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All good picked it up at 10 pm last night. Half way home at rockhampton as we speak.
1st service is booked for friday. Hope they give some sort of re-map when they do so, as it wouldnt scare a JB4 or equiv 135 with the 5500 rpm im allowed. Booked for the mt cotton hillclimb on the 14th as its first go around |
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I think a lot more e series 135/1M owners are the ones jumping into the M2. M2 is great but I never understand the idea of moving from a M135/M235 to M2... Or 435 to M4... Unless it's a lease but even then the similarities of having a same generation car is weird...
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I'm in Aus so I'll use Aus prices... 435 is like 105k m4 is 155k... So what you lose in selling 435 after a year or 2 plus buying a new m4 is going to cost 70k extra... Doesn't make sense to me financially, unless you're leasing.
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Bragging rights are good though. Plus the better exterior
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A generalisation at best. M4 is better than a 435i, M2 is better than m235i ... That's why people move up. It's not all about the money. Years back when I had the 135, the 1M wasn't around. Later on, one drive in the 1M and I bought the car on the spot. To many it'd seem like essentially the same car, to me it was the perfect car. For some it may not be easy to justify the money to go from a m235i to an M2, but that's each individual's personal finances. |
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That small gap can also be totally closed (in straight line performance) with very little expenditure. Same cant be said for a 220 The difference as you say has a lot to do with owner pleasure and is definitely wallet related. The nuances of M cars sophisticated chassis's / drivetrains are often discussed but rarely explored. IMO 135s and 235s are unbelievable performance / prestige value. Particularely if purchased used |
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This is not aimed at anyone is particular, similar logic can be applied to other manufacturers... When I was in the VW community a few people jumped from same gen gti to R... Or same gen a250 to A45 or S3 to Rs3 Personally it's something that's very illogical to me
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Would it be worth jumping from a Cayman S to a GTS? GT4 is out of the question. That's my first world problem I have ATM.
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However, the cars we're discussing like m235i to m2 or s3 to rs3 or 435 to m4 generally, people in this price range, have money but not throw them away money... Maybe I'm wrong... Maybe it's only me as well who thinks it's weird making a jump like that... My thinking is more that people make those jumps is either they rushed into the decision of buying the wrong car to begin with... When 435 came out, M4 was already rumoured to be announced a year down the line... So is it a mistake or impatient a person bought the 435 and regretted it... Therefore, switching to M4? Or something else. There are a lot of people playing the "car game", I'm one of them, I lose money switching cars all the time, but never jumping within the same manufacturer, same series and same class. Eg. I'd find it ok to switch from m235i to a s3 sedan or rs3... Because in my heart and mind it's a completely different car. Lol I'm ranting
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The difference is so small... Different stock exhaust, slightly tuned, and a bit exclusive interior bits... Plus a few things standard... But what you'll lose selling the Cayman s and getting a gts would cost a lot more than just the difference for both cars new.
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