My G82 M4

[Yash2468]

The way the photographer was able to get those lines on the bonnet to make it look like actual vents is EPIC.

Time to update your profile/signature picture bud

He has a camera with a HUGE lens, so guess that helped. Been meaning to update my profile and forget all the time…lol


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[Yash2468]

If you come across some place cheap let me know. I just priced some rear PS4s tyres and was quoted 12k. Also got another quote at 15k for the rear set.

Will do. Just waiting on my contact to get back to me.


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[modocrat]

@whiteunderarm @Yash2468
Send me your tyre sizes, will check pricing with my contact in Durban.

 

[whiteunderarm]

@whiteunderarm @Yash2468
Send me your tyre sizes, will check pricing with my contact in Durban.

I’m only needing the rears.

285/30 R20 Michellin Pilot Sport 4S

 

[modocrat]

285/30 R20 - R6150 ea.
275/35 R19 - R5250 ea. ETA +/- 7 days

If you guys are interested, I will send the details and you can deal directly with the tyre store. 🛞

 

[Yash2468]

285/30 R20 - R6150 ea.
275/35 R19 - R5250 ea. ETA +/- 7 days

If you guys are interested, I will send the details and you can deal directly with the tyre store. 🛞

Thanks Bro....waiting to hear from my contact still but if I dont get a good price by the weekend will reach out for the details 🙏

 

[Yash2468]

Almost forgot to mention, on a side note...Finally convinced the wife to join the BMW stable. Planned a Saturday morning 2 weeks ago with my very helpful sales consultant @ BMW Century City to have the wife come in and test drive the new X3 and the 1 Series. Wife loved both but considering she does <100km a month as she works from home and only goes to the office once a month, we both agreed that the extra spend on the X3 was not worth it.

Saw the available cars in the 1 Series, she chose the colour she liked with the must have options, M Sports Pack, Equipment Pack, Pano Sun roof, Harman Kardon and of course the smash and grab tint.


I have already been given strict instructions NOT TO modify or change anything on the car...

 

[Quick///M]

Almost forgot to mention, on a side note...Finally convinced the wife to join the BMW stable. Planned a Saturday morning 2 weeks ago with my very helpful sales consultant @ BMW Century City to have the wife come in and test drive the new X3 and the 1 Series. Wife loved both but considering she does <100km a month as she works from home and only goes to the office once a month, we both agreed that the extra spend on the X3 was not worth it.

Saw the available cars in the 1 Series, she chose the colour she liked with the must have options, M Sports Pack, Equipment Pack, Pano Sun roof, Harman Kardon and of course the smash and grab tint.


I have already been given strict instructions NOT TO modify or change anything on the car...

Congrats bro, many happy miles and smiles. Now when is the mods coming ?

She will enjoy the car!

 

[Spanky]

Wife loved both but considering she does <100km a month as she works from home and only goes to the office once a month, we both agreed that the extra spend on the X3 was not worth it.

Ya'll bought a whole-ass new car for <100 km per month?!? Holy disposable income, batman!

 

[Yash2468]

Congrats bro, many happy miles and smiles. Now when is the mods coming ?

She will enjoy the car!

Thanks Bro!

BMW wants 15k for the gloss black styling or some kit, basically the front spoiler, boot spoiler and side skirts. Wife heard that and even though i insisted it is from BMW so all OEM, the answer was NO....

Will let her drive it a bit and get over the new car feeling and one day take it in to BMW for "check up" and might get it done....

 

[Yash2468]

Ya'll bought a whole-ass new car for <100 km per month?!? Holy disposable income, batman!

its hard to explain but you not the only person to have said that....
Honestly, we do need a car for the wife. Its just that everything here is so close by. A round trip to work for the wife is under 30kms.
Weekend trips to the hairdresser etc all a couple kms.

And we did try the cheaper car route with her previous car and not going to name and shame brands, but we thought we were doing the financially responsible thing and it was not the case. Bought her previous car in Feb 2023, demo with 3000km on the clock. Traded it in now for the BM with 14k kms, and that was only because we were not driving the car as often and with the issues etc, we sent the car to Durban for my mum-in-law to use for a couple months hoping the regular usage will help the car iron out its issues. But no luck. Car had spongy and noisy breaks which 2 dealers could not sort out and claimed it as normal. Anything around 120 and above had horrible wind noise, again claimed to be normal.

