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Time to move on...
Ok, had my 2014 Imola 650xi GC for almost three years. It was the most beautiful car I have ever owned - both inside and out.
And it was long... 16.5 feet to be exact. But damn, it sounded amazing - on start and acceleration. Oh and the B&O stereo was the best stock system - ever. and the steering - beyond perfect. and the tchotchkes... omg... HUD, heated and ventilated seats. Amazing. Alas, time for something different. Very different. I've purchased the M2. No sunroof No HUD No B&O No V8 sound No rear doors No AWD and I love it. I really love it. In a perfect world, I would have the 650 as the perfect date night car and the M2 as my daily driver. I thought I would miss AWD, but honestly, I forgot how great RWD with snows can be. I will continue to haunt this board and I feel so lucky to have had a six figure car that turned heads like no other. But it is time to get back to something really fun (nimble?). I'll let you know how it goes. Later dude...
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Congrats my friend.
We both had good experience with amazing 6 series. As you said everything with this car is perfect however it's a big and heavy car. I hope you enjoy the nimbleness of your M2 and to be honest with you I don't care if I wanted to get M2 without any luxurious such as B&O or HUD because this car is built for something else... FUN I too returned my M6 since 3 years lease was up and now I am behind the wheel of M4 . Is your M2 Manual ?
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Congrats on your M4 as well - love the color!
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Here is my thread for M4. http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1328487
I like the Long Beach Blue color too. Please post some pictures of your car. I have a feeling your car must be a lot more fun than mine especially on track
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Congratulations! That's the point of a lease, after all, right? You get to jump around and try different cars... sometimes, as you said, very different!
Having fun in a car is a must for me. My 650xi GC hasn't yet arrived (should be here in a few more weeks), but if it's anything like my 550xi (and I'm pretty sure it will be), then it'll be a nice, large, somewhat boaty highway cruiser that brings amazing luxury together with fantastic styling, nice speed, and typical BMW build. But nimble? Corner carver? Sports car handling? Nope, nope, and nope. Congrats on the M2 - that one should be a true blast to drive. And after 3 years, maybe you'll be looking for that luxury land yacht again!
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If you would have purchased a manual 650, I wonder if you would have gone to the M2. The 650 is better in every way (including acceleration), except handling. |
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First off, no chance of an manual gran coupe here. Second off, after having both, To me, 650 is not better in every way including handling (for one, the M2 seat blows away the seat in the GC in terms of comfort). Third, I had an e60 M5 with stick. I did like it, but at some point, when the car gets that big, it just feels wrong with stick - well wrong is a bad term, but just not right? Long story short, I have some very tight low speed turns on my way to work. With the 650 being so darn long, I had to wait until there were no cars coming either direction when making a right turn - because it was almost impossible to stay out of the oncoming traffic lane when making a right turn. and yes, like I said, I did enjoy my 650 (mostly in the last 6 months), but it was certainly time for something new
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Pic of my car is below - of note Brand new M6 GC also being delivered (when the guy finally shows) at the same time.
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No car is "wrong" with a stick. A bigger car is a bigger car with or without a stick. But I think you would have found your GC to be much more engaging if it was a regular coupe and had a stick The M2 just feels cheap to me (and so does the 3 and 4 series). Too much plastic everywhere and too cramped. |
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M2 is a great car, but the manual 650 coupe is the all around winner IMO. I was debating between the two myself and could stand the cramped, cheaper interior in the M2 (and worse in the 235M). To each his own |
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Guys, not sure why we'd even be comparing 2-series and 6-series cars? They're purposefully intended for different uses. They're going to be, as a result... different. One is not better than the other unless you're discussing a particular "value" - which is going to be personal.
The 6-series, whether in coupe or GC format, is a grand touring car. It's designed for fast, long distance driving, accompanied by lots of luxury, technology, and comfort. I think it does this quite well. The 2-series was designed as a sporty, agile vehicle... and in M-format, a high-achieving performer to boot. It's designed to put smiles on your face as you toss it through corners, but not being an all-out track car, you can still allow it to pull double duty as a commuter vehicle. They're just extremely different cars with extremely different missions. In a perfect world, you'd have both in your garage.
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To me, the M2 is engaging - it wraps around you (as you noted), you become one with the car - kind of like the previous gen 3-series. Yes, there are certainly some imperfections (electric steering has a small dead spot and then TURNS like crazy), dakota leather, etc. However, I remember saying to my dealer a week after I got my 650 that I thought I might have made a mistake - whereas, with the M2, I just texted him last night that I was really really starting to like this car - winter in Chicago and all! edit: That doesn't mean the M2 is a better car (or that the 650 is a better car), it just means that they are very very different cars and today, I personally prefer the M2. But in three years, who knows? That new 550xi certainly looks yummy.
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They are different and both great in their own ways. I have a couple true sports/exotic/track cars so the 650 is the perfect daily driver for me. And to me, the most beautiful BMW currently. I honestly don't know what I will drive as a DD in 3 years. How do you top a 650 stick in terms of luxury, comfort, speed, functionality (4 seats and a large trunk), 2 doors, and RWD?!
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Thanks for the congrats - I officially got on the waiting list a year ago with my dealer and I was #2, getting my car in September - but since BMW would not let me out of my 650 lease early.... I passed on that, gave it to #3 and took his spot. Which came up in November.. car delivered in December, but I could not get it until January. So... long story short... they pop up here and there at MSRP throughout the country and most dealers have a waiting list. But if you try hard enough, you can certainly find one. BMW is still not making too many of them for some reason.
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http://www.crevierbmw.com/inventory....us=4&_model=m2 I was reading the other side of forum (M2) and they say M2 is 3" wider than M240i. Is this correct?
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As you probably know, the California dealers are well known for doing this (and getting it!). So while it may list at $58,480 (with a bunch of port/dealer add-ons), they are kicking it up to $67,475. And yes, I think with the rear fenders, it probably is 3" wider.
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