My other car is now a BMW F82 M4...

[guile]

while stuck in South Australia for 4 months due to covid I spent far too much time on car sales gradually watching the price of this m4 drop...

it is a Brisbane bmw dealership sold by them car and traded in, one owner 21,000k full BMW service history vehicle. so pretty much your dream bmw dealership approved vehicle as far as I am concerned. I have never bought a car from a dealer in the past but this was cheaper then private sales I was looking at so I couldn't say no really...

this was the carsales advert...

With only 20,517kms on this Immaculate M4, it is a real show stopper!
Original Drive-Away Price when new was $191,434

Factory Options fitted:
Tyre Pressure Monitor $550
19" Lt/Aly wheels Double-spoke 437 M/mixed tyres, Black $500
Adaptive LED headlights $2,360
BMW Head-Up Display $1,700
ConnectedDrive Freedom $1,200

THIS BMW ALSO INCLUDES THESE OPTIONS: - Professional Navigation System - Reversing Camera - Surround View - Comfort Access System - Head Up Display - Park Distance Control (PDC) - M DCT with Drive Logic - Harmon Kardon Surround System - Enhanced Telephony with Extended Smart Phone Connectivity

This vehicle represents fantastic value at this price and is in excellent condition, with low kilometres.

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I bought it sight unseen by me and the mrs picked it up, hence no Richard in the photo...

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I'm telling myself no mods but I went with a PPQ plate as the previous owner must have had euro plates on leaving two holes in the front bumper that was visible with a standard plate on. my ocd couldn't handle that so I bought new euro plates as I didn't want to fill and spray a relatively new car...

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literally before I even drove it I fitted a JB4 because I wanted to be able to control the exhaust valve flaps. I'm not complaining about the extra 50bhp too...

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apparently the JB4 brings it down to 4.0 seconds to 100kph which is pretty quick in my book...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/07/50093591162_6283c4d7b2_c-1.jpg

[guile]

and so its started...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/07/50143148213_54fc738ceb_c-1.jpg

[Lucas_R]

Congrats on the new car - so what are you doing/have you done with the E92 M3? You were sinking some time and money into the M3.

[DarkShines]

Congrats Richie, I remember looking over that car early in it's dealership stay (Feb), you nailed a good one.

Any plans to bring it out to happy laps?

[guile]

Congrats on the new car - so what are you doing/have you done with the E92 M3? You were sinking some time and money into the M3.

sold it mate quite a few months ago. a little part of me does regret it but the way it was going I'd end up with two track cars between the m3 and the s3. this m4 is staying stock, possibly...

[guile]

thanks mate, yep it was the perfect second hand buy really and cheaper than some private sales with higher k's...

I'll definitely bring it to happy laps at some point for a bit of fun and stretch its legs, see you there...

[guile]

grilles turned up and look good...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50192832218_e8457a090c_c-1.jpg

thinking about getting them ceramic coated before installing. I had the car done inside and out as soon as I drove away from the dealer...

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[guile]

I've definitely got a de-chroming fetish that I need to see a doctor about. I was looking around the car after I got the grilles and thought the chrome tip exhausts looked a bit shiny and too small diameter for a car with good power...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50198356046_aecfc3c4cf_c-1.jpg

I've just ordered a set of these in black chrome from MODE without the logo...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50198628092_bdf2fa730b_c-1.jpg

I went slash cut as I'm not planning on adding a valance so didn't want them to stick out too far...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50198628127_d944d5cda1_c-1.jpg

the oem design is slash cut too and I was trying to keep this car oem...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50198066813_f6fbc09970_c-1.jpg

a reasonable before and after difference but with the black tips it shouldn't be as much look at me kimmy...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50198356066_0929c6ded8_c-1.jpg

[guile]

just ordered this and its the last mod...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50205887997_f2e82ec02d_c-1.jpg

[age100]

Last mod, yea right Richie. I don’t believe a word of it. Ad (BMW 1M).

[guile]

Last mod, yea right Richie. I don’t believe a word of it. Ad (BMW 1M).

gday mate, fancy seeing you here. you'll have to post up the 1M in this section when it lands. Let me know if you receive it in time to get it rwc and rego before next weekend. if you're free and fancy it I'm planning a run to mt mee early Saturday morning, let me know...

I'll also ask Paul who's on here and just bought a 2019 ZM from Brisbane BMW...

[guile]

one more subtle mod and that's it once again...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50247567531_b7ba39dfee_c-1.jpg

[Scratchyratface]

Nice work mate, so no mods then? ha ha ha

[guile]

so 4 days after buying wheel spacers for the oem wheels, I buy some new wheels...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50261836678_b54363531b_c-1.jpg

I know it makes no sense at all but I have always wanted the completion wheels and these oem wheels came up for sale in Brisbane including michelin pilot sports so I couldn't say no...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50265109328_c2abc21706_c-1.jpg

tyres are just less than a year old with plenty of tread...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50262582662_ed7ca9d770_c-1.jpg

they're in pretty good condition and should look even better with a bit of tlc. hoping the tyre pressure monitoring will work but I'll have to check that out...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/08/50262394181_7dfb0b6a5e_c-1.jpg

[Sharkie]

:clap: Looks awesome

[HaydEn]

Comp wheels are a great looking OEM wheel!


