Fairly Crappy ED Post ( Thread Now Open to Haters! )

[CanAutM3]

Just stumbled on this thread. Congrats Grußgott

Beautiful, elegant and unique build .

Looking forward to your impressions going from a 2015 to this 2018 CP

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Figurka

Nothing new. Every big company focusing now on car sharing. Times change. Car sharing gonna be a huge topic in big cities and of course BMW want that piece of cake.

But for the company that makes "The Ultimate Driving" machine it seems like a disappointing shift:

? "The Ultimate Mobility Machine"

? "The Ultimate Driving Machine* *for the computers that are driving"

? "The Ultimate Ride-Sharing Machine"

[F80Dreamer]

Wow, great looking car...lovely color!!!

[LOW4LYF]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

But for the company that makes "The Ultimate Driving" machine it seems like a disappointing shift:

? "The Ultimate Mobility Machine"

? "The Ultimate Driving Machine* *for the computers that are driving"

? "The Ultimate Ride-Sharing Machine"

Kinda... I agree with you.

BMW needs to follow trends to make money, so they build what customer asking for.
Self driving cars and car sharing is the future, at least in main cities.

The company changed already a lot: FWD cars, vans, M AWD, hybrid...

[///M4ster Yoda]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

But for the company that makes "The Ultimate Driving" machine it seems like a disappointing shift:

? "The Ultimate Mobility Machine"

? "The Ultimate Driving Machine* *for the computers that are driving"

? "The Ultimate Ride-Sharing Machine"

Agreed. I was gonna reply to your post from the other day but didn't get a chance. It's a sad shift from the "ultimate driving machine" to ///Mobility. That's some weak ass shit IMO. There is obviously a lot of politics involved with this "shift" to electrification, autonomous driving, government regulations (Europe) etc etc.... I'm not gonna get into all that and my feelings on it but I will say I'm not thrilled in the direction that BMW is going down.

I hate to say it but some of us might need to go American "muscle" in the future for our ICE performance car needs. I'm gonna need to grow back my mullet and buy some gold chains . I've also known about the new plant in Mexico for some time now. My concern is that plant will be the nail in coffin for ED. Hate to say it but BMW has become the German Toyota :

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

Agreed. I was gonna reply to your post from the other day but didn't get a chance. It's a sad shift from the "ultimate driving machine" to ///Mobility.

+1, BMW ///Mobility.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

some of us might need to go American "muscle" in the future for our ICE performance car needs. I'm gonna need to grow back my mullet and buy some gold chains...

minn19, you were right to stick with this all along, it's coming back!

[minn19]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

minn19, you were right to stick with this all along, it's coming back!

Why try to fix what ain’t broke?

Thanks a lot for your build, my wife wants that exact build minus the extra M emblems. Now I might have one of those worthless verts in the garage.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by minn19

my wife wants that exact build minus the extra M emblems. Now I might have one of those worthless verts in the garage.

She wants them on the seat backs so they're more prominent, huh? Yeah, I can understand that.

I actually had them researching doing them in white stitching so it'd be subtle but the wife clock ran out so I just told them to do whatever they wanted.

[BMWjunkie]

Beautiful car and so envious of another ED trip. This week was a year since I did mine and I didn't want to leave! Wife says I don't get another one oh, right, I didn't take her with me :

[rakusak]

Just got a phone call from BMW NA (re: interior individual stitching) so I thought I would share: The "M" badging on the center console, or any other custom stitching for that matter needs to occur during the build; they won't do any afterwords. Seems to make sense, except that the location on the center console where the "M" would be located is pretty easy to remove and reinstall...oh well.

That said, if anyone would be willing to get it installed and swap mine non-M center piece, let me know (Full black merino leather)

Ok, done usurping this ED thread

[Ibiza]

What's your US transportation tracking info?

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Ibiza

What's your US transportation tracking info?

