Random Thoughts about M3

[AwesomeM3]

Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

How do you get 18mpg around town? ive been getting 11mpg city driving....

Your city mpg should get better after the first couple of hundred miles...I'm getting 15.6 with 750 miles on the odo.

[nusevad]

Originally Posted by AwesomeM3

Your city mpg should get better after the first couple of hundred miles...I'm getting 15.6 with 750 miles on the odo.

I see, i guess it has to do with breaking in the car huh?

I also noticed that it is harder to cruise in this car, if i let off the gas my speed drops down pretty fast (city driving)...tried going in higher gears but doesnt seem to help.

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by OC 335i

I drove the car for a bit on the weekend (Mantis'). The absolutely loved the way the engine sounds, especially over 6k (Mantis wasn't looking, okay JK! but I probably scared him for a sec). The steering response is very good, a bit better than my 335i IMO. The car feels more stable than my 335i that is lowered/aligned/corner balanced (Lowered with Kwv2s). I drove the car with both EDC on/off.

As soon as I parked the car for the first time we received a compliment from some ladies. They said, nice car you have there. I just smiled and pointed to Mantis indicating he was the owner. I'm not sure they noticed because they were walking away while still looking at the car.

The transmission does seem a little notchy, I know what notchiness feels like, coming from a S2000. The clutch grabbed nice for a stock clutch but I did have problems with a little bit of jerkiness. I think perhaps I need to probably get used to it a bit more but I have a lot of experience with aftermarket clutches with very stiff clutch plates. I think the jerkiness is attributed to partly driver getting used to the clutch, myself babying it a little bit too much, and the clutch doing a good job at grabbing the way it does (which is a good thing for performance). It definitely has some bite to it for a stock clutch.

The car does indeed crank a little longer than my 335i, but it's not nearly as long compared to when I had fuel pump problems. It is possible that this is just the way the car is, I will have to check out some other friends' M3s soon.

All in all, I enjoyed driving the car quite a bit. It made me miss driving a 6MT. Thanks Mantis for coming down and keeping me company while I got my car detailed and thanks for letting me drive!

thanks for the review john. you're welcome to the car any day any time like i said bro

Originally Posted by southlight

Yes, occasionally the car doesn't seem to like going into reverse. Mostly I engage the first gear to 'drive' slightly forwards (only a inch or so), then in reverse without a prob. When thinking about it, don't know if that's normal.


Best regards, south

lol i just stalled going back and forth, afraid a truck would hit me

Originally Posted by gadget

mantis, if you spent half the time driving as you do posting, you'd already be over the 1200 mark. probably like 8000 miles by now.

i cant PW and pretend im working and get paid for it, but i cant drive and say i was working trust me, i would

Originally Posted by southlight

There's a German saying: "There are two 'things' a man never lends: his wife and his car."


Best regards, south

lol

Originally Posted by southlight

The girls or the cars?


Best regards, south

WTF

Originally Posted by ersin

Gee, if the car garners this much interest then we ought to have a contest: who will be the first to see someone walk into a lamppost or something while ogling the M3?

i dont drink hahaha

Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

How do you get 18mpg around town? ive been getting 11mpg city driving....

Originally Posted by OC 335i

He's babying it. haha.

On that note, Mantis just stalled.

Originally Posted by AwesomeM3

Your city mpg should get better after the first couple of hundred miles...I'm getting 15.6 with 750 miles on the odo.

Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

I see, i guess it has to do with breaking in the car huh?

I also noticed that it is harder to cruise in this car, if i let off the gas my speed drops down pretty fast (city driving)...tried going in higher gears but doesnt seem to help.

im just gonna stop checking MPG's... can get me heart attack... i'll just work another part time job

[!Xoible]

another random thought or question. if you have iPhone and u want to hook it up to charge, i use the iPod connector. i try to play music off of my iPhone but every minute or so it makes like an explosion sound and mutes for like 10 seconds then continues playing, then does it over and over. did anyone experience that??

any tips with iPhone or threads u know of please link me.... im not gonna hahah

another thing: there's no flash light that looks like the one in 335's. not a chargeable one for sure. but i found a little short pen-looking thing in the compartment that it is the flash light but wasnt sure. can someone confirm? i tried to turn it on but it would, or i didnt know how to wth is that thing?

umm... the leather on the case holding the maintenance booklets is very nice btw

[!Xoible]

i cant get the sound system to sound just right, im having a hard time. i know this guy did amazing settings with logic7. im gonna try it, i'll let u guys know

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...33&postcount=3

[AwesomeM3]

Originally Posted by ///Mantis

another random thought or question. if you have iPhone and u want to hook it up to charge, i use the iPod connector. i try to play music off of my iPhone but every minute or so it makes like an explosion sound and mutes for like 10 seconds then continues playing, then does it over and over. did anyone experience that??

any tips with iPhone or threads u know of please link me.... im not gonna hahah

another thing: there's no flash light that looks like the one in 335's. not a chargeable one for sure. but i found a little short pen-looking thing in the compartment that it is the flash light but wasnt sure. can someone confirm? i tried to turn it on but it would, or i didnt know how to wth is that thing?

umm... the leather on the case holding the maintenance booklets is very nice btw

Yes, you should have received a little LED flash light that mounts on the left side of the glove box. It says BMW on it, it's a few inches long, and the power button is on the end.

