[Superduke BE]

Will the LSD also fit the m135i? Is the cost already known?

[siegester]

Originally Posted by jocamryn

Dat exhaust note..........

Do want on my 135!!

[SCOTT26]

Originally Posted by IS3andME

Because then people (especially on here) would complain that the car had lights like a 4 series, and that the lights need to be more distictive to differentiate itself.

You have a person here (w3rkn) that complains that the M235i looks like a FWD drive car, yet it has rear wheel flares, giving it a very athletic RWD, sport look.

You have (BimmerEngineer) complaining about the car weighing 80 pounds more, 1/2" thinner wheels (OH GAWD, NO!), 320 hp/320 tq. When the C5 Corvette came out it had 350 hp, and 235 series tire all the around (correct me if I am wrong). Apparently said knows that the torque will not be 332. And even though BMW has stated that the M235i will be quicker on the Ring than the outgoing, limited 1M, said poster complains that the M235i will not be quicker than the 2008 135i, which makes no sense.
Siad poster complains that the engine is different, but then says at least the airbox has been rerouted?

And complaining that the car has no LED corona rings, yet complains that the price increase is 3-4k, which eans if it had LED corona rings, the price would be more

Some people, love to complain. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

If anything the taillights correspond to an evolutionary continuation of the E82.

[bradleyland]

Originally Posted by SCOTT26

If anything the taillights correspond to an evolutionary continuation of the E82.

How did I miss that?!

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[Da_Meister_22]

Thanks for the photos. I must say, I'm in love with this car.

[jocamryn]

How long till pricing is released?

That P-exhaust is sick!

[DannyP]

Love the lines!

[ken1137]

Well, forget about the 135, the M235 is now in my sites :-)

[thomps]

Any word on weight savings from M Perf exhaust? Any speculation based on past M Perf exhaust options?

I'll be watching the pounds on this car.

[Wheelwright]

Originally Posted by thomps

Any word on weight savings from M Perf exhaust?

Your wallet will be lighter by about 2 pounds, the car about 1 pound

[thomps]

Originally Posted by Wheelwright

Your wallet will be lighter by about 2 pounds, the car about 1 pound

Maybe I'll run a marathon to raise the money. See some real results!

[Greenkirby21]

Originally Posted by thomps

Any word on weight savings from M Perf exhaust? Any speculation based on past M Perf exhaust options?

I'll be watching the pounds on this car.

It depends. Most of the BMW exhaust are axel back, so not as much pounds loss compared to a full turbo or cat back set up.

I would say 5-10 lbs at most if any

[thomps]

Originally Posted by Greenkirby21

It depends. Most of the BMW exhaust are axel back, so not as much pounds loss compared to a full turbo or cat back set up.

I would say 5-10 lbs at most if any

Gotcha. Wasn't sure if it was axel back or cat back. Axel back will be a hard sell. I'll probably go aftermarket and at least cat back, but either way weight will be important. Wheels & exhaust look like the biggest opportunities to lose a few pounds without doing anything drastic.

[GolfProGiff]

My car is in production and still no pricing. I sure would like to have any installs done at port if possible rather than just the service dept at my dealer.

[Greenkirby21]

Originally Posted by GolfProGiff

My car is in production and still no pricing. I sure would like to have any installs done at port if possible rather than just the service dept at my dealer.

I was told the port installed options must be specified before the car is built in the factory. Hence why my order is pushed back to another allocation : <.

I was secretly hoping that by the time the car arrives in march, it could be stopped at port, but apparently that is a no go according to dealership : <

[BMW269]

Originally Posted by Levi_CSL

So they present every detail for the M235 " RACING " except the key factor, the weight. epic fail. whats the weight of the car for god sake?
is it under 1380 kg? no? who the fuck cares then? back to my CSL baby.





also whats with the air conditioning and navigation shit?
a racing car should come without these. This m235 racing is just another one of those optic performance parts bullshit bmw cars.

