I hated the grill. There I said it. My F80 M3 CS lease was ending soon, and I was ready to move on from the M3/4. The G80 is ugly and heavy and has an automatic for god-sake. Maybe a Cayman GT4? C8 Corvette? I wasn't sure. But all those damn reviews. The later ones, the ones that didn't make such a big fuss about the grill and focused on how it drove. They loved the G8X?! Then I rewatched those old reviews that hated the grill, and I noticed something. In between all the grill hate, most of those reviews were actually saying good things, I had just never realized because I kept hearing "grill, grill grill"!
Then it happened. I started to not mind the grill. Then I started to actually like it. Now I'm completely pigging out on humble pie, because I fell in love with the big stupid pig nosed grill. It's big, it's in your face, it looks nothing like any other BMW. No, it's not a traditional M3/4, but maybe that's what I like about it. Ok. Fine. I guess I want the M4 now. Happy?
So, about 2 months ago I was lucky enough to get an allocation. I ordered it, got an immediate build date, and off it went into production first week of December! I have to say, this was my first time speccing and ordering a car.l and I am not used to waiting two months for my car to be built and shipped. I have always been a "look for the car that's been sitting on the lot, make a deal, and drive it home" type of buyer/leaser. Given the bonkers state of the car market, that just wasn't possible, so might as well just build one! With that said, it's fun to be able to check the status of my build every so often.
Okay, every day.
Or every hour.
2022 M4 Competition X-Drive
Alpine White N/C
Fiona Red/Black Full Merino Leather
Executive Package
Remote Engine Start
Heated Steering Wheel
Power tailgate
Head-up Display
Gesture Control
19"/20" M Double-spoke bi-color wheels, style 826M, w/perf non
Front ventilated seats
Carbon Fiber trim
Icon Adaptive LED Headlights with Laserlight
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Compatibility
STEPTRONIC automatic transmission
M Drive Professional
M Compound Brakes with Red Calipers
M Shadowline Lights
M Carbon Exterior Package
M Performance Carbon Fiber Flow Through Spoiler
(disclaimer: these photos gave been altered to protect those who are sensitive to large wheel gap)
As of today, the car is still at the port of entrance, about an hour away, torturing me slowly as I await a car carrier to bring it to my dealer. I don't want to jinx myself and say that I should have it soon, so I will say that it will be here sometime between now and the end of time.
In the meantime, I'd like to say farewell to my F80 M3 CS and honor my first M car, my 2016 M3. You served me well old friends:
UPDATE: The M4 arrived a few days ago! Here are the first real pics!
