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Originally Posted by fueledbycaffeine
I just gotta ask one thing (I’m legit asking not just trying to be a jerk) - if you are unhappy with the car to the point that you’ve done multiple performance and appearance mods so soon after purchasing the vehicle, why did you buy it instead of a different model that has more high end potential?
Can the B48 handle it? Yeah, but can the DCT? The transmission’s manufacturer rates it for 400nm of torque (7DCT-400 per a BMW parts website). It’s already sitting at that straight off of the showroom floor. What’s the logic behind trying to generate more power if you can’t actually put it down without risking blowing the transmission?
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Good questions!
You wouldn't have had to put the disclaimer, you're the one person on here that I expect to be constructively critical, and the one person that I would not take offense to whatever you asked or said! Your reputation precedes you :-)
1a. I HATE that my behavior gives off the idea that I am unhappy with my car. The idea that this is what my modifications suggest actually hurts my feelings. I genuinely LOVE my U10. In my 26 years of car ownership, this is by far my favorite. I'm so incredibly proud of this car. I regularly kiss it goodnight as I tell it how beautiful and wonderful it is! There is not another vehicle in existence that could improve upon my ownership and driving experience. I had an '20 X3 m40i. I had a '22 X4 m40i. Yes they were leased, but I barely even washed those cars. I had no interest in either of them, other than thinking that I loved the coupe styling of the X4 and was glad to be rid of the character-less X3. I modify the X2 in ways that I consider to be upgrades; my primary goal is to make it subjectively even better, secondary is to personalize it. This car is so dope that I keep waiting for them to hit the streets en masse, and that I need to make it my own before they're everywhere.
1b. As I mentioned in the post above, I have some syndrome where I crave the underdog experience. And I thrive in the challenge to overcome the underdog status. And then as much as I neurotically keep waiting for sales to skyrocket, I have another syndrome where I crave counterculture. People genuinely hate the X2. Cool, I belong in it then!
2a. It's torque limited electronically. Self protective? Self defeating? We'll find out!
2b. I spoke to a DCT shop. They said run it and if the clutches slip, I'll know it needs better clutches. And then I'll get bigger clutches.