E92 is gone - Enter the M235i

[Char]

an F22 2015 BMW M235i - 6 Speed of course.

[heelntoe]

pics!

[12,000 RPM]

Nice! Plans? Fast enough.

[CaminoRacer]

Burnout vids

[CALL_911]

Awesome

[cawimmer430]

I thought you were going to replace it with Volkswagen Golf GTI? 


Congrats! 

[MexicoCityM3]

Congrats!

[Char]

Sorry for being terrible on updates, I tried to post pictures and it was just too tedious - so I gave up. But today I cleaned it, so I’ll post some.

Couple months ago before I scraped the front lip 


After a nice wash today (they have a guy come by at work twice a month, and he cleans the cars)

[Char]

Nice! Plans? Fast enough.

Lololol, you know better than that.

Burnout vids

Soon!

Awesome

Thank you!

I thought you were going to replace it with Volkswagen Golf GTI? 


Congrats! 

Thank you, thank you!
Congrats!

[Laconian]

I can't see the badge on the back. What's the engine and trim?

[r0tor]

Looks sweet

[Char]

I can't see the badge on the back. What's the engine and trim?

M235i (all 235i's are Msports) so Turbo 6 with all the nice goodies like Adaptive Supension, 4 Piston Brembo Brakes and 6 speed manual

[BimmerM3]

I can't see the badge on the back. What's the engine and trim?

an F22 2015 BMW M235i - 6 Speed of course.

[Laconian]

Oh wow, nice ride! Living the dream

[Xer0]

Nice!  Congrats.  I'm digging the rims.

If you don't mind me asking, how much is the M235 going for in the used market?

[Char]

Nice!  Congrats.  I'm digging the rims.

If you don't mind me asking, how much is the M235 going for in the used market?

If you want a manual, you'll pay a premium for one. Autos can be had for mid to high 20s.

[Laconian]

That seems... suspiciously inexpensive? Does the engine explode when the odometer hits 50,000?

[2o6]

That seems... suspiciously inexpensive? Does the engine explode when the odometer hits 50,000?

These cars weren't that expensive when new tho. A new 235i would be around $42k ish. A used one that's several years old? 25k ish sounds about right.

[12,000 RPM]

Yea they are solid values

Char you did well

[Char]

That seems... suspiciously inexpensive? Does the engine explode when the odometer hits 50,000?

It's not bad for what you get. I does feel...cheaper? Than the E92 did. I think mine was about 28K OTD, you could have gotten an Auto (which is REALLY good) for 25k+. I've seen M2's in the low 40s, but that 600-700/mo for a car is....tough to swallow.

Yea they are solid values

Char you did well

Appreciate it.

And if you all haven't noticed, it's not stock. I'll hopefully be doing my first track day (outside that M driving event 2 years ago) in a few weeks.

[FoMoJo]

Looks great, though I'd be extra careful going over speed bumps.  The rims are really nice.

[Char]

Looks great, though I'd be extra careful going over speed bumps.  The rims are really nice.

Thank you. I like them, but they aren't wide enough. The plan is to upgrade to Apex FL5s (or at least have them as track wheels)

[Speed_Racer]

 

Looks great in all black

[MexicoCityM3]

Excellent. Take it easy on that track day, at least initially.

[Char]

Excellent. Take it easy on that track day, at least initially.

I plan on it. It's a 'Track Night'  event, I'll get pictures if I can. I'm planning on changing the brake fluid prior to the event, and I a new helmet and all that jazz. I'll be running Sport mode first, and then move to DSC off when (if) I feel more comfortable.

Looks great in all black

Thank you

[CALL_911]

Get track insurance- sporty's story still scares me

[Char]

Get track insurance- sporty's story still scares me

Wait, what happened?

[CALL_911]

All I remember is he tracked his DD (G37), put it into a wall and didn't have track insurance so it wasn't covered or something? I'll let him tell the story- that could be inaccurate

[Laconian]

He then went into shock and bought a Kia Optima in a fugue state. That part of the story cured me from wanting to track my DD.

[Char]

Now way?! Serious?