Was thrown the keys to this last night (car review)

[dxb335d]

regarding the mazda. CARand driver say 1/4mile in 14.0 @99mph,my car when stock did a 13.9@101.5mph. So the 335d is quicker to 100mph. I rekon stock my car did 0-60 in 5.8, so therefore slower than that mazda to 60 but reeling past it upto the ton. Now i post 13.5@105mph, but only 5.4 0-60.

Anyhow. i have thoroughly enjoyed this post thanks to all of you. Its been very entertaining.

Edited by dxb335d on Sunday 10th August 15:29

[fathomfive]

Do the rear seats fold in the 335d? Along with the remap, that would make it a very quick car indeed.

[dxb335d]

fathomfive said:

Do the rear seats fold in the 335d? Along with the remap, that would make it a very quick car indeed.

Yes they do fold LOL. PMSL

[Alfa_75_Steve]

fathomfive said:

Do the rear seats fold in the 335d? Along with the remap, that would make it a very quick car indeed.

But you can't cadence clutch it....

[biglepton]

dxb335d said:

regarding the mazda. CARand driver say 1/4mile in 14.0 @99mph,my car when stock did a 13.9@101.5mph. So the 335d is quicker to 100mph. I rekon stock my car did 0-60 in 5.8, so therefore slower than that mazda to 60 but reeling past it upto the ton. Now i post 13.5@105mph, but only 5.4 0-60.

Anyhow. i have thoroughly enjoyed this post thanks to all of you. Its been very entertaining.

Edited by dxb335d on Sunday 10th August 15:29

So you claim to have twice the torque in your remapped car than I have in my standard car (530 vs 280) and all that buys you is the same 0-60 time and half a second on a quarter mile? They must be the worlds weakest lb-fts or that autobox is sapping vast amounts of poke. Sounds very inefficient to me especially when you consider my car is a bit heavier than yours.

[BigAl83]

dxb335d said:

fathomfive said:

Do the rear seats fold in the 335d? Along with the remap, that would make it a very quick car indeed.

Yes they do fold LOL. PMSL

if you put some viper stripes over the top it will be even quicker trust me it makes the viper really fast too. make sure they're in the middle though as it will then resemble the fiat punto sporting and will make it very slow

[fathomfive]

BigAl83 said:

dxb335d said:

fathomfive said:

Do the rear seats fold in the 335d? Along with the remap, that would make it a very quick car indeed.

Yes they do fold LOL. PMSL

if you put some viper stripes over the top it will be even quicker trust me it makes the viper really fast too. make sure they're in the middle though as it will then resemble the fiat punto sporting and will make it very slow

I was under the impression if you got the stripes off center you had to counter steer to keep the car straight.

[Fort Jefferson]

pgilc1 said:

In the same way as prejudiced opinions can be read.

Doesnt look very boring to me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fg1EhBB1PQ

Maybe Jeremy should have sat in the passenger seat?

Those kittens are gorgeous.

[dxb335d]

biglepton said:

dxb335d said:

regarding the mazda. CARand driver say 1/4mile in 14.0 @99mph,my car when stock did a 13.9@101.5mph. So the 335d is quicker to 100mph. I rekon stock my car did 0-60 in 5.8, so therefore slower than that mazda to 60 but reeling past it upto the ton. Now i post 13.5@105mph, but only 5.4 0-60.

Anyhow. i have thoroughly enjoyed this post thanks to all of you. Its been very entertaining.

Edited by dxb335d on Sunday 10th August 15:29

So you claim to have twice the torque in your remapped car than I have in my standard car (530 vs 280) and all that buys you is the same 0-60 time and half a second on a quarter mile? They must be the worlds weakest lb-fts or that autobox is sapping vast amounts of poke. Sounds very inefficient to me especially when you consider my car is a bit heavier than yours.

i am doing 0-100 in late 11-early 12's. So i may be doing the same 0-60, but once above that pulling away rapido.

I have videos of my car going from 120-150, she does relentlessy accelerate aover the ton mark. Id be happy to meet you at Brunters to show you that a diesel can be fast.

[dvs_dave]

dxb335d said:

i am doing 0-100 in late 11-early 12's. So i may be doing the same 0-60, but once above that pulling away rapido.

I have videos of my car going from 120-150, she does relentlessy accelerate aover the ton mark. Id be happy to meet you at Brunters to show you that a diesel can be fast.

