Pics of your Fast Estate...

Pics of your Fast Estate...

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Benmac

1,560 posts

231 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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Aea said:


First BMW, 2017 340i. Love it. The practical aspect with a fantastic engine is perfect for me.
They're awesome things. I adore mine.

Ralphthemouth

7 posts

102 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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19Panther90

12 posts

76 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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Seeing as it's just been washed smile


BenS94

3,219 posts

39 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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I think this qualifies.

Chiefbadger

423 posts

213 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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Very nearly went for a 340i but pick this up tomorrow instead.


Mr E

22,485 posts

274 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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AJLintern said:
My Saab 9-5 Aero - 20 years old and still going strong smile (after an expensive MOT!)
I had one as a stopgap. Kept it longer than expected. It was an excellent car.

anonymous-user

69 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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Aea said:


First BMW, 2017 340i. Love it. The practical aspect with a fantastic engine is perfect for me.
That looks great. Do you mind sharing what colour it is- looks like one of the greys with green light on it, but could be a green? (After the name/code if poss!)

BenS94

3,219 posts

39 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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RelentlessForwardProgress said:
Aea said:


First BMW, 2017 340i. Love it. The practical aspect with a fantastic engine is perfect for me.
That looks great. Do you mind sharing what colour it is- looks like one of the greys with green light on it, but could be a green? (After the name/code if poss!)
Looks like Mineral Grey to me... I await the answer.

Lord Towsted of Sandwich

24 posts

64 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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THE ultimate driving machine?

A brilliant combination of luxury, performance, comfort and practicality.

Why can't we have autobahns in the UK? smile

stevemcs

9,454 posts

108 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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Lord Towsted of Sandwich said:


THE ultimate driving machine?

A brilliant combination of luxury, performance, comfort and practicality.

Why can't we have autobahns in the UK? smile
I like that.

Welshbeef

49,633 posts

213 months

Thursday 12th May 2022
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Lord Towsted of Sandwich said:


THE ultimate driving machine?

A brilliant combination of luxury, performance, comfort and practicality.

Why can't we have autobahns in the UK? smile
The limitless areas will highly likely all go very soon with the drive for net zero.

RJH777

212 posts

57 months

Friday 13th May 2022
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mrdanbartlett said:
An S4 remaps to Rs4 speed but the character isn't there, the sound etc, things you can't measure on paper via stats. There is a market for both c43 and c63 - its just my time to be in the v8 before they are a thing of the past.
Yep, having this exact thing at the moment - have a mapped B9 S4 but it doesn't have the character, looks or the chassis when you're really on it so probably going to trade it in for something like a B8 RS4 - won't be as fast but that NA V8 is a glorious thing and things like the clever diff mean it'll be better in the bendy bits.

sxmwht

2,111 posts

74 months

Friday 13th May 2022
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Any F31 340i Touring owners on this forum willing to share their experience of their car? I'm looking at one potentially, wanted to get an idea of how you rate the size, driving dynamics and the "fun" aspect that someone who's coming from a hot hatch (JB4 GTI) would get out of one as a daily driver.

georgejoshington

409 posts

177 months

Friday 13th May 2022
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RJH777 said:
Yep, having this exact thing at the moment - have a mapped B9 S4 but it doesn't have the character, looks or the chassis when you're really on it so probably going to trade it in for something like a B8 RS4 - won't be as fast but that NA V8 is a glorious thing and things like the clever diff mean it'll be better in the bendy bits.
I got rid of my (stock) B9 S4 back in 2019 but I currently have a B8 RS4, having had an F82 M4 Comp inbetween.

The RS4 is obviously more of an event and feels more special due to the engine et al, but I wouldn't say it's hugely more dynamically accomplished than the S4 I had.











