Earlier autos: All V8, all American muscle. Had a WRX for about 3 months earlier than swapping it again out for a Durango. Even have had a large number of bikes right here and there that scratched the itch for pace and enjoyable.
Then Covid hit, life bought…nicely, a bit fascinating for some time, and I made a decision to drag the set off on my first BMW, a 2021 M440 xDrive. You possibly can see my thread on supply right here. (it is price a learn too, I promise).
A key anecdote that I am struggling to replace to explain the way it feels to progress to the M4:
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I as soon as heard the saying (perhaps on this board, I do not keep in mind) “When you do not look again at your automobile and smile each time you park it, you picked the fallacious automobile.” Possibly it is simply the honeymoon section however…let me see if I can do it justice right here: I’ve owned 500 hp vehicles earlier than (Camaro) and pushed 1,200+ hp vehicles earlier than (TransAm). I’ve owned pickup vehicles and SUVs, and ridden many a bike. If the Camaro was a Diesel denims mannequin who did photoshoots for Roxy on the facet, she’d have piercings and tattoos in all the suitable (and fallacious) locations and go away you panting for breath whereas begging for extra. The M440 [now M4CX] is the stunner you met at a New Yr’s masquerade who seems to be simply as enjoyable however way more refined, used to all of the finer issues in life as she’s a belief fund daughter of a multi millionaire. That is the one you marry. Suffice to say, it has been lower than per week and I am in love.
I went to a couple meetups and bought bit by the G82 bug. The hook was set. Then my gross sales man known as from the dealership and mentioned he had a cancellation, and would I just like the allocation? No stress, no deposit, simply give him a construct code and he’d order the automobile. If I did not need it when it got here in, no worries they’d throw it on the lot.
On the time, the used market was insane. I used to be seeing M440s going for $65k-$70k, with fewer choices than mine – even a 430 sitting at $68k. Naturally, I mentioned positive, let’s improve and order the M4.
Sadly, within the time between ordering and arrival, the market tanked and normalized, however by then…nicely, by then I might already rolled the numbers round in my head sufficient to determine I might make it work regardless. This final week, my automobile lastly arrived, and I took supply on 11-11-22 with 11 miles on the odometer.
Notice the shirt.
Comic story – whereas on the dealership, a random different buyer noticed my shirt and liked it, so he came to visit to speak and requested the place I might gotten it and what I used to be right here for. Because it simply so occurred, he was there to have a look at one other 2021 CPO M440 that they had on the lot, however had gotten distracted by mine and was drooling over it whereas I might been inside. He provided to do a deal proper then and there, however sadly we could not come up with his financial institution or something because of the vacation, so I took the vendor commerce. It ended up being about 6 in a single hand, half dozen within the different anyway, so not too large a distinction to me. Possibly $40 / month on the funds. He did find yourself shopping for my M440 from the dealership in the long run, only a couple days in the past, so I am completely satisfied it went to somebody who fell in love with it instantly.
Anyway, I digress. MORE PICTURES! This is some facet by facet comparability photographs between my M440 and M4CX from the car parking zone. Apologies for the digital camera high quality, I simply used my iphone. Additionally, excuse the water spots and grime – it was raining for the times previous to pickup, the automobile was sitting on the roof of the parking storage, and I requested the dealership to not contact it because it was going straight over to the element store for PPF they usually have been going to do a full paint correction anyway.
I instantly dropped it off at Silicon Valley Storage for entrance PPF, they have been in a position to squeeze me in identical day (Friday) and completed by about mid-afternoon on Saturday. My automobile was in good firm:
On to the observations after the primary week of possession:
1. Entrance seats are beefier. Rather less leg room for passengers. Foot room too – the bottoms mainly contact the ground / vents when all the way in which down, whereas the M440 nonetheless had a little bit of room.
2. Seat handles are in a significantly better ergonomic place for rear seat entry. However, between the seats being larger and the removing of the doc / random merchandise nets on the again, there’s much less room / level total to having anybody again there.
