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Originally Posted by bri1042
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Originally Posted by 418BUC
Point well made, perhaps we need a No mods splinter group!
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I think this is the great divide between my experience with my M2C and my 6MT G80. The M2C wanted wider tires from the start, the exhaust/engine sounds were inaudible with stereo on at moderate volumes with ASD turned off (which was the worst ASD I've experienced), and the not-really-HK audio system was utterly unacceptable in that car.
After I dealt with those things, to the tune of about $12k for wheels/tires, audio upgrades, and Akropovic exhaust, I was mostly happy with the car. In hindsight, I certainly would have done a cheaper exhaust system, but I had a moment of silly...and I really only could have cut 2k-ish off that overall bill.
With my M3, literally the only thing I cared about doing was finding a good second set of wheels for summer/winter wheel swaps. It's not impossible that I'll poke the audio system at some point, but it's not as necessary as it was with the M2C. Yes, it rides kind of high but not in a way that I can feel while driving...and I can get up my dumb hill of a driveway without scraping anything. |
Quote:
Originally Posted by bri1042
Quote:
Originally Posted by 418BUC
Point well made, perhaps we need a No mods splinter group!
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I think this is the great divide between my experience with my M2C and my 6MT G80. The M2C wanted wider tires from the start, the exhaust/engine sounds were inaudible with stereo on at moderate volumes with ASD turned off (which was the worst ASD I've experienced), and the not-really-HK audio system was utterly unacceptable in that car.
After I dealt with those things, to the tune of about $12k for wheels/tires, audio upgrades, and Akropovic exhaust, I was mostly happy with the car. In hindsight, I certainly would have done a cheaper exhaust system, but I had a moment of silly...and I really only could have cut 2k-ish off that overall bill.
With my M3, literally the only thing I cared about doing was finding a good second set of wheels for summer/winter wheel swaps. It's not impossible that I'll poke the audio system at some point, but it's not as necessary as it was with the M2C. Yes, it rides kind of high but not in a way that I can feel while driving...and I can get up my dumb hill of a driveway without scraping anything. |
That's a sign of success imo that you don't feel the need to throw more money at it. After all the UK prices are for some reason significantly higher than the US to start with as well, plus don't forget a gallon of fuel here is now approaching $11.50 per gallon!!