M3 oops (Updated) M4

"TchmilFan" (tchmilfan) 05/06/2017 at 05:36 • Filed to: None

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Brought the Clubman into the BMW Mini dealer for first MOT etc. Walking to the office to book the car in, a shiny dark blue M3 M4 with very squeaky new tyres was just being parked up after service.

Booked in, one of the reps offered us a lift in to the nearest train station... in an i3, which was interesting. The little bits of wood (or wood effect) in the dash look bizarre. The cabin feels far too big. Anyway...

He drove us out to the main road, oh that’s a serious queue of traffic... look left... the M3 M4 is side-on, across the opposite, wrong side of the road, next to a lorry. No lefthand front wheel visible, bits everywhere. Driver and passenger fine - airbags did their job.

Bit too far away for a photo and not really the done thing to take one if you’re sitting with the guy that’s just handed the car over, I expect someone’s posted one on Fb or Insta

Rep makes the “aaa-oh” noise that seems to have an indication of “not this again”

Apparently, many an “M” owner comes out of the dealer and promptly Mustangs it (that is a verb now, isn’t it?)

Update... It’s just come into the dealer...

pip bip - choose Corrour > TchmilFan 05/06/2017 at 05:48

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Oops indeed

Svend > TchmilFan 05/06/2017 at 06:33

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I bet dealerships love it.

Sell a car, then get the car back in a week or two time and do a sh1t load of repair work.

Do you recon Ford and BMW have pools betting on how many just sold cars they’ll get back in their repair yards the quickest or have a pool within each dealership on how soon and what damage will be done to the car they just sold.

bmil128 > TchmilFan 05/06/2017 at 06:35

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It’s an M4.....

promoted by the color red > TchmilFan 05/06/2017 at 06:37

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Yikes, and to think I was freaking out when I pulled out of the dealer’s lot with my MX-5's e-brake partially engaged.

TchmilFan > bmil128 05/06/2017 at 06:41

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I was waiting to see who noticed ;-) I wasn’t really looking and (I must admit) don’t really care about BMW models. Two doors, four wheels. Meh.

Quick edit coming up.

citrus > TchmilFan 05/06/2017 at 08:53

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Those look like gts wheels. Are those an option on regular m4's?

RT > bmil128 05/06/2017 at 08:55

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M4s are M3s anyway though.

Vítor > citrus 05/06/2017 at 09:23

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They are part of the Competition Package.

Tekamul > TchmilFan 05/06/2017 at 10:41

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Yes, Mustang is a verb now.

TchmilFan > Vítor 05/06/2017 at 11:39

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They were on the showroom model too. This is a southwest London/Surrey dealer, so many of the buyers won’t even blink at the cost of any of the extras.