3. You are feeling the street extra, for higher and for worse. Not painful or something however noticeable.
4. I maintain unintentionally shifting into 1st gear guide. M440 is a linear up/down for reverse / park. M4 is sideways zig zag, and likewise doesn’t mechanically shift into park when turning off. M440 did. Getting used to it, however type of favored the M440’s shifter movement and middle console controls extra. Although I do choose the M4’s shifter itself.
5. HUD fonts and kinds are completely different and extra sporty. Sharper, angled, and so forth vs clean and rounded textual content. Further word: when exceeding the pace restrict within the M440, your pace would change to orange textual content whereas the detected pace restrict signal was nonetheless white. Within the M4, they each simply keep white (except somebody is aware of the way to change this? Please inform me if you happen to do!). This makes it a bit tougher to inform at a look if/while you go over the restrict, whereas it was instantly apparent simply from the colour change within the M440. You did not have to truly learn your pace and do a fast comparability. It is a step backwards for my part and one other level for the M440.
6. Even in consolation / environment friendly mode, you are feeling the engine braking much more within the M4 than the M440.
7. Cruising at 80+ is simple however hoo boy is he a thirsty beast. That “gentle hybrid” system within the M440 is unbelievable and I’ve a brand new appreciation for it now that it’s gone. That is like being again to driving my Durango or Ram 1500 with the 5.7 HEMI V8. Gotta do 70-75 for any first rate gas economic system.
8. The gloss buttons on the middle console usually are not solely fingerprint magnets however appear much less elevated / much less distinction between each. They mix collectively extra making it much more troublesome to do issues by really feel. The matte ones within the M440 felt higher. Crisper too, these really feel a bit mushier if that is smart.
9. No cup holders within the rear middle fold down / go by tunnel. By no means used them anyway. May mount a gun secure there as an alternative. I dunno.
10. Goddamnit I get the carbon fiber obsession a bit extra now. Wanting on the rear the gloss black spoiler and diffuser simply don’t fairly hit proper.
11. Braking! There’s a distinction in really feel in braking. It is refined, however it’s noticeable to me. Within the M440, I felt just like the brakes would seize and maintain – and proceed to take action even if you happen to began to let up a bit. I am going to see if I can describe this in phrases vs pantomiming in individual. When you have been to use braking stress with a worth of 1 together with your foot, you’ll really feel the precise brakes grabbing at perhaps 1.2. When you have been to then let off as you slowed, say to 0.8, you’ll nonetheless really feel the brakes letting off to 0.9. This made it troublesome to cease easily or modulate, although it labored very nicely for spirited driving within the twisties and such when you find yourself continuously on one pedal or the opposite. Within the M4, against this, if I apply 1 stress with my foot, I really feel the automobile solely brakes with 0.9. A number of instances this has induced me to mash right down to 1.5 to get 1.2 braking, coming in scorching to crimson lights at offramps from the freeway. I think about I am going to alter to the place it is not so vital a really feel, however I do discover it presently.
12. Driving at low speeds. The M440 simply…glided. Easy. The M4 appears like driving a automobile with a supercharger on it – you are feeling the engine dragging (I do know it is not that is simply one of the simplest ways I can describe it in the meanwhile) and listen to a slight whine because it begs you to goooooooo.
13. Edited so as to add this one in – I freaked myself out once I heard one thing scrape on the underside pulling into my storage. I used to be like “this factor is not THAT a lot decrease than the M440….is it?” Turns on the market are rubber air channels beneath that scrape on low stuff however they’re designed to be a bit versatile so I *assume* it is nice.
I swore I would not mod it anytime quickly however I’ve already had a pair choices come up for sponsorship objects and I am sorely tempted. Though I am going to doubtless not less than wait until after the break-in interval is completed.
edit: oh, and as is the way in which, I made a brand new IG account only for my automobile too. @emfore_650. I am nonetheless getting the dangle of posts / reels / filters however will probably be steadily stepping my recreation up so for any of you gurus / consultants on the market any suggestions and tips / sources for studying the way to make stable content material could be tremendously appreciated.
Final edited by NorCalAthlete; Yesterday at 11:02 PM..