[Revin9k]

I am having a hard time rev matching when i shift down for corners. the gas pedal seems to be less sensitive that i expect. but then again that will change once i go in sport mode or something to enhance the throttle. for now it sounds like it needs a hard blip to rev match.

Thats kind of disappointing, has anyone tried rev matching with sport? or sport plus throttle?

i was hoping for quick matches like my s2000.

[!Xoible]

no sport yet, i hope it'll improve with sport. im not too worried b ut just observations

[AlpWtE92]

Originally Posted by ///Mantis

i cant get the sound system to sound just right, im having a hard time. i know this guy did amazing settings with logic7. im gonna try it, i'll let u guys know

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...33&postcount=3

How do you like these EQ settings? I'm trying to figure out what the best EQ settings are as well.... I know it's a personal taste thing, but I'd like to see what other people are doing and go from there.

[Davinhci]

when you guys find out please let me know. i can't seem to get it perfect either

[!Xoible]

i havent put the settings in i'll do so during lunch

[Blip Bavarian]

Originally Posted by Revin9k

Thats kind of disappointing, has anyone tried rev matching with sport? or sport plus throttle?

i was hoping for quick matches like my s2000.

i keep my car in sport plus all of the time. rev matching is no problem.

why havent you guys tried this? do you thinkk that sport plus is too agressive and will hinder your break in?...It's quite easy to put around in sport plus.

My daily settings are

servotronic: sport
edc: comfort
dsc: m dynamic
power: sport plus

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by Blip Bavarian

i keep my car in sport plus all of the time. rev matching is no problem.

why havent you guys tried this? do you thinkk that sport plus is too agressive and will hinder your break in?...It's quite easy to put around in sport plus.

My daily settings are

servotronic: sport
edc: comfort
dsc: m dynamic
power: sport plus

so u set those in the M Settings right? dont you have to have the M button pushed to get that? i want it to run in sport or sport plus by default. how do you do that?

i havent tried any of that coz im waiting for break-in... im half way thru already. i think i'll get over 1k by sunday

[!Xoible]

the transmission seems to get noisier day by day, and the more harder i drive, the noisier it gets btw. anyone noticed that?

[!Xoible]

Originally Posted by AlpWtE92

How do you like these EQ settings? I'm trying to figure out what the best EQ settings are as well.... I know it's a personal taste thing, but I'd like to see what other people are doing and go from there.

Originally Posted by Davinhci

when you guys find out please let me know. i can't seem to get it perfect either

i just tried this on my M enhanced audio system:

80: +5 bars
200: +4 bars
500: +3 bars
1K: +7 bars
2K: +3 bars
5K: +5 bars
10K: +8 bars

Bass: +4 ish
Treble: +7 ish
Fader: -5 (to the rear)

it was too much treble so i fixed it to this to my liking:
80: +5 bars
200: +4 bars
500: +3 bars
1K: +3 bars
2K: +3 bars
5K: +5 bars
10K: +8 bars

Bass: +4 ish
Treble: +7 ish
Fader: -4 (to the rear)

i am using 'surround' and not 'stereo' btw

i used 'watch dem roll' by sean paul then 'Orion' by metallica to tune in between. i like more bass than treble

[OC Guy]

+7 treb and 10k 8 bars is way too much "treble" IMO.

When I heard your system with the settings the other day, it was way too bright so I turned the treb down a lot.

[!Xoible]

yah i turned down the 1k, it was too much. it sounds alright right now... i wanna see what others have

damn! u have 15k posts!!! do u have a life man?? do u like live on this forum? u should go out sometime man.. damn post whore

[OC Guy]

Originally Posted by ///Mantis

yah i turned down the 1k, it was too much. it sounds alright right now... i wanna see what others have

damn! u have 15k posts!!! do u have a life man?? do u like live on this forum? u should go out sometime man.. damn post whore

Go write a thread about how to drive a manual and then stall.

[!Xoible]

hahah wait, i thought my car was auto? it just has 2 e-brakes

[nechronics]

Skimming through the thread I heard mention of the transmission being "notchy." At 1000 miles now and it is MUCH less notchy than when I first got the car. It clicks into gear much smoother than it did on delivery day.

btw mantis that's basically what I told you to do last week with the EQ when I said put it into an "upside down bell curve." It gives the best general results with "most" music.

[!Xoible]

that's good news man. yah like u told me, i think it's great. i'd like to see if others have different settings, i'd wanna try, but i think a "U" shaped setting is what we need

[Robert]

$4.10?

http://www.gasbuddy.com

Costco has cheap gas as well but I don't know who their suppliers are.