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No worries. All the best with new car

My HR is for sale if you wanted to take a look. Lower mileage for a little more money. Offers welcome https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/214749125848634/

My HR is up for sale https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/214749125848634/ PM if your interested

Threads on Babybmw or f87 M2 forum but mainly and more surprisingly the two BMW dealers I've both been speaking too have said quite a few people have cancelled and gone with the current model instead.

Will be interesting to see what happens over the next couple of months. Most people that were waiting for the M2C have in fact cancelled there orders and gone with the orignal M2 due to the very small changes made and the hideous S55 exhaust note. Also with the introduction of new m performance parts that will fit the new and old car. So at the moment I can't see there being a big shift in used M2 prices... let's wait and see

Hi everyone Parting with my 350Z after a very enjoyable 8 years. Needing a more practical car with more seats and looking at getting a BMW M2. Anybody gone from a 350z to a M2? or anybody with experience of the M2. Does the hype about them really live up to what they say? Cheers

Bump still looking for a black HR oem bumper if any one has one

Hi Guys Anybody know where i can get hold of a OEM new / used front bumper for 2008 black 350Z HR? Searched most sites trying to find one but found nothing as yet. Any help would be great Cheers Alex

Cheers for the replies If im ok not to have the washers for MOT then great, because i find them a pain anyway and don't use them. Might go for the V1 replicas RT Performance are selling

Hi all My front bumper is starting to look a mess with millions of stonechips and also there seems to be a split near the badge. I dont really want to change the OEM look too much. I do like the Nismo V1 bumper but I have the HR model and believe the washer jets dont fit but without them they will fail MOT? Anybody have any good ideas for replacement? Cheers Alex

Thats good you passed all ok Going round in circles abit, i was about to go ahead with the Gemini + Berks, then i came across the motordyne shockwave tdx v2.... and this video... Love the sound but does sound very loud and has test pipes. This is the sort of tone im after and apparently there's no drone

Find a sympathetic garage... True i guess, but does that mean Berks mostly fail?

Ok sounds good guys Although ive just looked up the Berks and MOT fails. Has this been a problem for any of you?

Cheers guys Thats great there's no drone Like i say i love the cobra's tone but would be nice if it would keep quiet when cruising

So say your cruising in 6th gear doing 60mph, 2-2.5k rpm and go to slightly accelerate, do get a loud boomy sound in the cabin? as this is whats happening with the cobra non res

Yeh sorry my phone keeps putting line breaks in strange places

I'm based in Ely, Cambridgeshire

Thanks guys Did look into the scorpion but thought it sounded raspy with hfc and too quiet on its own. Could be wrong as I haven't heard it in person. Anybody have the invida Gemini with berks and can comment on any drone?

Hi all Since installing the cobra non res exhaust I'm Starting to struggle with the drone it gives off when cruising. I'm doing a few longer journeys a week now and also my gf is complaing every time she gets in the car. So I'm thinking of taking It off and replacing. I really love the tone the cobra gives off but don't love the drone. I could swap out the non res pipe for the resonated pipe but I've still read people have drone issues. The only other exhaust tone I like is the invida Gemini possibly with berks added. Here's a few questions below 1) Will the Invida drone with berks when cruising In the 2k 2500k range? 2) has anybody gone from a cobra to the invida And if so what's the tone like compared to each. 3) how loud would the invida be with berks Considering the cobra non res is about 90db at 3k Any answers would be much appreciated Cheers guys Alex

I have the non res, and i admit the exhaust is very droney when cruising between 2000 / 3000. On the plus side the exhaust note is amazing. Its got that nice burble up to 4000 then you get what i can only describe as like a crackle popping sound when you go past that. Sounds epic I was very conscious of getting an exhaust that was going to sound to raspy and chavy to a certain respect but this exhaust sounds ace and turns alot of heads. It is loud tho but if can live with the drone then go for it Hope that's helpful

Found this great video on youtube about the build / production of the Z and its track Characteristics. Quite interesting when talking about the handling. From what i could understand its sounds like the Z is safer when riding the brakes slightly into corners? Anyway great video to watch if you haven't seen it before, gives you a good insider of how the Z should be driven Cheers Alex

Yeh i think the TTRS is a winner specially with the S tronic box, there's people running stage 1 remaps doing 0-60 in 3.1 and 0-100 in the 7's which is pretty impressive. Not to mention that amazing 5 cylinder sound! just for those that haven't seen this vid

cheers for the replies guys i think the R is the only car i would swap the zed with really, not a fan of any of the other hot hatches or most other cars lol Mind you the price of the R's are quite high and for another couple of grand i could wait and get a TTRS which is another car i would love to own even tho thats a completely league of car Maybe the word 'practical' is not quite the word i mean. What i would like is another car that would be cheaper to run than the Zed but still have the same amount of performance or more and possibly be an auto (DSG / Stronic) so my girlfriend can drive it. Like i say im pretty fussy when it comes down to cars and really the VW R and possibly TTS / TTRS would be the only choices i would be happy with. I think test drives would be a good next step...

Hi all Think ive got to the point where im thinking of changing to a more practical car to which my girlfriend can drive as she can only drives auto's The only car that really catches my eye is the VW Scirocco R with DSG. In terms of performance do you the think the R would match the HR Z? or anybody with experience of changing to the the R? Cheers Alex

Thanks CS, i have thought about HFC but most sound bites i have heard sound quite raspy and thats something i wouldn't want