[gphung]

Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

The moment that seat turns around you'll be much happier with it. I got rid of a 4-dr to get the M2 and although you're not going to believe this, it's EASIER to get my son in and out of the 2-dr M2 than it was the 4-dr Lexus. There is simply more room. Admittedly I'm a small guy, but I can fully stand in the rear floorboard out of the sun/rain/snow while getting him in and out, which is something I couldn't nearly do in the 4-dr Lexus. It really blew my mind the first time I did it. I was like, why the hell have I waited so long to do this???

Ah yeah I can totally believe this. I had a different but very similar realization. On the day I picked up my M2, I brought my dad along with me. Literally the first thing he said when he climbed into the backseat was that this car has more room than the 4dr Acura TSX I just traded in. I was absolutely shocked, and was fully expecting him to say "I told you so" on how impractical this thing is. Thanks for that, I can't wait!

[OG///M]

Originally Posted by DanG

Five years in I still love this car. It looks and drives better than new. It has been the best BMW I have owned and I have had BMWs since 1971. It definitely is more fun than my E46 M3 was.

Cheers! The sentiment hasn't changed since it started late 2016. The OGM2 is so balanced in almost every aspect it is unreal.

[WedgeSalad]

Originally Posted by OG///M

Cheers! The sentiment hasn't changed since it started late 2016. The OGM2 is so balanced in almost every aspect it is unreal.

Hot damn, you have great taste, love the mods

[veenut28]

Originally Posted by ///MPhatic

The moment that seat turns around you'll be much happier with it. I got rid of a 4-dr to get the M2 and although you're not going to believe this, it's EASIER to get my son in and out of the 2-dr M2 than it was the 4-dr Lexus. There is simply more room. Admittedly I'm a small guy, but I can fully stand in the rear floorboard out of the sun/rain/snow while getting him in and out, which is something I couldn't nearly do in the 4-dr Lexus. It really blew my mind the first time I did it. I was like, why the hell have I waited so long to do this???

+1. This is an underappreciated aspect of using child seats in the M2. Better than most 4 door sedans and definitely better than the smaller ones that this might be cross shopped with.

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by jefe2000

Here here!

I’m only a year into my ownership and a second owner. Even so, it’s as you say: it just keeps getting better. Each drive is something to anticipate. If anything, I wish the engine oil would warm up faster so the fun could start earlier. (But that’s probably a by-product of my 20 minute, low RPM, constant speed commute. The engine takes awhile to warm up at 1800 RPM!)

I’ve immensely enjoyed the last year and look forward to many more years to come with my M2!

Warms up much faster in comfort mode

Try 3000 rpm shifts

😉

[Al Bundy's Dodge]

Originally Posted by ///M TOWN

Warms up much faster in comfort mode

Try 3000 rpm shifts

😉

Yep, this is my standard game plan

[Chuck W.]

Originally Posted by Macphisto

I took delivery in June 2016,

That must have been one of the first new M2s on the road.

We picked up my wife's LBB 6 Sp 2016 M2 in Munich on July 12, 2016. We both did a lap on the Nürburgring. Epic ED trip. Nearly 7 years later she has 17K on it and still loves that car. She has had nightmares that the car is destroyed in an accident and she can't replace it.

[m2ss]

Originally Posted by Chuck W.

That must have been one of the first new M2s on the road.

We picked up my wife's LBB 6 Sp 2016 M2 in Munich on July 12, 2016. We both did a lap on the Nürburgring. Epic ED trip. Nearly 7 years later she has 17K on it and still loves that car. She has had nightmares that the car is destroyed in an accident and she can't replace it.

LOL...My wife has a 2018 LCI with about 11k on it and says she'll never ever sell it.

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by m2ss

LOL...My wife has a 2018 LCI with about 11k on it and says she'll never ever sell it.

