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Hello all!
Very excited to document my first M car (second BMW) and it’s progress as I lightly mod it.
I’ve wanted an M car for a long time, but my first BMW was a 2011 F10 535i with all the goodies…and it was not a good experience. I’ll find the link to that saga and post it here but it was a very early build F10 and it was rife with issues. One issue we could absolutely not solve was the terrible throttle response at low speed that made driving smoothly absolutely impossible. After trading that car in on our Cayenne Diesel, I was convinced my wife would never let me buy another BMW.
Surprisingly when the F80 M3 came out she was fairly positive about getting it. We spent a bunch of time checking them out, configuring it, looking at colors, but at the end of the day it was just…too….stiff. It got a little better as it was developed and the LCI came out, but the power delivery was still spiky, the DCT wasn’t for me in low speed traffic, etc. I went a different direction…a 911 for the weekends and a daily driver GTi, which was swapped for a Model 3 when I picked up a hellacious commute.
Fast forward to the G80 and it’s like all the things I wanted in an M3 were finally in one package. Super fast, composed, enough space for my family of tall people (aside from my 13 year old daughter who is 5’4″, the next smallest person is my 5’10” wife, and my son is pushing 6’5″). Great tech, ability to put the power down, a pretty damn good auto…it was the complete package. As the looks grew on me, it kept calling my name louder and louder.
Eventually I sold my Turbo S and traded the Tesla and ordered a G80 in the following specs:
Competition xDrive
Aventurine Red
Ivory White Full leather (standard seats)
Exec Pack
Driving Assistance Pro Pack
Parking Assistance Pack
Carbon Fiber Trim
Drive Recorder
Vented Seats
Laser Lights
825M Bicolor Wheels
Red Calipers
I considered my spec hard. I love San Marino and considered ordering it in that but for a few things. First, I had two Model 3’s in Blue. Kind of needed a change. Second, didn’t want to wait the additional time (probably needn’t have worried given my time frame). Also, even more $$. But finally, my GTi was my first Red car and….I kinda liked having a red car! Arena Red is my favorite Porsche color and Aventurine reminds me a lot of it so…that was it.
I initially wanted the Ivory, but the allocation that Day Laborer found for me was already 112 status, so I chose the Silverstone / Black combo. But when I went to the dealer and looked at Aventurine next to SS, I found that it was too blue for the look I wanted. Plus, I really liked the solid colors, not the black centers. So I asked the dealer to check with their local rep, and he was able to push the allocation back to 111 status so we could switch to Ivory……little did I know that would cost me 3 months. Bumping me from week 29 to week 38, plus waiting 5 weeks for a ship and 2 weeks in Port Galveston. Other Houston deliveries from week 29 got their car the end of August. I got mine the first week in December! But it was worth it. Here is the full time frame:
7/1 – allocation secured for dealer inventory order at 112 status / week 30
7/5 – Order changed to meet my specs (required BMW Rep approval as car was Base MT) – Could not add Ivory individual
7/6 – Deposit processed, Order changed to customer, moved to Week 29
7/8 – Requested BMW rep to change the order to add individual Interior
7/11 – Interior changed to ZBEW – Ivory Individual. Moved to build Week 38. Status back to 111
7/28 – Status 112 – Scheduled for Production
9/12 – Status 150 – Production Begins; VIN Acquired, Build date 9/21.
9/17 – Status 150 – Production Begins; Build date changed to 9/22
9/19 – Status 151 – Exterior Body Assembly Begins
9/20 – Status 152 – In the Paint Booth
9/21 – Status 153 – Entering Production Line.
9/21 – Status 154 – Assembly in Progress
9/21 – Status 155 – Quality Check
9/22 – Status 176 (?) – Final Assembly
9/22 – Status 180 (?) – Ready For Transport
9/22 – Status 182 – Awaiting Carrier Assignment
9/22 – Status 190 – Dispatched from Factory
9/25 – Status 193 – At the Port
10/30 – Status 195 – In Transit
11/20 – Status 196 – At the Port
12/5 – Released to Transit
12/6 – Arrived at Dealer
12/7 – Delivery!!!!
Here are pics from delivery day:
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