know because I owned a 330Ci first and felt it was a mistake and then traded in for the M3 asap.

[StripclubDJ]

Originally Posted by SDPLV

How did a 328 come into this discussion?

I'd take a Prius over a 328. There's no point in the base 3 series to me.

In the Prius, I get great mileage and I'm environmentally friendly.

In the 328, I look like I made a mistake, or wish I had an M3. And I would know because I owned a 330Ci first and felt it was a mistake and then traded in for the M3 asap.

Lulz


I've always thought like this, tho it's not how everyone thinks
I always see cars like a charger R/T, and I'm like cmon bro go for broke and get the SRT and don't regret your purchase

And don't get my started with "M sport" or "c43" cars

[GeorgeA]

Originally Posted by SDPLV

Nah. Tune is mapped to 93 octane.
Cheap rotors = moar money for da gas.
No chance I'm spending 10-15% of cars value on rotor job (even if I always do the work myself).

I let everyone (family and friends) who wants to "experience" an M drive it. It's not babied or in pristine condition by any means.

Maybe I should start renting it out on Turo with a disclaimer that it has upgraded RockAuto rotors!

To each their own I guess, but the contact patch on that rotor does look way off

[GeorgeA]

Originally Posted by StripclubDJ

Lulz


I've always thought like this, tho it's not how everyone thinks
I always see cars like a charger R/T, and I'm like cmon bro go for broke and get the SRT and don't regret your purchase

And don't get my started with "M sport" or "c43" cars

Drive them a bit hard and you’ll see. Plus overall quality is miles better with the 328 vs a Prius. E9x 328 actually feels nicely balanced when pushed hard

[SDPLV]

Originally Posted by GeorgeA

Drive them a bit hard and you’ll see. Plus overall quality is miles better with the 328 vs a Prius. E9x 328 actually feels nicely balanced when pushed hard

I drove a 320i xdrive the first time I ever drove a BMW. And I went running for the hills.

The quality is awful. The ride is not even remotely impressive. All I wanted to do was GTFO. My 330Ci was built significantly better, and that was still a poor choice on my part, aside from the fact that everyday it made me want to sell and buy an M3 and motivated the hell out of me to do so. I still cringe anytime I get in a base 3 series, that someone I know owns.

I'm like but y u no hav d M buttenz lolz?! The poverty in these new builds has me asking if it comes with food stamps as standard or an option.

[Bemo]

Originally Posted by SDPLV

How did a 328 come into this discussion?

I'd take a Prius over a 328. There's no point in the base 3 series to me.

In the Prius, I get great mileage and I'm environmentally friendly.

In the 328, I look like I made a mistake, or wish I had an M3. And I would know because I owned a 330Ci first and felt it was a mistake and then traded in for the M3 asap.

A Prius over an E9X 328? But I'm the one who made the mistake buying the 3 series?
Might as well sell the Prius and try walking.
A car guy/gal you are not.
You see, with its balanced chassis and, in my case, a OEM PE, I am extremely happy with my 2011 328. Its hydraulic steering is far superior to the electric unit in my 911 GTS which costs 3 times as much.

[Richbot]

These rotors are significantly heavier than stock. They objectively make the car worse unless you want a slower, worse handling car that rides worse. Just because you don’t notice a difference does not mean the difference isn’t there.

If they help an owner keep an S65 well maintained that would otherwise be run into the ground because the owner doesn’t want to spend the money, great!

[pbonsalb]

Most people would not even notice the difference. Many buy tires that are a few lbs heavier than the tires the car came with (like Bridgestone S04 instead of Michelin PS2 or PSS or PS4).

[Richbot]

many people also vape

great if it stops you from smoking

bunch of smelly vapor clouds are not exactly an improvement on a human otherwise

[pbonsalb]

A 265/40/18 PS2 weighs 27 lbs. Same size S04 weighs 32 lbs. Why don’t people give S04 buyers a hard time for adding unsprung weight?

If you want to keep the same weight, you could buy the heavier and cheaper rotors and put the price difference towards a set of Apex ARC8 wheels. Would those complaining about the heavier aftermarket rotors complain then?

I run lighter ARC8 and light tires like PSS or EC Sport and also stock rotors, but I don’t trash those who don’t. Again, few here would notice any difference.

[roastbeef]

there is a lot of clutter around "this car vs that car" and a "pound here vs a pound there." i don't think anyone running a $42 rotor is even thinking about increasing performance via a one or two pound difference of unsprung weight. the train of thought isn't even on the same planet.

[WingZeroX5]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

A 265/40/18 PS2 weighs 27 lbs. Same size S04 weighs 32 lbs. Why don’t people give S04 buyers a hard time for adding unsprung weight?

If you want to keep the same weight, you could buy the heavier and cheaper rotors and put the price difference towards a set of Apex ARC8 wheels. Would those complaining about the heavier aftermarket rotors complain then?

I run lighter ARC8 and light tires like PSS or EC Sport and also stock rotors, but I don’t trash those who don’t. Again, few here would notice any difference.

exactly

[GORDON.M3]

Originally Posted by WingZeroX5

Just wanted to provide an update to everyone. My shipment came early, because fedex decided to split one up and delayed until Tues.

But anyway, I couldn't do any work on it because I have incomplete sets, I was hoping the package contains full front or full rears.

Here's how they look like in the pics.

Interesting, are the fronts two-piece design like the OEM?

[WingZeroX5]

Originally Posted by GORDON.M3

Interesting, are the fronts two-piece design like the OEM?

Nah. Theyre all one piece drilled. Thats why it's 4lbs heavier than stock