A stage 1 remapped 335d, all the car you'll ever need??
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ewenm said:
All I'd ever need? Maybe.
All I'd ever want? Definitely not.
Fortunately car buying is not 100% rational.
This 10000%! All I'd ever want? Definitely not.
Fortunately car buying is not 100% rational.
I've got a remapped 635d convertable. Its pretty epic car and does everything I ever need. Its fast, comfy, spacious, top comes off, economical, its even quite fun on track for a big old auto bus...
I own other cars I love much MUCH more... but if I had to sell up and keep just one. It would probably be the BMW.
I had a 335d for just under 3 years the last 18 months with a remap to 350 bhp.
Emaps did it for £250 and it never missed a beat.
Not sure if it was a genuine 350bhp but it was a quick car alright. If I remember rightly it did about 34mpg and I don't care what anyone says the extra miles per tank is a bonus when traveling any distance.
Not pistonheads to like them but they're a great allrounder.
Emaps did it for £250 and it never missed a beat.
Not sure if it was a genuine 350bhp but it was a quick car alright. If I remember rightly it did about 34mpg and I don't care what anyone says the extra miles per tank is a bonus when traveling any distance.
Not pistonheads to like them but they're a great allrounder.
Vladimir said:
Anyone car to give examples of all these 335ds going pop? They are plenty old enough now but I've yet to hear of any blowing up despite knowing a lot of owners. Look after them and they look after you. Like any car.
I'm not massively up on my BMW diesel engines, but I know of problems with the DPF's, pipework relating to the turbos which I understand can cause the turbos to go pop and from memory there's an issue swirl flaps, or that may be the 2.0 diesel only?Hand on heart, I wouldn't want to remap a 150k car regardless of which engine it has. And that comes from 15 years in the motor trade and 20 odd years of owning highly tuned cars. You just don't know what condition every other engine component is in.
thatdude said:
RobM77 said:
If I'm driving my 320d on fun slippery roads as of late, then I tend to get about 40mpg, but on my 70 mile round trip commute I tend to get 50-60 depending on the speed I choose. Mine's a manual with 16" wheels - there's no way I'd swap for an auto 335d on 18s; straight line speed isn't everything - most of my drivingis at about 50mph on sweeping b roads, or a steady motorway speeds, so no need for power at all.
I think I better start poking around for my lost mpg...EGR? DPF? (it's an auto but i would expect it to be on par with my 1.6 civic @46-49 mpg)Fast Bug said:
I'm not massively up on my BMW diesel engines, but I know of problems with the DPF's, pipework relating to the turbos which I understand can cause the turbos to go pop and from memory there's an issue swirl flaps, or that may be the 2.0 diesel only?
Hand on heart, I wouldn't want to remap a 150k car regardless of which engine it has. And that comes from 15 years in the motor trade and 20 odd years of owning highly tuned cars. You just don't know what condition every other engine component is in.
Yes some early 20d units did suffer issues but the later 30d and 35d units seem pretty bombproof - and don't have swirl flaps (as an aside, my Astra had swirl flap failure - NOT good!).Hand on heart, I wouldn't want to remap a 150k car regardless of which engine it has. And that comes from 15 years in the motor trade and 20 odd years of owning highly tuned cars. You just don't know what condition every other engine component is in.
I wouldn't remap either but if most of them that ARE remapped seem fine, surely a standard engine will be more than strong enough?
If I suddenly hear of loads going pop, I will change my mind but for now, they seem pretty damn reliable.
Look after them and they will give few, if any problems.
It's the petrols that have been troublesome - 20i, some (not many) 30i and LOADS of 35i units.
Fastra said:
matchmaker said:
barwea said:
jon- said:
Yay, it's 2011 again. I'm 2 years younger 
Youngsters, eh?
Was that his username?
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Vladimir said:
Debaser - how refreshing; you don't like them but manage to hold back from insulting anyone that drives one.
I can really see the appeal of a 335d, for all the reasons mentioned earlier, but my personal preference is for the power delivery characteristics of a petrol engine. Insulting anyone for their choice of car is bizarre!
The 135i and 335i also have some rattling wastegate issue, not sure if it gives problems, or just noise.
On the x35d's, the usual common problems tend to be just the vacuum hoses collapsing, and more often than not to the small turbo, but it's just £10 worth of vac hose and can be fixed DIY.
On the x35d's, the usual common problems tend to be just the vacuum hoses collapsing, and more often than not to the small turbo, but it's just £10 worth of vac hose and can be fixed DIY.
Vladimir said:
GG89 said:
Is a BMW 3 series diesel all the car you'll ever need?
Hell no, not if I ever want to have fun!
You think a FWD ST is fun then? The one I drove was a lot less fun than a 335d.Hell no, not if I ever want to have fun!
Yep there are plenty of more fun cars out there but the ST and RS aren't in that list.
Anyway it's not all the car everyone ever needs but it has been for us for 5.5 years. But I want petrol next, more for a change than anything else. And I want 200 less kgs. But I will always want RWD.
I've been a passenger in a mapped 335d and as capable as it is I wouldn't look forward to going for a run for the sake of it IYSWIM.
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