Bmw M3 Actually Arrived In Canada

andreas1234 · 10-13-2007, 03:12 PM

A WHITE BMW M3 WAS ACTUALLY AT BMW DURHAM LOCATION IN THE PAST WEEK..IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PRESS CAR...HERE ARE THE PICS

endy · 10-13-2007, 03:39 PM

I'm Guessing You're Very Excited Because You Have Your Capslock On!

ugh.. wtf reflectors!!!

aerisolphaln · 10-13-2007, 07:33 PM

Well, those orange turn signal/reflectors are REQUIRED BY LAW in the United States, so I'd start getting used to them.

just0307 · 10-13-2007, 08:18 PM

err....those reflectors r nightmares...

gregarious · 10-13-2007, 09:12 PM

idrive is optional in canada. 7,250 redline (cold engine?). cup holder where box storage used to be....hmm, what else, no "fog lights", there had be some orange on there somewhere - unfortunately.

JEllis · 10-13-2007, 10:21 PM

Nice pics... I hope those reflectors are stuck on so they can be removed easily!

Big Windy · 10-14-2007, 01:43 AM

looks like a few scratches on the CF roof. or maybe that is just dust. yeah, those reflectors suck. yes the are "REQUIRED BY LAW" aerisolphaln, but so are front license plates and a bunch of other shit that nobody abides by. there is no way that i would keep those on my car (but i'm not buying an M3). dental floss + hair dryer.

Epacy · 10-14-2007, 10:07 AM

That is a non-EDC car. Haven't seen too many of them. Also the car has a cupholder right behind shifter. This seems to be the first NA spec car I have seen.

Los Angeles · 10-14-2007, 10:39 AM

Unfortunately the pictures aren't showing up on my screen.

eclipsisNA · 10-14-2007, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aerisolphaln

Well, those orange turn signal/reflectors are REQUIRED BY LAW in the United States, so I'd start getting used to them.

They won't look like that at all. Here's a picture from BMWUSA.com that shows the reflectors in the same position as the current 335 (along the wheel well line):

Big Windy · 10-14-2007, 11:50 AM

i think i'd actually prefer the first ones better considering that we know from the 335i you'd have to get a color matched part to fill the reflector in over the wheel well if you wanted to remove it. the reflectors on the pics above look a lot easier to take off.

JerezBlue! · 10-14-2007, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aerisolphaln

Well, those orange turn signal/reflectors are REQUIRED BY LAW in the United States, so I'd start getting used to them.

That's a real shame, they just make this particular car look a little ugly. But, I guess the law is the law.

nechronics · 10-14-2007, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Epacy

That is a non-EDC car. Haven't seen too many of them. Also the car has a cupholder right behind shifter. This seems to be the first NA spec car I have seen.

All 3 series cars without Idrive/NAV screen have a cupholder behind the shifter - it takes the place of the idrive controller

not sure what to make of the reflector placement thooo

swamp2 · 10-14-2007, 03:05 PM

Ugh. Cars in Canada. I am happy for the Canadian folks but it sure is depressing for us here in the US, no cars not even a damn price.

Clarification on the reflectors:

1. The US model will come with the reflectors on the wheel arch, correct?
2. The more forward, bumper mounted reflectors will be easily removeable with no trace of it left afterwards.
3. The wheel arch reflector will not be removeable like the more forward mounted bumper one and will require a body color matched or clear replacement to clean up this horrid look?

jtown · 10-14-2007, 04:19 PM

I bet this thing will be in the US sooner than you think.

mkoesel · 10-14-2007, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Xcellere

They won't look like that at all. Here's a picture from BMWUSA.com that shows the reflectors in the same position as the current 335 (along the wheel well line):

I was wondering what was going on there.

Looks like they built this press car with a European bumper. Personally, I'd rather have them like this because they would probably be easy to remove. The "bicycle reflectors" can be painted easily too, but you still see the seams.

mkoesel · 10-14-2007, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swamp2

Clarification on the reflectors:

1. The US model will come with the reflectors on the wheel arch, correct?
2. The more forward, bumper mounted reflectors will be easily removeable with no trace of it left afterwards.
3. The wheel arch reflector will not be removeable like the more forward mounted bumper one and will require a body color matched or clear replacement to clean up this horrid look?

I don't think the bumper mounted reflectors are production parts - just something they used on the pre-production car. Maybe the NA bumpers were not available yet?

You can paint or replace the US reflectors. Or, if you are particular and don't mind spending the extra cash, you could acquire the European bumper and install that.

schnell325 · 10-14-2007, 06:04 PM

Hmmm..Mini Clubmans in the back of the first picture!

GuyOh · 10-14-2007, 06:17 PM

damn Americans screws us Canadians over with those ugly reflectors...

Krism5 · 10-14-2007, 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtown

I bet this thing will be in the US sooner than you think.

If all goes as planed...demo M3s before Xmas but sheeee,,,,,,,I did't say a thing!

swamp2 · 10-15-2007, 01:28 AM

@jtown and Krism5:

What the heck do you guys "know" that I don't. Is there enough juicy gossip somewhere other than this forum to start a new thread... Or is this just fanciful speculation?

jtown · 10-15-2007, 01:59 AM

I'm just sayin 2008 ain't that far away. And no it's not fact just what a CA told me over the phone. He did mention the E90 and E92 was going to be released at the SAME time to me about 3-4 weeks ago. Not sure if that was known back then.

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Big Windy Major General 152 Rep 5,124 Posts Drives: None Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	looks like a few scratches on the CF roof. or maybe that is just dust. yeah, those reflectors suck. yes the are "REQUIRED BY LAW" aerisolphaln, but so are front license plates and a bunch of other shit that nobody abides by. there is no way that i would keep those on my car (but i'm not buying an M3). dental floss + hair dryer.
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Big Windy Major General 152 Rep 5,124 Posts Drives: None Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0)	i think i'd actually prefer the first ones better considering that we know from the 335i you'd have to get a color matched part to fill the reflector in over the wheel well if you wanted to remove it. the reflectors on the pics above look a lot easier to take off.
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swamp2 Lieutenant General 611 Rep 10,407 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Diego, CA USA iTrader: (3)	So close... Ugh. Cars in Canada. I am happy for the Canadian folks but it sure is depressing for us here in the US, no cars not even a damn price. Clarification on the reflectors: 1. The US model will come with the reflectors on the wheel arch, correct? 2. The more forward, bumper mounted reflectors will be easily removeable with no trace of it left afterwards. 3. The wheel arch reflector will not be removeable like the more forward mounted bumper one and will require a body color matched or clear replacement to clean up this horrid look?
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jtown Lieutenant 33 Rep 596 Posts Drives: TBD Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norcal iTrader: (0)	I'm just sayin 2008 ain't that far away. And no it's not fact just what a CA told me over the phone. He did mention the E90 and E92 was going to be released at the SAME time to me about 3-4 weeks ago. Not sure if that was known back then.
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