LOVE the garage, and of course the vehicles in it. Wow - I thought it was a lot harder than that, even for GP owners! Which dealership did you order from? How much per wheel? I know a certain GP owner that might just have to order a few <ahem> extra sets of spares.

(Oh Marina... are you reading this? )

 

[quote=gusmiami;1447123]I do love my M-Coupe. Especially now with the new wheels:


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YES!!! SWEET!!!! Dang, I LOVE those wheels, and they look fantastic on the M Coupe. Excellent choice. The Z4 really needs at least the 18" wheels to look good, imho, and the 19s are that much better.

so jealous.....

 

that garage is the exact way i pictured my future garage, with the exact same cars!

i'm almost there. i just need two more things. a garage, and an M coupe. the M coupe is my first true love! if when i ordered my MINI that I wasn't looking for a daily driver, i would have bought an M coupe. Now the MINI isn't my daily driver, but i don't regret it. cuz i love my MINI!

i haven't driven the new M coupe yet though. i think i will have to though. I've only driven the old ones. I love the 01-02 M coupes.

 

Thanks for the compliments. I love the M-Coupe. It's fast and handles incredibly, but having had Audi's in the past I can honestly say that the M-Coupe is a piece of crap. It's a BEAUTIFUL car, but the build/finish on the car leaves a LOT to be desired. My last 3 cars were Audi's. I had 2 S4's (Bi-turbo, then the 8 cyl.) and my ex's Allroad. Those cars are TANKS and the fit/finish on them is head and shoulders above that of the BMW. I wish so badly that the BMW would measure up to the Audi. I paid good money for it and it is, after all, a gorgeous car. But if I had to get rid of either the GP or the M-Coupe, I would get rid of the M-Coupe. The GP is off limits. So to make a long story short, be happy with the mini. The M isn't all you think it is.

 

Interesting stuff about the mcoupe. Thanks for sharing.

mb

 

I have two friends that own BMW M3s and both of them have had to have all the main bearings replaced in their engines. One of the cars had to have the mains replaced twice.

 

I bet the Audi's looked great broken down in your driveway. I keed, I keed

 

great looking garage...someday I will have that too!

 

Beautiful setup, somebody likes shopping at Griot's Garage!

I think if I were doing my floor, I'd just buy black and white linoleum squares, extremely durable, cheap and easy to install (although not as easy as a snap together floor), and you can wash and squeegee it to your hearts content.

My neighbor has the snap together floor and it creaks and snaps and pops when you drive or even walk on it, does yours?

 

Just be careful. With the VCT (vinyl composition tile) the tires will leave brown spots on the white tiles so the little parking aids are a must. I have a VCT floor in my garage.

 

I just saw your garage gusamini in the new MC2 magazine. Very nice job.

 

No way in hell buddy. The Audi's have never failed me. On the contrary, they have held up while others, like my M-coupe have had problems. I wish it weren't the case since I obviously bought the car, but the car doesn't compare to the Audi in terms of build quality. Funny you should say that about the Audi since the ONLY car that HAS sat broken down on my driveway IS the BMW.

 

Not at all.......I really have no issues with mine at all.

 

LOL....that's funny. I had spoken to the gentleman from that magazine about that and he had asked me for a short write-up on it. I was in and out of town at the time and couldn't get around to it in time. I guess he went with it anyway.

 

Wow.. that's an awesome garage.

 

Holy potatoes that place is amazing! Some day I'll ditch the condo scene and get a "real" house with a garage. I just hope it can look half that nice!

 

Yeah, not having a garage would kill me. I had an apartment when I first moved from home and I hated not being able to wash my car, etc. My next place was a townhouse that HAD a garage and a huge driveway. That's the bare minimum I would need.

 

gusmiami - are those NEEZ on your M Coupe?

I drove a 2006 A8 for about 2 months before I got the GP and I personally didn't like it at all. I think BMW is head and shoulders above Audi right now. Quatro is way too heavy and makes for a boring, understeering driving experience. I have logged a far amount of time in the E60 M5 and as far as I'm concerned, BMW's product is way ahead of Audi.

 

Can I sleep in your garage if I'm good.......and .......Quiet......

 

The wheels are OEM BMW Wheels. They are the CSL wheels that come on the M3-CSL.
As for the Audi/BMW thing. I couldn't disagree more. Although I was referring more to the build, I don't agree about the drivability issue you talk about. There are plenty of cars that come AWD, like the Audi (think 911 Turbo, Lamborghini Gallardo) that are PLENTY fun to drive. Oh and the car you mention, the A8, is not exactly the car to compare to an M5. Please remember that I have had BOTH and currently have BOTH. With the TT, we wanted the 2.0 Turbo engine since more can be brought out of it. Quattro is unfortunately not available for that engine yet. Even at that, the car is very fun to drive.
But again, as for the build quality, it's not even CLOSE. I think BMW is living on a reputation they built in the past. Even friends of mine who have the BMW also think the quality leaves a lot to be desired. I wash my cars myself and know them inside and out. I know very inch of those cars and welcome you to come over any day and I will point out all the spots in that car where BMW cut corners. It's a shame too because the car is gorgeous and yes it IS a blast to drive. It's very fast and handles great, but it's just a shame to spend that much money on a car and not have a better built, better finished and better appointed car........not to mention a car that doesn't rattle after 7k miles. Please don't get me wrong. I love my M-coupe. At least the way it looks and drives. Look at it this way. It's kind of like having a really hot girlfriend who's great in the sack, but is dumb as a box of rocks and as shallow as a puddle. It's just a shame that it's not a total package.

 

How do the raised tiles hold up to jack stands etc.? I would worry about the jack stands cutting through the plastic

 

awesome garage.

My Dad's NSX trumps my GP for the garage spot. its gotta stay outside!

 

My tiles just came this week but I haven't had a chance to look at them yet.
But I read on several boards that people use metal sheets underneath jacks and other heavy equipment.

 

Lol ...both cars are shweet rides.....sorry if I can't muster sympathy for though...

 

It is a dang shame that you don't appreciate your car.

Nice digs.

RASCH