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07-03-2014, 07:11 PM | #3434 | |
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Speaking of 100 mile drives, I just took the beast up to Vail on I70 from Denver. It's exactly 100 miles and the drive up thru the mountains was fantastic! I cannot believe how fast this thing can go uphill at altitude. It's the most powerful car I've driven in the mountains. Needless to say, I made really good time |
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07-03-2014, 07:46 PM | #3435 | |
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I better like it! Spent too much time and money researching and buying everything. I'll MAKE myself like it. =P
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07-03-2014, 07:57 PM | #3436 |
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No. I didn't wanna be "that guy" taking pics of his car on vacation. But, I've had it here at the hotel and the valets and guests all turn their heads and look when they hear the cold start.
Going 85mph on I70 in this car feels like 55. I really gotta keep my eye on the speed. But speaking of photos - I did get some pics out on the golf course
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07-03-2014, 07:58 PM | #3437 |
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Ordered a set of Michelin Pilot Super Sports 225 & 255's and a pair of Dinan Rear Toe Links ....
"From the mfg... The stock rear toe link is built with rubber bushings and a curved foraged alloy rod which is designed to flex. During hard acceleration this flex allows the rear wheels to have excessive toe change under hard acceleration and braking. All of this flex in the stock toe link causes the car to be unstable. Dinan stops the flex by replacing the rubber bushings with Teflon coated machined steel rod ends and the OEM curved bar with a straight billet aluminum rod, thus adding stability. The Dinan rear toe link also incorporates a hex nut shaped center to aid in the necessary fine adjustment of the toe link that is tough to achieve using the stock link." As I am trying to preserve ride quality. I am also trying to remove that rear hop we all hate.... and hoping these two mods will make the rear less squirrely and more planted over bumps and imperfections of the road. If these don't work.. gonna go pony up for those four m3 rear sub-frame bushings.
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07-03-2014, 08:11 PM | #3438 | |
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Can't wait to hear what you think of both. I don't know anybody that has put in those toe links or haven't read about it. And you get more Dinan points! |
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07-03-2014, 08:13 PM | #3439 |
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lol, do not need those points... I already have the badge.. wink**
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I know what you mean! I literally read everything I could find on it for years. Googled it like a 100 times, read everything about it on 1addicts and everywhere I could, watched Dan@United's YouTube videos, even emailed Dan a couple times when he still worked at United BMW. Still didn't know if I wanted it and then 1 day in the shower I told myself "I'm gonna buy it" and forced myself to. That was in October of 2013. Then I couldn't make the decision to have it installed. "What if I don't like it? what if something goes wrong with the install (read posts about things going wrong)? I really like my car the way it is now!" I almost sold it on EBay. Then finally in June of 2014 I decided to take a chance and have it installed. Everything went perfect and I'm happy with it and I did all that worrying for nothing - the end.
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07-03-2014, 11:23 PM | #3442 | |
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Definitely SOUNDS like a me thing, though I also polled/interviewed/deposed/interrogated about 5 forum members with it or service techs who have driven it to get as much info as possible. I ain't gonna wait on the install though. I paid for it, it's going ON ASAP! I'm sure I'll love it...or learn to love it like my russian mail order bride, Tatyana.
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07-03-2014, 11:33 PM | #3444 | |
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07-03-2014, 11:39 PM | #3445 | |
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I'm sure I'll love it too as I haven't spoken with a single person who has the performance suspension who either regrets it or seems to have one bad thing to say about it. Seems like all positive improvements with no real tradeoffs. |
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07-04-2014, 01:18 AM | #3446 |
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Not that I know of although I was born and raised in L.A.! I may have OCD but I'm not yet compelled to polish the inside of my exhaust tips!
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07-04-2014, 06:25 AM | #3447 | |
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07-04-2014, 07:57 AM | #3448 | |
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http://www.detailersdomain.com/P21S-...lish_p_67.html And, the PPK badge is still sitting on my desk...though in part because I'm so OCD I can't get it exactly where I want and am worried it won't be lined up just right, perfectly symmetrical, etc. But also, because I didn't want to put the PPK badge on and then get the Dinan stage 2. =P |
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07-04-2014, 09:14 AM | #3450 |
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Maybe I like having it on my desk to look at longingly, reminding me of the sheer, raw power that lurks downstairs underneath the hood of my beloved automobile. If I had it in the engine bay, I would never see it and bask in its infinite beauty and understated elegance and thus it might be wasted. That work? Or I'm just too afraid I'll put it on crooked. Either/or.
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07-04-2014, 11:02 AM | #3451 |
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So I picked up my new wheel lock key at 8am this morning. I thought they got a whole new set, but was literally just the new key in a lil plastic baggy. Why the service department is open on the 4th of July is beyond me, as well as how they can charge "about $350" for an alignment when I asked. Um, I have a coupon at another dealer for $179, but thanks!
Couple other things this morning - how ANYBODY can keep these frickin cars under 80 on complete wide open freeways is beyond me. Tis a rarity here in LA to have almost no cars out on the roads and I came close to just punching it and letting her loose, then came to my senses. Also, the dealer had a new M4 on the showroom floor, so I took a look at that and sat in it. My lord that car is HUUUUUGE. It's just unbelievably gigantic and feels it. Sitting in it, the seats are great, but again, it feels huge. I felt like I'd shrunk or something as everything is so wide and long in there. From the side, I swear, it doesn't look that different than a 4 series and is rather plain/boring. I guess I've swung to the camp of the M3 looks better cause its wheel arches appear more flared. I also couldn't believe that an $86k car doesn't have a power telescoping steering wheel adjustment. Not a fan of the black wheels either, but that's me. After sitting in it for a few minutes, I was more than happy to get back into my small, quaint, simple car and haul ass home. Here are a few pics in case anyone wanted to see. |
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07-04-2014, 11:04 AM | #3452 | |
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07-04-2014, 11:14 AM | #3453 |
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You seen one yet? I swear, all their cars are way too big and so you have to go down a series to get the proper, old size. Example - looking at a new 535i, it's massive and looks to be a 7 series size to me. The M4 looks like a new rendition of the M6.
Point is, keep your car forever! Every new car I get in reminds me that these are keepers. And on that note, off to get a crappy rental car for the day for the 4th. |
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