[dialogical]

Originally Posted by merlin3008

My wife hates the front end and wants nothing to do with the buying process. So I told her I hate her Tesla Model Y and want nothing to do with the buying process.

I swapped my Tesla Model 3 performance for the G80, so there's two things I can say with confidence about Tesla:
1. They're an amazing commuter car
2. They're soulless as an enthusiast car

[fl1by]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

Bro she sounds like my ex wife...FYI, I'm the most happily divorced guy in the world.

AMEN!!!

[Der_Wolf]

Originally Posted by merlin3008

My wife hates the front end and wants nothing to do with the buying process. So I told her I hate her Tesla Model Y and want nothing to do with the buying process.

Tesla Model Why?! That thing is hideous

[NYCMT]

Originally Posted by dialogical

That point is probably correct (I know, I'm one of the young ones listed there), but it's worth noting that article is 13 years old.

Despite the tone of the article, and even though it's over ten years old and not specific to BMW, it's actually a pretty insightful regarding the styling of the G8X. In a changing car market with the electrification upheaval already underway, the dramatic styling is likely an attempt to get the attention of the next generation of car buyers, and not a capitulation to certain national markets, as has been proposed repeatedly. This also fits with the questionable marketing campaign. Regardless, they still delivered on driving dynamics and even give us MT. I can forgive a lot for that. And if you like the design, you can yellow and green it up. If you don't, then the dark paints minimize the multiple design forms seemingly devoid of function. Plus, it looks mean as hell in black.

Uh... said my wife...

[merlin3008]

Originally Posted by dialogical

I swapped my Tesla Model 3 performance for the G80, so there's two things I can say with confidence about Tesla:
1. They're an amazing commuter car
2. They're soulless as an enthusiast car

I was being a little flip with her when I said that, but I do agree with you. It's perfect for her. She owns her own business where she is driving around our town from client to client. The cargo space and the gadget factor are both strong with her. It will be a good road trip car two as long as we stay within 300 miles. For me, it's fun to drive as it is the polar opposite of the M car.

[calibro9]

My wife asked me color?, manual ?, and Horsepower. Then she said she couldn't wait to ride that stick .... she loves driving

[rowdydaoudy]

My wife wasn't a huge fan at first and as more pics were released with various colors, she grew into it. Now, our discussions are which color combo to order. I've had over 20 M3's since we've been together, so she knows I love individuals and 'out there' colors. Top of the list is either twilight or daytona, with no idea which interior to choose, or portimao on YMB or fiona. She's as anxious as I am for me to order one!

[vetteflier]

My wife likes the M4C--we now have 4 black cars, but she knew that was the correct color for a luxury performance car. I've had performance cars since we dated in my '70 Formula 400. Married for 50 years this July. She's used to my making 'time to buy a new car' decisions by now. Having flown Phantoms and raced in SCCA, she knows I'll never lose my love of performance cars. Luxury is just the cherry on the sunday. She knew I didn't like the C8's looks or dealer rip-offs, so wasn't surprised I went to a BMW. A bit surprised it wasn't a Porsche, though.

[dJt3xtbook]

Girlfriend was initially not very happy with my G82 for two reasons. First is that she can't drive it because it's manual (we usually switch off driving when we go on road trips) and second is that she gets really bad motion sickness and it's exacerbated by my rustiness in driving stick (haven't owned a manual car for years and the only clutch movements have been with my left hand on my motorcycles).

The first issue is not going to go away as she's not even that competent driving automatic that I'm not going to let her learn on my G82. Second issue has been slowly going away (might be a combination of me getting smoother with the gear changing and her getting more used to being a passenger). Other than that, she makes comments when we catch other people checking out my car and she nicknamed her "Shakira" because of her hips.

[Mark Holmes]

my wife loves it! ordered the M3C X-drive in malachite green with full KO interior. And I'm really old (63). She commandeered my 2021 M5C as the family car and left me with the 435GC so only fair I get something new!!

[dialogical]

Originally Posted by Mark Holmes

my wife loves it! ordered the M3C X-drive in malachite green with full KO interior. And I'm really old (63). She commandeered my 2021 M5C as the family car and left me with the 435GC so only fair I get something new!!

How do you find the M5C? I'm trying to get my old man in one but I'm worried the ride might be too harsh for him.

[pcai]

Originally Posted by dialogical

How do you find the M5C? I'm trying to get my old man in one but I'm worried the ride might be too harsh for him.

apparently LCI m5c has slightly softer suspension. The car does luxury and isolation very well, but ride is definitely firm all the time. Livable tho, but I'm not sure the m5 would be someone's first choice if they are worried about ride quality first and foremost. Unless you really value that M edge (like most on this forum presumably), you would probably be better off in a M550i if you really care about the ride, and it's cheaper. And yes, the M5 acceleration is pretty ridiculous but it's practically too fast to enjoy without going some dumb speeds.

[Mark Holmes]

The M5C is fantastic. Australian roads are terrible and M5 ride not too harsh. Keep engine in sports plus and rest in comfort for city driving. Certainly way more comfortable than the 650iGC it replaced.

[Mark Holmes]

ps - the acceleration of the M5C is exhilirating and my wife (:-( ) gets a lot of attention

[Gfit]

Originally Posted by Mark Holmes

my wife loves it! ordered the M3C X-drive in malachite green with full KO interior. And I'm really old (63). She commandeered my 2021 M5C as the family car and left me with the 435GC so only fair I get something new!!

