'23 SGM G80 Manual

gleebag · 08-03-2023, 03:15 PM

Well my G80 showed up and was able to get it Monday. Coming from a Porsche background (997’s, GT4, aircooled) this is quite a different car. But it’s exactly what I was looking for. I wanted something fun, manual and could have car seats in it eventually. The G80 checks all boxes.

I had a great close friend give me his contact at Laurel BMW and it was my lucky day. I called and asked how long for a buildable allocation, I was told they had one available. I placed my order that night and collected on Monday.

I didn’t order anything crazy like I always see. Kind of when for a nice “classy” spec that will be driven year round in Chicago. I own an XPEL PPF shop, so now the slow pain of slowly wrapping my cars after hours until I can drive it. I know first world problems.

Ordered 5/7
Collection 7/31

Rob@StrasseWheels · 08-03-2023, 03:28 PM

Love it! Congrats! I also took delivery of mine on Monday.

High Octane · 08-03-2023, 05:43 PM

Bought my F82 from Laurel BMW many years ago. Solid dealership.

My g82 will be here in a few weeks. Also skyscraper and 6mt. Ordered from Patrick BMW

wtwo3 · 08-03-2023, 06:14 PM

Congrats! I bought my G80 6MT from Laurel as well.

gleebag · 08-03-2023, 06:20 PM

Congrats on the F82!! It’s going to look awesome!

hhkb · 08-03-2023, 06:33 PM

Whewwww that color combo looks gooooood!

BBM9515 · 08-03-2023, 09:08 PM

Nice spec and trans.

cfm56d7b · 08-04-2023, 06:32 AM

Awesome build. Congratulations!

Needsdecaf · 08-04-2023, 11:28 AM

Great build, classy combo.

Coming from Porsche as well, selling my 997 Turbo S which due to life circumstances went from weekend toy to daily driver. The M3 will have big shoes to fill but I feel like the performance / practicality / price venn diagram is unmatched.

hhkb · 08-04-2023, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

Great build, classy combo.

Coming from Porsche as well, selling my 997 Turbo S which due to life circumstances went from weekend toy to daily driver. The M3 will have big shoes to fill but I feel like the performance / practicality / price venn diagram is unmatched.

I always knew the practicality of the M3 was there but I think I had misjudged the performance. 500 horsepower is quite a lot.

Needsdecaf · 08-04-2023, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by hhkb

I always knew the practicality of the M3 was there but I think I had misjudged the performance. 500 horsepower is quite a lot.

Most importantly is how it’s deployed. This car is a very strong performer and has a ton of grip, even in RWD but especially in AWD. For a turbo mill it has pretty low lag too, at least from my test drives. I can’t wait to get some more seat time going from one 6 cylinder, twi turbo, AWD automatic German car with low 500 HP to another. It should be a really interesting comparison.

GantBoi3 · 08-04-2023, 03:06 PM

congrats!

gleebag · 08-04-2023, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Needsdecaf

Great build, classy combo.

Coming from Porsche as well, selling my 997 Turbo S which due to life circumstances went from weekend toy to daily driver. The M3 will have big shoes to fill but I feel like the performance / practicality / price venn diagram is unmatched.

Thanks! I still have the aircooled as I’ll never sell it. I figure the two will be best of both worlds. Very analog vs as analog as a 2023 sedan can be that’s manual.

vbb · 08-07-2023, 06:55 AM

That's my favorite of all the silvers and grays offered by BMW. Great, classy color combo you have there, and yes, that along with an air cooled 911 is very nice. A 993 is still on my "list" of cars I'd like to own one day.

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High Octane First Lieutenant 311 Rep 333 Posts Drives: '24 BMW M4 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Chicago area iTrader: (0)	Bought my F82 from Laurel BMW many years ago. Solid dealership. My g82 will be here in a few weeks. Also skyscraper and 6mt. Ordered from Patrick BMW
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08-03-2023, 06:20 PM	#5
gleebag New Member 48 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 87 911 Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: chicago iTrader: (0)	Congrats on the F82!! It’s going to look awesome!
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Needsdecaf Major General 6606 Rep 6,701 Posts Drives: 2024 G80 Comp xDrive Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Woodlands, TX iTrader: (0)	Great build, classy combo. Coming from Porsche as well, selling my 997 Turbo S which due to life circumstances went from weekend toy to daily driver. The M3 will have big shoes to fill but I feel like the performance / practicality / price venn diagram is unmatched.
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vbb Captain 1866 Rep 935 Posts Drives: 2022 M4 manual Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: present iTrader: (4)	That's my favorite of all the silvers and grays offered by BMW. Great, classy color combo you have there, and yes, that along with an air cooled 911 is very nice. A 993 is still on my "list" of cars I'd like to own one day. __________________ Previous notables: '05 S2000 \| '07 335i \| '09 ISF \| '08 911 Turbo \| '09 911 C2 \| '15 Cayman \| '15 RCF \| '17 MX-5 RF \| '17 C7 Corvette
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