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I'm vacationing at a friends home in Sea Isle City, NJ and a 9 year old kid knocked on the door and requested us to start up the M3 because he wanted to hear it.
So I went out and fired it up. It was a cold start and I always have the valves wide open. Plus I got some good revs in with pops and burbles. I know some people on the internet don't like the sound but I get nothing but love in real life when it comes to this car.
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Man this thread could have gone in a completely weird/concerning direction with that title....
But I am in the minority who actually really like the sound of the car so I am with you.
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I'm with you guys. Don't really understand the hate for the exhaust sound on F8x. Sounds fine to me with the valves always open.
The problem is the internet is full of winey complainers most of the time |
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I love the sound of my car with the valves open. As long as you don't strain the engine during the few minutes it's warming up, it sounds great.
I think a big issue is that it really is hard to pick up the exact sound with a microphone or camera (especially a GoPro or phone camera...) Car sounds worse in YouTube videos than it does in real life for sure
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Guys remember, anyone who watched a car review on youtube video or saw an Instagram post is an expert on the M3/4. This is especially true if they have never even drove one or experienced one in real life.
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I'm with you guys. I've said it before, I think the F8x sounds very good. Just the right amount of anger.
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he also says it has a lot of trunk space as well.
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(1.) Top down (2.) cold start (3.) valves open (4.) Parking ramp (5.) first shift at low rpm to 2nd In a parking ramp with those conditions, when I make the low rpm shift to 2nd, it does the cool growl thing. But then if I have lay down the fire coming out of a ramp between skyscrapers, the echoing BRRRAAAAAPPPFART! is horrifying. |
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people love to hate on the F8x, but to the avg person this car is still the benchmark it's always been really. esp. kids will still love it with all the gadgets and presence.
exhaust sounds, I really don't like the fartting sounds mid de throttle, it's spirit sucking. But I'd say 90% of the time the car sounds amazing, esp. with an exhaust mod. That said, in my E92 w/ full Akra, that car sounded good 101% of the time. amongst hard core enthusiasts (knowledgable or not...), the initial reviews of this car really help perpetuate the negative sentiments up to this day unfortunately, it is what it is. |
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Oh WOW!! That would be an epic stunner
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Yeah - I thought so. Then I found this thread:
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1246401 Don't know if it's just washed out because of a poor camera, but that's not the color I imagined - not when compared to this: http://up.autotitre.com/aa7f8633bf.jpg |
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