I feel the same way about mine, except now I am having extreme Porsche GT dreams

Maybe in a few years I’ll have to fulfill those very dreams

😉

[m2ss]

Originally Posted by ///M TOWN

I feel the same way about mine, except now I am having extreme Porsche GT dreams

Maybe in a few years I’ll have to fulfill those very dreams

😉

I've owned 4 p-cars (non-gt) and managed to scratch that itch but the GT rash still persists as well...lol

[///M TOWN]

Originally Posted by m2ss

I've owned 4 p-cars (non-gt) and managed to scratch that itch but the GT rash still persists as well...lol

Any Porsche that Andreas Preuninger and his team are given a green light to develop is simply epic

Patience is a virtue no doubt about it

I cannot wait

[///M TOWN]

Back to the topic at hand…

I still absolutely adore my M2 even after 5 years of ownership

After a solid 2 months of winter hiatus, it’s going to be absolutely awesome to drive her once again

[TheSandman_M2]

It all started when I rode in my buddy's 135i. (He has a Pure 750 installed now) He drifted around a roundabout at 55-60 mph. I about shit myself and of course I had to have one. So I went crazy one day and bought a 2018 M2. Now I just need to stay off the forums, I keep finding new mods. Such a fun car, dont think I'll ever sell it.

[annabellapizza]

New M2 Owner here. 6 speed slick top- absolutely love this thing. Feel eternally grateful to have it. I'll go into the garage multiple times a day just to look at it hahah.

[m2ss]

Originally Posted by annabellapizza

New M2 Owner here. 6 speed slick top- absolutely love this thing. Feel eternally grateful to have it. I'll go into the garage multiple times a day just to look at it hahah.

Love it!

What front splitter is that?

[annabellapizza]

Originally Posted by m2ss

Love it!

What front splitter is that?

Appreciate it my guy. It’s from 3D Design, it’s a Japanese company. Looks sick but have to be super careful since it’s fully carbon and about half an inch off the ground lol

[Al Bundy's Dodge]

Originally Posted by annabellapizza

New M2 Owner here. 6 speed slick top- absolutely love this thing. Feel eternally grateful to have it. I'll go into the garage multiple times a day just to look at it hahah.

So good looking…absolutely love the splitter. Well done!

[ESB]

❤️ this thread. This is what this forum is all about! The M2(C?) subforum has lost a lot of energy in the last year or so.

I can’t wait to have owned my 2020 for 5 years. It’ll be 3 this May and my feelings echo yours. The car doesn’t get old to drive and it’s so easy to be as excited to drive it as I was the first few weeks of having it. I think if love it so much after almost 3 years, no doubt it won’t be different in another 2.

I actually haven’t been able to drive it as much as I want to and it makes me feel BAD for the car. It deserves to have its legs stretched often! It was made for that.

I don’t plan on ever selling this car. I’ll keep it until gas stations disappear completely and then look back at it and remember all the memories I had with it in the 2020s

I celebrate my “ownership birthdays” with this car because it’s such a good car. It’s full cringe but funny to me and I’ll continue to do it. No shame 😂

[Beemerguru]

Sure, its a real nice car.
Sests hold you in nicely, engine is really up to the task if you choose to push it and the transmission is the smoothest ever.
Best of all, its not lacking in looks.

[Sundinisagod]

Originally Posted by TheSandman_M2

It all started when I rode in my buddy's 135i. (He has a Pure 750 installed now) He drifted around a roundabout at 55-60 mph. I about shit myself and of course I had to have one. So I went crazy one day and bought a 2018 M2. Now I just need to stay off the forums, I keep finding new mods. Such a fun car, dont think I'll ever sell it.

Those arc 8’s look amazing on the m2 !! Can you share all the specs ie wheel size, tire size, offsets, spacers? And suspension drop? Thanks in advance.

[TheSandman_M2]

Originally Posted by Sundinisagod

Those arc 8’s look amazing on the m2 !! Can you share all the specs ie wheel size, tire size, offsets, spacers? And suspension drop? Thanks in advance.

Sure, I don't think you see many M2s with the 19" ARC8s.
TC Kline coilovers with a 1/2 inch drop.
19x9.5 et33 255/30/19 10mm spacer
19x11 et43 305/30/19
I think the front camber is at 2.8 degrees and 2 degrees at the rear.

[Sundinisagod]

Originally Posted by TheSandman_M2

Sure, I don't think you see many M2s with the 19" ARC8s.
TC Kline coilovers with a 1/2 inch drop.
19x9.5 et33 255/30/19 10mm spacer
19x11 et43 305/30/19
I think the front camber is at 2.8 degrees and 2 degrees at the rear.

Thank you Sandman. They look perfect on the m2 wish they were an easier fit. How do you like that big 305 on the rear? Does it help put the power down? Are you tuned as well?