Tuned down till 1,200

1stm3f80 · 08-05-2014, 10:40 PM

My SA and BMW genius who have me tutorial said the car is tuned down till 1,200 mile service. They where confident. Could this be correct.

Clark_Kent · 08-05-2014, 10:42 PM

I'm not sure what you're asking. Perhaps they're referencing the new vehicle break in procedures.

1stm3f80 · 08-05-2014, 10:49 PM

Said the HP and torque limited by computer.

ixse · 08-05-2014, 11:08 PM

lol.. now which bmw "genius" are we talking here.. some dude who shows you what each buttOns do?
let me tell you.. majority of SA you gonna run into at any dealerships usually know less than a typical enthusiast. one SA i ran into at local bmw dealer, didnt even know what "sakir orange" color was. he literally didnt even know it existed.

Roadkiller · 08-05-2014, 11:18 PM

Just wait a second. A few guys who tracked their cars day one will be here to answer this shortly.

04RC51 · 08-05-2014, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ixse

lol.. now which bmw "genius" are we talking here.. some dude who shows you what each buttOns do?
let me tell you.. majority of SA you gonna run into at any dealerships usually know less than a typical enthusiast. one SA i ran into at local bmw dealer, didnt even know what "sakir orange" color was. he literally didnt even know it existed.

That's not nearly as bad as the guy making fun of Geniuses not knowing what "sakir orange" was and then calling it "Sakir Orange" himself.

Sakhir Orange Metallic

jc05e46m3 · 08-05-2014, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 04RC51

That's not nearly as bad as the guy making fun of Geniuses not knowing what "sakir orange" was and then calling it "Sakir Orange" himself.

Sakhir Orange Metallic

M3OW · 08-06-2014, 01:09 AM

The lack of knowledge of some dealership employees is astonishing. The trained and certified technician that worked on my r8 didn't know the difference between a double clutch s tronic and a single clutch r tronic when I was chatting with him about my car.

04RC51 · 08-06-2014, 01:11 AM

The title of this thread makes me wanna sing TUNED DOWN FOR WHAT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU

WHITEUNDERARM · 08-06-2014, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 04RC51

The title of this thread makes me wanna sing TUNED DOWN FOR WHAT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMUDVMiITOU

I had the EXACT same thing in my head when I read the title! hahaha!!

karussell · 08-06-2014, 06:56 AM

If you are a teenager with a new M3 then yes its tuned down. don't forget pre-launch control releases the extra power though. what was the method? up up down down something something. don't remember. text the guy at your BMW genius bar and he will help you.

jc1654M4 · 08-06-2014, 07:49 AM

one of the SA's at my dealer told me the m4 had a completely different engine and exhaust system than the m3..... -_- I stopped talking to him about the cars after that fun little fact

Sean@PSI · 08-06-2014, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jc1654M4

one of the SA's at my dealer told me the m4 had a completely different engine and exhaust system than the m3..... -_- I stopped talking to him about the cars after that fun little fact

FAIL!

Mandi90TT · 08-06-2014, 10:24 AM

I think I mentioned this in another thread; not the first time a dealer was confused about the cars he is selling.

Nex · 08-06-2014, 12:29 PM

The only thing that my ED guy said to tune down was the driver

Deviant · 08-06-2014, 03:33 PM

My lead tech told me the same thing. Said BMW told him that when they do the 1200mile they remap the computer. All I know is I couldn't tell any difference after the service. :shrugs

DRVNM3 · 08-06-2014, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jc1654M4

one of the SA's at my dealer told me the m4 had a completely different engine and exhaust system than the m3..... -_- I stopped talking to him about the cars after that fun little fact

racsos · 08-15-2014, 08:52 AM

Tuned down for what!!!!!!

Lol had to say that lol

Andrew115 · 08-15-2014, 09:08 AM

Just wait for them to "turn it up", if it's this fast now... hang on.

Maybe you should get some vbox numbers then you can go back after their "turn up" service and tell them their service didn't' work and you need it "turned up" again.

K20A2_S · 08-15-2014, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Deviant

My lead tech told me the same thing. Said BMW told him that when they do the 1200mile they remap the computer. All I know is I couldn't tell any difference after the service. :shrugs

Don't they just remap it to let people use the launch control?

Sapanp12 · 08-15-2014, 05:08 PM

I just got my service done and they told me they did some programming on the car. If I noticed a difference its probably because i went from the 328i loaner and hopped back into mine haha.

Tomtomdrive · 08-26-2014, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by karussell

If you are a teenager with a new M3 then yes its tuned down. don't forget pre-launch control releases the extra power though. what was the method? up up down down something something. don't remember. text the guy at your BMW genius bar and he will help you.

Up down up down left right left right B A. And no, you wouldn't be a teenager if you know this.

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jc1654M4 First Lieutenant 56 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 2015 Black M4 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: miami,fl iTrader: (0)	one of the SA's at my dealer told me the m4 had a completely different engine and exhaust system than the m3..... -_- I stopped talking to him about the cars after that fun little fact
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Sapanp12 Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: M4 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	I just got my service done and they told me they did some programming on the car. If I noticed a difference its probably because i went from the 328i loaner and hopped back into mine haha.
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