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Does the M4 look too ordinary?

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Does the M4 look too Ordinary

Poll ended at Thu Oct 26, 2017 7:05 pm

Agree looks too much like a Taxi from some angles.
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BuzyG get yourself down to spec savers it's just perfect.
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Post by hopz121 » Fri Nov 17, 2017 5:20 pm

I think M3 looks better more aggressive :)
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Post by beanie » Sat Nov 18, 2017 2:08 pm

mcbeee wrote: Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:14 pm I've had a trooper shake his fist at me from the side of the road simply because I was driving my shiny black Z3 down the freeway, in heavy traffic and at the speed limit.
:lol: :lol: Brilliant!

As for the M4, I think as long as they aren't white, they stand out quite well. Quite why you'd buy a white one when there are so many other great colours to choose from is beyond me. Some cars really suit white but the on the M4 it just makes it seem very plain. Each to their own I suppose.
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Post by mcbeee » Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:59 pm

Caution: I may have been fed a line of crap at a BMW dealership, : Yesterday, a young salesman at the dealers showed me a massive difference between the M3 and the M4 (not the number of doors !). It does actually pertain to the doors :), the 4 doesn't have the same rear fender flare that the 3 has so it is the same as a normal 4 series. It seems the body panel is quite expensive to make with the flare so rather than retool , just use the same panel. The 3's already have the tooling. Makes sense to me, it could be a lot of hokey but ????

______There was an M3 right next to an M4 in the showroom, the 3 looked nastier, must have been the extra flare :rofl:
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Post by buzyg » Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:51 pm

Love a bit a rear flare. :lol: :thumbsup: Show me an M3.
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Post by Steve84N » Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:18 pm

mcbeee wrote: Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:59 pm Caution: I may have been fed a line of crap at a BMW dealership, : Yesterday, a young salesman at the dealers showed me a massive difference between the M3 and the M4 (not the number of doors !). It does actually pertain to the doors :), the 4 doesn't have the same rear fender flare that the 3 has so it is the same as a normal 4 series. It seems the body panel is quite expensive to make with the flare so rather than retool , just use the same panel. The 3's already have the tooling. Makes sense to me, it could be a lot of hokey but ????

______There was an M3 right next to an M4 in the showroom, the 3 looked nastier, must have been the extra flare :rofl:
Nothing to do with tooling, the 4 is wider than the 3 as standard. They didn't feel the need for a wider track than the normal 4 on an M4 so same body panel. However, to get the M axle on the 3 it needs widening so hence the flared panel and yes the 3 looks better because of it.
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Post by Jaw » Fri Dec 29, 2017 10:18 am

So I had my first proper time in an M4 today. I love the look of them, but feared the feel / look were a bit too sedate, but wow does it work well. I see 5-6 4 series a day though and most of them have m badges on the side. Each and every time, without fail, I do a double take to see if it's ''really an M4'' or not which would bug me no end, call me a car snob, I dunno

It felt far more special than I thought it would, yet somehow still lacked a certain x factor..

However, if I had one, a few styling mods and a new exhaust and it's perfect. Something between the standard M4 and This :D

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Post by patriot66 » Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:53 pm

I was on the motorway the other day and spotted an M4 in my mirrors coming slowly up behind me in the middle lane. As it came alongside and cruised past it was a silver convertible and to me looked bloody superb. I would have one tomorrow! :thumbsup:
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Post by Yorkie Z » Sat Feb 03, 2018 7:30 am

Just because :P
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