Hello From Tokyo [moving from 335i to M3]

TokyoCarGuy · 05-02-2016, 11:14 AM

Hi All, I was driving an E90 335i for last couple of years, which was a BMW gateway drug. Last month I picked up a barely used 2011 M3 Sedan.

I run a car blog from Tokyo, so please check it out
Full story on the car is here: http://www.motorflair.com/2016/05/in...-m3-sedan.html

Here are some pics of the car and car meet I took it to:

Dumpspec · 05-02-2016, 11:33 AM

Welcome and nice car. can't wait to see the mods you have planned for it.

335m · 05-02-2016, 11:42 AM

Awesome pics, congrats on the change. I did the same but with E92.

And I will be in Tokyo for the last couple weeks of May I might need to check out a car show or two...

TokyoCarGuy · 05-02-2016, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 335m

Awesome pics, congrats on the change. I did the same but with E92.

And I will be in Tokyo for the last couple weeks of May I might need to check out a car show or two...

there might be a few going on... not sure yet. hit me up when you are here

vsix · 05-02-2016, 02:21 PM

Welcome

Nice ride man!!!!
Tokyo? Wow!
You guys allready know about this?
I think it's time to provide our enthusiast brothers and sisters, over the big blue ocean, our well kept secret

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1245204

BimmerRookie · 05-02-2016, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by vsix

Welcome

Nice ride man!!!!
Tokyo? Wow!
You guys allready know about this?
I think it's time to provide our enthusiast brothers and sisters, over the big blue ocean, our well kept secret

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1245204

question...do you work for Carly? As a promoter? Do you receive benefits/ compensation from them?

vsix · 05-02-2016, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BimmerRookie

question...do you work for Carly? As a promoter? Do you receive benefits/ compensation from them?

No just love what they did, how much money I was able to safe and thats why I will be thankful and will let everyone know, what for an great product Carly is

Same goes to CTEK battery chargers, best chargers on the planet along with JBSPEEDS carbon parts

Best battery chargers EVER...

aris21 · 05-02-2016, 02:48 PM

Why does cars in Japan automatically looks so much cooler?

BimmerRookie · 05-02-2016, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by vsix

No just love what they did, how much money I was able to safe and thats why I will be thankful and will let everyone know, what for an great product Carly is

Same goes to CTEK battery chargers, best chargers on the planet along with JBSPEEDS carbon parts

Best battery chargers EVER...

Gotcha, nothing against you, only curious!

To OP: Congrats and nice pics!!

OP, what do most people in Japan do in able to afford cars like these? What's are the major industries there?

tommy///M · 05-02-2016, 03:17 PM

Congrats on the car!! Went from a 07 335i to a 09 M3. Fun car for sure, but the M is a mean monster

Denk · 05-02-2016, 08:31 PM

Great move! Your new M3 looks so kakkoii!!!

mkPOTO · 05-02-2016, 10:19 PM

congrats on the car. Love e90s!

Helmsman · 05-02-2016, 10:33 PM

Congrats Tokyo! Is that 18k km..?

Aha · 05-03-2016, 02:19 AM

welcome !!!
Car looking clean !!

kalat · 05-04-2016, 04:28 AM

///KM · 05-04-2016, 12:39 PM

Congrats on the M3 move! I know just how obscenely taxed BMW is in Japan - I think a new BMW costs like 1.5-2x what it does in the States.

Johnny250 · 05-04-2016, 01:13 PM

Congrats! Love the pictures.

TokyoCarGuy · 05-06-2016, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dumpm3

Welcome and nice car. can't wait to see the mods you have planned for it.

Yeah, the list keeps growing, but I will start with suspension (something simple) and install the TE37's I have from the 335i (gonna need some spacers) for that. I am also looking into exhausts but them things are stupid expensive in Japan.

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Originally Posted by aris21

Why does cars in Japan automatically looks so much cooler?

donno bro... must be the photographer

Quote:

Originally Posted by tommy///M

Congrats on the car!! Went from a 07 335i to a 09 M3. Fun car for sure, but the M is a mean monster

They should call it MM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denk

Great move! Your new M3 looks so kakkoii!!!

arigatou!

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Originally Posted by Helmsman

Congrats Tokyo! Is that 18k km..?

correctomundo! Got myself a garage queen, but I tell you one thing... it ain't gonna stay like that for long... I just enjoy driving this thing so much...

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Originally Posted by ///KM

Congrats on the M3 move! I know just how obscenely taxed BMW is in Japan - I think a new BMW costs like 1.5-2x what it does in the States.

Yeah man, tax+premiums. This used M3 cost about the same as new one in the US

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Originally Posted by Johnny250

Congrats! Love the pictures.

thanks! Car photography is my thing...

blast1st · 05-06-2016, 07:55 AM

welcome to the forum. let the mod whoring begin! lol

GeorgeA · 05-12-2016, 07:00 PM

Welcome, love the style 219 factory wheels! Very cool pics too, keep em coming!

TokyoCarGuy · 05-13-2016, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by GeorgeA

Welcome, love the style 219 factory wheels! Very cool pics too, keep em coming!

Well they won't be on for much longer

ycb · 05-13-2016, 08:20 AM

Look how clean the license plate number is!!

3 90.. sick..

05-02-2016, 11:14 AM	#1
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335m Major 123 Rep 1,166 Posts Drives: 08 e92 M3 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Austin Texas iTrader: (1)	Awesome pics, congrats on the change. I did the same but with E92. And I will be in Tokyo for the last couple weeks of May I might need to check out a car show or two... __________________ 2008 e92 M3: Gintani Sport w/ Topspeed Catless X-Pipe, KW-V3
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///KM Private First Class 16 Rep 123 Posts Drives: Audi R8 V8 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Long Beach CA iTrader: (5)	Congrats on the M3 move! I know just how obscenely taxed BMW is in Japan - I think a new BMW costs like 1.5-2x what it does in the States. __________________ 2012 Audi R8 V8 6MT VF Engineering VF550 Supercharger \| Milltek Exhaust \| BMC Carbon Intake 2017 Audi A3 e-tron Gone: E90 M3 6MT AW/FR \| E46 M3 SMG \| E91 328i Wagon 6MT
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