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      02-19-2020, 09:35 PM   #1
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My 2020 Dravit Grey M340i xDrive

Hey guys been lurking around the forum for a bit looking at some of your beautiful cars. This is my first BMW and I'm really enjoying the car. Most of my friends have or had bimers and I have driven many different M cars in many different specs. The m340 although not a true M, is a superb daily driver and handles NYC streets without a problem.

My build is Drevit grey with Oyster interior. I love the combo but holy S**t is it a lot of maintenance. I'll post some pics and will have more to come once I find a decent front lip and spoiler to put in, also have CB mirror caps on order as well as IND side markers replacements for the amber once.
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Nice!
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Paint correction STAT!

Beautiful color though!
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      02-20-2020, 12:42 PM   #5
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Loving the DG on Oyster! BSM and DG look killer on that interior.
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Looks great!
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finally eddie some pics!
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Paint correction STAT!

Beautiful color though!
Whoa just noticed that as well. Did someone go over the car with a dirty rag?? Tons of swirls.
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Congrats. Looks fantastic.

Mine is on it's way (decided to hang out at the port for a while)...

Concur with the rest of the folks here re swirls. Get the paint corrected - the color will pop like nobody's business!!
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Whoa just noticed that as well. Did someone go over the car with a dirty rag?? Tons of swirls.
I had it hand washed and I'm guessing the towels weren't very clean.... unfortunately dont have a driveway to handwash myself....
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I had it hand washed and I'm guessing the towels weren't very clean.... unfortunately dont have a driveway to handwash myself....
Neither do I. Have been looking into a solution since I ordered my car.

You can do 1 of 3 things - mobile detailer ($$$), buy a water tank/pump (sold on amazon for ~$100) and wash car yourself ($$), or go to a DIY wash center ($).

I feel the 3rd option seems to be best bang for buck for us drivewayless folk. You need to take your own soaps and gear to wash/dry. Depending how detailed you want to get, back of the envelope, the initial cost will pay off in ~4-7 washes (@ $50 / wash). Don't recommend using anything but the pressure washer / air dryer at the location. Get your own gear for everything else.

Obviously... there is a perfect inverse correlation between cost and effort
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Neither do I. Have been looking into a solution since I ordered my car.

You can do 1 of 3 things - mobile detailer ($$$), buy a water tank/pump (sold on amazon for ~$100) and wash car yourself ($$), or go to a DIY wash center ($).

I feel the 3rd option seems to be best bang for buck for us drivewayless folk. You need to take your own soaps and gear to wash/dry. Depending how detailed you want to get, back of the envelope, the initial cost will pay off in ~4-7 washes (@ $50 / wash). Don't recommend using anything but the pressure washer / air dryer at the location. Get your own gear for everything else.

Obviously... there is a perfect inverse correlation between cost and effort
yeah looks like I will have to figure something else out...
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More pics please! I have a Dravit / Cognac on order and the wait is KILLING me.
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yeah looks like I will have to figure something else out...
I think the best route for you would be to do the self wash stall with just soap and the pressure washer and then do a water-less wash. All you need is a few MF towels and those little hand pump aerators. I ordered the Kit from AMMO. The bottle is not the best but its good. The soap though is very good and super slick.

There are other options but thats the only one I've tried. If you're not washing it often I would def get a ceramic coating done on it. Doesn't have to be uber expensive, but it will help a lot when rinsing the car.
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