No mods here yet. I'll probably do shocks and a stop the hop kit in time.
I have fitted seat belt extenders, which work great. I also have front parking sensors, which would be great if they were installed properly, and I've fitted a front cam.
And this is the first car I've done a mirror tap...
I prefer traditional washing, but I have used the waterless "wash" supplied by the Ceramic coating company that did our cars, and it does work well in getting dust and insect splat off.
I'm pretty careful and haven't seen any swirls yet.
This won't help the OP, but down here in the Antipodes it's no contest. DH = $NZ115,000 or thereabouts, M2 starts at $NZ154,000.
Servicing at least 50% more for anything German.
Plus Beemers are too common until you get up to M5's and such.
So if my GTPP was $NZ93000, a base SC would be $NZ160,000 - $170,000.
That is an astounding bargain. There's nothing close on power per dollar. An M2 Coupe starts at $NZ154,000.
The TP's seem a bit steep, but I'd have to see the spec.
PS. Found the Track Pack specs, I don't think pricing is too...
On our gravel roads best braking is when the wheels lock and dig through the loose stuff to the solid layer underneath. ABS stops this happening by preventing lock up, so you're skating on the pebbles.
Some drivers are much harder on brakes than others. A friend of ours needed new pads on her Cupra Ateca, mine at the same mileage were half worn, and I drive far harder than she does.