Ashley1995 Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 All this talking and not enough pictures i say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 All this talking and not enough pictures i say Only got the dealer pic. Not picking it up until the weekend as I work in Portugal during the week. Ashley1995 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Nice work there Mikey, a true baby carrying machine that, lol. Hope to catch you at a meet or something in the not too distant future. Mikey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Nice work there Mikey, a true baby carrying machine that, lol. Hope to catch you at a meet or something in the not too distant future. Yes, not the most family orientated form of transport but we have her bus for that! Hope the wedding went well buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Nice work! OEM backbox mod would be all I would do. OEM backbox mod on a M3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Nice work! OEM backbox mod would be all I would do. OEM backbox mod on a M3? Basically cutting open the OEM backbox, gutting the insides and then welding back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mit Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I suspect he won't want to void his warranty Mikey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I suspect he won't want to void his warranty Not changing anything, certainly not through warranty period anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I suspect he won't want to void his warranty He probably wont want to make it sound like a bag of spanners by doing that mod either, just explaining what it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singh Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Very nice Mikey - congrats again! Mikey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I suspect he won't want to void his warranty He probably wont want to make it sound like a bag of spanners by doing that mod either, just explaining what it was Bag of spanners?!http://youtu.be/xOo8RDDAVog Rich_D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I suspect he won't want to void his warranty He probably wont want to make it sound like a bag of spanners by doing that mod either, just explaining what it was Bag of spanners?!http://youtu.be/xOo8RDDAVog Have you heard one in person? I'm really not a fan. I think it sounds really bad, same with the E46 M's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I've heard one in the flesh and think it sounds lovely. It's letting more of the V8 noise out, what's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alimujahid_e46 Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 That looks well nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I've heard one in the flesh and think it sounds lovely. It's letting more of the V8 noise out, what's not to like? I guess it's just personal preference. I really didn't like the sound (on both E46 and E9*). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 That's true, I don't like the e46's 'rasp' tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 V8 FTW Shabaza and Aidan316i 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz 330 Cs Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 (edited) Nice work! OEM backbox mod would be all I would do. OEM backbox mod on a M3? Basically cutting open the OEM backbox, gutting the insides and then welding back up. I'm guessing Mit knew perfectly well what Bungers meant, more like he was surprised someone would attempt to butcher a back box on such an expensive and new car. It's not a ten year old 1.2 Corsa Edited June 10, 2014 by Daz 330 Cs Mikey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 What a thoroughly disgusting car Mikey. Should be properly ashamed of yourself. Yuck, just yuck. Aidan316i, Shabaza and Mikey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted June 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 What a thoroughly disgusting car Mikey. Should be properly ashamed of yourself. Yuck, just yuck. Apologies! Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das_flo Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Lovely purchase mate, you must be made up. I know Keith speaks highly of his E90, what's not to love? Mikey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted June 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Lovely purchase mate, you must be made up. I know Keith speaks highly of his E90, what's not to love? Cheers Das. The E9* series took a while to grow on me to be honest but since I drove it I was hooked, very similar feeling to when I drove my E46 ///M. Admittedly I wasn't looking at one so recent but thought it was worth stretching the budget to get what I wanted. Kudos to the missus for letting me get a 4 seater still even though we are now a family of 5! Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) So I've had a couple of days of hooning around. Must admit the V8 roar is pretty addictive ! The gear change of the DCT box is amazing. I thought my SMG was pretty quick at changing but this thing is instantaneous. The HK loudspeaker system is pretty incredible compared to the E46 one. The 2 underseat subs really make the car rock. Definitely no need to upgrade in any shape or form in my opinion. The exhaust note is pretty awesome too ! My daughter says she can hear me coming home about long before I actually arrive. I did let the missus drive it around the block and you can hear it for quite a while before the sound disappears. The start/stop can be a bit annoying. I quite like listening to the V8 burble in traffic so have to get used to remembering to turn it off at start up as it is set to be on as default. Anyway a few more pics. Edited June 15, 2014 by Mikey Rich_D and momo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 how does it compare to the E46 in terms of driving, performance, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 The power delivery is more linear than the pure aggression you got in the 46 but it gets there probably a tad quicker I would say. The power is pretty much there all the way through the rev range where the 46 came into it's own at around 4k revs. A bit more juicy with the heavy right foot driving but a more solid ride I think than the 46. Both great cars but drive different to each other. Rich_D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
