[slalomfever]

CONGRATS!

question....I thought that dealers were not suppose to deliver cars until later this week?

[Bahn360Photo]

Ventilated seats! Finally on an m3!

Nice build!

More Pics of interior please

[bjcarls]

Looks great. BMW Annapolis has 1-M3 and 3-M4's. I'll have to go take a look at them this week. It would be a lot of fun, especially after seeing yours.

[Ibiza]

Originally Posted by dms-01

Blue car, blue brakes, blue seats do you like blue OP? In all seriousness congrats man but $89K for an M3 is out there.

Just wait until the G83 builds start, expecting over $100k.

[Fugly M3]

Thank goodness refrigerant is included!

[yousefnjr]

Dadgummit that blue interior is so nice, congrats OP and more pics!

[Ejones4541]

Beautiful exterior and with Easter approaching the interior can fittingly be accentuated with peeps and a basket.

[sgovind]

Beautiful car! Congratulations

Blue is my favorite color so if I had the $$, this would be my build!

[fl1by]

Can't wait until 0001 Tuesday to unleash the beast! PB looks excellent detailed!!

[vampire81]

congratulations
awesome spec
love the fat front tires

[Pantagathus]

Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

Ventilated seats! Finally on an m3!

Nice build!

More Pics of interior please

For $350 no less. Most bargain option on the car.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Pantagathus

For $350 no less. Most bargain option on the car.

Agreed......for those not getting the carbon buckets.

[luxlicht]

Originally Posted by luvmym3

I want to avoid having 3 more stacks of rims in the garage, and get it down to 2 sets of rims this time around now that they make Pilot Sport UHP All Season tires.
1. Factory - 18"/19" combo to give me best balance of year round use with All Season UHP tires and daily driving comfort when required.

Hope this helps.

Are you serious about this? All season tires? On such a car? You know that BMW did a lot of research/development with 2 or 3 tyre manufacturers to develop tires for these M cars? All season tyres are better than some years ago but never forseen I don't see them on M cars. Would be great to have some feedback how they are in heavy rain situations.

But I can understand that you don't want 3 sets of tires at home.

[luxlicht]

Originally Posted by Loz78

Nice looking car. I'm thinking of the PB, I love it. My only hesitation is that many people order this on the M340i and I want this to stand out! Having not seen the M3 in person yet, does it look special/different enough and instantly recognizable as an M3?...certainly looks so on the pics.

The whole car is standing out. Some will also order M340i in black. It doesn't matter. That's why the changed the whole look of the M3 compared to the standard 3 series. If you need the color to show others that you have an M it might be a mindset thing...

[FSHNGRY]

Congrats OP. Great Color. The last picture on your first post almost didnt seem real to me. I immediately thought someone photoshopped a WRX and M3 together

[Loz78]

Originally Posted by luxlicht

The whole car is standing out. Some will also order M340i in black. It doesn't matter. That's why the changed the whole look of the M3 compared to the standard 3 series. If you need the color to show others that you have an M it might be a mindset thing...

Its defo a mindset thing! That's why the nice folks on here help push me to go with my heart not my head :-)

[Dinh335]

Originally Posted by luvmym3

Honestly, there are so many options to tweak to each drivers needs.
I was most worried of the full "automatic" feeling after driving my E90 manual for so long with no complaints.

By setting the ZF shift settings to the most aggressive of 3 built in settings BMW gives you , I honestly felt like I was behind a much more potent race car , and then to keep those settings and then just use the paddle shifters instead to do my own shifts.... it made my smile bigger and bigger.... there is so many options to adjust, I can't imagine with future over-the-air downloads, why each driver can't get the setting they enjoy the most.

Enjoy your rides ... even after Day 2 of driving it... i know I am glad I took the cold plunge with nothing more than faith in BMW M that they iterate on feedback and use the Nürburgring to extract as much as they can with the technology available today.

Thanks for all the kind words and wishes, there are enough options for everyone based upon their budget, their priorities, and how they will practically use their vehicle.. either for looks or for full on track/racing. Its a new foundation, and I look forward to the inspiring pictures of what others do to their future cars....

Congrats on your new car! What dealer in MD? I work in SS and got my F80 there so just curious what dealers in the DMV have em.

[tallshortguy]

Originally Posted by Frosty

I just had a great look at Brooklyn Grey at my dealer this weekend. Need to find a way to downscale the pics to upload...

I feel like it looks different in every picture, seems to change quite a bit depending on the lighting. I'll definitely try to see it in person first.

[BimmerFix]

Originally Posted by Scorp!on

You get Front intakes, Mirror caps, Spoiler and the massive Diffuser.
What else you want for that price ? a CF bonnet ?

BTT:
That car looks amazing in Portimao Blue !!

Honestly for OEM and considering installation costs. I think the CF exterior package is not bad at all

I believe the front air ducts are around $500 each = $1000
Mirror caps lets say $600 ea = $1200
Rear Spoiler = $800
Massive rear diffuser= $1,500 - $2,000

(not actual prices, guesstimates)

So give or take a total of around $4,500 - $5,000 .

For BMW OEM, installed and ready to go. Why Not ?

Now obviously if you only want 1 or 2 pieces, going aftermarket is a much better decision. Or just buy the pieces individually from BMW

[luv2learn]

What a beast! Looks awesome, congrats and all the best to you and the new ride.

[Scorp!on]

Originally Posted by BimmerFix

Honestly for OEM and considering installation costs. I think the CF exterior package is not bad at all

I believe the front air ducts are around $500 each = $1000
Mirror caps lets say $600 ea = $1200
Rear Spoiler = $800
Massive rear diffuser= $1,500 - $2,000

(not actual prices, guesstimates)

So give or take a total of around $4,500 - $5,000 .

For BMW OEM, installed and ready to go. Why Not ?

Now obviously if you only want 1 or 2 pieces, going aftermarket is a much better decision. Or just buy the pieces individually from BMW

You bring it to the point...
The price is totally justified, and if people think BMW is going to give away such things as free goodies...please.
Carbon Fibre is hell of expensive in production.

And you are right, if you f.E. only want the front intakes it's better to go aftermarket, especially as BMW will offer this pieces seperately (or you buy non OEM stuff, I for myself prefer OEM stuff).

[Rick955]

Originally Posted by BimmerFix

Honestly for OEM and considering installation costs. I think the CF exterior package is not bad at all

I believe the front air ducts are around $500 each = $1000
Mirror caps lets say $600 ea = $1200
Rear Spoiler = $800
Massive rear diffuser= $1,500 - $2,000

(not actual prices, guesstimates)

So give or take a total of around $4,500 - $5,000 .

For BMW OEM, installed and ready to go. Why Not ?

Now obviously if you only want 1 or 2 pieces, going aftermarket is a much better decision. Or just buy the pieces individually from BMW

I'd say your estimates are pretty spot on. But for me, $800 for an undersized spoiler I would replace anyway makes no sense. I got an aftermarket for my 2018 and you couldn't tell the difference between it and the roof, $200 installed myself. A bit more for the rear diffuser, but FAR less than $2k. Wouldn't pay $1200 for the side mirror CF pieces so if I really wanted those, I'd look later on. Now for the two front air ducts, yes if I could do just those for $1k I'd check that box, especially since I don't know how easy (or hard) the install would be.

To each his own, guys. But those with the extra funds that could care less about $4700, want OEM, and don't want to bother with it later, I respect that. But I'd rather at least look at the options and not be forced to get all the included pieces at that cost. Let's just leave it at that. I shouldn't have hijacked the OP's thread and lovely car with this crap anyway.