by "TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
Published 06/01/2017 at 18:59
by "TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
Published 06/01/2017 at 18:59
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My grandfather’s new car. BMW 440i xDrive with a six speed. Looks really good with the M package.
His beloved E46 M3 developed an issue with the VANOS system which simply cost too much to repair so he replaced it with this.
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
06/01/2017 at 19:04, STARS: 0
Hold up, you can get AWD with a manual again?
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
06/01/2017 at 19:06, STARS: 1
Dat Kia tho. Mmmm.
"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
06/01/2017 at 19:09, STARS: 0
ME GUSTA
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/01/2017 at 19:10, STARS: 1
This one has it. I believe it is a 2017 but it may be a 2016.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/01/2017 at 19:11, STARS: 1
#RentalCar
"McMike" (mcmike)
06/01/2017 at 19:13, STARS: 1
Yup, looks like it.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
06/01/2017 at 19:46, STARS: 0
Such a good looking car. BMW has been on fire lately.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/01/2017 at 19:47, STARS: 0
I would still personally go for a 2 series but the 4 looks properly mean with the M package.
"Noah - Now with more boost." (antriebverliebt)
06/01/2017 at 19:49, STARS: 0
Agreed, these things are huge up close. M235i please!
"E90M3" (e90m3)
06/01/2017 at 19:52, STARS: 1
That you can.
"McMike" (mcmike)
06/01/2017 at 19:56, STARS: 0
LOL
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/1795741727
"Under_Score" (tomtheatum)
06/01/2017 at 20:05, STARS: 0
I know they’ve worked hard, but it’s still weird to me when old people have very nice cars. Maybe it’s from experience, but a 2007 Chevy even seems very new for an older person’s car. Congrats on his purchase, though! An old man that comes to my work has a beautiful red 4-Series. It might be an M4.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
06/01/2017 at 20:08, STARS: 0
That is a very handsome car and I bet it’s great to drive, but I wish they called it the “sport” package or something instead of utterly diluting the “M” designation.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/01/2017 at 20:41, STARS: 0
It makes sense that it is called the M package because it pulls cues from the M cars. They do a similar thing with the JCW appearance package on the Minis.
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
06/01/2017 at 20:57, STARS: 0
To be fair, immediately after commenting I did the same thing. But here’s the good news: We all picked different color cars (i picked red.) So...you know...we didn’t do the EXACT same thing.
"McMike" (mcmike)
06/01/2017 at 21:00, STARS: 1
I don’t remember picking the color, I was too busy with the 100 clicks it took to find the damn transmission options.
:)
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
06/01/2017 at 21:59, STARS: 0
This is like the perfect spec. I’m pretty sure I built one just like this on the configuration once. What color is the inside? My dream 4-series is black outside with the red sport seats.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
06/01/2017 at 22:10, STARS: 1
It has the black leather interior.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
06/01/2017 at 23:17, STARS: 0
I know what it means, and it’s asinine. It doesn’t “make sense” except from a perspective of short-term stock prices. It was not that long ago that “M” literally meant that the Motorsport division had a hand in engineering the car. “Drawing design cues from” is very much not the same thing. Also, this isn’t just “get off my lawn” stuff: from a trademark perspective it’s almost by definition detrimental to dilute the M brand this way: If you take away the real distinction that makes a unique brand desirable, you may bump sales in the short term but you destroy the difference that made it valuable in the first place.