New M3 on the road

New M3 on the road

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Slurms

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1,252 posts

211 months

Tuesday 17th July 2007
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Last night on the A329 in Bracknell

Looking stunning in an burnt orange colour

Came hammering past me and sounded fantastic.. smokin

MarcusL

32 posts

283 months

Tuesday 17th July 2007
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I saw one too on Sunday evening heading along the A3 into London. Graphite grey - very nice. Interestingly it had a big piece of black tape across the BMW badge and M3 badge... no trade plates tho.

s1deways

104 posts

222 months

Tuesday 17th July 2007
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i have one at my house at the moment

LittleBro

9,453 posts

241 months

Thursday 19th July 2007
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s1deways said:
i have one at my house at the moment
Have you driven it? What are your thoughts?

s1deways

104 posts

222 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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LittleBro said:
s1deways said:
i have one at my house at the moment
Have you driven it? What are your thoughts?
passenger only, from what I can feel as a passenger on roads I know it handles superbly. With traction off it is completely off which is nice.

lots of grip. my previous car was a highly modified Z3M coupe so I know the sort of speed it carried in corners etc.

it really does pull and feels very quick(I now drive a 996tt and the M3 feel quick in comparison) Hopefully going out for a blat with both cars in the morning.

sounds superb, really does howwwwl high up the range.

seats are lovely as is the steering wheel.

It looks much more aggresive than in the pics, bonnet bulge is massive, arches properly flared etc.

wheels look nice in 19" and front calipers look a decent size even though they are only single piston?

stops really well but cant tell how good it will be continuosly ie on track.

nothing bad to say about it really and I thought I would be a die hard e46 M3 fan.


Baldylocks

18,496 posts

216 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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I saw one in Tesco's car park in Reading last night (down the road from Coopers BMW). Dark silver colour with all the badges covered up with black tape. When do these actually come on sale?

s1deways

104 posts

222 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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Baldylocks said:
I saw one in Tesco's car park in Reading last night (down the road from Coopers BMW). Dark silver colour with all the badges covered up with black tape. When do these actually come on sale?
sept 8th

Baldylocks

18,496 posts

216 months

Friday 20th July 2007
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So who's driving them around?

Journos? Dealers?

Zod

35,295 posts

265 months

Saturday 21st July 2007
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Slurms said:
Last night on the A329 in Bracknell

Looking stunning in an burnt orange colour

Came hammering past me and sounded fantastic.. smokin
but they're crap, surely everyone knows that? rolleyes



Burnt orange. Interesting. The standard colours are dull. I can imagine that sort of colour looking very good.

Chippers54

63 posts

214 months

Saturday 21st July 2007
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Baldylocks said:
So who's driving them around?

Journos? Dealers?
If it is in and around Bracknell/Reading area likely to be people from BMW UK which is based in Bracknell

clabcon

325 posts

212 months

Sunday 22nd July 2007
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The is also a red E92 M3 about, I saw it this afternoon going down Wokingham Road in Earley, heading Bracknell way approaching showcase cinema near the flooded roundabout. Not sure about the front bumper as it look like an M-sport, but knew what it was when I saw the side grills, and quad exhausts in the rear view mirrors. BMW badge was blacked out on the back with tape, but couldn't see much more as I was driving past it in the opposite direction. It it not a 57 plate, 07 I think but I might have been an 06, most likely 06. Need to borrow a mates supercharged e46 m3 to confuse them ;-)

as7920

745 posts

208 months

Monday 23rd July 2007
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Melbourne Red E92 M3 spotted in Surrey today.

The timing could not have been any worse!!! Hence why there are no pics.

Was driving home from the park near Brooklands, Surrey with the kiddies and the missus this afternoon on the way home through West Byfleet when I spotted it at a roundabout.

Took me a moment to realise what I had seen but the mouth and black tape over the badges gave it away!!!

Looked the same as the cars in all the press articles. Must admit it looked absolutely stunning (even though the red would not be my choice!).

Don't know if it was undergoiing UK testing, journalist or whether or not it was a dealer allocated unit/demonstrator etc (Barons, Vines and Coopers all have dealerships in the area) but I will be sure to ask when I talk to them next.

Right behind it was an 07 plate/reg Le Mans Blue E91 M Sport Touring like mine (not sure of the model) though I wasn't sure if they were together or a like minded individual following them!!!

Again sorry there were no pics, if I was on my own I would have tailed them for sure!

M.

tescor

502 posts

235 months

Thursday 26th July 2007
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I spotted the new M3 this evening on the M4 at Slough J6.

Was red with black tape covering bits.