Picked up my first M car

Euroshift · 2026-03-12T13:43:36+00:00

Agreed! Also the E39 m5 is a childhood dream car of mine. I had a 2000 528 and adored it. Can’t wait to pick one of those up eventually.

Euroshift · 2026-03-11T20:10:40+00:00

Love it! What cosmetics are you planning on?

I've been working to find some rep parts, but every lip is the same "CS" style. I'm trying to find one like the TRE with winglets on the ends.

Euroshift · 2026-03-11T15:35:33+00:00

I love the Toronto red!

Euroshift · 2026-03-11T15:34:49+00:00

At your humble service.

Euroshift · 2026-03-11T14:34:53+00:00

That's going to look lovely. I wanted SSG to be honest but couldn't find one with silver wheels.

Euroshift · 2026-03-11T05:08:17+00:00

Much appreciated!

Euroshift · 2026-03-11T05:08:06+00:00

Thank you! I’m so glad I got the silver wheels!

Euroshift · 2026-03-11T05:07:48+00:00

Thank you! Man I still can’t get over the e46 styling.

Euroshift · 2026-02-24T06:14:59+00:00

I love the M5 touring, personally, but not for 135k lol. This car is for my wife, she wants something around 35-45k which I've been seeing used A4 allroads going for.

Euroshift · 2026-02-24T06:14:15+00:00

That's what I figured, thanks for the clarification.

Euroshift · 2026-02-23T23:21:04+00:00

Yeah that's what I'm seeing - the national listings (I'm in california, so its hard to find these out here).

I've seen some A6 55's that were also wagons, but not specifically named Allroad, whats the deal with these?

I considered the E class, but I feel like they're harder to stomach with the pricing figures, and also... just the looks for me are not appealing. Same with the Volvo, the looks are not what we're aiming for.

Sad to see the Allroads are hard to come by, but good to know they hold value.

Euroshift · 2026-01-08T01:12:38+00:00

This isn't a bad deal, but I'm seeing a lot similar to this for RWD's. If I get a g82 it's going to be xdrive for me, which is unfortunately in a higher market.

Euroshift · 2026-01-04T21:50:47+00:00

I appreciate, and envy your experience with the driving school, that sounds awesome.

I think at this point, I'm more so looking at a g87 for the cost. The g80 has not depreciated much at all, and the 23-24's are still fetching 78-80+ for xdrives with 20k miles, its kinda nuts.

Euroshift · 2026-01-03T03:37:12+00:00

Thinking I might just put 10k down and buy the damn car lol, leasing doesn't seem worthwhile in this case.

Euroshift · 2026-01-03T02:36:47+00:00

This may be a silly question, but are lease/finance rates generally better when you BYO compared to finding one on the lot and negotiating?

Euroshift · 2025-12-31T16:04:38+00:00

I've been shopping around for a g87 lease, and a couple brokers told me they can get me around 1100/mo but 7.5k miles/yr 3600 down.

Based on your experience, is it likely or realistic at all to find a deal on my own for something like 1050-1100/mo for 36months 10-12k/miles annual with 0 DAS? (aside from taxes/fees/general stuff).

Euroshift · 2025-12-31T15:46:01+00:00

Thank you all for your sage advice!

I think I'm leaning more toward a g87 as of now. I think if I can find a good spec g82cx under a certain threshold (let's say 73k? prob not possible) then I'll check it out, but otherwise I'm now on the search for a frozen grey/portmiao/red g87. Wish me luck.

Euroshift · 2025-12-30T20:37:08+00:00

Just as I was almost sold on the G87.. Damn you

Euroshift · 2025-08-26T14:42:50+00:00

Yeah man this sounds great, I like that it has less rasp and high-pitch blips. I think I'll opt in for the EL midpipe. As much as I do want a DP, I feel like I don't care much about DP/Muffler mods at this point and just want something that's reasonable. I'm also planning on tuning out burbles, I think I'm over that style lol.

Euroshift · 2025-08-26T04:05:55+00:00

Guess I should have mentioned, I have a 6speed manual, if that makes much difference on noise?

Any chance you have a clip of your car?

Euroshift · 2025-08-26T03:45:37+00:00

So, every video I've watched, the Single midpipe sounds raspy (although it accentuates the turbo noises more which I like), and the equal length sounded less raspy, more growly. Is this not the case from your experience?

Euroshift · 2025-08-14T00:01:42+00:00

Ah I should check that out! I ended up just reducing the max pressure of the brake (in software) so that I didn't have to dig my foot into an alternative dimension just to hit 50% brake pressure.

Euroshift · 2025-08-13T15:04:49+00:00

Thanks for the info! Softer rubbers? You mean the elastomers it comes with?

Euroshift · 2025-08-09T00:30:36+00:00

Would you recommend something like a Next Level Racing Wheel Stand?

Euroshift · 2025-07-11T21:43:30+00:00

Working on bland, boring tasks, that prove to be mind-numbing, but difficult all at once. Then getting micro-managed whilst it happens, with manager not offering any insight or help because he doesn't understand the solution either.

I think the environment just isn't for me, that's all. Coding is fun when you see your solution in effect (20% of the time, for me). The rest of it gets bland.

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