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Post by Neilson » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:56 am

My friend works for BMW and this turned up in the showroom today...
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Post by buzyg » Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:00 pm

So what do you think of it in he metal?
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Post by Neilson » Sat Mar 02, 2019 12:06 pm

I quite like the look, I always think the concept is way better and then they water the whole thing down! :(
He took one out at Donnington a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it! :driving:
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Post by Maniac » Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:56 pm

Perhaps it drives WAY better than it looks.

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Post by mr wilks » Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:06 pm

Maniac wrote: Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:56 pm Perhaps it drives WAY better than it looks.
:D :P :rofl: so curt :evil: so sums up 95% of the worlds bmw enthusiasts.
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Post by Phoenixboy » Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:26 pm

I like it😀
Can’t afford one, but good to think ahead.
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Post by enzed4 » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:53 am

I've looked at a lot of photos of this car, and I think I could easily live with every part of it, except the front bumper. The kidney grilles just look too large for the rest of it, especially with the silver rings around them. I've seen pics of it with gloss(?) black grilles and they do look better (but still a bit big, imho).
I would love to see an aftermarket front bumper released that addresses this as well as incorporates other elements that would make the front look a bit more 'agressive'. Here's hoping...
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Post by Jembo » Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:48 am

enzed4 wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:53 am I've looked at a lot of photos of this car, and I think I could easily live with every part of it, except the front bumper. The kidney grilles just look too large for the rest of it, especially with the silver rings around them. I've seen pics of it with gloss(?) black grilles and they do look better (but still a bit big, imho).
I would love to see an aftermarket front bumper released that addresses this as well as incorporates other elements that would make the front look a bit more 'agressive'. Here's hoping...
Sounds like a ‘first mod’, with a choice of
- Black honeycomb flat grille
- E85 equivalent gloss black kidney grills
- Black Matt mesh flat grille

Strangely, in red I’m beginning to think it could look rather nice... (with a grille replacement)
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Post by MrPT » Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:13 pm

enzed4 wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:53 am I've looked at a lot of photos of this car, and I think I could easily live with every part of it...
I could live with every part of a Fiat Multipla, just not necessary when they’re all put together in that way. :D

They don’t look that bad. You’d have hoped for Cayman/Alpina-beating dynamics as compensation though.
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Post by Maniac » Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:17 pm

enzed4 wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:53 am I've looked at a lot of photos of this car, and I think I could easily live with every part of it,
£45,000 to ‘live with it’?

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Post by MrPT » Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:30 pm

Maniac wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:17 pm
enzed4 wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:53 am I've looked at a lot of photos of this car, and I think I could easily live with every part of it,
£45,000 to ‘live with it’?
Seems like a bargain compared to marriage.
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Post by philbo909 » Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:12 pm

MrPT wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:13 pm
enzed4 wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:53 am I've looked at a lot of photos of this car, and I think I could easily live with every part of it...
I could live with every part of a Fiat Multipla, just not necessary when they’re all put together in that way. :D

They don’t look that bad. You’d have hoped for Cayman/Alpina-beating dynamics as compensation though.
That's my thinking too, taking on the exige/Alpina/4c/cayman but the e85 and z3 tried and failed, so itseasier to take on the tt and slk
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Post by PerryGunn » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:12 pm

MrPT wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:30 pm
Maniac wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:17 pm
enzed4 wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:53 am I've looked at a lot of photos of this car, and I think I could easily live with every part of it,
£45,000 to ‘live with it’?
Seems like a bargain compared to marriage.
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Post by CeEl » Mon Mar 04, 2019 1:39 am

enzed4 wrote: Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:53 am I've looked at a lot of photos of this car, and I think I could easily live with every part of it, except the front bumper. The kidney grilles just look too large for the rest of it, especially with the silver rings around them. I've seen pics of it with gloss(?) black grilles and they do look better (but still a bit big, imho).
I would love to see an aftermarket front bumper released that addresses this as well as incorporates other elements that would make the front look a bit more 'agressive'. Here's hoping...
I got to see it in the metal on Saturday - it looks a lot better in real life than in the photos! Red exterior, black grille, white interior.

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Post by Trav » Mon Mar 04, 2019 7:08 am

If it were an exploration ship and it went to a public vote to name it I bet it would end up ' Booty McShitface'.
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