Show Me Your BMW!!!!!!!!!

[Lozw86]

Following ownership of an F30 328i and an F25 X3 30d I picked this up yesterday.. it’s a 2016 F15 X5 40d M Sport. Enjoyed a 160 mile drive home from Stratstone BMW in Chesterfield. Comfortable wafting and a good pull when needed

[HotHatchFan]

[Cl4rkyPH]

Blast through the forest.

[arcticnick]

So, after 10 years of ownership, I finally parted ways with my beloved E91 335i after barely using it throughout lockdown.



Like everyone on PH I spent most of lockdown browsing classifieds thinking about the ideal 2 car fleet to cover off a fun car for me, and a good family car for holidays, IKEA runs etc. We had an XC60 on PCH ticking off the family duties, which left a small budget for a fun car.

Then - lightbulb moment. What if we went down to one car? What could tick all the boxes, if we merged both budgets together?



M340i Touring, fully specced with those bits I missed from the old E91 (pan roof, tow bar). All set for another 10 years of ownership... As our last ICE car most likely.



Feels like both a new car and an old friend

[8248po]

Here's my latest, moving from an X5M I was sceptical but have to say I'd fully recommend.

[Regbuser]

Liking the 340 touring, dravit grey?

[arcticnick]

Regbuser said:

Liking the 340 touring, dravit grey?

Correct, Individual Dravit Grey with Shadowline. It looks awful on the BMW configurator but fantastic IRL. Had a lot of comments on it.

[Priceyx]

Here's a couple of snaps of my E39 540i Touring that I've owned for about a year and a half. Still got a long way to go to get to where I want her, but she's a rolling project. Very much a love/hate relationship..

[McGee_22]

Priceyx said:

Here's a couple of snaps of my E39 540i Touring that I've owned for about a year and a half. Still got a long way to go to get to where I want her, but she's a rolling project. Very much a love/hate relationship..

I have a B10 V8 Touring and that is also a love/hate relationship; love the quality of the cabin and the Alpina engine, gearbox and suspension - hate the rust and flimsy cooling system.

[Priceyx]

McGee_22 said:

I have a B10 V8 Touring and that is also a love/hate relationship; love the quality of the cabin and the Alpina engine, gearbox and suspension - hate the rust and flimsy cooling system.

Agreed on that one. I've renewed the majority of the cooling system and replaced the stock thermostat with a lower temperature one from an E38 740d. The coolant temperature now stays in the mid 90's so should hopefully help prolong the life of things. Corrosion can be a pain, although thankfully the car is largely rust free. I did have the jacking points and sills repaired last year though as there was rust in the standard places.

Edited by Priceyx on Monday 24th May 21:59

[Regbuser]

arcticnick said:

Correct, Individual Dravit Grey with Shadowline. It looks awful on the BMW configurator but fantastic IRL. Had a lot of comments on it.

And interior colour?

[chandrew]

Outgoing: 340i xDrive with MPPSK, here wearing my preferred 17" winter wheels:



Incoming: Alpina B5. No stripes and de-badged apart from the front bumper.

[Wills2]

Nice.

[Burwood]

Nice indeed.

[Trailhead]

chandrew said:

Outgoing: 340i xDrive with MPPSK, here wearing my preferred 17" winter wheels:



Incoming: Alpina B5. No stripes and de-badged apart from the front bumper.

That’s seriously nice.

[chandrew]

Trailhead said:

chandrew said:

Outgoing: 340i xDrive with MPPSK, here wearing my preferred 17" winter wheels:



Incoming: Alpina B5. No stripes and de-badged apart from the front bumper.

That’s seriously nice.

Thanks a lot. I think it's going to be just my sort of car. It's a pre-LCI car, which of course was a bit cheaper but also I think I prefer - the later cars have more aggressive looking front intakes and lose the classic round Alpina dials. I would have preferred a green car with full Lavallina but they're super-rare here so I feel lucky to have found this, and the de-badging is growing on me. It's Sophistograu.

I'm also fortunate to have such good local roads to use it on. The last one was the Fluela pass, this one the Bernina (I was supposed to be going out to get some bread.)

[VerySideways]

I'm most jealous that Fluela and Bernina are on your doorstep!
But a B5 is a lovely thing regardless, congrats.

[fatvik]

Hello All,

My first BMW .. its a 530e with the lovely comfort seats




I really like it

Two things that make me chuckle is the sat nav lady saying "please" when giving instructions and how the steering wheel moves away when you switch the car off and open the door to get out.

One thing I still cant get over is that there is no rear wiper.. I spent a good 20 mins trying to figure out how to make it work before figuring out that it does not have one!

I have been spending time on the yourtube channel and on the user manual app and I still don't know all that the car can do. Hopefully it will all be second nature soon.

The car was delivered to me on Friday and over the weekend I have spotted some niggles. There is still some damage on the paintwork, there are marks on the steering whele and scratches on the drivers side ali door insert. The plastic surround around the window / wing mirror switches seems to have discoloured like its from a 20 year old car. There are small marks on the leather too but I have been able to clean the majority of those off so am not too fussed about that. Will contact the dealer tomorrow. Dealer is in Preston and I am in North Kent! There is a BMW dealer not far from me … So, hopefully we can sort something out.

That aside, I am really happy with the car. More pics once I have had a chance to give it a good clean

FV

[gar19gj]

Hi looks very shiny, have you had it ceramic coated.

[gar19gj]

arcticnick said:

So, after 10 years of ownership, I finally parted ways with my beloved E91 335i after barely using it throughout lockdown.



Like everyone on PH I spent most of lockdown browsing classifieds thinking about the ideal 2 car fleet to cover off a fun car for me, and a good family car for holidays, IKEA runs etc. We had an XC60 on PCH ticking off the family duties, which left a small budget for a fun car.

Then - lightbulb moment. What if we went down to one car? What could tick all the boxes, if we merged both budgets together?



M340i Touring, fully specced with those bits I missed from the old E91 (pan roof, tow bar). All set for another 10 years of ownership... As our last ICE car most likely.



Feels like both a new car and an old friend

Looks very shiny have you had it ceramic coated.