[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by MachinesWithSouls

I feel like I've been on this journey with you haha. Mine is coming soon, let's get together for a shoot!

You certainly have been there since my early complaints about not getting the choice of yas marina blue on this generation. Let me know when you get it and we'll make it happen.

[MachinesWithSouls]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

You certainly have been there since my early complaints about not getting the choice of yas marina blue on this generation. Let me know when you get it and we'll make it happen.

In the end I went with PB, but Interlagos is still in the back of my mind. Maybe next round.

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by P1

Pointing and laughing? Really? As ugly as that front end is, are people really gong to resort to pointing and laughing?

Congrats on the new car! Nice to see you're keeping the CS: it's gorgeous.

The mods must have deleted some comments, but people on the road certainly appreciate it even if there is a lot of negativity towards this generation on the forums (mostly from people that don't own/haven't driven one).

In a strange way, since it is the only four-door manual transmission that checks every box I would ever want in a car, I'm glad that I appreciated and loved the new design from the outset. Also, please don't mention Cadillacs to me.

[Poochie]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

1 week in and this is the best car I've ever driven, let alone owned. I have repeatedly pushed it and have been able to throw the front end off only slightly.

My repeated conversations with my 3 year old son urging him NOT to kick the carbon fiber seatbacks have not yielded any results however.

Wait, so you have a 3 year old son but a girlfriend of 9 months; for some reason that math doesn't compute to me j/k

Love the car, it gives me a throwback memory to the limited edition Lime Rock E92 M3. Good stuff

[Shotsbypb]

Got the same color on my g80!

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by Shotsbypb

Got the same color on my g80!

I know, I tried to talk her into keeping it LOL.

[slalomfever]

CONGRATS!

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

I would not miss my CS if my G80 was my only car, except on the track. For me, the track is the only place I'll miss having an automatic transmission. I do look forward to the challenge of a manual transmission on track again, and hopefully some improvement in my pathetic attempt to heal tow drive.

Also, I spent five years in the F80 chassis over 2 cars with a combined 110k miles. Rare/amazing as the CS may be, I'm bored.

I found myself bored as well having been in F-series cars over a 7.5 year period from 2013-2021 (…335i > M4 > M4). I was bored of the E9X's and E46's too.

[m20e3087]

Congrats Man! Sick build!

[Duck360198]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

I put down a deposit nearly 20 months ago to get the first car (which ended up being the first 6MT allocation). I was very unhappy with the color palette (was hoping for Yas Marina Blue) and it took 3 attempts to get BMW to approve Fire Orange II Individual. I have had the car ~24 hours and have experienced every type of driving situation from bumper to bumper traffic in Brooklyn to spirited driving around the back roads of Long Island's North Shore.

First, the FO looks fantastic on this. Well done. Second, why did BMW have a hard time with the approval? That kind of surprised me since there were no issues with the E9X and F8X. Is that individual process a pain in the ass?

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by Duck360198

First, the FO looks fantastic on this. Well done. Second, why did BMW have a hard time with the approval? That kind of surprised me since there were no issues with the E9X and F8X. Is that individual process a pain in the ass?

Early in the lifecycle of a new model they really don't want to do individual colors. It makes sense from a production efficiency standpoint.

[chicagofan00]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

Early in the lifecycle of a new model they really don't want to do individual colors. It makes sense from a production efficiency standpoint.

And yet they've done a ton of marketing with the cars in individual colors this generation.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

Early in the lifecycle of a new model they really don't want to do individual colors. It makes sense from a production efficiency standpoint.

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

And yet they've done a ton of marketing with the cars in individual colors this generation.

Yeah, this is the most viral Individual marketing I've ever witnessed from BMW. It was not like this with prior generation M3's. I mean, the color palette at Riverside BMW, for example, is a sample of every color Skittle ever produced. At one point they had 8 Individual G8X's on their showroom floor (…all sold of course). The Individual coordinator at that dealership is on top of his shit.

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

And yet they've done a ton of marketing with the cars in individual colors this generation.

Hey I can't complain, they did approve it.

[russell21]

Looks so awesome

[G80_Soom]

Congrats man! We need a shoot with your Fire Orange 6MT and my IOMG 6MT! #savethemanuals

[white2abbit]

Love the colour and glad to hear you went manual! Mostly chiming in to say cheers to the labrum surgery…I had one in December 2019 and December 2020 (had to do both shoulders) so I totally feel your pain (physically and mentally not being able to drive). All the best with the recovery!

[Zuzu]

Car looks absolutely amazing and congratulations.
Great in-depth review. Cheers

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by white2abbit

Love the colour and glad to hear you went manual! Mostly chiming in to say cheers to the labrum surgery…I had one in December 2019 and December 2020 (had to do both shoulders) so I totally feel your pain (physically and mentally not being able to drive). All the best with the recovery!

Not being able to lift is even worse than not being able to drive for me lol. I had my left shoulder done back in January but it was just a cleanup.

Thanks brother.

[frankiebones]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Car looks absolutely amazing and congratulations.
Great in-depth review. Cheers

Thanks man, I did my best. I'm probably (slightly) better at driving that I am at describing the driving experience.

[white2abbit]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

Not being able to lift is even worse than not being able to drive for me lol. I had my left shoulder done back in January but it was just a cleanup.

Thanks brother.

Haha I hear you, same for me. Just started to work out hard a few weeks ago.

[MiamiFan13]

Originally Posted by frankiebones

Finally got around to taking pics of my G80 next to my F80 CS. Love them both but the G80 definitely out drives the CS.

I hope so....because it's clear which one looks better. I do love the color though, great choice. Good luck.