BMW 435i

[AB]

Following Scutch's thread for his E92 M3 and a few comments suggesting we need more red BMWs I thought I'd post mine.

Granted, it's no M3 but I like it

[geeks]

Very nice!

[Mr Tidy]

Lovely looking car OP.

Great choice of colour too, but I'm biased.

[AB]

Thanks guys, certainly makes a pleasant change from a sea of black and white.

[PLuKE]

Love the carbon items!

Some spacers would really finish it off, 5mm front and 10mm rear for a nice subtle look, or 10mm front and 15mm rear for more wider look.

[AB]

You're right, that is an option and has been suggested before.

I've got some ACS springs sitting here waiting to go on. But I've also got some M4 437m alloys which I'll get round to checking if they fit or not at some point.

It's also remapped with the centre section of the exhaust removed so it sounds pretty fruity too!

[AB]

ACS Springs now on.

Spacers being ordered imminently (12mm front /15mm rear) as I can't get over how underwheeled it looks and will be booked in for rear tints when I get round to it.

[SteveS Cup]

Love this! I’d be tempted to chuck some M4 wheels on it. Yes it’s not an M4 but they just look so right on the twin 5 spoke design!

[geeks]

I think the fronts are ok, the rears are rather tucked in though.

[Yipper]

Had one of these hoof past me at lunch today. Despite a cringey aftermarket M badge stuck on the back, it actually looked and sounded pretty good.

[aka_kerrly]

Wow, 4 series have suddenly become far more appealing. I've not seen many out in the wild possibly due to the obscene number of 320ds roaming the roads i generally don't notice BMWs in less it's an full on M or Z model or being driven by a ****.

I wouldn't miss your red one though, hopefully the spacers are enough to sort the wheels an it ought to look spot on!

[AB]

SteveS Cup said:

Love this! I’d be tempted to chuck some M4 wheels on it. Yes it’s not an M4 but they just look so right on the twin 5 spoke design!

It's been done but without messing with the tyres i.e. without stretching them they stick out and rub, so I've read. I actually bought some 437m M4 alloys originally but they never made it on.

Thanks for the other nice comments, it's certainly a bit different from the usual 3 and 4 series 2.0 diesels in white. It's no sports car but it's powerful enough and comfortable enough for 99.9% of the things I need it for.

The other 0.1% of the time I drive the Range Rover but it doesn't move for weeks on end and I'm always worried it won't start when I do!

Edited by AB on Tuesday 20th February 22:18

[AB]

Edited by AB on Sunday 25th February 17:53

[tripleB]

That's a fabulous looking thing, love the colour - carbon accents set things off nicely! Would be tempted personally to lose the 435i badge to tidy the back up, but get that's not everyone's cuppa
Nice to see one that's not resale silver!

[Remagel2507]

Lovely! Nice to see one in a different colour. Was actually looking at a convertible one a while back but never got the chance to view it which was a shame. What is it like to drive everyday with the exhaust modifications can you control the volume via the driving modes ?

[GregK2]

That's stunning. Love that front end. Don't think i've seen one of those on the road.

[ManOpener]

As above, really like the front end- the right balance of purposeful without looking OTT.

[Tambo340]

Great colour combo chap.
I wish I went red with my car as I have the Carbon M performance kit on alpine white ....

[AB]

Thanks everyone! Really, really happy with how it looks now.

Remagel2507 said:

What is it like to drive everyday with the exhaust modifications can you control the volume via the driving modes ?

You could, and it would normally be quieter in eco/comfort but I removed the exhaust flap so it's pretty loud (without being intrusive) most of the time. It doesn't drone at all.

Sport+ seems to make it even louder and it pops and bangs on downshifts, especially in manual mode.

[AB]