335 coupe and a toddler - a workable combination....?
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I'm thinking about a change and like the idea of a 335.
For me, the coupe is much much better-looking car than the saloon. However, I've got a two year old daughter so practicality logically dictates that four doors are better than two.... It will be an only car so it's not even the case that sprog-carting duties can be passed off to another vehicle.
Is there anyone out there who runs a 335 (or, I suppose, any other current shape) coupe and has to contend with regularly getting a toddler into and out of a car seat? If so, any comments on "real world liveability" would be appreciated!
(I suspect SWMBO will veto the idea anyway but it never hurts to check these things out!)
For me, the coupe is much much better-looking car than the saloon. However, I've got a two year old daughter so practicality logically dictates that four doors are better than two.... It will be an only car so it's not even the case that sprog-carting duties can be passed off to another vehicle.
Is there anyone out there who runs a 335 (or, I suppose, any other current shape) coupe and has to contend with regularly getting a toddler into and out of a car seat? If so, any comments on "real world liveability" would be appreciated!
(I suspect SWMBO will veto the idea anyway but it never hurts to check these things out!)
Hi, I ran E46 M3's and then several 335 coupe's with children which were (at the time) 3 and 5. As long as they are in forward facing seats, it's fine. Rear facing seats are a struggle. E92 Coupes have a switch at the top of the backrest which slides the seat forward to ease access.
Get the E92 - great car!
Get the E92 - great car!
I got an E92 M3 last Friday and have a 6 month old daughter still in the Maxi Cosy rear facing seat. I was a little worried but there really was no need! As has been said, there is a button to put the seat forward as far as possible and to be brutally honest it is just as easy as doing it in the M5!
Go for it, I was like you thinking of the 4 door (albeit M3) and glad I went for the Coupe now
Go for it, I was like you thinking of the 4 door (albeit M3) and glad I went for the Coupe now
[quote=BM's&Boats]E92 Coupes have a switch at the top of the backrest which slides the seat forward to ease access.quote]
This is a major benefit of the BMW over other coupes. Have no problems getting our 3 year old in and out of my 335i and the folding rear seats are an added bonus too. No less practical than the E90 I had before it.
This is a major benefit of the BMW over other coupes. Have no problems getting our 3 year old in and out of my 335i and the folding rear seats are an added bonus too. No less practical than the E90 I had before it.
Thanks for all the feedback. I just now need to convince SWMBO that we can make do with only 2 back seats!
Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a BMW warranty on a non-BMW AUC vehicle (assuming of course that it has a FBMWSH)? If so, any idea on cost? I remember evo running a 335 long termer which blew a turbo, which I gather is a relatively common fault on the model - and which wouldn't be cheap to put right....
Does anyone know whether it is possible to get a BMW warranty on a non-BMW AUC vehicle (assuming of course that it has a FBMWSH)? If so, any idea on cost? I remember evo running a 335 long termer which blew a turbo, which I gather is a relatively common fault on the model - and which wouldn't be cheap to put right....
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It was just a thought at this stage, but if I was to go down the 335 route then realistically my budget limits me to a 56/07 plate, which I suppose could just about still be in warranty....I'm not desperately keen to pay the premium required if you buy through the BMW AUC route, but I suppose it does away with any warranty issue since they all come with 12 months warranty.
Ah well, as I said above, I suspect 'Er Indoors will veto my ideal musings anyway, so the point is probably moot!
Provided the car has a full BMW service history (every stamp in the book) then it should be coverable under the BMW Insured Warranty, even if you don't buy it from a BMW dealer.
I don't know the status with the conditon-based servicing, however, whether it could come back and bite you if something like brake pads have been done at an indy (even if there is no stamp in the book).
I don't know the status with the conditon-based servicing, however, whether it could come back and bite you if something like brake pads have been done at an indy (even if there is no stamp in the book).
) so I can foresee an objection on that basis.gizlaroc said:
I actually found getting our lad into the M3 easier than doing it in the 4 door, tilt seat and loads of room to plnk him in his seat.
+1Its a breeze (and a bonus that it keeps you dry if its raining while putting them in their seat as you can stand in the rear footwell!)
I have a 135i and two kids. It's not our only car, but I have no problem getting the kids in and out and we have gone away four-up for several days without a problem. Apart from fuel costs. Ahem. Provided you don't need to go on too many holidays in it, I have no doubt a 335i coupe would do the job. And you can spec folding seats, for occasional kidless carrying duties. But there's no pretending it's a load-lugger.
Or else buy a second hand S-Max and a used coupe.
Or else buy a second hand S-Max and a used coupe.
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