[seis-speed]

He does a great job, imo. He is a 6MT guy, so I am a little disappointed he did not get a chance to review that for us.

[RoWoX3M]

Originally Posted by Jcali86

You just can't buff out any minor marks is the only difference. It's easier to maintain regards to washing on the flip side though.

Exactly. Lot more do's and dont's with frozen paint. Easy for someone to jack it up

[Ikester19]

Originally Posted by yousefnjr

Bmw releases car with CF roof:
"Poser stuff, nobody can feel a difference, give me a sunroof"

Bmw releases car with sunroof:
"They cheaped out, M is for marketing, Porsche here I come"

Bmw offers choice of roofs:
"Why is this car so expensive?!"

Honestly there is no satisfying Joe Forumgoer

Lol.. maybe BMW should also offer a carbon roof with a sunroof

[Jcali86]

Originally Posted by RoWoX3M

Exactly. Lot more do's and dont's with frozen paint. Easy for someone to jack it up

From my research I'd say around 90% of people saying how hard it is to own a frozen/magno paint car have not actually owned a frozen/magno paint car. Those that do or have say it really isn't that much work, and is really comparable to looking after any paint well - no car washes, high quality washing products and keeping anything that could scratch it away.

It is without doubt a riskier option than non frozen paint to care for though, because yeah; easy to be ruined and very hard to fix without a massive respray.

[RoWoX3M]

Originally Posted by Jcali86

From my research I'd say around 90% of people saying how hard it is to own a frozen/magno paint car have not actually owned a frozen/magno paint car. Those that do or have say it really isn't that much work, and is really comparable to looking after any paint well - no car washes, high quality washing products and keeping anything that could scratch it away.

It is without doubt a riskier option than non frozen paint to care for though, because yeah; easy to be ruined and very hard to fix without a massive respray.

Agreed. With the matte finish you can't use polish or wax so that means owners should probably avoid even touchless washes as there's no real telling which utilize a wax in the soap. Can't use DA polishers or other mechanical ways of cleaning the paint. You have to use special sealants and cleaners to protect and remove contaminants which aren't readily available at your local auto parts store. I love taking care of my car's paint. I find it therapeutic but there's absolutely less room for error with a matte finish.

[TruthOne]

Isnt the problem with frozen paint needing to get entire sections repainted if you get into an accident and it never matches correctly?

[Jadar]

Originally Posted by rideontwo

Like you, I dislike the front. The car does have a lot of content. Lack of manual trans is a turn off. If I was buyer, which I am not, I would go with the base M3.

Wouldn't be so sure on the Tuner bit and gobs of power. EPA, in the US, is starting to crack down on tuners and modified tunes.

Also, didn't I hear that the ECU is locked down??

Someone will always end up cracking the ecu. Most tuners even on the Audi side have already begun the transition to EPA compliant tunes. They won't even tune or turn off any CEL light anymore and most don't do tunes past a stage 1 or 1+. These stages are completely epa compliant and don't alter any emissions component.

Tuning will still be a thing just limited as to what it use to be.