[wavyyyy]

Full leather and lasers are the only musts imo.

Also I have silverstone, go tartufo. Silverstone is a pain to keep clean.

[DB_Cooper]

Originally Posted by SwankPeRFection

Everyone will laugh at you with the non-laser headlights. 😜

That’s ok. I’ve got self esteem. Lol

[BryanCO]

You picked the most important option - the MT.

I originally was going with IOMG (we are going there in late May for the TT…) but I really wanted Red interior. But color is very subjective.

I would pay to not have a sunroof.

Full leather really is nice. Not required but I would certainly order it again.

The carbon buckets require a commitment but do make the car special.

The rest, well, whatever.

[jafo09]

Sorry, quick side tangent, I from time to time see these comments about "Mexico" and the higher speed limit...is there like an autobahn or something in Mexico where you can just wind it out?

a curious canadian

Originally Posted by ItsConnor

100% without a doubt laser lights and executive package

Didn’t think I’d need m drivers for the upped speed limiter but it’s so easy to max it out in Mexico ofc I wish I got it

Also preference but the full leather over extended while it did the bottom of the dash would’ve been nice but definitely not needed at all

[mthreezy]

100% get the 19/20 wheels. The 18 inch wheels are going to be tight and I've seen videos of little rocks can get between the calipers and scratch them. Tartufo or KO are the best with IOMG. Try to see KO in person, it looks better than online.

There aren't many options that are absolute must have, but I would say:
1 Carbon trim interior
2 Parking Assistance and Executive package
3 Laser lights w/ shadowline
4 Vent seats if you don't get carbon buckets

You can look up posts on buckets vs base seats, but I have the buckets and personally would not get the car without it. Its my favorite option and makes the car feel special. I find them very comfortable, even more than in my Honda accord, but your height & weight might be a factor.

Highly recommended options:
1 Carbon exterior (I didn't option this and added my own)
2 Full leather (I didn't option this but wish I did)
3 Drive recorder (nice to have and its only $100)

If you track:
1 M Drive Professional
2 CCBs

Skip it:
1 Driver assistance (makes the front end look unbalanced and I never once felt the need to use it)
2 Sunroof

[ourlee]

Originally Posted by jafo09

Sorry, quick side tangent, I from time to time see these comments about "Mexico" and the higher speed limit...is there like an autobahn or something in Mexico where you can just wind it out?

a curious canadian

Mexico is your fav local road with no speed limit (observed) and chatted up on social media while keeping 5 0 in the dark to your spot.

The opposite of Mexico: “yo, we were on Rte 501 Saturday nite doing 150mph runs for an hour, it was AWESOME”

[Mapper]

Originally Posted by jafo09

Sorry, quick side tangent, I from time to time see these comments about "Mexico" and the higher speed limit...is there like an autobahn or something in Mexico where you can just wind it out?

a curious canadian

It is not 'higher speed limits ' , its posting videos to which would be showing illegal activity (speeding stunting etc...) if they divulged their true US or CAD location drawing that unwanted attention to sheriffs and law enforcement. 99% of the time they are not actually in Mexico.

[jafo09]

Originally Posted by Mapper

It is not 'higher speed limits ' , its posting videos to which would be showing illegal activity (speeding stunting etc...) if they divulged their true US or CAD location drawing that unwanted attention to sheriffs and law enforcement. 99% of the time they are not actually in Mexico.

you know i've been a car guy for 30+ years and never got that until now...

[MT6]

The only option that matters is the MT

[Needsdecaf]

Originally Posted by MT6

The only option that matters is the MT

That's the only option that matters TO YOU.

Big difference.

OP: buy whatever the hell you want and enjoy it. There are no wrong answers.

Except Piano black. That sh!t is the devil Bobby Boucher.

[Turbodu07]

MT, carbon roof, non-black interior, and track mode were my personal must haves.

[saedrin]

Having an existential crisis over wanting Tartufo but also wanting the buckets.. Cmon BMW...

[LuvMyE92]

Originally Posted by / / / M3

I know I'm in the minority on this one but I didn't get lasers because I actually prefer the look of the standard DRL's. The "semi halos" that you get with lasers make the front of the car look too bug-like.

I too don't care for the "lasers" and don't think they illuminate any better than the standard lights.

I do like like the HUD though.

[thopwood4]

Originally Posted by BryanCO

You picked the most important option - the MT.

