335d, how good
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Taffy,i've gone the other way as i had a e92 335d and although it was a fantastic
car,untill i got the M3!! as that is a totally different beast as you will know soon enough
but my mileage dropped dramatically so i could justify the M and found the 335d too boring (very good) but just not a car to go for a drive.But as an everyday car - top choice .
car,untill i got the M3!! as that is a totally different beast as you will know soon enough
but my mileage dropped dramatically so i could justify the M and found the 335d too boring (very good) but just not a car to go for a drive.But as an everyday car - top choice .
taffyracer said:
email me the full spec, onlu interested in cars wiht Lumbar and memory though
I think you will be hard pushed to get memory , lumber and the other essential options unless you go new. I wanted to get a ex demo or a slightly used one but finding a decent spec 335D was virtually impossible. Edited by GT Chipper on Friday 18th April 18:22
squeezebm said:
found the 335d too boring (very good) but just not a car to go for a drive.But as an everyday car - top choice .
I wouldn't go as far as to say the 335d is boring, but squeezebm is right. It's supremely capable and every journey is a pleasure, but it's not a car that you pick up the keys and go for a thrash just for the hell of it.I had use of my mate's 2003MY Boxster S for a number of weeks and the difference between the 335d and such a sports car is stark. I'd jump in the porsche at every opportunity whether or not I needed to drive anywhere.
Gary.
Delighted with my 335d Coupe. I really do think in the real word - and not on a track - it's a hard package to beat.
420odd lb of torque from 1750, and 286bhp...
Min has averaged 38.7mpg since I got it (Mostly B and M work, very little town driving to be fair), and If I want, I can easily get over 40mpg. Even "pressing on", It doesnt go below low 30's.
On average I get between 500 and 550 miles per tank.
The 335d Coupe comes as standard with M Sport suspension which is quite firm - My car (I bought 6 months old) has the 19's - which whilst looking great, I think the 18's might give a better ride.
The speed at which it accelerates in any gear at any speed is astonishing - I put my foot down to pass a car today on the A3 and looked down to see I had gone from 90 to 125 without even trying!
It even makes a decent enough noise - although not on a par with an M3 of course.
I do 500 miles a week, so hard to justify the M3 - but I am working on changing jobs to one with less commute - so if anyone fancies a swap from a V8 M3 to a 335d, I might be convinced in a few months time!
420odd lb of torque from 1750, and 286bhp...
Min has averaged 38.7mpg since I got it (Mostly B and M work, very little town driving to be fair), and If I want, I can easily get over 40mpg. Even "pressing on", It doesnt go below low 30's.
On average I get between 500 and 550 miles per tank.
The 335d Coupe comes as standard with M Sport suspension which is quite firm - My car (I bought 6 months old) has the 19's - which whilst looking great, I think the 18's might give a better ride.
The speed at which it accelerates in any gear at any speed is astonishing - I put my foot down to pass a car today on the A3 and looked down to see I had gone from 90 to 125 without even trying!
It even makes a decent enough noise - although not on a par with an M3 of course.
I do 500 miles a week, so hard to justify the M3 - but I am working on changing jobs to one with less commute - so if anyone fancies a swap from a V8 M3 to a 335d, I might be convinced in a few months time!
GT Chipper said:
taffyracer said:
email me the full spec, onlu interested in cars wiht Lumbar and memory though
I think you will be hard pushed to get memory , lumber and the other essential options unless you go new. I wanted to get a ex demo or a slightly used one but finding a decent spec 335D was virtually impossible. Edited by GT Chipper on Friday 18th April 18:22
taffyracer said:
GT Chipper said:
taffyracer said:
email me the full spec, onlu interested in cars wiht Lumbar and memory though
I think you will be hard pushed to get memory , lumber and the other essential options unless you go new. I wanted to get a ex demo or a slightly used one but finding a decent spec 335D was virtually impossible. Edited by GT Chipper on Friday 18th April 18:22
Edited by Hedgeman on Friday 18th April 22:58
Memory on drivers seat is standard on the 335d coupe.
As has been said, if buying used or demo, you never quite get exaclty what you want - but in my case I was prepared to compromise for the £10k saving on a 6 month old car. I got the main things - 19's, leather, prof nav, and 5 year service an maintenance - but didnt get heated seats and folding mirrors.. Ironic given how relatively inexpensive they are.
I retrofitted the split/sliding arm rest..
As has been said, if buying used or demo, you never quite get exaclty what you want - but in my case I was prepared to compromise for the £10k saving on a 6 month old car. I got the main things - 19's, leather, prof nav, and 5 year service an maintenance - but didnt get heated seats and folding mirrors.. Ironic given how relatively inexpensive they are.
