Mantis Meets the ///M

MDCTFTW · 04-15-2008, 12:22 AM

God damn space gray looks good.

bmwprince4life · 04-15-2008, 12:41 AM

ANYONE HERE PISSED AT SEEING EVERYONE WITH M3s AND YOU ARE WAITING FOR YOUR SHIT TO BUILD LOL.

Toomstone · 04-15-2008, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

yah dude, that's where i live.... dont tell me that's u in teh black 328 that i always see?????

My car has been there once a while back... So its probably not the car you see. The car is awesome man... keep us updated on the mods.

Toomstone

swamp2 · 04-15-2008, 03:05 AM

I find it highly entertaining that there are already 5 pages of posts here and not a single detailed comment from the OP about the driving experience or any other nuance you observed about your car. Just all about looks, cosmetic mods and lots of high school/SMS style messages.

Epacy · 04-15-2008, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by swamp2

I find it highly entertaining that there are already 5 pages of posts here and not a single detailed comment from the OP about the driving experience or any other nuance you observed about your car. Just all about looks, cosmetic mods and lots of high school/SMS style messages.

So true.

M-Maika · 04-15-2008, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwprince4life

ANYONE HERE PISSED AT SEEING EVERYONE WITH M3s AND YOU ARE WAITING FOR YOUR SHIT TO BUILD LOL.

I AM.

!Xoible · 04-15-2008, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by EuroTrip

Hey wheres that pic I took of you next to the car at delivery?!?! Hey Nabil, dont forget, you owe me a race when my car comes in...
-Palmer

sure... u guys owe me a 2008 navigation DVD btw, gave me 2007 one

haha im still waiting for Teri to call me and tell me to come pick it up along with the floormats

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Originally Posted by Nick@Autobahn

SICK!!!! Looks awesome Nabil. Didnt waste any time with the mods at all. haha.

thanks man! dude, Rich took it on a ride yesterday.. i drove his M too man, OMG his is sick

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Originally Posted by FifthStreetz

lol i love the pic of you installing the GP Thunders.

The passenger side was a bitch to install huh? Id rather get punched in the nuts than go through that again.

haha nah that's CrimsonE92 he showed up to check out the ride, i made him do labor

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Originally Posted by bmwprince4life

ANYONE HERE PISSED AT SEEING EVERYONE WITH M3s AND YOU ARE WAITING FOR YOUR SHIT TO BUILD LOL.

im not

hey it's worth the wait man, trust me

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Originally Posted by swamp2

I find it highly entertaining that there are already 5 pages of posts here and not a single detailed comment from the OP about the driving experience or any other nuance you observed about your car. Just all about looks, cosmetic mods and lots of high school/SMS style messages.

i stated that there's not much i can add more than other people did. then i started another thread with things that i've noticed that other people didnt comment on them too much. this is the "gallery" section, i.e. just for pics RTFM
the other thing every time i think about typing something about driving impression i find my self pushing the start button and going for a ride

i honestly think driving impressions before break-in do not add much value. especially that there's 7 other threads or more about it. if u want to know something specific just ask.
btw feel free to ditch my threads or ignore my high school/SMS messages, u dont have to read them

OBI_agent · 04-15-2008, 01:13 PM

Mabrook bro! Sick car at 8400rpm

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!Xoible · 04-15-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by OBI_agent

Mabrook bro! Sick car at 8400rpm

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Allay yebarek feek ya rajjal.. 3e2bal 3andak

04-15-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

i honestly think driving impressions before break-in do not add much value. especially that there's 7 other threads or more about it. if u want to know something specific just ask.
btw feel free to ditch my threads or ignore my high school/SMS messages, u dont have to read them

exactly man..... thats just like asking how a girl was in bed while you're still at dinner with her

oops.... sorry for the high school style post

AYF82M4 · 04-15-2008, 02:04 PM

Congrats Mantis, car looks good!
Did you end up deciding on your tint?
I just got done with 40% non metallic tint on my car. In hindsight, I wish I went a bit darker, as 40% is light to begin with, but appears even lighter when paired with a FR interior (as opposed to a black). I didnt go ceramic, so Im not sure how dark that would be for you tho. Just didnt want to go too dark, since I've had to remove tint twice on my e39.

I'll keep an eye out for your car in Irvine. Still have a condo in Oak Creek so I go there every so often.

LEDZEP · 04-15-2008, 03:24 PM

Very nice! Congrats!

!Xoible · 04-15-2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dooma350

Congrats Mantis, car looks good!
Did you end up deciding on your tint?
I just got done with 40% non metallic tint on my car. In hindsight, I wish I went a bit darker, as 40% is light to begin with, but appears even lighter when paired with a FR interior (as opposed to a black). I didnt go ceramic, so Im not sure how dark that would be for you tho. Just didnt want to go too dark, since I've had to remove tint twice on my e39.

I'll keep an eye out for your car in Irvine. Still have a condo in Oak Creek so I go there every so often.

u drive a white sedan?? if so i might have seen u last night on culver at 7:26 pm...

im going 20-25% rear, 35-40% front... whatever is available... pinnacle coz it becomes lighter at night

thanks for compliments guys

!Xoible · 04-15-2008, 05:15 PM

@ Epacy + Swamp, here you go http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134406

u guys made me write a pre-mature review.. which is fine, i'll update later. i hope you guys get urs very soon, u'll understand why i was holding off. peace

magmd · 04-16-2008, 03:07 AM

Damn man...looks really nice. Congrats!

Oh...nice initial review too. Look forward to updates.

!Xoible · 04-16-2008, 10:30 AM

will update for sure... i think i went to 6k rpm twice between today and last night. went on another cruise on 133 to PCH then PCH up

335Transformer · 04-16-2008, 11:24 AM

Ouch. Looks better on stock wheels.

!Xoible · 04-16-2008, 11:25 AM

hahaha i couldnt help it, the car was too sexy i wanted to make it ugly somehow

Los Angeles · 04-16-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

hahaha i couldnt help it, the car was too sexy i wanted to make it ugly somehow

you did a good job of doing it.

stop being silly and put those stocks wheels back on.

kamichael · 04-18-2008, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

u drive a white sedan?? if so i might have seen u last night on culver at 7:26 pm...

im going 20-25% rear, 35-40% front... whatever is available... pinnacle coz it becomes lighter at night

thanks for compliments guys

I drive a white sedan and was probably on Culver then, I live in Northwood. I think I spotted your ride, looks nice. No matter what anyone says, it is nice to see an M3 with some upgrades already, wheels look sweet. I think I saw you in my rear view, but didn't see the wheels - had the CF roof though. You know about the meet on Sunday in HB? Hopefully a chance to see some new M3 owners there...

Nucking Futs! · 04-18-2008, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

btw running 10 mm spacers in rear, 20 mm in front. im really tired, i just got home... i'll post more when i remember shit

I went through this whole thread & didn't see the answer so I gotta ask...what are the front/rear widths & offsets on those 19" RS-GT's pre-spacers? Thx!

The ride looks good & congrats!

!Xoible · 04-18-2008, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Nucking Futs!

I went through this whole thread & didn't see the answer so I gotta ask...what are the front/rear widths & offsets on those 19" RS-GT's pre-spacers? Thx!

The ride looks good & congrats!

19x8.5 et 35 with 245 35 19's

19x9.5 et 25 with 275 30 19's

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