Can you please post these videos? It would make very interesting viewing and would no doubt shut a lot of these nay sayers up......or not.

I'd like to give you a race too. I reckon my E320 CDI would leather your 335d because it's mega quick.....or have I confused it with my TVR again?

[paul328m3]

dxb335d said:

biglepton said:

dxb335d said:

regarding the mazda. CARand driver say 1/4mile in 14.0 @99mph,my car when stock did a 13.9@101.5mph. So the 335d is quicker to 100mph. I rekon stock my car did 0-60 in 5.8, so therefore slower than that mazda to 60 but reeling past it upto the ton. Now i post 13.5@105mph, but only 5.4 0-60.

Anyhow. i have thoroughly enjoyed this post thanks to all of you. Its been very entertaining.

Edited by dxb335d on Sunday 10th August 15:29

So you claim to have twice the torque in your remapped car than I have in my standard car (530 vs 280) and all that buys you is the same 0-60 time and half a second on a quarter mile? They must be the worlds weakest lb-fts or that autobox is sapping vast amounts of poke. Sounds very inefficient to me especially when you consider my car is a bit heavier than yours.

i am doing 0-100 in late 11-early 12's. So i may be doing the same 0-60, but once above that pulling away rapido.

I have videos of my car going from 120-150, she does relentlessy accelerate aover the ton mark. Id be happy to meet you at Brunters to show you that a diesel can be fast.

Edited by paul328m3 on Sunday 10th August 16:53

[biglepton]

dxb335d said:

biglepton said:

dxb335d said:

regarding the mazda. CARand driver say 1/4mile in 14.0 @99mph,my car when stock did a 13.9@101.5mph. So the 335d is quicker to 100mph. I rekon stock my car did 0-60 in 5.8, so therefore slower than that mazda to 60 but reeling past it upto the ton. Now i post 13.5@105mph, but only 5.4 0-60.

Anyhow. i have thoroughly enjoyed this post thanks to all of you. Its been very entertaining.

Edited by dxb335d on Sunday 10th August 15:29

So you claim to have twice the torque in your remapped car than I have in my standard car (530 vs 280) and all that buys you is the same 0-60 time and half a second on a quarter mile? They must be the worlds weakest lb-fts or that autobox is sapping vast amounts of poke. Sounds very inefficient to me especially when you consider my car is a bit heavier than yours.

i am doing 0-100 in late 11-early 12's. So i may be doing the same 0-60, but once above that pulling away rapido.

I have videos of my car going from 120-150, she does relentlessy accelerate aover the ton mark. Id be happy to meet you at Brunters to show you that a diesel can be fast.

But where is all that claimed torque going? Twice as much for so little difference in performance. Half of it is being p!ssed away by your granny slushbox and the other half is being p!ssed away by the fact you have no LSD. All that torque and an open diff, what were BMW thinking, apart from cost-cutting of course! Even my cheapo Mazda has a multi-point rear axle complete with mechanical LSD to compliment the 4WD because they know it's about corners, not drag racing.

You can put a couple of feet between my stock and your modded car in straight line at brunters and I'll put half a lap between us round five laps of castle combe or knockhill!

[Fidgits]

Whats the saying? Pics or it didn't happen?


Well since DXB has offered videos - this obviously means he can show proof of his track day passing the M3's, Vantages and Elise's etc...

So until he posts these videos, showing him out-driving them (when the are obviously on it and not on a slow-down in lap) it didn't happen

[fathomfive]

I had my Focus on track yesterday against a rather lovely Ferrari and comprehensively beat it. I can't see what the fuss is all about, it didn't seem much faster to be honest and can't see why my mate bought it.














(ok, it was on a Scalextric set, and not the real world, but I thought this was the thread for utterly pointless comparisons)

Edited by fathomfive on Sunday 10th August 17:03

Edited by fathomfive on Sunday 10th August 17:04

[paul328m3]

Fidgits said:

Whats the saying? Pics or it didn't happen?


Well since DXB has offered videos - this obviously means he can show proof of his track day passing the M3's, Vantages and Elise's etc...

So until he posts these videos, showing him out-driving them (when the are obviously on it and not on a slow-down in lap) it didn't happen

Compare these two videos...

The first video is of a standard 335d accelerating from 0-260 km/h. The driver is in "sport mode" on the gearbox so clearly means business.

