BMW F30 M Sport

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Picked this up 2 days ago to replace my 2008 Audi, I decided to take the plunge and get myself an F30.

This one came up and I just had to have it

Estoril Blue 318d M Sport with gloss black M Performance pack, heated nappa leather and 19inch Ispiri wheels.

Performance won't set your hair on fire but it does go rather well in Sport and Sport+ mode. Plan to get a little map anyway to make things more interesting.

Firstly, my old Audi.

[iphonedyou]

That's lovely.

It's what I would call 'NI spec'!

[RossiT]

The Audi looks lovely, anymore pictures?

[xjay1337]

BM would look so much better with a proper set of number plates.
Very NI........

[AdamC28]

Looks good, just needs lowering a bit to close that arch gap.

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Thanks guys, I live in NI so I'm not sure wether to take what you've said as a complement or otherwise haha

And yeah the car will be getting lowered slightly

[Dromedary66]

What's the ride quality like on such low profile tyres?

[lewisf182]

Think they look nice apart from the reg plates. I can see that you like show very much more than the go lol..

[toasty]

A couple of donuts in the Audi before you let it go?

[iphonedyou]

lewisf182 said:

Think they look nice apart from the reg plates. I can see that you like show very much more than the go lol..

It's a NI thing! Not sure why but in rural areas you'll see loads of A5s / 3 seriees that look lovely and are generally two litre diesels - with metro plates! I think it's possibly a mix of looks vs economy as there's a fair bit of driving out there.

Not a negative, OP! (Unless you had '35i tips...!)

Edited by iphonedyou on Monday 13th June 14:04

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Dromedary66 said:

What's the ride quality like on such low profile tyres?

Actually quite good in comfort mode lol

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toasty said:

A couple of donuts in the Audi before you let it go?

Haha nope think something else has been doing donuts in there before me

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iphonedyou said:

It's a NI thing! Not sure why but in rural areas you'll see loads of A5s / 3 seriees that look lovely and are generally two litre diesels - with metro plates! I think it's possibly a mix of looks vs economy as there's a fair bit of driving out there.

Not a negative, OP! (Unless you had '35i tips...!)

Edited by iphonedyou on Monday 13th June 14:04

You are quite right I do lots of commuting for work and these 2.0 diesels are perfect for that

[lukefreeman]

Ugh, them plates.

[Conor D]

iphonedyou said:

'NI spec'

Unfortunately that's the new trend in NI...

Base model German Car (German)
Budget Lowered Suspension
Oversized Alloy Wheels
Dodgy Numberplate

They are everywhere.

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Since when has an M Sport been a base model?

[BlackCup]

Looks gorgeous (apart from the plate- sorry) if I was ever in need of a mile munching daily and could afford it I'd certainly have one, or a GTD. My other half has a 320d msport and it's fantastic, smooth, refined, OK handling and 43+ mpg despite cruising north of 70 regularly.
I don't agree that cars that are frugal or have a boring engine shouldn't look good- does a 335i etc need a spoiler and rear diffuser? No, so why can't something like this look sporty and make your day that little bit nicer.

Matt

[Conor D]

AZZLES said:

Since when has an M Sport been a base model?

I wasn't specifically talking about your car. Your F30 is nice.

I'm not a fan of the 'sheep in wolves clothing' trend in NI though. Low power Diesel Golf/Leon/Astra/Jetta/Fiesta's dressed up like racing cars.

[leglessAlex]

Conor D said:

AZZLES said:

Since when has an M Sport been a base model?

I wasn't specifically talking about your car. Your F30 is nice.

I'm not a fan of the 'sheep in wolves clothing' trend in NI though. Low power Diesel Golf/Leon/Astra/Jetta/Fiesta's dressed up like racing cars.

I thought it was more of a thing in the Republic? I see large amounts of cars like that in Galway any time I go back home anyway, it's been like that for years.

It's a smart looking car anyway OP, not to my taste as such but you clearly love it! That's all that matters

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Ok so we have established you all hate the small number plate, yes it's an NI thing, but since we've covered that we can all see past this.

Thanks for the nice comments