Long story short, lost over 100k on the car. So rather spend a bit more and sure most cars dont hold value, but atleast we know we have a solidly built car and one you actually enjoy driving, be it for only <100kms a month

 

[Spanky]

its hard to explain but you not the only person to have said that....
Honestly, we do need a car for the wife. Its just that everything here is so close by. A round trip to work for the wife is under 30kms.
Weekend trips to the hairdresser etc all a couple kms.

And we did try the cheaper car route with her previous car and not going to name and shame brands, but we thought we were doing the financially responsible thing and it was not the case. Bought her previous car in Feb 2023, demo with 3000km on the clock. Traded it in now for the BM with 14k kms, and that was only because we were not driving the car as often and with the issues etc, we sent the car to Durban for my mum-in-law to use for a couple months hoping the regular usage will help the car iron out its issues. But no luck. Car had spongy and noisy breaks which 2 dealers could not sort out and claimed it as normal. Anything around 120 and above had horrible wind noise, again claimed to be normal.

Long story short, lost over 100k on the car. So rather spend a bit more and sure most cars dont hold value, but atleast we know we have a solidly built car and one you actually enjoy driving, be it for only <100kms a month

I hear you, man. If you can wing it, then why not!

 

[Quick///M]

Thanks Bro!

BMW wants 15k for the gloss black styling or some kit, basically the front spoiler, boot spoiler and side skirts. Wife heard that and even though i insisted it is from BMW so all OEM, the answer was NO....

Will let her drive it a bit and get over the new car feeling and one day take it in to BMW for "check up" and might get it done....

Lol yes I agree good approach, then just say they also gave me a big discount

 

[Yash2468]

So I finally got around last week to changing the tyres....thanks @modocrat for assisting with quotes. Prices we re pretty good and was about to pull the trigger when by chance while buying my wife a cover for her key from BMW, I asked the parts guy to give me a quote on tyres and was pleasantly surprised....R5335 for the front tyres each and R5478 for the rear tyres each. Needless to say, ordered them on the spot and had them fitted last week Friday. I wanna say I could almost immediately feel the difference, much better ride and the car feels more connected with the road.

Did a run 2 weeks ago and although the weather was not the best, the photographer for the run got some great pics of the car...

 

[jld010]

What a sight to behold..stunning machine!

 

[modocrat]

Only a pleasure sir

 

[Yash2468]

Hey guys, its been a minute since my last update. Would love to say I have been racking up the kms and enjoying the car, but with all other commitments and life just been hectic, I will soon be reaching a year's ownership and just clocked 5000km, so not much driving 😥

That being said, the opportunities I do get to drive the car, put a smile still on my face every single time

I have been wanting to put an exhaust system on the car for a while now and while i really wanted the Akra system, the price just could not justify itself and there was no way I could justify that to the SO....you know the saying..."Happy Wife...Happy life"

So chatted to some folks and some suggested some local places and having a system built, but my concern with this is Motorplan. Would love to be in a position where I could say I dont care about the plan or having it cancelled but I have not won the Lotto...as yet. So for now keeping plan or rather losing plan or risking it is not an option.

I was in Durban for a week in August and went to BMW Umhlanga and got to sit with the guys doing the AC Schnitzer parts and after a long chat and hearing it on some of the cars there...i was sold!

So after what seemed like an eternity to get the exhaust into the country and to CPT, I eventually had it fitted on Friday and I just love the sound. It is just what I wanted, loud enough but not obnoxiously loud. I can be driving and lift my foot of the pedal and its as quiet as can be, yet floor it and you hear it roar. Sure there are systems out there that are louder and pop and bang but for ME, this just hits the spot and the way I think these cars should have come standard from factory.

Here are some pics, will try and get a video done, however I dont think the videos do justice to the sound.





Attended an event at The Woodmill in Stellenbosch yesterday and was fortunate enough to have my car on show at the First Sundays stand...





Anyways with summer finally showing signs of life in CPT and the fasting coming to an end soon, hoping to get more driving time....thanks for looking guys... 🙏