"Maximum Pablo" is on the Tombarra and should be here around Christmas, then I'll just watch united - I get an updated weekly list of all of their BMW shipments from Oxnard

[Ibiza]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

"Maximum Pablo" is on the Tombarra and should be here around Christmas, then I'll just watch united - I get an updated weekly list of all of their BMW shipments from Oxnard

Are you going to flash tune your ECU via the newly announced OBDII port, or not convinced? A coder informed me my tune might be written over at the 1,200 mile service (interested in the GTS DCT coding, euro MDM, & anti-dazel LED's), as I asked the German tuner when he performed the work and he told me the ECU is not touched at the 1st service. :

[M3SQRD]

Your new M4 color combo turned out looking so awesome! I didn't realize your F83 Opal White interior, including the backs of front seats, would have so much more coverage than my F82 M4 Opal White interior - better stay on top of cleaning off all of the suntan lotion Also, the White Ash trim looks beautiful with the Opal White leather.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by M3SQRD

Your new M4 color combo turned out looking so awesome! I didn't realize your F83 Opal White interior, including the backs of front seats, would have so much more coverage than my F82 M4 Opal White interior - better stay on top of cleaning off all of the suntan lotion Also, the White Ash trim looks beautiful with the Opal White leather.

but ... that's why I got opal white ...

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Ibiza

Are you going to flash tune your ECU via the newly announced OBDII port, or not convinced? A coder informed me my tune might be written over at the 1,200 mile service (interested in the GTS DCT coding, euro MDM, & anti-dazel LED's), as I asked the German tuner when he performed the work and he told me the ECU is not touched at the 1st service. :

Yeah, I was going to do it right off the boat along with some other stuff but decided to wait until after the 1200 and see how I feel about it stock. I've never done anything to my 2015 because I honestly couldn't use the power it has, but after 3 years I think I'm finally getting the hang of this platform and could use some more straight line go.

We'll see how the new one with the ZCP is.

[Ibiza]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Break-in controversy update!

All M4 engines are built in Steyr Austria, cold and hot tested, and 100% of cars are driven on a test track before they leave bmw, and I watched 4 of them be driven out of the plant.

Just took delivery yesterday at the PC, my monroney sticker has Germany as engine and transmission country of manufacture. I was expecting Austria too, but I recall on the Munich factory tour M engines are made in Munich.

Plant Spartanburg has two test tracks after production is completed, either a indoor or outdoor track for each vehicle. Quality inspection at the plant involves going up to 150 kpm on a dyno for each vehicle.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Ibiza

Munich factory tour M engines are made in Munich.

I did a custom tour and they said the M engines are made in Steyr Austria and shipped in, and they showed us a bunch of crates that were marked with Styer on them. That said, (a) who knows if that means all engines, and (b.) they may be started in Steyr and finished in Germany.

[LOW4LYF]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

I did a custom tour and they said the M engines are made in Steyr Austria and shipped in, and they showed us a bunch of crates that were marked with Styer on them. That said, (a) who knows if that means all engines, and (b.) they may be started in Steyr and finished in Germany.

S55 are made in Austria, correct

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW-Werk_Steyr

[Ibiza]

Gentlemen, we have a issue of false manufacturing country of origin with BMW NA and BMW AG as the monroney sticker lists Germany. Maybe the engine blocks, foundry, ect are produced at Styar and the S55 final assembly is Munich? The F80 & F83 production is at Werk Regensburg, F82 is Werk Munich. I agree that all indications are Austria for the S55, but at least label that way on the monroney. There is misinformation somewhere along the supply chain.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by Ibiza

Gentlemen, we have a issue of false manufacturing country of origin with BMW NA and BMW AG as the monroney sticker lists Germany. Maybe the engine blocks, foundry, ect are produced at Styar and the S55 final assembly is Munich? The F80 & F83 production is at Werk Regensburg, F82 is Werk Munich. I agree that all indications are Austria for the S55, but at least label that way on the monroney. There is misinformation somewhere along the supply chain.

Definitely odd ...

Could just be regulations around the country of origin (like with ships and their "flags"), and could be final assembly or testing or even installation ...