Show Me Your BMW!!!!!!!!!

[bertie]

Fox- said:

Neither does it purport to be.

(Dont get me wrong, I think it looks naff too).

Sorry, it just is, IMHO

If it's not to try and fool the unknowing into thinking it is, what is it trying to do.

[e21Mark]

MrLong said:

ATM said:

If you want people to think Jee Long P-enis then stick with it.

I will neither confirm nor deny...

My first name is James, surname is Long and fittingly enough my middle name is Patrick.

Perhaps I should add a dealer line at the bottom "The name's Long, James Long"

I immediately though Janice Long off the radio. Sorry.

[Fox-]

bertie said:

Sorry, it just is, IMHO

If it's not to try and fool the unknowing into thinking it is, what is it trying to do.

It's a 335 M Sport, which is factory fitted with 10 other 'M' badges. Adding the 11th is naff but hardly trying to make people think it's an M3.

[bertie]

Fox- said:

It's a 335 M Sport, which is factory fitted with 10 other 'M' badges. Adding the 11th is naff but hardly trying to make people think it's an M3.

But the other 10 are not in the obvious normal position of the model designation on the boot lid!

Also, it didn't come from the factory like that, someone, maybe a previous owner, but someone modified it to add it.

It's like adding a "Turbo" sticker onto a 1983 XR3i.

If trying to fool people isn't the point, what is?

Edited by bertie on Wednesday 2nd April 23:25

[MrLong]

e21Mark said:

I immediately though Janice Long off the radio. Sorry.

I bloody hope I don't look like her whilst driving! (Or any time of the day for that matter)

[Wideblue]

Real M3

Edited by Wideblue on Thursday 3rd April 07:43

[E65Ross]

Wideblue said:

Real M3

Edited by Wideblue on Thursday 3rd April 07:43

That is lovely!

[sadsac]

My newly acquired 08 330d Msport auto, need to re-fit the headlamp washers. And not sure if its been lowered?? Am struggling with speed bumps!

[E65Ross]

Wideblue said:

Real M3

Edited by Wideblue on Thursday 3rd April 07:43

Another real one.......the engine in this is absolutely magnificent. It's made way for an F13 M6 (posted previously) which is has won me over in the way it's biblically good at what it's ultimately for.....but it just does not have that thrill factor I was expecting from an M car. All previous M cars I've been in have put a grin on my face (including the last M6.....likely because of the V10) but this one, just doesn't.

[AKA PABS]

[quote=sadsac]My newly acquired 08 330d Msport auto, need to re-fit the headlamp washers. And not sure if its been lowered?? Am struggling with speed bumps!

Looks at least 30mm lower maybe more at the front.

[mikeyscott]

BE57 TOY said:

MrLong said:

This is the exact car that I tried to convince James Paul (*other dealers available?*) to direct swap for my E92 320d Msport. I decided that a 320d wasn't particularly suited to driving a daily 2 mile town trip to work after having bought it. Despite mine costing a fair amount more they didn't want to do a direct swap. (I have no idea if dealers ever do! But as a financial proposition it'd make sense for them IMO as I'd be the one losing ~ £2.5k on my own car in 4 months). But if you ever fancy a change....

Love the idea of a 130i, enjoy!!

Hmm odd. Although in my experience they like to make £2000 on the new car AND £2000 on the px. So maybe £2500 wasn't enough margin for them.

Anyhow. The 130 looks nice! Does it go like stink?

Not wrong there!

[mikeyscott]

Fox- said:

bertie said:

Sorry, it just is, IMHO

If it's not to try and fool the unknowing into thinking it is, what is it trying to do.

It's a 335 M Sport, which is factory fitted with 10 other 'M' badges. Adding the 11th is naff but hardly trying to make people think it's an M3.

My 123d had this "option" too and the first thing I instructed the dealer to do prior to collection was to remove them all! The salesman asked why, it's not an M car. Looks much better without and I have been tempted to remove the model badge too.

[Polariz]

mikeyscott said:

My 123d had this "option" too and the first thing I instructed the dealer to do prior to collection was to remove them all! The salesman asked why, it's not an M car. Looks much better without and I have been tempted to remove the model badge too.

The model badge should stay! I find that removing a model badge is an attempt to cover up what the car is/isn't and is just as bad as plonking extra ///M badges on imho.

[jayemm89]

sadsac said:

My newly acquired 08 330d Msport auto, need to re-fit the headlamp washers. And not sure if its been lowered?? Am struggling with speed bumps!

That definitely looks lowered! I can't even see the tops of the front tyres?

[ATM]

jayemm89 said:

sadsac said:

My newly acquired 08 330d Msport auto, need to re-fit the headlamp washers. And not sure if its been lowered?? Am struggling with speed bumps!

That definitely looks lowered! I can't even see the tops of the front tyres?

+1

Its on its chuff

[cerb4.5lee]

jayemm89 said:

sadsac said:

My newly acquired 08 330d Msport auto, need to re-fit the headlamp washers. And not sure if its been lowered?? Am struggling with speed bumps!

That definitely looks lowered! I can't even see the tops of the front tyres?

It makes me wonder why anyone would want to lower it in the first place as the ride is already terrible on 18`s with run flats...I bet it rattles your teeth out! Lovely motor though.

[RoverP6B]

Because, as I found when my E39's air springs packed in, it may be st to drive but it looks cool! I have mulled over the idea of fitting air springs to the front of mine with variable ride height and configured to lower all the way when parked. Immature, I know.

[sadsac]

cerb4.5lee said:

It makes me wonder why anyone would want to lower it in the first place as the ride is already terrible on 18`s with run flats...I bet it rattles your teeth out! Lovely motor though.

Yeah its pretty bad with all the potholes in the roads. Going to look into returning it to standard. Strangely the autotrader pics look standard and I didn't notice when I bought it. Next tyre change the run flats will be going.

[cerb4.5lee]

sadsac said:

cerb4.5lee said:

It makes me wonder why anyone would want to lower it in the first place as the ride is already terrible on 18`s with run flats...I bet it rattles your teeth out! Lovely motor though.

Yeah its pretty bad with all the potholes in the roads. Going to look into returning it to standard. Strangely the autotrader pics look standard and I didn't notice when I bought it. Next tyre change the run flats will be going.

Yes that close up pic doesn't look too bad at all, I don't blame you swapping the run flats when you can I will be swapping mine as well when they need changing.

[oldnbold]

Just picked this up this afternoon, 120d M Sport as daily driver. First BMW and impressed, but only done about 35 miles so far.