Searider

980 posts

270 months

Friday 13th May 2022
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tenmantaylor said:
In for major service at the moment and will be doing the family holiday to Northern France in July if it doesn't sell before.
Thinking of one of these next. Can you e-mail me the spec / mileage etc. and what price you're looking for. duncan@saundersmorganharris.com

Cheers

Duncan


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DoubleSix

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12,277 posts

191 months

Friday 13th May 2022
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sxmwht said:
Any F31 340i Touring owners on this forum willing to share their experience of their car? I'm looking at one potentially, wanted to get an idea of how you rate the size, driving dynamics and the "fun" aspect that someone who's coming from a hot hatch (JB4 GTI) would get out of one as a daily driver.
Seems there are quite a few of us based on the last few pages smile

I was in a similar position, coming from smaller hot hatches and sports cars but family needs dictated something bigger. The 340i fits that brief without being huge.

Make no mistake, I don't consider it "fun" relative to a small hot hatch or two-seater, but it performs its duties with about as much entertainment as you can expect from a two-tonne estate and isn't as dull in hand as an Audi, but equally not as much theatre as an AMG. Mine is the LCI which is muted by the OPF, perhaps a bit more noise from the pre-LCI would address this.

When I hop in the wife's 130i for short journeys that car brings on a grin as it is genuinely fun to pedal. You have to view the 340i in the context of all the many other things it does so well or you could be disappointed - for longer journeys and general family duties it absolutely sings and there's not a lot else I would consider.

sxmwht

2,111 posts

74 months

Friday 13th May 2022
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DoubleSix said:
Seems there are quite a few of us based on the last few pages smile

I was in a similar position, coming from smaller hot hatches and sports cars but family needs dictated something bigger. The 340i fits that brief without being huge.

Make no mistake, I don't consider it "fun" relative to a small hot hatch or two-seater, but it performs its duties with about as much entertainment as you can expect from a two-tonne estate and isn't as dull in hand as an Audi, but equally not as much theatre as an AMG. Mine is the LCI which is muted by the OPF, perhaps a bit more noise from the pre-LCI would address this.

When I hop in the wife's 130i for short journeys that car brings on a grin as it is genuinely fun to pedal. You have to view the 340i in the context of all the many other things it does so well or you could be disappointed - for longer journeys and general family duties it absolutely sings and there's not a lot else I would consider.
I guess there is only one way of finding out and that's to try it, but even then who knows how I'd feel about it a few months down the line.

I know I'd have to mod it a bit to get it how I'd like it. Probably have it sitting a bit lower, maybe a splitter etc. I don't want it looking too "executive"

DoubleSix

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12,277 posts

191 months

Friday 13th May 2022
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I have done the PCW exhaust mod and spacers all round to address the usual issue of BMW wheels sitting in the arches too far like shopping trolley. Keeping the overall look as stock as possible in my case.

A drop of a few mm would look nice though…

RJH777

212 posts

57 months

Friday 13th May 2022
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georgejoshington said:
I got rid of my (stock) B9 S4 back in 2019 but I currently have a B8 RS4, having had an F82 M4 Comp inbetween.

The RS4 is obviously more of an event and feels more special due to the engine et al, but I wouldn't say it's hugely more dynamically accomplished than the S4 I had.

Ah ok, good to know - have a test drive booked for one tomorrow so will see (although doubt I'll be able to really push it on a test drive!)

Do you feel it was the right move overall?

georgejoshington

409 posts

177 months

Friday 13th May 2022
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RJH777 said:
Ah ok, good to know - have a test drive booked for one tomorrow so will see (although doubt I'll be able to really push it on a test drive!)

Do you feel it was the right move overall?
Yes, absolutely!

The S4 was better on long journeys due to the MPG (35+ IIRC vs 25ish), more easily-accessible torque, and virtual cockpit/other toys, but it never ever felt special.

Having said that, the RS4 is not bad as a country-crosser per se, you just have to take a little time to learn where you need to be in the rev range to get the shove for overtaking etc. Absolutely worth it though - not too many practical estates you can rev out to 9000rpm.