My OCD Is Appeased

Ryan86 · 03-22-2021, 07:18 AM

After much debate with my wife, I plopped a deposit down on a low-mileage M4 GTS this weekend. It all stemmed from a joke at a Cars & Coffee at the local BMW dealer where we put an M4 between our M2, M3, and M5 (photo attached).

The downside is that I've got to sell the resto-modded 1999 M3 that I've spent the past 3 years building, but... more looking forward to the GTS.

It may see the track, it may not - I've got thousands of hot laps on 2 wheels from another lifetime over a decade ago. Overpaid by a little bit, but the car was close and clean. It will see tons of photos, and probably a few mods, as I tend to tinker in the garage and shoot pictures out and about (IG: @mpower_ryan).

Ryan

SYT_Shadow · 03-22-2021, 08:36 AM

That's awesome!! Welcome to the GTS club!! Such an awesome car!

FormulaMMM · 03-22-2021, 09:50 AM

Congrats! Only a few left with really low mileage -- McLaren Philadelphia?

Great car to tinker with. GTS + QuickJack is hours of entertainment.

dh3622 · 03-22-2021, 10:16 AM

Congratulations!

jpdchicago · 03-22-2021, 11:06 AM

Congrats!
Looking forward to some pictures and first impressions. You will love it!
Welcome to the club!

rowdydaoudy · 03-22-2021, 01:17 PM

Congrats! I contemplated for quite sometime on selling the F80 to get a GTS. Looking forward to seeing the pics!

Lienrocs · 03-22-2021, 04:55 PM

Congratulations!

Ryan86 · 03-22-2021, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by FormulaMMM

Congrats! Only a few left with really low mileage -- McLaren Philadelphia?

Great car to tinker with. GTS + QuickJack is hours of entertainment.

I'm definitely looking forward to it; a lift for the garage in the works, mostly to stack cars so my wife's SVR can reclaim the spot currently taken by my E46 M3.

As much as I would have loved to grab the one from them with < 1000 miles on it, I couldn't justify the $20k+ premium over the one I picked up with 4400 miles.

Ryan

Ryan86 · 04-03-2021, 06:44 AM

Holy shit, not only is this car amazing to drive, but it's also ridiculously photogenic. Took it out for some back road fun this morning and caught the sunrise.

SYT_Shadow · 04-03-2021, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryan86

Holy shit, not only is this car amazing to drive, but it's also ridiculously photogenic. Took it out for some back road fun this morning and caught the sunrise.

Hot!!!!

TT1351 · 04-03-2021, 12:01 PM

Congratulations, but lament the decision to liquidate the E30 M3.

SunnyD · 04-03-2021, 01:07 PM

Congrats and welcome to the club!

Whatcoloristhat · 04-03-2021, 10:50 PM

What rims are those on the gray m4?

Ryan86 · 04-04-2021, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TT1351

Congratulations, but lament the decision to liquidate the E30 M3.

The one departing is an E36 M3 convertible with a factory hardtop. An amazing car, a blast to build, but falls short of the caliber of the remainder of the collection.

If I had an E30 M3, that'd never leave. Hahaha

Ryan86 · 04-04-2021, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Whatcoloristhat

What rims are those on the gray m4?

They're the stock 666M wheels with acid orange accents. Here's a closer look at one via a photo I shot yesterday.

Whatcoloristhat · 04-04-2021, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryan86

They're the stock 666M wheels with acid orange accents. Here's a closer look at one via a photo I shot yesterday.

They look different than what I see in the pic.

Ryan86 · 04-04-2021, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Whatcoloristhat

They look different than what I see in the pic.

The reflectivity on the silver part of the wheels changes the appearance of them a bit. I have to admit, I wasn't a big fan of them originally, but they're growing on me.

Ryan

Griffin939 · 04-18-2021, 12:19 PM

Hi Ryan,
Is the e36 M3 cabrio available? Can you share few pics and basic info?
Thanks

cotmfk · 04-20-2021, 08:09 AM

Congrats, enjoy it!

THEROK · 04-20-2021, 12:38 PM

The GTS deserves better, more motorsport inspired wheels like the FI-Rs (19s front, 20s rear) in black which is my strong preference. I really don't understand their choice to run one of their heavier, albeit forged wheels, on the most powerful, fastest F8X iteration.

I'd actually go through the extra expense to swap out chromey old for the LCI darkened headlights, black out the rear spoiler uprights and remove the orange bits. Job done.

Enjoy!

4play · 04-20-2021, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by THEROK

The GTS deserves better, more motorsport inspired wheels like the FI-Rs (19s front, 20s rear) in black which is my strong preference. I really don't understand their choice to run one of their heavier, albeit forged wheels, on the most powerful, fastest F8X iteration.

FI-Rs came out in 2015, so maybe it would have been possible. BMW was likely wary of potential warrantability of a brand new, ultralight wheel like the FI-R. They needed a wheel that was strong for track use and could clear the CCBs, so they modified the 666M.

