True confessions from M3/M4 owners

///M-er-gized · 06-30-2016, 05:57 PM

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I'll start.

I drive in sport+ (throttle) mode with the exhaust valves wide open all the time. I never ever shut the exhaust valves even though I have a controller.

Since hitting 1,200 miles, I only drove in regular sport (throttle) mode once for about 5 minutes, and then said to myself, "fuck this, this is stupid." I then toggled immediately back to sport+ mode. Also, I have never started my car without hitting the M2 button first (sport+ throttle, sport steering, sport suspension, D3 and traction control on).

Don't judge me. You don't know me.

Ian1973 · 06-30-2016, 08:17 PM

Most of my life I'm in sport-plus steering, sport mapping and comfort suspension with all nannies off.

mercedesc63 · 06-30-2016, 08:34 PM

OP, you need MDM in your life instead of TC on.

I can confess to lots of freeway miles in almost 2k miles of driving since delivery beginning of this month. Therefore I was in efficient throttle and sport steering (sometimes comfort) mostly.I save a lot of gas by going this route.

When I get the feeling to drive It fast I have MDM/sport plus/ comfort and sport on both of my M buttons.

I've already gotten a ticket for 80 so I will definitely be driving my car in more moderation than other. By the way I only had 500-600 miles at the time on the odo.

dinonz · 06-30-2016, 08:41 PM

I get in my car, power it up, hit M1 (Sport throttle, Sport+ Suspension and Steering), and then fire it up before closing the door. The "roar" on start (ZCP version with flaps open) is awesome and worth sitting in the heat a few seconds longer

gprgeorge · 06-30-2016, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///M-er-gized

I'll start.

I drive in sport+ (throttle) mode with the exhaust valves wide open all the time.

I never ever shut the exhaust valves even though I have a controller.

Since hitting 1,200 miles, I only drove in regular sport (throttle) mode once for about 5 minutes, and then said to myself, "fuck this, this is stupid." I then toggled immediately back to sport+ mode. Also, I have never started my car without hitting the M2 button first (sport+ throttle, sport steering, sport suspension, D3 and traction control on).

Don't judge me. You don't know me.

That's bad ass dude. Live loud

Bigsurprise · 06-30-2016, 09:41 PM

I was expecting more along the lines of "I got genny zoned".

gq1 · 06-30-2016, 10:33 PM

I've been driving with TC off for the past month and have a new appreciation for the car and the power. I'm driving it a lot differently than when I had the nannies turned on and it's much more exhilarating . I highly recommend!!

mkoesel · 07-01-2016, 08:28 AM

- I've only opened the hood twice in 50k miles
- I like the active sound
- I left my roof rack on all winter and f'd up the clear coat on the roof
- My bumper guards are chewed up a bit and I don't care
- I thought Lups had a pretty bangin bod for an ol' lady

Guys this thread could be pretty fun if we just stick confessions and resist the temptation to debate. If you don't have anything to confess, awesome, but maybe just take your upright and righteous self to another thread.

dmk08 · 07-01-2016, 09:57 AM

I think the exhaust sucks no matter how you augment it or what package you have.

My comments are all from first hand experience owning the car 2 years and spending way too much money on different exhaust systems.

nicknaz · 07-01-2016, 02:27 PM

I just got back from driving my brother's GT4 at mosport, and when I got back to driving my F80 DCT I realized that I like DCT a lot and don't miss driving MT at all. I also think the GT4 would have been faster if it was PDK

I'm glad that's how I feel (would've sucked to come back really regretting not ordering 6MT) but at the same time it's sad because I full believe now that DCT/PDK cars are better

Sassicaia · 07-01-2016, 03:45 PM

I'm glad BMW went away from the V8 this iteration.

FC4 · 07-01-2016, 05:16 PM

This is the worst sounding performance-car I have ever driven...but it's really, really nice to look at.

