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Orange with carbon fiber roof or :gtfo:
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troyguitar wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:10 pm Orange with carbon fiber roof or :gtfo:
It comes with a CF roof ? :iono:
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max225 wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:11 pm
troyguitar wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:10 pm Orange with carbon fiber roof or :gtfo:
It comes with a CF roof ? :iono:
Optional, just like on the E92 M3. Sunroof == no carbon.
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Considering how rare these are... picking options is really tough. Miles/payment take priority, then color, then roof choice. I have not yet seen one with a CF roof, also :notsure: about whorage color...
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The blue on the RCF in person is truly :jimp:.
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IIRC if it doesn't have a sunroof then it has the carbon roof, so that blue one you posted has it (and the torque vectoring diff, such racecar).
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troyguitar wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:30 pm IIRC if it doesn't have a sunroof then it has the carbon roof, so that blue one you posted has it (and the torque vectoring diff, such racecar).
I would much prefer no roof as I need all the headroom I can get, Jap cars have less than Jeuro cars on average and the tiny broken sunroof steals the rest.
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troyguitar wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:30 pm IIRC if it doesn't have a sunroof then it has the carbon roof, so that blue one you posted has it (and the torque vectoring diff, such racecar).
No idea about that diff, not sure if I would ever be able to appreciate it. My open diff 335i, is fine for me, it would be nice to do some power slides, but I don't really have access to a racetrack and don't think I would ever track a boat as such.
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Desertbreh wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:45 pm All the better. Realtime :disappoint: from the ladies when you bust out your Excel Spreadsheet on operational costs and depreciation savings of the Crown Vic vs. the wasteful Reichshammer.
She doesn't :math: like me.. however the AZNs tend to be better with money... :member: the "more than a wedding" comment... yea...
You should drive the vic and act like you have no money for a couple of weeks. If she sticks around then keep her.
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max225 wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:36 pm
troyguitar wrote: Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:30 pm IIRC if it doesn't have a sunroof then it has the carbon roof, so that blue one you posted has it (and the torque vectoring diff, such racecar).
I would much prefer no roof as I need all the headroom I can get, Jap cars have less than Jeuro cars on average and the tiny broken sunroof steals the rest.
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My head hits the roof in most sunroof-equipped AZN cars if I sit the way I'd prefer to sit (nearly straight up). RX8 is that way too, which is part of why I hunted for a non-sunroof model.
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Another day in the BMW ownershit life...

My :dillerman: finally fixed their service dep... so it was effortless to show up.

I got a 430i M sport as a rental with Nav+HK Sound, kind of an epic spec actually.
I have to say, this car handles better than mine. You can feel the slightly lighter engine up front and it feels better balanced than mine.

Quick sidenote, I don't fit into it with the sunroof, the last one without I fit fine, my 3 series I fit fine. But the 4 series grand coupe... my head touches the ceiling even if the seat is all the way down. I'd be sticking out of the moonroof in the :mahtroy: seating position.

The engine still has a lot less midrange from 1500-3500, and doesn't feel "quick" until you wind it out, same issues as before really. But the suspension is not a noodle, and the steering feels good!

Overall great spec to be honest if you don't want the mid-range punch and like to :derp: around.

Also in another episode of :mahtroy: luck. I will likely need new tires... the middle measures 7/32 but they measure "from the lowest point" which means all the way on the sides, and on the sides it is at 3/32s because that's just how these tires wear :disgust: time to find a used set.
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I like the white on red combo. :iono:
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Apex wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:21 pm I like the white on red combo. :iono:
It is the "AZN" combo, anytime you see a white on red for sale... it is a foreign exchange student here for a short time rolling in a BMW. I don't mind it ...
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I like the red interior more than the typical black/gray German "sea of depression" interiors.
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:05 pm I like the red interior more than the typical black/gray German "sea of depression" interiors.
:dat:

Looks good with a more subdued exterior color. White & grey over red are :tits:.
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I also don't know if I'm a huge fan of the 4 series GC proportions. Dat sedan verison of the coupe version of the sedan :doe:
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:09 pm I also don't know if I'm a huge fan of the 4 series GC proportions. Dat sedan verison of the coupe version of the sedan :doe:
The visibility is utter shit, less head room front and back, added weight, added price, and marginally larger (if at all) trunk. I don't get it at all.

I think it is frankly for those that think 4>3
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:09 pm I also don't know if I'm a huge fan of the 4 series GC proportions. Dat sedan verison of the coupe version of the sedan :doe:
Hatchback, doe.

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max225 wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:27 pm
Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:09 pm I also don't know if I'm a huge fan of the 4 series GC proportions. Dat sedan verison of the coupe version of the sedan :doe:
The visibility is utter shit, less head room front and back, added weight, added price, and marginally larger (if at all) trunk. I don't get it at all.

I think it is frankly for those that think 4>3
Eh, the hatchback is pretty handy, we used it to load up quite a bit of vino in the last week.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:42 pm
max225 wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:27 pm

The visibility is utter shit, less head room front and back, added weight, added price, and marginally larger (if at all) trunk. I don't get it at all.

I think it is frankly for those that think 4>3
Eh, the hatchback is pretty handy, we used it to load up quite a bit of vino in the last week.
The trunk is actually the same size...
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Johnny_P wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:09 pm I also don't know if I'm a huge fan of the 4 series GC proportions. Dat sedan verison of the coupe version of the sedan :doe:
Hatchback, doe.

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Yeah I like the hatch aspect just think it looks a bit.... odd. Not sure why.
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max225 wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:53 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:42 pm

Eh, the hatchback is pretty handy, we used it to load up quite a bit of vino in the last week.
The trunk is actually the same size...
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max225 wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:53 pm
Desertbreh wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 1:42 pm

Eh, the hatchback is pretty handy, we used it to load up quite a bit of vino in the last week.
The trunk is actually the same size...
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Understood, it just aids in the loading aspects with the seats laid flat.
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