Of Brits, Bavarians, Horses and Bulls - my Garage

Sn1p3r · 25th December 2009, 22:11

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Originally Posted by suhaas307

Thank for the picture mate! Boy does it look tasty! This is the convertible though! A black M3 with black BBS CHs would look super!

I think you meant coupe, right?

@ecks congratulations dude. Nice ride, we all waiting for the GTR as well. The wait is killing but as the saying goes, no pain no gain

Merry X'mas everyone.

suhaas307 · 25th December 2009, 22:16

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Originally Posted by Sn1p3r

I think you meant coupe, right?

@ecks congratulations dude. Nice ride, we all waiting for the GTR as well. The wait is killing but as the saying goes, no pain no gain

Merry X'mas everyone.

Sniper,

Take a good hard long look at the roof. The black M3 in the previous page is a convertible with the top up. The M3 is also available in 'Hard Top Convertible' guise in case you'd want that wind-in-the-hair experience coupled with that seat-of-the-pants feel as well!

(And of course the complete security that a Hard Top provides)

Merry Christmas to you too!

Sn1p3r · 25th December 2009, 22:25

^^My bad, did not see it closely.

Cheers!

PJSPEED · 25th December 2009, 22:32

He sold his CH-R too.Now i would say BBS FI .The 19" is just 7.4 KGs

ecksreturns · 26th December 2009, 00:18

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Originally Posted by PJSPEED

He sold his CH-R too.Now i would say BBS FI .The 19" is just 7.4 KGs

I don't know who is feeding you such info but I have not sold them.

Just got back from the workshop 30 mins ago. The difference in character b/w the dct and M/T is right there. It just feels so much more alive and real now. I have to drive it for a week or so just to get in sync with this new experience. Even though the car is the same, but it just feels different.

Turbojc · 26th December 2009, 01:05

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Originally Posted by ecksreturns

Guys, the GTR is ready in England but the export documents , that were to come from Japan , have still not arrived. I am going to wait till the 28th at the most , if they do not arrive till then, then the GTR is canceled and I will look into other options , as is turning out to be a blocked investment. I jumped the gun on this black one (the Gunmetal silver was my original choice) thinking that it will arrive sooner. Since that is not turning out to be the case due to uncontrollable delays, then I might as well get something else.

Hey ecks, I just noticed that you've taken the Nissan GTR off your signature. Does that mean the Godzilla won't make it to your garage? If so, what have you planned to get instead of it?

theragingbull · 26th December 2009, 11:00

The December issue of Top Gear(India) has a story on tuned GT-Rs in LA.
It's interesting to know that Nissan billed the R35 GT-R as the car 'impossible' to tune. Until the car was handed to two blokes in LA, one a software engineer and another a mechanical, who cracked the car's ECU in 3 months! These guys tweak and modify the thing until it screams for mercy! Now 8 out of 10 R-35 GT-Rs in the US are tuned by them.
For GT-R owners, tuning their cars is not a privilege, but a right of GT-R ownership.
Ecks plz get ur GT-R asap!

ecksreturns · 26th December 2009, 11:40

I get Top gear UK from UK directly every month , so what you read now , I have already read 2 months ago. Whatever I plan to get will be exciting, exclusive and special.

Sahil · 26th December 2009, 11:43

Congrats on the "new" M3 !

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Originally Posted by ecksreturns

2 - I also like the new idrive. I am getting the switches and buttons swapped to the new idrive. The screen however, can not be changed.

Is the dealership able to do this and upload the new software + keys/knobs to the old iDrive? We have two 5 series, one was bought in 2007 and one early this year. However I use the 2007 one as it has the more powerful engine of the two

but sadly that came with the old iDrive and I much prefer the newer knobs on our second car. Do let me know if and how you manage to get this done, i'd like to do the same.

ecksreturns · 26th December 2009, 12:07

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Originally Posted by Sahil

Congrats on the "new" M3 !

Is the dealership able to do this and upload the new software + keys/knobs to the old iDrive? We have two 5 series, one was bought in 2007 and one early this year. However I use the 2007 one as it has the more powerful engine of the two

but sadly that came with the old iDrive and I much prefer the newer knobs on our second car. Do let me know if and how you manage to get this done, i'd like to do the same.

Not only can you change the knobs but also get the new idrive system retro-fitted. My dealership guys did not know much either so I found them a link on m3post and they are reviewing it as I write this. Its very very expensive I believe but totally worth it.

akshaymahajan · 26th December 2009, 12:28

this experience must have been fun. no 3 months waiting and no delays and stuff.
congrats sirji.
Abt the GTR, when you booked it you must have paid for it, then you got a matte wrap on it for another 5000GBP (or euros) and now you are cancelling it.
does that mean your importer will resell it as a used car here or will it not be brought down here at all?

Sahil · 26th December 2009, 12:57

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Originally Posted by ecksreturns

Not only can you change the knobs but also get the new idrive system retro-fitted. My dealership guys did not know much either so I found them a link on m3post and they are reviewing it as I write this. Its very very expensive I believe but totally worth it.

Send me the link please.

//M · 26th December 2009, 14:45

Great news about the new M3. Congratulations!!

shyn · 26th December 2009, 15:57

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Originally Posted by 4RANSM

Not sure what your plans are for your new beast bro but if you're planning to modify or tune it you can't go past Willall Racing. Lot of local guys in Sydney have used Willall racing and they were amazed with the amount of gains. They do have distributor in Bangalore as well - RaceTech.
Check out their website
Willall Racing

The guy (Martin Donnon) is on SAU forum - www.skylilnesaustralia.com and a very friendly bloke.

Thought you would be interested in case you are planning something in future although you do know your stuf pretty well

the GT-R from HYD has also been tuned by the RaceTech guys.In deccan quarter mile-3, the GT-R clocked 12.126 but after getting it tuned it clocked 11.486 at deccan quarter mile-4

shamik.bose · 26th December 2009, 23:36

Are you not getting the GT-R, ecks? I see you've taken it off your signature!

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theragingbull Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 2,601 Thanked: 646 Times View My Garage	The December issue of Top Gear(India) has a story on tuned GT-Rs in LA. It's interesting to know that Nissan billed the R35 GT-R as the car 'impossible' to tune. Until the car was handed to two blokes in LA, one a software engineer and another a mechanical, who cracked the car's ECU in 3 months! These guys tweak and modify the thing until it screams for mercy! Now 8 out of 10 R-35 GT-Rs in the US are tuned by them. For GT-R owners, tuning their cars is not a privilege, but a right of GT-R ownership. Ecks plz get ur GT-R asap! Last edited by theragingbull : 26th December 2009 at 11:02.
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ecksreturns Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: chandigarh Posts: 1,418 Thanked: 525 Times	I get Top gear UK from UK directly every month , so what you read now , I have already read 2 months ago. Whatever I plan to get will be exciting, exclusive and special.
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akshaymahajan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 597 Thanked: 449 Times	this experience must have been fun. no 3 months waiting and no delays and stuff. congrats sirji. Abt the GTR, when you booked it you must have paid for it, then you got a matte wrap on it for another 5000GBP (or euros) and now you are cancelling it. does that mean your importer will resell it as a used car here or will it not be brought down here at all?
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//M Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 6,201 Thanked: 22,920 Times	Great news about the new M3. Congratulations!!
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shamik.bose Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kolkata Posts: 1,684 Thanked: 133 Times	Are you not getting the GT-R, ecks? I see you've taken it off your signature!
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