How did you order a 2022? They aren’t out yet

[PK1]

Took my wife to the local dealer to see a G80. They had a few on the lot a month or so ago so I figured they'd have at least one for her to see in flesh, no luck. Called a few other BMW dealers, nothing on the lots and whatever is coming in is already sold. I'll need to take her back to see one of the sold ones when they come in.
With a little time on our hands, we go to the MB dealer to see if they have a C63 AMG to look at. I figured no way they'd have one, but it was right there so nothing to lose. Walking in the showroom was like walking in a large empty warehouse: there were only 3 cars in the massive showroom. I ask a sales guy that was right there "nothing to sell"? He goes nope! Can't get cars. Funny enough one of the 3 cars was a C63 AMG, the sales guys said they just received it. Someone had built it but couldn't get financing so the deal fell through. Also, "no test drives, no negotiating (of course), this thing will probably sell today, if not tomorrow at the latest."
We go grab lunch, and on the street there's a Tesla store. Walk in, and they only have a model 3 in the store. "Any model S to look at?", the sales guy says they'll get them in November, "but if you want to order one today…" we leave the store.

A couple of days later I went to the Audi store, they had more cars available but only one RS5. The sales guy says these cars are hard to get, so before test driving one he needed to put a quote together, we needed to review it, and I would need to be "comfortable that I would want to buy it following a test drive!" I look at the sales guy with a smile: "you realize what you are asking, right?" He says sorry, he knew, but it's the manager's policy. I get up, thank him for his time and tell him to send his manager my regards. He tells me to stay and that he'll make it happen. Comes back with the keys and says let's go, "but only for "2-3 miles max." I love how the car looks, it pulls like a freight train (when finally in the right gear), but can't stand how slow the transmission is: you step on it and wait... Thank him and go across the lot to the Porsche dealer to see if I can find a Cayman GTS (what are the odds, right?) Sales guy says unless I wanted to buy an SUV, a Panamera or Taycan, other cars are hard to get. He has sold all his 2021 911s, and might be able to get 1-2 Caymans for later this year. He had plenty of time on his hands so we get talking about the Taycan, and he asked me if I wanted to drive one. I said sure, and we take a base model for a spin. It lacked in the power department (being the base), but I was very surprised how comfortable and quiet it was: very compliant suspension even in the sport settings and little road and wind noise on the highway, and of course Porsche build quality. It would be a perfect daily driver, I'm just not ready for that quite yet. I need to get one more ICE with a manual while I can get them, then I might switch to an electric.

I think I'm going to buy my 2018 F80 at the end of the lease in 4 months, and drive it for a while longer and let the supply stabilize before switching. For curiosity, I got a quote from Vroom for my F80 and their offer was $16K above my residual value at the time of trade in!

Interesting times. We all know about supply issues but it was an interesting experience going through the process in person.

[jkap27]

Originally Posted by Der_Wolf

Tesla Model Why?! That thing is hideous

Yea im not sure what they were thinking there. Let's take our nice but dated model s bodystyle and just stretch it out until it doesn't look good anymore lol I think theyre all about minimizing r&d/production cost of the exterior and interior so they can throw all their money into the powertrain

[Multimodal]

Originally Posted by PK1

Interesting times. We all know about supply issues but it was an interesting experience going through the process in person.

It was interesting reading your story. I have been car shopping in the SF Bay Area and the dealers seem well supplied. BMW SF has 3 M3s on its lot and most of the other dealers have at least one M3 and M4. Audi SF has 4 RS5s, an RS6 and two RS Q8s. Mercedes SF has 32 AMG models. The only one that looks very supply constrained is Porsche - of 55 new cars in stock at Porsche Livermore there's just one gasoline sports car and it's a $252,000 911 Turbo. Porsche Marin has just two 911s.

[barryc365]

My wife saw the car in person for the first time today and she said 'it's fucking ridiculous' in a good way. She thinks the orange interior makes it. Loves the look of the ' exhaust area'

[Geektechlive]

Married for 21 years. I just turned 48 on 4/20 and the M3 has been my "gotta own one" car since I was 14.
Wife loves cars and I get phone calls while she is commuting sometimes when she sees a R8 or Bentley or Ferrari in a color she thinks looks cool.
I got her hooked on original Top gear when we were newly married and her only two questions when I told her about the new M3 was "you are getting it in AWD?" And "no manual" (she never learned manual)
We have no kids so it's not like we need to save for college.
I don't think any car has a strict rule for a specific age. If there is one thing I believe in it's that you just need to enjoy stuff for yourself. If you like it that is all that matters.

[PK1]

Originally Posted by Mr. Maboomba

It was interesting reading your story. I have been car shopping in the SF Bay Area and the dealers seem well supplied. BMW SF has 3 M3s on its lot and most of the other dealers have at least one M3 and M4. Audi SF has 4 RS5s, an RS6 and two RS Q8s. Mercedes SF has 32 AMG models. The only one that looks very supply constrained is Porsche - of 55 new cars in stock at Porsche Livermore there's just one gasoline sports car and it's a $252,000 911 Turbo. Porsche Marin has just two 911s.

That's an interesting contrast, a different story from what I noticed in the Dallas area.

[Bahamut]

Wife: "You always looked like you enjoyed yourself more when you drove stick. Next car can be manual, but be prepared to drive me anywhere I wanna be driven to! So do you have any questio-"

Me: "DEAL"