[F80] Official SILVERSTONE II F80 M3 Sedan Thread

[Jason]

This Silverstone II F80 M3 spotted in Monaco shows off the F80's lines and curves nicely.

[Sir Loin]

Thanks Jason, best pictures of SSII M3 with black wheels yet... until next week, when mine will be delivered

[kriegs]

Gorgeous! My SS F80 finished production and is being transported to a vessel but I will not meet her until 9/17 at PDC. Look forward to more pictures

[Tha Baron]

Originally Posted by Sir Loin

Thanks Jason, best pictures of SSII M3 with black wheels yet... until next week, when mine will be delivered

Yep, great shots of my exact setup. Mines not here until October though....

[chiplee]

Yeah, just the perfect config. The black 19's are going back on. I'm using a calibrated monitor and I just couldn't see detail in these pics so I brightened them up.

Here they are in case anyone else was having the same trouble.

[JSCO]

This color shows the aggression of the F8X better than any other. Wasn't a fan till now.

[TheRealOrosie]

Oh ya.....

[myzmak]

Did a test drive on Friday. Here are a few snaps in 'direct sunlight'.

...I was not prepared for how bad ass this car looks in SSII.

Will be a seriously hard decision between this and Tanzanite Blue for me...

[Tha Baron]

Thanks for posting... Not sure I like the SS interior on the SS exterior. Really stoked to see mine in person!

How'd the black wheels and CF roof look in person?

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by Tha Baron

Thanks for posting... Not sure I like the SS interior on the SS exterior. Really stoked to see mine in person!

How'd the black wheels and CF roof look in person?

Black wheels definitely gave it the 'bad ass' look.

Roof (obviously) stands out nicely from the body.

Generally, the combination of the wheels and CF roof were a great contrast to the rest of the car.

Wasn't sure what I would think of the combination SS/SS, but it was actually pretty good. In fact, I think I liked it more than I would have liked an SS / Black Merino car.

[chiplee]

Originally Posted by myzmak

Black wheels definitely gave it the 'bad ass' look.

Roof (obviously) stands out nicely from the body.

Generally, the combination of the wheels and CF roof were a great contrast to the rest of the car.

Wasn't sure what I would think of the combination SS/SS, but it was actually pretty good. In fact, I think I liked it more than I would have liked an SS / Black Merino car.

Awesome, so how was the manual? That's the last thing I'm undecided on for my config, which is SS exterior, Black extended, Black wheels, Exec pkg, and cameras. DCT is in the order now, but I keep waffling.

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by chiplee

Awesome, so how was the manual? That's the last thing I'm undecided on for my config, which is SS exterior, Black extended, Black wheels, Exec pkg, and cameras. DCT is in the order now, but I keep waffling.

It was solid.

It wasn't the longest test drive in the world* and I was trying to take in so many different aspects of the car the shifting was a bit secondary BUT, frankly, that is a good thing - if I don't notice it as a problem, it was all smooth. Also, I am pretty much set on MT in any event so I wasn't really looking at it as an option to not take. As long as it worked well (it did) it was good for me.

(interestingly, local dealership generally does not allow any test drives of ///M cars. Used to do it with a deposit, but lately have moved away from it. They did it for me, which was great, but meant was only about a 20 min drive)

Anyway, SSII really is a gorgeous colour.

[chiplee]

Originally Posted by myzmak

...Anyway, SSII really is a gorgeous colour.

Awesome, thanks. Yeah all I had to do was look at a CF roof, black wheel, SSII M6 to know this was my config. So elegant and refined yet aggressive and "bad ass". This is the color with the least compromise to me.

[kriegs]

Originally Posted by chiplee

Awesome, thanks. Yeah all I had to do was look at a CF roof, black wheel, SSII M6 to know this was my config. So elegant and refined yet aggressive and "bad ass". This is the color with the least compromise to me.

This.

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by chiplee

Awesome, thanks. Yeah all I had to do was look at a CF roof, black wheel, SSII M6 to know this was my config. So elegant and refined yet aggressive and "bad ass". This is the color with the least compromise to me.

Yup, of the standard colours I agree.

As mentioned in my OP, I may go Tanzanite Blue on my order as I really like it too (doesn't show the lines as well, but has a very classic look and the 4 'individual' colours are the same as the metallics in Canada, so no extra charge. Will decide how bad ass I feel the day I do the order I guess.

[chiplee]

Originally Posted by myzmak

Yup, of the standard colours I agree.

As mentioned in my OP, I may go Tanzanite Blue on my order as I really like it too (doesn't show the lines as well, but has a very classic look and the 4 'individual' colours are the same as the metallics in Canada, so no extra charge. Will decide how bad ass I feel the day I do the order I guess.

Sweet. Good luck with the decision. It's an ass kicker. That car you got pics of appears to be a bit of a stripper. No exec pkg, manual, no lighting package. Any options other than wheels and extended SS leather?

[myzmak]

Originally Posted by chiplee

Sweet. Good luck with the decision. It's an ass kicker. That car you got pics of appears to be a bit of a stripper. No exec pkg, manual, no lighting package. Any options other than wheels and extended SS leather?

The options up here work a bit differently, but I think that is correct. no premium package (which would have included Rear View Camera, Head-Up Display, Front & Rear Park Distance Control, SiriusXM Satellite Radio Tuner) and no tech package (High-Beam Assistant, Universal Remote Control, DriverAssistanceSystems, Active Blind Spot Detection). I'm likely to load up on the options (I'm keeping this one long enough that having comfort and features will make a difference) so I frankly wasn't shopping that particular car too much, mostly trying to get a sense in a quick drive of how it drove.....

[Sir Loin]

Finally, after 1 year...

[Lorde]

Originally Posted by Sir Loin

Finally, after 1 year...

Man, that full leather is fully in your face. Not a fan of SO, but your combo pulls it off nicely!

[Sir Loin]

Originally Posted by Gins

Man, that full leather is fully in your face. Not a fan of SO, but your combo pulls it off nicely!

It is. And it is the second most popular interior color after black. It makes the car feel more extravagant, to me at least. Cool on the outside, hot on the inside!

[luvmybluesbb]

Beautiful!! About 3 weeks for mine to get here

[TheRealOrosie]

3 more weeks!!!