If you clear an error and it returns, or it just doesn’t clear at all, it means it’s an active issue that should be looked into. For me most of my errors were due to a faulty tail light ground cable. Once I had that fixed my errors were permanently gone. Until I did, they kept returning. That code indicates one of your right rear lights has an issue. There SHOULD also be an error on your Idrive. You have to narrow down which light bulb. Activate all the lights until one flags on your Idrive as defective and you’ll have an answer. Taillight, brake, reverse, turn signal, fog light(this one is easy to miss as many don’t realize it exists. it also activates on very hard braking, look up brake force display).

A new clutch is around $850 on FCP EURO. I would guess with labor around $1,500 at an indie shop. I’ve heard you can find the clutches for under $500, but I haven’t needed to replace mine so IDK.

@@BertskiZPolskipricy 😅. Btw, I have exactly the same M2 as you, even the color! Have fun with it!

I appreciate it bro! I can respect you doing the DCT service yourself!

go under the transmission manufacturers recommendations, NOT BMW's, which is 40-60K i believe.

ZF say around 50-60k miles, or around 100K km. “For life” doesn’t really mean for life. It really covers the 1st and 2nd owners who likely won’t even reach 100k miles. But long term the issues will surface. Logically it’s still a mechanical machine out under a lot of stress over it’s life, and the fluid will accrue metal shavings and become burnt over the years and miles. As I mention in the video, it’s 100% worth changing, unless you get the car with 100k miles on it and it’s never been changed, at which point it’s better to not touch it than risk dislodging gunk and clogging your valve bodies.

Of course they say for life. When the transmission fails, the life of the car ends since it's too expensive too fix

Agreed! My Subaru takes all of 2 minutes lol. German over-engineering at its finest

@@BertskiZPolski love how they drive but working on interior components is a royal pain.

I thought about swapping the same way. I’ll probably do it if my second light ever goes out.

Damn 0.9%! You don’t see those numbers anymore. During COVID I had a great 2.4% at the time on my M240i. The only regret I have trading to an M2 was my rate went up a lot. But good luck on your car hunt! I’d lean towards the CS, but you can’t go wrong with any of those choices.

@@BertskiZPolski Thank you, waiting for the right M4 CS to pick up. Wanted one without a previous accident or wit an accident that is minimal. Yep, 0.9% was a thing back in 2005.

I got an m140i as well as I like hatches and practicality. I love how special having a B58 is with a hatch. Its just bonkers <3!

@@koifnen this guy's talking about the M2 is special they don't make the m140i anymore the only hatchback with the b58 future classic I would consider that special not the M2

Connecticut here also. The issue when I had my m240i definitely was that I was always looking towards that next step up. Wheel shopping for that car was also a pain. The options are so limited on wheels and tires

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy RWD. The car can do things that I couldn’t do on the m240i, but it just adds another layer of caution when driving I didn’t have to worry about as much before.

I really appreciate it! These things in the US can get ugly, but as most things it’s a process with an end. But yeah it definitely makes you look at tires differently with more respect. My problem now is my daily still has decent tread on the tires, but they’re just old and drive like hockey pucks. Fronts are 4 years old and the rears made it 8 years. It’s just time to replace them and be better off safe, than trying to make them last another year and have them lose grip when I need it. Really crappy thing to go through.

Yes it does! It’s one of the sensors I always have active on my dashboard.

@@BertskiZPolski great thank you for the fast response and thank you for the video

@@flexnsa of course! Do bare in mind though, the car itself needs to have a readable temperature sensor in the transmission. Any modern BMW will, but some old models may not.

Appreciate you!!

I have a video on the M240i’s 2 year costs, and a video on a major service on the M2 to give you an idea of some specific numbers. but overall about the same honestly. Basic services cost about the same on both cars. Transmission fluid/filter service is cheap on the manual but expensive on the ZF8, and even more expensive on the DCT. Spark plugs were about the same. I’ve had a few freak-issues on the M2 that cost some money to repair but it’s really not that bad. Overall as long as nothing major breaks, they’re about the same to maintain. Insurance was also a little cheaper on my M2 oddly enough. I’d go out on a limb and say in general most BMWs after 2015 are reliable enough that all they really need is basic maintenance, and the costs for specific services are fairly similar across similar models.

