Pics of your Fast Estate...
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RelentlessForwardProgress said:
Aea said:
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!)
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.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.
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.
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.comCheers
Duncan
Edited by Searider on Friday 13th May 13:28
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 
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.
DoubleSix said:
Seems there are quite a few of us based on the last few pages
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 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 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"
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?
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?
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!Do you feel it was the right move overall?
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.
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