The second vid is of a lightly modified (air filter and exhaust) E36 M3 accelerating. Fast forward the vid to approx 3 minutes in where the driver does a 0-240 km/h pull. My car accelerates exactly the same as this car so I have no reason to believe the driver has done anything extra to this car.

It is clear from the two video's that an E36 M3 is quicker than the standard 335d. Not by a huge amount but it IS quicker. I imagine a mapped 335d is probably AS quick as this M3.

Therefore I cannot see how dxb's dads 335d can possibly be as quick in a straight line drag race as an E46 M3 / V8 Vantage / FQ360 and other much much faster cars as dxb claims.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-QD-W8FEi0&fea...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXeVuUGJ0-c

[dxb335d]

biglepton said:

dxb335d said:

biglepton said:

dxb335d said:

regarding the mazda. CARand driver say 1/4mile in 14.0 @99mph,my car when stock did a 13.9@101.5mph. So the 335d is quicker to 100mph. I rekon stock my car did 0-60 in 5.8, so therefore slower than that mazda to 60 but reeling past it upto the ton. Now i post 13.5@105mph, but only 5.4 0-60.

Anyhow. i have thoroughly enjoyed this post thanks to all of you. Its been very entertaining.

Edited by dxb335d on Sunday 10th August 15:29

So you claim to have twice the torque in your remapped car than I have in my standard car (530 vs 280) and all that buys you is the same 0-60 time and half a second on a quarter mile? They must be the worlds weakest lb-fts or that autobox is sapping vast amounts of poke. Sounds very inefficient to me especially when you consider my car is a bit heavier than yours.

i am doing 0-100 in late 11-early 12's. So i may be doing the same 0-60, but once above that pulling away rapido.

I have videos of my car going from 120-150, she does relentlessy accelerate aover the ton mark. Id be happy to meet you at Brunters to show you that a diesel can be fast.

But where is all that claimed torque going? Twice as much for so little difference in performance. Half of it is being p!ssed away by your granny slushbox and the other half is being p!ssed away by the fact you have no LSD. All that torque and an open diff, what were BMW thinking, apart from cost-cutting of course! Even my cheapo Mazda has a multi-point rear axle complete with mechanical LSD to compliment the 4WD because they know it's about corners, not drag racing.

You can put a couple of feet between my stock and your modded car in straight line at brunters and I'll put half a lap between us round five laps of castle combe or knockhill!

Forget everything for one min.

You believe that around the top gear test track your mazda will be quicker than a stock 335d?

With the stig driving etc on the same day (both cars there)?

Not sure what either car does round there, but a 535d, with less power and more weight was quicker than a focus RS etc.

A 335d will put more than a few feet of distance to a mazda at brunters. More like 10 car lengths.

So either your suggesting your miles a better driver than me, or your car is miles better around a track.

[Broccers]

Quite amusing read.

Anyway isnt this 335 your dad's car ?

[dxb335d]

Broccers said:

Quite amusing read.

Anyway isnt this 335 your dad's car ?

No mate its not.

[Fidgits]

paul328m3 said:

Fidgits said:

Whats the saying? Pics or it didn't happen?


Well since DXB has offered videos - this obviously means he can show proof of his track day passing the M3's, Vantages and Elise's etc...

So until he posts these videos, showing him out-driving them (when the are obviously on it and not on a slow-down in lap) it didn't happen

Compare these two videos...

The first video is of a standard 335d accelerating from 0-260 km/h. The driver is in "sport mode" on the gearbox so clearly means business.

The second vid is of a lightly modified (air filter and exhaust) E36 M3 accelerating. Fast forward the vid to approx 3 minutes in where the driver does a 0-240 km/h pull. My car accelerates exactly the same as this car so I have no reason to believe the driver has done anything extra to this car.

It is clear from the two video's that an E36 M3 is quicker than the standard 335d. Not by a huge amount but it IS quicker. I imagine a mapped 335d is probably AS quick as this M3.

Therefore I cannot see how dxb's dads 335d can possibly be as quick in a straight line drag race as an E46 M3 / V8 Vantage / FQ360 and other much much faster cars as dxb claims.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-QD-W8FEi0&fea...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXeVuUGJ0-c

no. I want to see DXB's videos of HIM and HIS car doing all the things he is claiming

[dxb335d]

STanding start the 335d is not very good, will live with e46 m3's etc. rolling 40mph onwards it beats them.

I will dedicate a whole post to the DXB lol very shortly.