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[guile]

thanks chaps, not had chance to fit the new wheels yet but a forum member took this photo during a recent drive masters drive...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/09/50317184458_7b68111ae0_c-1.jpg

[guile]

from anyone who read my e92 m3 posts you'll notice i'm not a fan of the tyre goo, hence the latest purchase...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/10/50468510127_7891ef2ea5_c-1.jpg

test fit shows it clears the brakes well which i was a bit nervous about from an 18" wheel...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/10/50468509902_4a4826b5f6_c-1.jpg

i slightly modified an oem bmw jack by adding a box section to fit inside the jacking points plus a ratchet adapter to wind up and down...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/10/50468355751_2831a67b6a_c-1.jpg

[guile]

not the greatest photo but I had to put the competition wheels on quickly as I sold my old wheels and the new owner was on the way to collect...

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the flush fit wheel spacers will also work with these wheels but I couldn't install them as they came with bolts for the E9X model. new bolts are now on the way, I had no idea that bmw changed the wheel bolt size for the F8X...

[guile]

after putting it off for ages I decided to grow a pair and fit the new grilles...

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I was putting I off because I read it can be tricky to access the clips. no exaggeration but it could not have been easier...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/12/50749703883_5a74c26179_c-1.jpg

growing in confidence I tackled the side grilles next...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/12/50750446491_1d99ca66fa_c-1.jpg

also very easy...

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confidence was high so I went for the rear badge replacement...

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I liked the clean look and was tempted to leave it off all together but didn't want to loose the locating tape...

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I held the new genuine bmw badge up and convinced myself to put it on or why did I spend the money on a new badge...

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finally on and I think it was probably the right decision...

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the final step was the exhaust tips, these were the hardest part but once the first one was off it went a lot quicker...

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and all the chrome has now safely been removed...

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[Johnbu]

Congrats on the M4.

Fantastic car.

Can't tell but is the car auto or manual?

Covid car prices are funny, seems like many used cars are a lot more expensive.

*starts looking at carsales>bmw>

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[guile]

thanks mate, its the dct gearbox. my first one actually as i always swore by manual transmission but the dct / dsg are so quick these days...

i think i got lucky with the price as i bought at the beginning of COVID, prices appear to be going up at the moment...

[Johnbu]

thanks mate, its the dct gearbox. my first one actually as i always swore by manual transmission but the dct / dsg are so quick these days...

i think i got lucky with the price as i bought at the beginning of COVID, prices appear to be going up at the moment...

Great buying.

I was looking at a MX5 ND at the start of the year, then Covid happen so held off on it. Now prices are higher! lol

My GTI is DSG, looking forward to go back yo manual.

Modern manual M cars are hard to come by.

Covid has played havoc with used car prices.

One day, I'll get a M2 Competition in manual. I predict it will be a future classic like the E46 M3 manual.

In the not so distance, you won't be able to buy a performance BMW with RWD, manual and is petrol powered.

Due to the horsepower wars, they will be all AWD and auto. Even the non full M model- M340i xDrive has stunning 0-100 performance, partly due to AWD and automatic transmission.

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[jdw]

from anyone who read my e92 m3 posts you'll notice i'm not a fan of the tyre goo, hence the latest purchase...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/10/50468510127_7891ef2ea5_c-1.jpg

test fit shows it clears the brakes well which i was a bit nervous about from an 18" wheel...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/10/50468509902_4a4826b5f6_c-1.jpg

i slightly modified an oem bmw jack by adding a box section to fit inside the jacking points plus a ratchet adapter to wind up and down...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2020/10/50468355751_2831a67b6a_c-1.jpg
Hello ...I am curious to know why you added the box section to the jack ....did the top of the OEM jack not fit into jacking point ?

[guile]

decided to show some love to the M4 recently...

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not much fun getting this stuff off and all the time nervous about scratching the paint...

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eventually all off...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2023/06/52976517958_7207b307e4_c-1.jpg

not to everyones taste but I think it adds a bit more colour...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2023/06/52976213864_128fccfdea_c-1.jpg

did the rear too...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2023/06/52976437615_b90d82be49_c-1.jpg

[guile]

I took it on track for the first time...

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was lots of fun...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2023/06/53005535333_bcfbcd417b_c-1.jpg

thanks to qld bmw club for organising and to the photographer also...

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it felt awesome at full noise...

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and a family photo of its ugly cousin...

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[guile]

as I'm enjoying the m4 again I decided to fit the apple CarPlay unit I've had sitting in my cupboard for over 2 years, no joke...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2023/08/53137543392_76da56a0cd_c-1.jpg

It all went pretty easy apart from one of these white slide clips pinging off in to the abyss...

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just leaving this here so I can remember what model unit I have if I need it in future...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2023/08/53138614823_2f5f4dac37_c-1.jpg

it works so well, kicking myself I didn't install it years ago...

https://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2023/08/53138614868_962c5858c4_c-1.jpg

also replaced the cabin filter while I had the glovebox removed...

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