I retrofitted the split/sliding arm rest..
It is because I don't have the need to drive every day that I got rid of my 987 Boxster that spent most of its time parked. If I had to drive 500 miles a week, that would justify a sports car in my view.
19 mpg? Is the M3 really that bad on fuel when its on a run. OK it only has had half the power but my Box would return nearly 30 mpg on a long distance run with a lot of hooning around but I did see 13 mpg on a 6 mile commute into Central London during the rush hour.
Saying that, the 997 Carrera S, that was kindly loaned to me for 24 hours, did about 20 mpg and that was 90% tearing around the countryside and 10% London driving/crawling.
19 mpg? Is the M3 really that bad on fuel when its on a run. OK it only has had half the power but my Box would return nearly 30 mpg on a long distance run with a lot of hooning around but I did see 13 mpg on a 6 mile commute into Central London during the rush hour.
Saying that, the 997 Carrera S, that was kindly loaned to me for 24 hours, did about 20 mpg and that was 90% tearing around the countryside and 10% London driving/crawling.
taffyracer said:
Might have to swap from an e92 M3 into a 335d, my mileage is starting to creep back to 20-25kpa and at 19mpg the cost is starting to outweigh the benefit so with my boring middle aged head on i'm looking at 335d's, i've heard loads about how good they are but really, how good are they? I understand they won't have M3 pace but are they remotely exciting?
I did this swap about six weeks ago, E92 M3 to 335d touring. Two completely different beasts. The thing I was most scared about, the autobox, I've actually ended up loving. Once you're used to it you don't want to go back to a manual box - at least not for this type of car.My 335d is debadged, a diesel estate, and quick. Very childish, but I like the stealth-car aspect. I went to Devon/Cornwall recently and it was very effective at overtaking on the B roads where the opportunities are quite short. Where I'd be sitting behind someone in 2nd gear in the M3 waiting to explode past them, I can just ride the wave of torque with so much ease in the 335d. The M3 was a lot more effort but more fun.
There is something less "ASBO" about the 335d too. I am not sure if it's because it's an estate, or doesn't have an M3 badge, but I don't get flashed when I do anti-social overtaking moves. Wife doesn't realise we're going as quick as we are either, as you don't need to rev it to get moving.
Don't think you can get your kicks from the 335d; I am saving up for a supercharged Elise for that. The 335d is a very effective car at covering ground, and it's not "dull" but equally, you won't take it out just for the sake of driving it.
Edited by edb49 on Tuesday 22 April 09:37
edb49 said:
taffyracer said:
Might have to swap from an e92 M3 into a 335d, my mileage is starting to creep back to 20-25kpa and at 19mpg the cost is starting to outweigh the benefit so with my boring middle aged head on i'm looking at 335d's, i've heard loads about how good they are but really, how good are they? I understand they won't have M3 pace but are they remotely exciting?
I did this swap about six weeks ago, E92 M3 to 335d touring. Two completely different beasts. The thing I was most scared about, the autobox, I've actually ended up loving. Once you're used to it you don't want to go back to a manual box - at least not for this type of car.My 335d is debadged, a diesel estate, and DMS'd. Very childish, but I like the stealth-car aspect. I went to Devon/Cornwall recently and it was very effective at overtaking on the B roads where the opportunities are quite short. Where I'd be sitting behind someone in 2nd gear in the M3 waiting to explode past them, I can just ride the wave of torque with so much ease in the 335d. The M3 was a lot more effort but more fun.
There is something less "ASBO" about the 335d too. I am not sure if it's because it's an estate, or doesn't have an M3 badge, but I don't get flashed when I do anti-social overtaking moves. Wife doesn't realise we're going as quick as we are either, as you don't need to rev it to get moving.
Don't think you can get your kicks from the 335d; I am saving up for a supercharged Elise for that. The 335d is a very effective car at covering ground, and it's not "dull" but equally, you won't take it out just for the sake of driving it.
Many thanks.
Welshbeef said:
Can you post some MPG's your getting i.e. best ever on a trip (of significant length) worst ever on a tank and average for commuting (please give ratio of road types).
Many thanks.
The car is averaging about 36mpg at the moment. Many thanks.
The best I've had on a run is 38.1mpg, that was for cruise-control 80-83mph entirely on the autobahn. (The autobahns being about the length of the M5/M4 from Devon to Windsor.)
When I bought the car I did a 1600 mile round trip to the Alps, that was generally a 90mph cruise in France, and I averaged 35mpg across the whole thing. Including going up and down the hairpin road to the resort a few times.
It is pretty good on B roads too. I don't do too much driving around town, but when I tried resetting the computer I was getting 25mpg-30mpg in town.
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