Lol I didn’t even think about myself until weeks after my crash. All I thought about was my car being wrecked

Not a bad idea! I I have so many Hotwheels I could’ve had a good demonstration

Yeah it handles better and looks better but that it. M140i mpg blows out of the water, tunability not even close, BMW gave a better engine and transmission to m140i than it's entry level M car 😂 BMW didn't even bother giving it a s engines except cs 😂

It originally didn’t start as a hat related issue, but once the issue came up the hat made it worse. It kept snagging the peeling parts. I don’t have the issue anymore in my M2 and I wear hats often. Odd.

The speed of the DCT or even the ZF8 are crazy! Even the new M2s have the ZF8 and they shift pretty much just as fast as the DCT. I will say the kick of the DCT is the one thing I miss from my previous M2.

@@BertskiZPolski I know man. I specifically wanted the six speed and now I’m like, did I get the wrong transmission. It’s maddening.

M235i is not the same as the m240i you can’t compare them

@@kjd7647 let’s unpack that

@@casey2173 m235i is not the same especially now with the new 4 cylinder fwd, the m240i is the superior car and is not the same as a m235i

If you can, go for it! But either way enjoy your m240i, it’s a phenomenal car!

Nah I went og m2 and it was boring coming from a built m140i, with lsd, coilover, polybushes and hybrid turboes. The best way to go is the m2 comp. Looks better plus a better engine. However, im running 550bhp on pump and I still get 48mpg on the daily. So Its gonna be a keeper

It is! What most don’t see is there is a second work area on a lower level that is a bit more dirty. But still ridiculously clean compared to your standard mechanics shop.

Every time I head to that area it’s always crazy with the cars that are down there. Love it!

@@BertskiZPolski that’s really how I got into bmw’s by living in the suburbs of NYC. Now I live in Michigan basically in the backyard of the the big 3. Also Og m2 can’t really keep up with hellcats and mustang gt. Oh well, stylistically m2 is a near perfect car.

You should be alright. As long as nothing unexpected happens costs are very predictable

@@BertskiZPolski I really beat on mind. Launching a lot. I’m never hard on the brakes and have not tracked it yet. I love the car but it’s hard to resist throttling up and I’m sure the engine doesn’t love all that load.

@@casey2173 personally I wouldn’t be too worried. The car is built to be ridden hard. Just make sure to keep up on upkeep, and let it get up to temperature before ripping it. Let it cool down properly, and it should be OK. Use those brakes, pads are cheap to replace. As long as you don’t do anything outside the car’s limits it should stay healthy. I don’t launch mine much because I want to save a bit on the clutch wear but like I said, the costs are predictable as long as nothing breaks.

Lol it’s just how it is. I don’t think any M car has fog lights in front because of the air intakes where the lights would be. Most M cars also have an additional oil cooler behind the bumper where the lights would be. The rear I think is just an American problem that we don’t have the system active by default.

I just got home and was sitting next to a late model m4 and revved it in the m2. He said you def have something under the hood and exhaust. Bone stock, my friend, I told him. I put it in sport+ and just revving it to let off the clutch to move forward in the McDonald’s drive thru he said, and he’s right, that sounds amazing. The revving you can do on a manual beats the dct. There’s your upside to owning the six speed variant.

Absolutely! One of the biggest reasons for buying this car is the exhaust note! I tend to drive with windows partly open in the winter too to hear the sounds lol. But that E92 V8 engine is something special!

So far great after maybe 1500 miles on them. Still no complaints and the brake dust is much less on the front compared to the rear that still has OEM pads. No issues with vibrations, fading, or anything.

Damn, .009%. Couldn’t imagine!

$350 for this? That’s nuts. Glad you found it useful!