Back in an F80: Tanzanite/Golden Brown ZCP

SonicJlee · 11-16-2017, 11:13 PM

Hello Bimmerpost,

A little over a year ago I traded my YMB 2015 M3 for a Porsche 991.1 C2S to fulfill my childhood dream of owning a 911, thinking the back seats of the 911 would fit my then 9 month old and 2 year old kids just fine (my wife is very understanding, lol). After picking up the 911, I immediately missed the low end torque of the M3 and came to really miss the practicality of the M3 (though I did fit 2 car seats in the 911 and fit a compact stroller in the frunk). During the past year, I think I visited this forum just as much as I visited Rennlist. With that being said, I love the way the 911 handles and sounds, how solid it feels, and really grew to love the 3.8L NA engine.

Last week, I finally got back into an F80: a 2016 ZCP with Tanzanite exterior and golden brown interior to serve as the fun family car. This time, I found one with all the options I wished I had gotten on my old 2015 F80 (it was a relative stripper with just leather, DCT, and 19" wheels), to include a bunch of port installed parts.

and a pic of my 911 - it is a paint-to-sample finish: Grigio Campovolo (light, non-metallic gray). I feel really fortunate to have both cars.

Just wanted to say hello to the community!

Joe

nano10 · 11-16-2017, 11:23 PM

Hello... Where the picture at? 😁

SonicJlee · 11-17-2017, 12:16 AM

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Hello... Where the picture at? 😁

Hopefully, the pics are now working...it's been a while, lol.

Tommy L Garage · 11-17-2017, 06:07 AM

Wow great choice. Congrats.

I gave a two year old and almost went with a 991 c4s. Glad I didn’t. I will one day but bit when I have to do daycare drop offs.

Jaymax85 · 11-17-2017, 08:39 AM

Nice cars, though the xenon headlights look so old now

Parabolica · 11-17-2017, 09:56 AM

Two amazing cars, you have great taste and you certainly picked the best colour for the M3!

sjuhawks19 · 11-17-2017, 10:42 AM

2 beautiful cars, enjoy them both. I have the golden brown interior as well, I think it's the best color interior they make!

RxVol · 11-17-2017, 10:45 AM

Best of both worlds!

OF Hero · 11-17-2017, 10:51 AM

Excellent cars!

x.shell · 11-17-2017, 10:54 AM

Beautiful. What a stable.

SonicJlee · 11-17-2017, 12:07 PM

Thanks for the comments! The F80 spices up the commute in a major way...my primary commuter car is a 2010 Prius.

///M4ster Yoda · 11-17-2017, 12:14 PM

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Thanks for the comments! The F80 spices up the commute in a major way...my primary commuter car is a 2010 Prius.

Ouch!

Tharian · 11-17-2017, 01:07 PM

That’s a great color combination! Congrats on both cars.

peterc05 · 11-17-2017, 01:22 PM

Nice! The m3 looks lowered. Also, the seats look like there in amazing shape, not much wear on them

SonicJlee · 11-17-2017, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tomedkaz

Wow great choice. Congrats.

I gave a two year old and almost went with a 991 c4s. Glad I didn’t. I will one day but bit when I have to do daycare drop offs.

Thanks. The 991 actually fit my kids fine (getting them in was a tad difficult as it required some maneuvering), I just couldn't fit the kids and my wife comfortably as my son is still in a rear facing car seat...also, cargo space is limited. As a result, I just didn't use the car much as most of the time I was either commuting in my daily driver (I drive 160 miles/day) or was driving the entire family so we used my wife's SUV....both boring cars. I was longing for a fun car that I could comfortably haul the family in (i.e., could get used a lot) so I picked up the M3 and plan to use that as the family car instead of the SUV. If I had a shorter commute of less than 20 miles I would have used the 991 as my daily.

SonicJlee · 11-17-2017, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M4ster Yoda

Ouch!

It eats away at my car enthusiest soul every time I drive it, lol...

SonicJlee · 11-17-2017, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by peterc05

Nice! The m3 looks lowered. Also, the seats look like there in amazing shape, not much wear on them

Thanks! The car is lowered on H&R super sports.

Drew10 · 11-17-2017, 02:43 PM

Golden Brown extended (no leather and contrast stitching on the dash) was an option in 2016?

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Joe

starbai · 11-17-2017, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SonicJlee

Hello Bimmerpost,

Joe

They are both gorgeous!

I see you have the H/R Super Sports... but can I also ask, what size spacers? Car is gorgeous!

starbai · 11-17-2017, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SonicJlee

Thanks for the comments! The F80 spices up the commute in a major way...my primary commuter car is a 2010 Prius.

you were my hero till i read this mess. lol

white2abbit · 11-17-2017, 07:10 PM

The perfect pair. I've been thinking of getting an F80 M3 (or E90) for a while to go with my GT4 (and replace my E36 328i), but it's hard to justify the spend. And I work from home and live in the city.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

SonicJlee · 11-17-2017, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by starbai

They are both gorgeous!

I see you have the H/R Super Sports... but can I also ask, what size spacers? Car is gorgeous!

Thanks! The car has 10mm spacers at all 4 corners.

11-16-2017, 11:13 PM	#1
SonicJlee Private 93 Rep 71 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW M2 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: South Jersey iTrader: (0)	Back in an F80: Tanzanite/Golden Brown ZCP Hello Bimmerpost, A little over a year ago I traded my YMB 2015 M3 for a Porsche 991.1 C2S to fulfill my childhood dream of owning a 911, thinking the back seats of the 911 would fit my then 9 month old and 2 year old kids just fine (my wife is very understanding, lol). After picking up the 911, I immediately missed the low end torque of the M3 and came to really miss the practicality of the M3 (though I did fit 2 car seats in the 911 and fit a compact stroller in the frunk). During the past year, I think I visited this forum just as much as I visited Rennlist. With that being said, I love the way the 911 handles and sounds, how solid it feels, and really grew to love the 3.8L NA engine. Last week, I finally got back into an F80: a 2016 ZCP with Tanzanite exterior and golden brown interior to serve as the fun family car. This time, I found one with all the options I wished I had gotten on my old 2015 F80 (it was a relative stripper with just leather, DCT, and 19" wheels), to include a bunch of port installed parts. and a pic of my 911 - it is a paint-to-sample finish: Grigio Campovolo (light, non-metallic gray). I feel really fortunate to have both cars. Just wanted to say hello to the community! Joe Last edited by SonicJlee; 11-17-2017 at 06:15 AM..
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