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      04-29-2014, 12:18 PM   #23
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I notice they don't have individual colors listed on this ordering guide, but I've also noticed that individual colors should be coming out at about the same time. I'm first on my dealership's waiting list, but I just have to have tanzanite blue. Any idea if the timing will line up and if it'll be possible to get a launch one in that color?
Sorry, but that's unlikely. Production of the M4 convertible begins in July but the factory Individual colors won't be available until the Fall at earliest (per our NYIAS interview).
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      04-29-2014, 12:23 PM   #24
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I spoke to individual some days ago. they said individual is not available per catalogue, but I can have any color I like for the M4 vert.

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I dont get it. But I will insist on a clear answer as soon as german prices are available (they say next week).
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I spoke to individual some days ago. they said individual is not available per catalogue, but I can have any color I like for the M4 vert.

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I dont get it. But I will insist on a clear answer as soon as german prices are available (they say next week).
We were discussing the Individual colors that will become available 'per catalog'.
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      04-29-2014, 01:19 PM   #26
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yes - but who cares about the catalogue, if "any" color is available?
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Jason,

I notice they don't have individual colors listed on this ordering guide, but I've also noticed that individual colors should be coming out at about the same time. I'm first on my dealership's waiting list, but I just have to have tanzanite blue. Any idea if the timing will line up and if it'll be possible to get a launch one in that color?
Sorry, but that's unlikely. Production of the M4 convertible begins in July but the factory Individual colors won't be available until the Fall at earliest (per our NYIAS interview).
Jason, they won't be available to order until fall, or available for delivery until fall? And any idea when "late summer" ends and "fall" begins? I've waited this long, I'm ok with waiting an extra month or two, but don't really want to tack on 6 months...
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What's the point on a supper heavy M car. Just get the 435 convert if u dont care about performance.
Yes, the 435 is more performance than almost anyone needs. People will buy this car because it's an M4 and they want an M4. They want the big hips, super wide tires, and hood scoop. The M mystique.
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      05-16-2014, 02:24 AM   #29
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I couldn't agree more. I still want a fast, performance oriented vehicle, but also one i can take the top down and take my kids for a drive along the beach in. This car was made for me. I don't care if it is a "bit" slower than the hard-top, as it is not ALL about performance. If it truly was, then most of you should be buying GT3's, not M3's in the first place.
Ah but the GT3 is quite more expensive! The GT3 is definitely a better track car. I've had the pleasure of taking a 997.1 around Big Willow. Hands down a better track car than the M3
Butttttt I can't see myself daily driving it.
Heck, I used to think my E93 M3 was one of the best daily drivers… until I got my Sl550. It's not as sport, but it's a much better DD. I haven't tracked it yet, so I can't comment on it's track characteristics.

I'm really looking forward for the new M4 convertible. I could definitely see myself tracking one


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I thought(!) the 335i was sporty, when I got it 3 years ago. Well..needles to say it is not at all sporty.

- no LSD
- high understear to be felt in every roundabout
- software far to "secure" for sport driving

And that was for the DKG version. The new 435i is even more comfort.

If you care about sport .... Which I translate as using the car along physical borderlines.... You need a Z4 or M4.
Me too!!
I had a FBO 450wtq E93 335i…. I always "beat" M3s in a straight line… it wasn't until I started tracking that I realized how much of a better overall performance car the M3 is. Chassis, LSD, overall balance, NA>FI…. the M3 is definitely a better performance car than a 335i, hands down.

I was considering a 435 vert to replace my E350 (I need at least 4 seats and decent trunk space…. the 435 barely has that but man.. the E350 is just too damn boring..)…
But I'm going to wait for the M4 vert. Hopefully once I drive it, it'll be worth the price tag. Otherwise, I'll need to look at a 535 or 550 (M5 if my budget allows)
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Since when was a 435i as fast or as sporty as a F83 M3?

These "why get a M3 convertible, its soooo heavy" comments are becoming annoying. If you want something more sporty than a Z435is but cheaper than a 6-series, convertible, the F83 makes sense.

Just because its heavier and slower than the F80 and F82 doesn't mean its driver doesn't care about performance.
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What's the point on a supper heavy M car. Just get the 435 convert if u dont care about performance.
So what's the point of getting 435 convertible when It's heavier than M4 convertible if the weight is an issue?
Also, it's not all about performance. It's about feeling when you drive these cars as well. You are comparing two different cars with completely different characters. Different engines, different transmissions, different differentials, different steering systems, different suspensions, different exhausts, different fenders, different bumpers, different rims, different instrument clusters, different seats,...etc. The only common part is "BMW 4 series Convertible".
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      05-16-2014, 09:34 AM   #32
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Chassis, LSD, overall balance, NA>FI…. the M3 is definitely a better performance car than a 335i, hands down

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the E350 is just too damn boring..)