GrussGott · 07-02-2016, 01:21 AM

This car sounds like nothing I've ever heard before in a performance engine - it's most comparable to a diesel, but not that either, and I agree with dmk08 that if you don't like it, you really can't cover it up. Motor Trend commented that it's like covering up a fart with Glade.

infamousdiz · 07-02-2016, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by gq1

I've been driving with TC off for the past month and have a new appreciation for the car and the power. I'm driving it a lot differently than when I had the nannies turned on and it's much more exhilarating . I highly recommend!!

I would get caught with my pants down if i drove it all the time with out euro MDM, it almost bite me in the ass when i forgot i had it off and was expecting it to bring the car back inline.....my butt hole puckered up

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Originally Posted by YasM3

Love everything about the car except for the fact that is sounds like an amplified queef.

you dont even own an M3, its a 328 with the badging removed you fraud

OutlawX3M · 07-02-2016, 08:42 AM

M1 = sport +, sport, sport, tc on, D3. As soon as I leave my block I toggle to M1. My neighbor tells me he can hear me accelerate away from the corner and he grins.

GrussGott · 07-02-2016, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by infamousdiz

I would get caught with my pants down if i drove it all the time with out euro MDM, it almost bite me in the ass when i forgot i had it off and was expecting it to bring the car back inline.....my butt hole puckered up

I did! so except in certain places I drive with full TC on - the E9x was Euro MDM daily, but not this car, it's too unpredictable

te37 · 07-02-2016, 11:29 AM

I HATE when people close my doors from the gloss black plastic trim!

Tony007 · 07-02-2016, 11:41 AM

Floored it hard since day one!

G35POPPEDMYCHERRY · 07-02-2016, 11:49 AM

Most of my miles are driving absolutely nowhere...just random circles around my town and neighborhood. Then I get home and realize I have to go get something and shit, I can't sit in the car anymore lol.

OutlawX3M · 07-02-2016, 02:19 PM

I park like a pussy

Memolarumbe7 · 07-02-2016, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Outlaw M3

I park like a pussy

I think we all do! 😅

jschweiger · 07-02-2016, 02:27 PM

This car cost me about 1/2 of what I originally bought my house for. Also, I have not gotten mine yet (should have it in about 2 weeks), and reading the owners manual, cars have really changed since I bought my last car in 2005. Have to admit, I am a little intimidated, scared of doing some stupid, and overly thrilled at getting it at the same time.