[GolfProGiff]

I was told the factory at Leipzig cannot do that. That all perf parts will be done at port or dealer. I know your waiting for port but I'm not sure they will ever be done at factory.
Do I have unrealistic fears of dealer install vs port? I don't trust my dealer to wash my car in fear of swirl marks. A bit nervous to have them install all the extra bits I'd like. Is that why you are waiting Greenkirby?

[Greenkirby21]

Originally Posted by GolfProGiff

I was told the factory at Leipzig cannot do that. That all perf parts will be done at port or dealer. I know your waiting for port but I'm not sure they will ever be done at factory.
Do I have unrealistic fears of dealer install vs port? I don't trust my dealer to wash my car in fear of swirl marks. A bit nervous to have them install all the extra bits I'd like. Is that why you are waiting Greenkirby?

I dunno. I understand that the parts are not installed at factory, but rather in the port, but my dealership said there is no way of making the car "stop" at port. All options must be specified at the time the car is built from factory. (i.e. he said if someone changed their mind while the car is on the boat and does want a performance part, they don't have a way of telling people at port to add the part).

I am waiting because of the following:

1) Port installed options show up on the car's sticker, so they keep the 4 year warranty. Dealer installed parts only carry a 2 year warranty. Not that I expect anything to go wrong, but good to know.

2) Port installed is much cheaper then dealership installed. I remember someone posting on 1 addicts that the M performance suspension labor costs was more then the parts of themselves (1,500 at port vs 3,000 at dealership once you include labor fees).

On pieces such as CF mirrors, CF diffuser, CF spoiler, I'd rather much go aftermarket for 1/2 the price. I have a CF spoiler that cost me 180$, perfect fitment, and after 3 years has no signs of turning yellow.

So really, port installed I prefer the more complex parts (such as the LSD or M brakes, M suspension). Since no news of the LSD has been announced, I have no idea as to how complex the install is. Things such as the BMW performance exhaust is generally cheaper to buy from people like dan@unitedbmw, and get installed vs port.

[GolfProGiff]

Makes sense but as those options were not available to be ordered in December when I ordered that would be impossible to pre-order and even if I walked in today and built and ordered they are not available to be added with the build. I don't mind waiting but it's February 1 and I can't order with perf parts still? I like your thinking on the 4 yr and the build sheet but if they can't specify at the dealership by now I wonder how long until I could actually order the car with the perf parts? As always we know more than the dealer and we know very little. I already changed color once but I'm in production now so I'm sure it's too late for me.

[pikcachu]

Originally Posted by GolfProGiff

I was told the factory at Leipzig cannot do that. That all perf parts will be done at port or dealer. I know your waiting for port but I'm not sure they will ever be done at factory.
Do I have unrealistic fears of dealer install vs port? I don't trust my dealer to wash my car in fear of swirl marks. A bit nervous to have them install all the extra bits I'd like. Is that why you are waiting Greenkirby?

most likely you will be the guinea pig of your dealer .... i would do port install....

[Greenkirby21]

Originally Posted by GolfProGiff

Makes sense but as those options were not available to be ordered in December when I ordered that would be impossible to pre-order and even if I walked in today and built and ordered they are not available to be added with the build. I don't mind waiting but it's February 1 and I can't order with perf parts still? I like your thinking on the 4 yr and the build sheet but if they can't specify at the dealership by now I wonder how long until I could actually order the car with the perf parts? As always we know more than the dealer and we know very little. I already changed color once but I'm in production now so I'm sure it's too late for me.

True that. I am waiting for march at the latest.

[GolfProGiff]

Thanks for the responses guys. I don't think I'm going to do the LSD which I would think would be the most intensive. But I do worry about being the first guy to have his rear diffuser fall off. I'll keep on my guys to search for answers too. I know even at the Detroit release BMW wasn't 100% sure how they were going to do the installs either. Seems like they would've had a plan in place but I guess not.