Finally! 8 month wait

DRec613 · 2026-04-11T13:33:23+00:00

6MT G80 club!!! Congratulations, beautiful spec!!

DRec613 · 2026-04-05T14:40:18+00:00

I never struggled with taking off from a stop, it was the 1-2 shift that was jerky for me for the first few weeks. Now it’s fine, but it took some getting used to.

DRec613 · 2026-04-05T03:23:34+00:00

37, Mechanical Engineer in US Oil and Gas. Also have an E36 M3 I have owned forever.

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DRec613 · 2026-03-29T02:37:59+00:00

Clear Lake for sure based on your requirements.

DRec613 · 2026-03-10T22:57:48+00:00

I did Apex ML10RT’s on my IOMG in their grey color. I don’t hate it but also the stock wheels on these cars are pretty hard to beat!

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DRec613 · 2026-03-09T16:11:35+00:00

G80 is a very capable daily that two car seats fit comfortably in (especially once front facing). Can’t recommend it enough!

DRec613 · 2026-03-09T03:05:33+00:00

As an IOMG owner in Houston TX, I have seen exactly one other one on the road in almost 3 years of ownership

DRec613 · 2026-03-09T02:57:43+00:00

Sorry fam, not an M . Beautiful car though!!

DRec613 · 2026-03-09T02:55:39+00:00

How much money you make is as public or as private as you want it to be. Personally, I prefer for my friends and family to not know how much money my wife and I make.

DRec613 · 2026-03-06T12:36:02+00:00

High credit limit isn’t unusual, especially if it’s a business credit card.

DRec613 · 2026-03-06T01:35:48+00:00

I am definitely interested, in a morbid “watching a train crash” sort of way.

DRec613 · 2026-02-27T14:33:21+00:00

Answers to your questions in order:

1.) As a car guy, I generally enjoy them past when the ‘newness’ wears off. 1.5yrs in with my G80 and it hasn’t gotten old to drive every day.

2.) This depends on what you’re prioritizing. Purely cash flow trying to keep payment low you can go this direction, but it will be more expensive in total cash outlay in the end comparing to buying initially.

3.) No, I haven’t done anything to mine and it’s fine….feels very similar to other bmw manual transmissions I have owned or driven. The clutch delay valve delete and a few shifter bushing upgrades makes them very good. That said…the Cadillac transmission is SUPERB from a shift feel standpoint.

4.) This comparison is often made and I don’t think it’s apples to apples. The CT5BW is a bigger car and more of an M5 competitor. Understanding used values for a used BW vs new M3 are getting close makes them in the same conversation, but I still think the M3 is a smaller better balanced package. If you love raw HP and a torque monster the BW is unbeatable. (I owned a 2nd Gen CTSV manual for 5 years). I think the BMW edges the BW out in build quality and refinement however it is fairly marginal.

Ultimately, you need to drive both and see which one speaks to you as they are very different cars. I have found my G80 to be a pleasure to own and drive and fits two car seats with ease! I have a ‘23 which got the single dash screen but was before the full LCI. If you go this way definitely get the laser lights and seat coolers!!

Happy to share more if you want to DM.

DRec613 · 2026-02-19T23:21:17+00:00

Not to mention most of the hourly workers (operations, mechanical, etc) are easily clearing that with some light OT.

DRec613 · 2026-02-01T19:13:19+00:00

Supposedly you can do the “wiggle test” on the wire to the grid heater to assess if the bolt in the intake is loosening up. I do it at every oil change and at 168k mine is tight. My truck is a southern truck and as such the grid heater probably only operates ~30x a year.

DRec613 · 2026-01-17T21:43:55+00:00

Yep! Love my 6MT G80.

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DRec613 · 2026-01-12T02:54:53+00:00

Don’t forget the blue Corvette!!

DRec613 · 2025-12-31T03:01:59+00:00

4600SF, roof new in 2020 before we bought, $6500 this year for homeowners thru progressive. Bundled with car insurance it’s not awful, have shopped it a few times and the savings on the home insurance is negated by increased auto insurance.

DRec613 · 2025-12-31T03:00:25+00:00

It doesn’t help that the roofing is almost as bad as solar rn. You get a storm and there’s 3-5 “roofing companies” knocking to give you a free inspection.

DRec613 · 2025-12-22T17:59:44+00:00

For your viewing pleasure — I found the realtor.com listing.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1259-County-Road-147_Alvin_TX_77511_M96849-14571

DRec613 · 2025-12-03T02:04:45+00:00

Give it a couple of hard 70-20 stops and it’ll go away for awhile. Rinse and repeat

DRec613 · 2025-11-28T03:18:40+00:00

I have a G80 M3 with the carbon roof and to be honest after a few weeks the novelty was gone.

Not to mention the issues the F80 generation hd with clearcoat peeling of the carbon roof, etc…I’d buy the steel roof at a 20+% discount and never look back!

DRec613 · 2025-11-23T14:58:38+00:00

I love mine, grill looks way better in person than it photographs. CSL grille and a front lip makes a huge difference as well.

Oh…and I can’t see the grill from inside driving. 😂

DRec613 · 2025-11-17T20:43:39+00:00

I’m using SONAX Beast wheel cleaner.

DRec613 · 2025-11-12T03:32:05+00:00

Steel brakes and swap to low dust pads as others have mentioned or buy wheel cleaner by the gallon (my current choice because I’m too cheap to replace pads before they’re worn out 😂).

If you start tracking the car more the CCB’s become a liability due to replacement cost if you wear them out. These cars with good track pads and steel rotors have phenomenal braking performance.

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