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///M-er-gized Captain 687 Rep 663 Posts Drives: 2019 540i Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	True confessions from M3/M4 owners - what's yours? Featured on BIMMERPOST.com I'll start. I drive in sport+ (throttle) mode with the exhaust valves wide open all the time. I never ever shut the exhaust valves even though I have a controller. Since hitting 1,200 miles, I only drove in regular sport (throttle) mode once for about 5 minutes, and then said to myself, "fuck this, this is stupid." I then toggled immediately back to sport+ mode. Also, I have never started my car without hitting the M2 button first (sport+ throttle, sport steering, sport suspension, D3 and traction control on). Don't judge me. You don't know me. __________________ 2019 540i \| Black Sapphire \| Black Dakota Leather with Blue Stitching \| M Sport Package \| Executive Tier \| Driver Assistance \| Parking Assistance \| HK \| M Sport Brakes \| Leather Dashboard 2016 M3 \| YMB \| Black Extended Merino \| CF Roof \| CF Trim \| DCT \| Adaptive \| Executive
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Ian1973 Colonel 736 Rep 2,134 Posts Drives: 15 M3 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Charlton, NY iTrader: (0)	Most of my life I'm in sport-plus steering, sport mapping and comfort suspension with all nannies off.
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mercedesc63 Captain 256 Rep 928 Posts Drives: 02 BMW Z3M Coupe S54 Slicktop Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: San Diego iTrader: (1)	OP, you need MDM in your life instead of TC on. I can confess to lots of freeway miles in almost 2k miles of driving since delivery beginning of this month. Therefore I was in efficient throttle and sport steering (sometimes comfort) mostly.I save a lot of gas by going this route. When I get the feeling to drive It fast I have MDM/sport plus/ comfort and sport on both of my M buttons. I've already gotten a ticket for 80 so I will definitely be driving my car in more moderation than other. By the way I only had 500-600 miles at the time on the odo. __________________ Gone but not forgotten: 2007 E63 M6 SMG, 1999 996 Carrera Cab AT, 2007 & 2008 E90 335xi AT, 2011 E93 M3 DCT, 2X 2002 E46 M3 SMG & 6MT, 2016 F80 M3 DCT
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dinonz Banned 3216 Rep 2,385 Posts Drives: 2016 M3 MWM ZCP Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	I get in my car, power it up, hit M1 (Sport throttle, Sport+ Suspension and Steering), and then fire it up before closing the door. The "roar" on start (ZCP version with flaps open) is awesome and worth sitting in the heat a few seconds longer
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Bigsurprise Private First Class 100 Rep 113 Posts Drives: '17 M3 ZCP Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Bay Area, Ca iTrader: (0)	I was expecting more along the lines of "I got genny zoned".
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gq1 Private First Class 29 Rep 115 Posts Drives: '15 BS F80 M4 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vaughan iTrader: (1)	I've been driving with TC off for the past month and have a new appreciation for the car and the power. I'm driving it a lot differently than when I had the nannies turned on and it's much more exhilarating . I highly recommend!!
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07-01-2016, 08:28 AM	#8
mkoesel Moderator 7509 Rep 19,370 Posts Drives: No BMW for now Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canton, MI iTrader: (1)	- I've only opened the hood twice in 50k miles - I like the active sound - I left my roof rack on all winter and f'd up the clear coat on the roof - My bumper guards are chewed up a bit and I don't care - I thought Lups had a pretty bangin bod for an ol' lady Guys this thread could be pretty fun if we just stick confessions and resist the temptation to debate. If you don't have anything to confess, awesome, but maybe just take your upright and righteous self to another thread.
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dmk08 Gone Fishin’ 7316 Rep 12,125 Posts Drives: Walks Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (19)	I think the exhaust sucks no matter how you augment it or what package you have. My comments are all from first hand experience owning the car 2 years and spending way too much money on different exhaust systems.
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nicknaz Lieutenant General 3187 Rep 10,509 Posts Drives: C6Z Join Date: May 2008 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	I just got back from driving my brother's GT4 at mosport, and when I got back to driving my F80 DCT I realized that I like DCT a lot and don't miss driving MT at all. I also think the GT4 would have been faster if it was PDK I'm glad that's how I feel (would've sucked to come back really regretting not ordering 6MT) but at the same time it's sad because I full believe now that DCT/PDK cars are better
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Sassicaia Brigadier General 4452 Rep 3,308 Posts Drives: SMB F80 6MT Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Vancouver, Canada iTrader: (0)	I'm glad BMW went away from the V8 this iteration.
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FC4 Brigadier General 2660 Rep 3,402 Posts Drives: Yes Join Date: May 2014 Location: US iTrader: (0)	This is the worst sounding performance-car I have ever driven...but it's really, really nice to look at.
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OutlawX3M First Lieutenant 298 Rep 353 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M3 ZCP. 2020 BMW X3M Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 ZCP [0.00]	M1 = sport +, sport, sport, tc on, D3. As soon as I leave my block I toggle to M1. My neighbor tells me he can hear me accelerate away from the corner and he grins.
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te37 Major 545 Rep 1,132 Posts Drives: F80 SS/SO 6MT Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: ATL iTrader: (3)	I HATE when people close my doors from the gloss black plastic trim!
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Tony007 Second Lieutenant 56 Rep 198 Posts Drives: 17 M3 ZCP Join Date: May 2012 Location: Leesburg FL iTrader: (0)	Floored it hard since day one!
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G35POPPEDMYCHERRY Banned 4995 Rep 4,139 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (1)	Most of my miles are driving absolutely nowhere...just random circles around my town and neighborhood. Then I get home and realize I have to go get something and shit, I can't sit in the car anymore lol.
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OutlawX3M First Lieutenant 298 Rep 353 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M3 ZCP. 2020 BMW X3M Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 ZCP [0.00]	I park like a pussy Attached Images
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