I believe the intent was for most owners to go with the carbon wheel and clubsport options - the carbon wheel (681M) was specially designed for the GTS. No one did because they were $$$ and ugly - they perhaps should have been included rather than an optional extra.

dh3622 · 04-20-2021, 02:37 PM

Carbon wheels were scoring. A friend of mine had them, they scored, and dealership took them back. There are several earlier posts dealing with this issue. One post is as follows: https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...=carbon+wheels

03-22-2021, 07:18 AM	#1
Ryan86 ///M Addict 119 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 1999 E36 M3 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Delaware iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW M4 GTS [0.00] 2020 BMW M2C [0.00] 1999 BMW M3 [0.00] 2002 BMW M5 [9.50] 2006 BMW M3 [0.00]	My OCD Is Appeased - Bought One! After much debate with my wife, I plopped a deposit down on a low-mileage M4 GTS this weekend. It all stemmed from a joke at a Cars & Coffee at the local BMW dealer where we put an M4 between our M2, M3, and M5 (photo attached). The downside is that I've got to sell the resto-modded 1999 M3 that I've spent the past 3 years building, but... more looking forward to the GTS. It may see the track, it may not - I've got thousands of hot laps on 2 wheels from another lifetime over a decade ago. Overpaid by a little bit, but the car was close and clean. It will see tons of photos, and probably a few mods, as I tend to tinker in the garage and shoot pictures out and about (IG: @mpower_ryan). Ryan Attached Images __________________ 1999 E36 ///M3 Titan Silver \| 2002 E39 ///M5 Imola Red \| 2006 E46 ///M3 Alpine White \| 2016 F82 ///M4 GTS Frozen Dark Grey
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03-22-2021, 08:36 AM	#2
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03-22-2021, 09:50 AM	#3
FormulaMMM Brigadier General 3663 Rep 3,422 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Midwest iTrader: (2)	Congrats! Only a few left with really low mileage -- McLaren Philadelphia? Great car to tinker with. GTS + QuickJack is hours of entertainment. __________________ M4 GTS, GT3, C63 S \| E90 M3s, E39 M5
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03-22-2021, 10:16 AM	#4
dh3622 Private First Class 153 Rep 132 Posts Drives: M4 GTS, M4 CSL Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (0)	Congratulations!
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03-22-2021, 11:06 AM	#5
jpdchicago Major 1359 Rep 1,394 Posts Drives: M4 CSL, X3MC Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Chicago area iTrader: (0)	Congrats! Looking forward to some pictures and first impressions. You will love it! Welcome to the club!
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03-22-2021, 01:17 PM	#6
rowdydaoudy Lieutenant 900 Rep 579 Posts Drives: 23 G80 M3 Twilight Purple 6MT Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Dayton, OH iTrader: (0)	Congrats! I contemplated for quite sometime on selling the F80 to get a GTS. Looking forward to seeing the pics! __________________ 2023 BMW ///M3 Individual Twilight Purple 6MT ig: @rowdydaoudy
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03-22-2021, 04:55 PM	#7
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04-03-2021, 06:44 AM	#9
Ryan86 ///M Addict 119 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 1999 E36 M3 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Delaware iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW M4 GTS [0.00] 2020 BMW M2C [0.00] 1999 BMW M3 [0.00] 2002 BMW M5 [9.50] 2006 BMW M3 [0.00]	Holy shit, not only is this car amazing to drive, but it's also ridiculously photogenic. Took it out for some back road fun this morning and caught the sunrise. Attached Images __________________ 1999 E36 ///M3 Titan Silver \| 2002 E39 ///M5 Imola Red \| 2006 E46 ///M3 Alpine White \| 2016 F82 ///M4 GTS Frozen Dark Grey
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04-03-2021, 12:01 PM	#11
TT1351 Captain 508 Rep 929 Posts Drives: 135, GTS, E30 M3+ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Massachusetts iTrader: (2)	Congratulations, but lament the decision to liquidate the E30 M3.
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04-03-2021, 01:07 PM	#12
SunnyD Major 452 Rep 1,288 Posts Drives: M4 GTS Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Long Beach, CA iTrader: (0)	Congrats and welcome to the club! __________________ '16 ///M4 GTS '11.75 ///E90 M3 ZCP \| DCT '06 ///M5 \| SMG - Gone '98 ///M3 \| 5MT - Gone '07 ///M Coupe \| 6MT - Gone
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04-03-2021, 10:50 PM	#13
Whatcoloristhat Second Lieutenant 67 Rep 286 Posts Drives: F8x Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Nyc iTrader: (1)	What rims are those on the gray m4?
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04-18-2021, 12:19 PM	#18
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04-20-2021, 08:09 AM	#19
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THEROK Major 1268 Rep 1,287 Posts Drives: Genesis GV80 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Gangnam District iTrader: (0)	The GTS deserves better, more motorsport inspired wheels like the FI-Rs (19s front, 20s rear) in black which is my strong preference. I really don't understand their choice to run one of their heavier, albeit forged wheels, on the most powerful, fastest F8X iteration. I'd actually go through the extra expense to swap out chromey old for the LCI darkened headlights, black out the rear spoiler uprights and remove the orange bits. Job done. Enjoy! __________________ Dry sump flat six
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dh3622 Private First Class 153 Rep 132 Posts Drives: M4 GTS, M4 CSL Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Wisconsin iTrader: (0)	Carbon wheels were scoring. A friend of mine had them, they scored, and dealership took them back. There are several earlier posts dealing with this issue. One post is as follows: https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...=carbon+wheels
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