M2

[nw942]

There was an identical one in BMW Cardiff today - looked really good in the flesh.

Enjoy

[AlexGTT]

Originally Posted by Trawler

Looking forward to further updates.

They will be coming.

Originally Posted by Yanto

Well jel, love it mate !!!

Smokey burnout mode report next pls !!

Forgot about that! Will try on weekend if can be done within running in revs.

Originally Posted by mattCSLnut

Congrats on your New Daily Al now go & get some proper pix, will Ya

Will do Matt. Have more time on the weekend to sort.

Originally Posted by nw942

There was an identical one in BMW Cardiff today - looked really good in the flesh.

Enjoy

I'm amazed how much better this car looks in the flesh. Proper head turner while passing through town today. Loads of pointing and staring but that could have just been the weirdo behind the wheel!

Long Beach Blue is a great colour in the metal. So happy I specced it. Again, it looks nothing like any pics I've seen, even the BMW brochure doesn't show the true colour.

[AlexGTT]

OK, update. 450 miles in. Forming a bond with this car now but must try harder to get run in mileage done. Very bad effort so far!

Steering - I was already growing tired of the electric PAS. There's a strange issue to the non-feeling PAS braking over bumps that I just can't get my head around. That was until I discovered sport+ gets rid of it. I'm now defaulting straight to sport+ the second the car starts. It's still there a tiny bit but the firmer steering setting in sport+ makes the car much more controllable without the strange missing feel over bumps.

That's all for now apart from it's a riot to drive and sounds the nuts!

Still happy but it's no CSL. Can't wait to get it back on the road later this month.

[select]

Sounds like a great Car... not necessarily a good replacement for the CSL but a good daily driver. Is there any turbo lag?

[AlexGTT]

Originally Posted by select

Sounds like a great Car... not necessarily a good replacement for the CSL but a good daily driver. Is there any turbo lag?

No lag to speak of. Extremely impressive.

My CSL hasn't gone anywhere. M2 used as daily. My Mrs pinched it yesterday. I was slumming it in her Golf TDi.

[glendog74]

Originally Posted by AlexGTT

OK, update. 450 miles in. Forming a bond with this car now but must try harder to get run in mileage done. Very bad effort so far!

Steering - I was already growing tired of the electric PAS. There's a strange issue to the non-feeling PAS braking over bumps that I just can't get my head around. That was until I discovered sport+ gets rid of it. I'm now defaulting straight to sport+ the second the car starts. It's still there a tiny bit but the firmer steering setting in sport+ makes the car much more controllable without the strange missing feel over bumps.

That's all for now apart from it's a riot to drive and sounds the nuts!

Still happy but it's no CSL. Can't wait to get it back on the road later this month.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Originally Posted by AlexGTT

No lag to speak of. Extremely impressive.

My CSL hasn't gone anywhere. M2 used as daily. My Mrs pinched it yesterday. I was slumming it in her Golf TDi.

Biting your nails till she brought the car home safe and sound

[nw99]

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-d...r-driven/34086

[AlexGTT]

Running in service done.

It's a brilliant bit of kit and fuckin rapid! Revs properly to 7 unlike M135i/235i. Sounds the nuts. Looks brilliant. On a good A/B road you really need no more power just this side of sane speeds.

I have decided the steering is utter wank! All electric PAS is utter shit. It's better than most and better than the M3/4 set up but I really think M division should stick to their guns with normal steering like they do with run flat tyres.

However, as is the genius of M division, somehow it doesn't take too much shine off the car. It's a proper balls out tool this thing.

Overall, happy as a pig in shit.

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Glad to hear your are enjoying the car