I originally was going with IOMG (we are going there in late May for the TT…) but I really wanted Red interior. But color is very subjective.

I would pay to not have a sunroof.

Full leather really is nice. Not required but I would certainly order it again.

The carbon buckets require a commitment but do make the car special.

The rest, well, whatever.

My first build was Portimao with Red interior. Switched to IOMG with Tartufo. My wife is a big Christmas gal and pushed for IOMG with red leather and red calipers

[/ / / M3]

Originally Posted by Uvo

Since there are ppl who like women without tits, flat as a board, I get it why some ppl are not taking laser lights. I am primitive, I like them... both... 😁

Yes, to each their own. I'd rather have a "board" than a woman with an "American figure" (i.e. 100+ lbs overweight).

[AhsanU]

Originally Posted by sdengineer

Also, I know you want MT, but how important is it to have a manual clutch? Getting the comp and xDrive IMHO totally outweighs any nostalgia benefit of manual-clutch. You can still change gears manually withe ZF *and* 8-speed is also nice vs 6.

... as an owner of a 6MT G80, this comment/take/suggestion is so hilariously bad I wouldn't even know where to begin deconstructing it

OP: it's tough to say concretely what is a "must" and what isn't. To many like the person I've quoted above, the 6MT is probably a must-avoid whereas it's a definite for you. You'll get, anecdotally of course, responses from different people based on their own experiences, wants, and needs. I regret not getting the M Drive Professional option because it would've been nice to have stages to traction control when on track, but does that matter to you? Maybe, or maybe not.

A better question would be "what options do you regret or regret not getting after owning the car for 1~2 years?" I personally regret checking the shadowline package since I have an individual paint and wanted it on the mirror, and the aforementioned M Drive Professional option, and optioning the 826M wheels because 18/19" wheels would've been perfect for winter wheels rather than me selling the 826M I spec'd out to buy a set of forged winter wheels elsewhere.

[TaroBaapG35]

When my allocation is ready, I'm going with MT IOMG w/Tartufo and Alu Trim, Lasers, Executive and Parking Pack, Drive Recorder and Vent seats.

My previous M (X3M) had all these packages and they were all worth it to me. Loved Exec pack due to HUD and Heated Wheel, Parking pack was awesome because of the 360 camera and the auto parking (which surprisingly works on MT).

I drove a MT m4 with carbon buckets, and unfortunately I'm a bigger guy now then I was before so the seats were not comfortable for me at all and my wife hated them and seeing how this car is going to carry our kid and possibly used for the occasional trip I wanted to save the 5k (not planning on getting rid of this car for the next 6 years atleast).

One thing, obviously subjective, I was bored with the auto on the X3M. Even though it's the best all around package, I just felt disconnected from the driving experience even with everything set to sport+. Hence the manual option in the G80 (plus its less $$ upfront so more $$ for mods ><).

[Needsdecaf]

Originally Posted by LuvMyE92

I too don't care for the "lasers" and don't think they illuminate any better than the standard lights. .

They do once you pay to have them coded to ROW function. Oh, do they ever.

[/ / / M3]

Originally Posted by jafo09

Sorry, quick side tangent, I from time to time see these comments about "Mexico" and the higher speed limit...is there like an autobahn or something in Mexico where you can just wind it out?

a curious canadian

Mexico is renown for its well maintained roads, motorists with excellent road manners and friendly cops. That's why so many people go to Mexico to safely test the limits of their sports cars...

[smizza]

I have pretty much every option on mine except CCB and Bucket Seats.

For me, must haves are probably the Parking & Laser Lights. The rest are def nice options but I could live without em.

[BryanCO]

Originally Posted by AhsanU

... as an owner of a 6MT G80, this comment/take/suggestion is so hilariously bad I wouldn't even know where to begin deconstructing it

Ya, some folks are clueless.

I’ve owned a Focus RS and a Civic Type R. Both manual only. Both had very bolstered seats. Type R didn’t offer a sunroof (I think the RS did - mine didn’t have one). Drivers cars. Certainly cut down on the forum BS…

[DB_Cooper]

I’ve been scouring the forums to not create too much redundancy in this thread, but really torn btwn KO extended and silverstone

Wouldn’t get the full KO to avoid the orange door cards. IMO the KO looks better with black door cards.

Silverstone does look better on IOMG vs KO (to me), but this will be daily driven and not sure about how tough it is to keep the silverstone clean. Sounds like it’s a PITA from some of the other threads.