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Otherwise, I'll need to look at a 535 or 550 (M5 if my budget allows)
Take it from a guy who went from an E60 sport package to an F10 a little too quickly - if the things you wrote above are important to you, you should spend a lot of time in the F10 before you commit to one. It is an excellent car, but far more like an E350 than like any 5 series of the past.
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Back on topic to the M4 convertible, what is your guess as to when we can actually place an order in the US,

June, July , August, Sept ????

What are your dealers saying. My Dealer here is saying order in September, that doesn't quite seem to make sense with Jason timeline
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Back on topic to the M4 convertible, what is your guess as to when we can actually place an order in the US,

June, July , August, Sept ????

What are your dealers saying. My Dealer here is saying order in September, that doesn't quite seem to make sense with Jason timeline
I placed my order almost 2 weeks ago. It's in the order bank, status 047 I believe, with a requested production date of week 27. M4 convertible.
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Take it from a guy who went from an E60 sport package to an F10 a little too quickly - if the things you wrote above are important to you, you should spend a lot of time in the F10 before you commit to one. It is an excellent car, but far more like an E350 than like any 5 series of the past.
Can you please elaborate?
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I placed my order almost 2 weeks ago. It's in the order bank, status 047 I believe, with a requested production date of week 27. M4 convertible.
Is this a dealer launch car?
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      05-23-2014, 01:37 AM   #37
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I placed my order almost 2 weeks ago. It's in the order bank, status 047 I believe, with a requested production date of week 27. M4 convertible.
Is this a dealer launch car?
I believe it is... I had asked to be on a waiting list like, the week before they were able to place orders for demo cars... I think it was just after they officially announced it at the NYIAS... Anyway, I had called to follow up and they said the order bank had just opened up - he wasn't sure if it was their demo car order or not, but it's listed as priority-1 / customer sold with my name on it and the specs I asked for, and requested production date of week 27, so... We'll see shortly.
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I believe it is... I had asked to be on a waiting list like, the week before they were able to place orders for demo cars... I think it was just after they officially announced it at the NYIAS... Anyway, I had called to follow up and they said the order bank had just opened up - he wasn't sure if it was their demo car order or not, but it's listed as priority-1 / customer sold with my name on it and the specs I asked for, and requested production date of week 27, so... We'll see shortly.
gotcha- that makes sense, as I don't think non launch cars in F83 can be ordered yet.

Jason- any opinion on this???
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Take it from a guy who went from an E60 sport package to an F10 a little too quickly - if the things you wrote above are important to you, you should spend a lot of time in the F10 before you commit to one. It is an excellent car, but far more like an E350 than like any 5 series of the past.
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Can you please elaborate?
The F10 is a beautiful car, and the build quality seems to be impeccable. Just rock solid. The interior feels like it should be in a much more expensive car. Quiet as a whisper inside.

But - compared to the E60, the F10 is quite a bit heavier and is sprung more loosely. I have the DHP package, and I'd say that in the Sport+ setting, it feels about 80% as tight as my sport package E60 did.

The F10 is incrementally larger than the E60 was - but in the driving, the E60 seemed to shrink around me, while the F10 feels even larger than it is.

Fast? Absolutely. The 550 is holy-crap fast and even the 535 feels faster than my V8 E60 did. I live at altitude; which has something to do with it.

So there is nothing wrong with the F10 at all, as long as you expect a car with more emphasis on luxury and less on sport, compared to the E60.

The M5, apparently, is a different story, but obviously it's at a whole other price point.
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On another thread for BMW Individual

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=975428

it says that individual interior leather colors could be available for M4 Convertibles from Fall 2014 on. I'm getting a clarification from my BMW agent on this.
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On another thread for BMW Individual

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=975428

it says that individual interior leather colors could be available for M4 Convertibles from Fall 2014 on. I'm getting a clarification from my BMW agent on this.
Awesome, please keep us updated - I'd love a moonstone 'vert, which is one of the individual "catalogue" colors.

Also, as I understand it, you can order the 'verts but there's no allocations yet so the orders don't really mean anything - i.e. there's no production dates.
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Anyone know if im based in germany, i can get the car easier or sooner? What about shipping it back to the states?
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I have a vert ordered with PW 32 (with confirmed prod no.) and a Munich ED office guaranteed ED delivery date of Sept 12th (first official ED day for the vert!). Also have Individual Amaro leather and Individual Piano Black trim in a maxed out option list. Thought I'd clarify some of the comments above re availability of these options - best to talk to BMWNA directly and they will give you the availability details (although I do suspect exterior Individual paint colors to take longer tone available).
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I have a vert ordered with PW 32 (with confirmed prod no.) and a Munich ED office guaranteed ED delivery date of Sept 12th (first official ED day for the vert!). Also have Individual Amaro leather and Individual Piano Black trim in a maxed out option list. Thought I'd clarify some of the comments above re availability of these options - best to talk to BMWNA directly and they will give you the availability details (although I do suspect exterior Individual paint colors to take longer tone available).
Do you know the price for the Amaro leather?
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