Pics of your Fast Estate...
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tril said:
Coming from an Audi I think you'll be quite disappointed with the W205 interior. Sure it looks good but the quality is dreadful, it rattles constantly and the infotainment is awful. I love my C63 but even coming from an RS3, the interior feels rattly and not as well put together.
Beyond the interior annoyances, it is a great car and the right size. Not as loud as my old car and maybe doesn't feel quite as quick, but a remap will fix that. Slightly harsh ride but that comes with the territory, B8 RS4 isn't any better and the fuel economy will be horrendous.
I think my next well be a B9 RS4 or RS5 Sportback to be totally honest, however they've kept their money extraordinarily well, which I suppose demonstrates how good they are.
+1 for all of this. I tend to tell people I've purchased an engine which just happens to have a car attached to it. Fine value sub £35k but if I'd have paid 70 odd grand for one I'd be thoroughly disappointed with the quality of the inside. It's definitely not too quiet though! Mine has the standard non performance exhaust and I do worry about the neighbours when I start it up first thing. Beyond the interior annoyances, it is a great car and the right size. Not as loud as my old car and maybe doesn't feel quite as quick, but a remap will fix that. Slightly harsh ride but that comes with the territory, B8 RS4 isn't any better and the fuel economy will be horrendous.
I think my next well be a B9 RS4 or RS5 Sportback to be totally honest, however they've kept their money extraordinarily well, which I suppose demonstrates how good they are.
mrdanbartlett said:
Jules Sunley said:
Probably is, unfortunately i would say. All our vehicles are owned outright (4 cars and 3 bikes) and our only credit is the mortgage. That's how I prefer to be and just put money aside each month towards the next upgrade. It means a comfortable level of savings which increase over time rather than having a high level of monthly commitments.
Exactly!I would add that I didn't just suddenly have the cash for a C63, this has been a process over 10-15 years where I buy a car used car at x price, then save up for the next, and keep upgrading each time. So I had many years driving alot cheaper cars, rather than just PCP'ing a new car for the same overall cost but with nothing to show for it in terms of asset value.
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.
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