[Brosef]

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I am excited to have taken delivery yesterday of a Donington M5 with full Aragon interior, B&W and the CCB's. I have owned a lot of M cars in the past, my favorite of which was my e92 M3. after my disappointment with my F80 M3 (a great looking car and an awesome car on paper, but one that I just couldn't really connect with), I thought I was done with modern M cars, but this F90 brought me back. I couldn't be happier with the mix of performance, refinement/comfort, and style. it ticks a lot of boxes for me, and it's made my reluctant decision to trade out of my 2019 GT3 RS an easier pill to swallow. I'm happy to be rejoining the M community!

[BakdZiti]

Congrats and enjoy! Looks great.

[Salespunk]

Congrats on the new addition. I totally relate to your statements about the F80/82 platform. I never truly enjoyed mine either, even after multiple attempts with different setups/cars. My F90 is probably my favorite BMW that I have owned to date.

[norbtx]

Congrats and welcome to the club.

[M3PGH]

congratulations on the car
we have similar taste in cars
I had a .2 GT3RS that I just sold for R8 performance .Also owned an e92 m3
I love the M5C
what variant of F80 did you have ..
I have the M3CS which I think is fantastic
and much different than base M3 and M3C that I previously owned

[m5 guy]

Congrats and speed safely!

[Tiago@VRSF]

Congrats, love the color combo

[Brosef]

Originally Posted by M3PGH

congratulations on the car
we have similar taste in cars
I had a .2 GT3RS that I just sold for R8 performance .Also owned an e92 m3
I love the M5C
what variant of F80 did you have ..
I have the M3CS which I think is fantastic
and much different than base M3 and M3C that I previously owned

nice. I had a 2016 non-comp with 6MT. how different is the CS, and which trans do you have?

[M3PGH]

CS is only available in DCT
BMW really did a fantastic job on the CS ..
almost improved every aspect of the car in regard to driving experience
my base 2015 felt jumpy , CS is well dampened and the tuning on the engine is great and linear.. also it is super fast , it feels like 500 plus HP

[StealthM5]

Congrats on the new ride. I'm partial to that combo. Can't go wrong with the CCBs. Did you already tint your windows? What%.

[ZZZZMD1991]

Congrats!! Would you mind telling us why you didn't choose the Competition?

[gblansten]

Love it. Congrats.

[FSHNGRY]

Congrats! I love the color combo and build. I'll be trading in my M4 soon for an M5 (kid on the way- need the room). E92 M3 was my favorite M in the last decade or so to come out. However I love my F82- I was hesitant with the exit of the V, but very happy with my 5 years of ownership.

What did you dislike about the M4 that was voided with the addition of the M5?

[F90M5C]

Congrats

[e90alpinem3]

Looks great congrats!

[wesleyan92]

Congratulations - what a gorgeous car. I love the interior color combo.

[Brosef]

Originally Posted by M3PGH

CS is only available in DCT
BMW really did a fantastic job on the CS ..
almost improved every aspect of the car in regard to driving experience
my base 2015 felt jumpy , CS is well dampened and the tuning on the engine is great and linear.. also it is super fast , it feels like 500 plus HP

nice. I regretted not getting the DCT. I found the 6MT to be an objectively mediocre manual, and it was made worse by its pairing with a turbo engine. when I traded it in for a GT4 after 9 months (unquestionably the best feeling manual I've ever driven), it was made even more clear that the manual was poorly executed and an after-thought.

Originally Posted by Alan R.

Congrats on the new ride. I'm partial to that combo. Can't go wrong with the CCBs. Did you already tint your windows? What%.

can't remember - I think it was 20%

Originally Posted by ZZZZMD1991

Congrats!! Would you mind telling us why you didn't choose the Competition?

I wanted the smoother ride. I drove both, and while I found the competition to handle a bit sharper and turn a bit more responsively, I didn't think it was worth the trade-off in comfort. I decided that if I was moving to a larger and more comfortable car, I might as well get the more comfortable version. the handling is still amazing. I do want the competition wheels, and I might pick up a set

Originally Posted by BRCHP

Congrats! I love the color combo and build. I'll be trading in my M4 soon for an M5 (kid on the way- need the room). E92 M3 was my favorite M in the last decade or so to come out. However I love my F82- I was hesitant with the exit of the V, but very happy with my 5 years of ownership.

What did you dislike about the M4 that was voided with the addition of the M5?

I actually almost went with another e92. I'm sure I'll own one again someday - that car seemed to have hit a sweetspot on so many things. I went all out with mine with an ESS kit, Brembo BBK, HRE's, coilovers, full exhaust, etc., and it was an all around beast and fun car, yet comfortable

my biggest gripe with the F80 was the sound. I thought I would learn to like it, but I never did. even the MPE seemed to take a naturally harsh sound and just amplify it rather than change it. that's a big part of the experience of sports cars for me, so while it might seem trivial, that alone was enough to make me move on to another car sooner than expected.

my other issues were the 6MT (as I described above) and the suspension tuning. when I moved on to the GT4, I was shocked at how a car that rides objectively firmer can somehow be less harsh. it's tough to describe, but over sharp bumps in the road, the F80 didn't seem to be able to absorb them very well.

the F90 definitely solves all three of those complaints for me. the ride seems to have struck a great balance between comfort and handling, the ZF8 trans is a perfect match for the car and the motor, and the V8 sounds much better than the I6 did, even if it is a quieter (which can be easily fixed, but not sure if I'll do any exhaust mods though - maybe I'm getting old, but I'm liking it so far). when you add on top of that the interior, B&W speakers, and the effortless power, it feels like an amazing car for the money.

[r33_RGSport]

Congrats. Nice color combo. Especially with that Piano Black interior trims.

[Egrunt]

Congrats. Enjoy the ride.

[M3PGH]

unfortunately Porsche softened their MT with the new .2 GT3
anxious to see how 718 GT4 feels , but i am afraid will be similar to GT3
the best feeling MT at present is the lotus evora 400 IMO, but have to tolerate all the other quirks with the car

[Brosef]

Originally Posted by M3PGH

unfortunately Porsche softened their MT with the new .2 GT3
anxious to see how 718 GT4 feels , but i am afraid will be similar to GT3
the best feeling MT at present is the lotus evora 400 IMO, but have to tolerate all the other quirks with the car

agreed re: the .2 GT3. the clutch pedal feels too light - the GT4 had the perfect weight

[HeynowbababooeyAckAck]

Originally Posted by Sam@ModeCarbon

welcome back!

Congrats on the M5! Can’t wait for mine to arrive.

Sam, what color is the M3 4 door in your signature? Love it!