Pics of totaled DD and new M3 Competition

[996ttelise]

Long time German car guy, primarily Porsches, that deviated for a moment with Japanese (RFF) for my daily driver, totaled the RCF on the 9th and picked up a Competition Package M3 last night.

First impressions . . . miss my Orange RCF and wanted to take it back and get a 991.2 last night, but I really can use 4 doors with 5 year old. Lol, hopefully it will grow on me and I still have some 2 seaters for fun and track.

[DocWeatherington]

Not to sound mean but the M3 will eat and RC-F are you missing the sound/ feel of a NA motor?

Give it some time, worse case sell it and get another RC-F or look at a C63s.

[milk242]

The RCF is really nice. Not in the speed department, but the fit and finish is spot on. Lexus infotainment could use an overhaul though. Welcome to the M3 though!

[996ttelise]

Originally Posted by DocWeatherington

Not to sound mean but the M3 will eat and RC-F are you missing the sound/ feel of a NA motor?

Give it some time, worse case sell it and get another RC-F or look at a C63s.

Yep, the M3 is a torque beats and drives well. I think I just need a few bright sunny days to have some fun with it.

Is anyone following break-ins strictly on these things?

[MikeATL]

I hope you get coal in your stocking Doc.

Enjoy the new ride and sorry for your loss! I think you'll enjoy the torque, it's a handful!

[996ttelise]

Originally Posted by milk242

The RCF is really nice. Not in the speed department, but the fit and finish is spot on. Lexus infotainment could use an overhaul though. Welcome to the M3 though!

Thanks man! The one area that Lexus, to me anyway, really is better at than the Germans is technology. Between the wife and I, we have had CLS, S7, Macan, GT3 and etc. all 2014 or newer and the Lexus back up camera phone interface and etc. is leap years beyond the Germans. My Porsches drive me crazy, as did a 4 series convertible I drove this summer for a while, how blue tooth kept switching over on phone, the electronic parking brake and how drive settings and user settings don't save on Porsches.

That said, you could leave all of that stuff off. I drive cars for feel and performance, but if they put it on and I use it, I get annoyed when it does not work the way I want it to.

High bottom issues . . . Very grateful to have things I enjoy.

[996ttelise]

Originally Posted by MikeATL

I hope you get coal in your stocking Doc.

Enjoy the new ride and sorry for your loss! I think you'll enjoy the torque, it's a handful!

Thanks man.

Happy holidays.

[Falafel Combo]

Sorry for your loss. Actually, not really. No one will miss that Lexus. No one. Not even you. Quit your lying!

Congrats on the M3! Enjoy!

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by 996ttelise

Between the wife and I, we have had CLS, S7, Macan, GT3 and etc. all 2014 or newer and the Lexus back up camera phone interface and etc. is leap years beyond the Germans. My Porsches drive me crazy ...

[996ttelise]

Originally Posted by Falafel Combo

Sorry for your loss. Actually, not really. No one will miss that Lexus. No one. Not even you. Quit your lying!

Congrats on the M3! Enjoy!

Lol, gotta admit, I really enjoyed it this morning. Its wet outside, but that just provided an opportunity to play without having to rev it too high.

Is anyone doing break ins on these things? I usually drive them like I stole from day one, but I am kinda new to the BMW line.

[F80Dreamer]

Congrats on the new M. LOTS of different povs on break in procedure on this forum. I ended up following the recommended break in procedure for the first 1200 miles, just for peace of mind.

[996ttelise]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Example and didn't have time to meet with BMW genious last night after our purchase.

I want all 3 settings to stay sport +, the heads up to stay in mode with tach, gear and mph and perhaps the performance display on split screen with navigation.

Every time I get back in, all of the above have to be manually reset. This is the same on Porsche, except Porsche shut down at stop also turns back on every time you turn off.

Can I save all of those settings?

The blue tooth phone issue on Porsche is when you dial out, it flips to bluetooth, I flip back to phone and then it flips back to blue tooth again when someone answers.

Trying to stream music from phone via blue tooth to Porsche stereo gets weird if phone is connected and charging. It tries to extract phone through USB instead of blue tooth which has degraded sound quality and sometimes refuses to go blue tooth at all when plugged in and charging.

Seriously minor annoyances, but Lexus worked seamlessly on all of the above.

[GrussGott]

Originally Posted by 996ttelise

Example and didn't have time to meet with BMW genious last night after our purchase.

I want all 3 settings to stay sport +, the heads up to stay in mode with tach, gear and mph and perhaps the performance display on split screen with navigation.

Every time I get back in, all of the above have to be manually reset. This is the same on Porsche, except Porsche shut down at stop also turns back on every time you turn off.

Can I save all of those settings?

The blue tooth phone issue on Porsche is when you dial out, it flips to bluetooth, I flip back to phone and then it flips back to blue tooth again when someone answers.

Trying to stream music from phone via blue tooth to Porsche stereo gets weird if phone is connected and charging. It tries to extract phone through USB instead of blue tooth which has degraded sound quality and sometimes refuses to go blue tooth at all when plugged in and charging.

Seriously minor annoyances, but Lexus worked seamlessly on all of the above.

[996ttelise]

Originally Posted by F80Dreamer

Congrats on the new M. LOTS of different povs on break in procedure on this forum. I ended up following the recommended break in procedure for the first 1200 miles, just for peace of mind.

Yep. I figured about the differing POVs and thinking I may keep it reined in just in case some weird failure later hits. No clue as to how BMW is on warranty issues.

[996ttelise]

Originally Posted by GrussGott

Lol, information/advise is much preferred over silly caricatures.

[Flacht3]

Originally Posted by 996ttelise

Lol, information/advise is much preferred over silly caricatures.

A caricature is worth 1,000 words but in the spirit of Christmas, look here and here

Yes, you can program just about everything so it re-adjusts to your settings at the push of a button.

[forza1976]

Nice, you went from the worst to the best. Nice job!

[996ttelise]

Originally Posted by forza1976

Nice, you went from the worst to the best. Nice job!

That is pretty hard core. My daily drivers prior to the RCF were 97 993tt, 01 996tt, 04 996tt cab, 08 997.1 tt cab. . . . Got hit late in life with new young wife and baby so needed a bigger back seat than the 911 turbos had.

That said, I really liked the RCF. 32k miles in 20 months without a hiccup and it never disappointed me and I am performance junkie that's raced cup cars and open wheels for 3 decades.

Looking forward to a dry day to play with the M3, but had fun on the wet surfaces out on some hilly twisties in the country earlier today. Car is very well balanced and predictable at limits and rotation.

[996ttelise]

Originally Posted by ItIsChrisM

A caricature is worth 1,000 words but in the spirit of Christmas, look here and here

Yes, you can program just about everything so it re-adjusts to your settings at the push of a button.

Sweet to know. Hope to have time to mess with over the next few days, but the last sentence is all I was looking for. Thanks for confirming.

[1uscalumni]

congrats. what bmw dealership did you buy your car from?

[DocWeatherington]

Originally Posted by 996ttelise

Yep, the M3 is a torque beats and drives well. I think I just need a few bright sunny days to have some fun with it.

Is anyone following break-ins strictly on these things?

I would, you still can still toss it around .. but take a road trip and get the 1200 miles in

You will find its a much better car than what you think

[DocWeatherington]

Originally Posted by MikeATL

I hope you get coal in your stocking Doc.

Enjoy the new ride and sorry for your loss! I think you'll enjoy the torque, it's a handful!

Haha, I luckily don't have a stocking