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      04-04-2025, 01:08 PM   #5589
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Most definitely and 90% of the time there will be tri colored grill stripes on the front of that.
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I would like to contribute the X5 ///M, silver edition.

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What is the old adage, "Fake it until you make it".
This use to really upset me, when posers would fake an AMG or M car.
Although it still bothers me, I don't get upset about it anymore.
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What is the definition of a "true M vehicle"?
“M” stands for marketing nowadays. Unless you have a G87 M2, then it stands for Mexico.
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I have a 2011 Z4 IS. Ser# confirms it as well as IS on instrument cluster however the badge on the side only says SDRIVE 35I. Also says M on the door sill. I have seen other cars show the full 35IS on the side. Did they make a change part way through 2011?
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      04-08-2025, 07:43 AM   #5595
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I have a 2011 Z4 IS. Ser# confirms it as well as IS on instrument cluster however the badge on the side only says SDRIVE 35I. Also says M on the door sill. I have seen other cars show the full 35IS on the side. Did they make a change part way through 2011?
It is doubtful that BMW made a mid-year change like that. But I see you're in Canada -- your cars may be badged differently vs. US.

Either way, not a fake badge, so don't worry about it.

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I have a 2011 Z4 IS. Ser# confirms it as well as IS on instrument cluster however the badge on the side only says SDRIVE 35I. Also says M on the door sill. I have seen other cars show the full 35IS on the side. Did they make a change part way through 2011?
Someone just removed the S. Maybe they thought it was stealthy that way.
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230i = baby M2.
M240i drivers have entered the chat!
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Nice find. That plate is actually pretty funny!
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Stupid vanity plate on a quite nice learner's permit car. Cheaper to buy the eBay M badge like they should have.

Baby M would be a 1M/M2.
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