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Originally Posted by Hammy
Picked up my new wheels today, and man what an awesome piece of automotive machinery. It's a 2017 (but still new) BMW M240I X-Drive. Since it was a model year (almost 2 now) old I got a great deal on this. Originally they had $7,000 discount but after a a fair but of haggling they went with a $9,200 discount, no freight or PDI, discounted performance exhaust and free winter wheels (I used the winter tires from my golf which fit like a charm). The deal along with the total awesomeness of the car sold me on it.
I'd be hard pressed to find a more beautiful car from any brand right now, and the 2 series coupe is just the right size coupled with the inline 6..... this thing is fast but it is not at all overly jarring. I'll never drive it in comfort mode of course but if you did it is very... well comfortable. I love the sport display that shows the HP and Torque in real time. The BMW Connected app is absolutely crazy with the remote stuff you can do and status it shows, everything except start the car of course due to its German roots. It has more "right away" power than the Golf R and handling is crisper. I've heard some reviewers say it had a dead spot in the steering at center but I can't find it, the steering feels more direct than the Golf.
The only ad-on I got was the tire/rim/paint chip/dent/glass/interior damage thing which set me back $2k. Since I am using it all year round I figured I would unfortunately get my money's worth out of this. They have 4 years maintenance included which is great along with roadside and whatnot.
There are a few quirky things I like:
1) Good old manual hand brake
2) pull the hood release twice and no need to search for a release, its already fully opened
3) No blind spot monitor so I don't get lazy with my shoulder checks
4) I have to mention the app again, I can honk my horn from anywhere on the planet, I think that's just so cool.
Anyway here I am back in a BMW, I would have never thought it possible but I've always been one to make decisions with my heart and not my head so here I go again!
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and it is nearly as quick as the m2