2016 F80 MG/SSII European Delivery Pics in the Alps

juuni · 11-10-2015, 01:53 AM

Picked her up on October 19th. Drove 1,725 miles in 2 weeks. Now the unbearable re-delivery wait starts.

My itinerary: Munich, Fussen, a little bit of Austria, Zurich, Lucern, Como lake, Milan, Portofino, Cannes, Aix en Provence, the Loire Valley and Paris.

Enjoy the pics. Mostly from the first few days in Switzerland. If you do ED, just stick to the Alps, it's just too good. I might have to sell this one in 2 years just to do it again! Such an amazing experience. Such an amazing car. What a range of character, love having my quiet efficient mode setting on M1 and the all-in beast maniac Sport+ settings on M2. When you need the monster to roar, it's right there at your finger tips ready to punish the Michelins PSSs.

Happy to answer any question you might have. It hurts me to see these pics and not have the car right now, but I know I gotta contribute back here after all the good stuff I learned here to purchase and then enjoy an amazing experience. Might have a few more to post later, but this is a good start.

Foggins · 11-10-2015, 05:58 AM

Congrats on the car, and great pics!! Your color combo is the one I am leaning towards getting...love the stealth nature of the MG. Question for you, what was your first impression of the SS interior? Too light/white, or more light grey?

psuibmw · 11-10-2015, 06:57 AM

Congrats, looks good

i know the wait is the most difficult part of ED, so hang in there ... Would love to see this combo more closer ... When u get the car back i guess

juuni · 11-10-2015, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Missmye92

Congrats on the car, and great pics!! Your color combo is the one I am leaning towards getting...love the stealth nature of the MG. Question for you, what was your first impression of the SS interior? Too light/white, or more light grey?

The SSII interior is very light, indeed almost white. It looks just perfect in my opinion. I was looking for something very bright so if that's what you're looking for you'll be pleased. It's basically very light but a more interesting time than pure white. It goes perfectly with MG. The leather quality is outstanding. I did not get a chance to see the interior until I got my car, so I was slightly anxious. But taking the 'risk' really paid off. Wouldn't pick any other interior.

juuni · 11-10-2015, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by psuibmw

Congrats, looks good

i know the wait is the most difficult part of ED, so hang in there ... Would love to see this combo more closer ... When u get the car back i guess

Thank you!

I do have a pic or two of the interior. I'll post that here later.

FramingLogic · 11-10-2015, 09:56 AM

Can deff tell it's a 2016 model. Love it.

cruise_bone · 11-10-2015, 10:05 AM

Gorgeous!

Silverstone extended or full? Any interior pics?

Doctor///M · 11-10-2015, 10:09 AM

...love pics of these cars in the Alps. Such a cool place to be!!

M2PDX · 11-10-2015, 10:36 AM

Beautiful! And a nice long EuroDeliv! We would have loved to have included Paris, but that was a bit far. Next time! We were there right about the same time...arrived on the 12th, departed on the 21st.

mike@x-ph.com · 11-10-2015, 01:14 PM

Congrats !!

rome5982 · 11-10-2015, 07:56 PM

Absolutely the nicest photos of a F80 Mineral Grey M3 that I have seen so far on this site. I should know, I just picked up my Mineral Grey M3 in Munich on 10/5, and I combed through the forums for months trying to find MG photos to help decide on the color. Your pictures are simply stunning. Congrats

juuni · 11-10-2015, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by FramingLogic

Can deff tell it's a 2016 model. Love it.

Yeah, these tail lights are a nice update.

juuni · 11-10-2015, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cruise_bone

Gorgeous!

Silverstone extended or full? Any interior pics?

Full leather. I'll post a pic soon.

juuni · 11-10-2015, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by rome5982

Absolutely the nicest photos of a F80 Mineral Grey M3 that I have seen so far on this site. I should know, I just picked up my Mineral Grey M3 in Munich on 10/5, and I combed through the forums for months trying to find MG photos to help decide on the color. Your pictures are simply stunning. Congrats

THANK YOU! Did the same while researching on the color, browsed everywhere I could. Never saw the car in person in that color until after it was in production, and I LOVED it when I finally got to see it and was super happy about my decision. Same thing for the interior, didn't get to see it, but tried to get a feel for it here on this forum before ordering, and also a win.

Is not necessary an easy color to capture. I did what I could but I'm pretty happy about my iPhone 6S pics here. Somehow I didn't bring the SLR on the trip, but there will be higher quality pics once the car hits California!

rome5982 · 11-11-2015, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Missmye92

Congrats on the car, and great pics!! Your color combo is the one I am leaning towards getting...love the stealth nature of the MG. Question for you, what was your first impression of the SS interior? Too light/white, or more light grey?

I also got a MG/SS M3 and was very happy with the SS interior. The two tone and stone color looks incredible. It is not a pure white color, to me it looks like a light grey/off-white, and it matches the darker MG perfectly

IM2C · 11-11-2015, 07:56 PM

Great pics! MG loves cloudy skies. I hope I get Michelins too.

juuni · 11-12-2015, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by e90im

Great pics! MG loves cloudy skies. I hope I get Michelins too.

I think the Contis were just a provisioning glitch. You're very likely IMHO to get Michelins as well.

JSP///M4C · 11-12-2015, 06:49 AM

Great shots, thanks for sharing!

64-bit · 11-12-2015, 07:05 AM

My euro delivery will happen in two weeks, how was the roads conditions, any issues with the summer tires?

LeontiyZHP · 11-12-2015, 12:02 PM

Great pictures! The car looks great.

Brasko · 11-12-2015, 01:20 PM

Congrats! You took delivery on the same day. I was the Laguna Seca Blue M3 following you.

juuni · 11-12-2015, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 64-bit

My euro delivery will happen in two weeks, how was the roads conditions, any issues with the summer tires?

No issue. But the weather was overall very dry and sunny, except Fussen Pass, some rain/snow with ice on the road, but at no moment did that cause any problem with the car, obviously driving cautiously.

Definitely you would need to check road conditions during that time to avoid any kind of snow as you'd basically be immediately put into an illegal situation with your sports tires.

What I would highly recommend is that you contact BMW to request renting winter tires while you are there. They will swap your weeks right after ED and put them back when you drop it off. Extra benefit, you won't scratch your wheels as you learn how to deal with your brand new vehicle

Hope this helps.

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