Pics from taking the 335i around the Cairngorms

shaank · 8 Apr 2013 at 02:49

Random day trip up North and around the Cairngorms. Great weather for it, sunny, dry, fracking cold.

The E83 X3 has got most of the use and attention over the last 5-6 months, so it was definitely a good chance to get the 335i out for a blast.

BYTEr · 8 Apr 2013 at 03:01

Nice pics, was only in the Cairngorms for a week last week with the uni.

-Ad- · 8 Apr 2013 at 03:15

Great stuff.

Welcome to the north

It's even better when it dries and and we get some heat, although said season also brings heavier traffic with those pesky caravans and Americans in RVs!

Participant · 8 Apr 2013 at 07:32

Stunning scenery. What's that at the base of the tree in picture 5?

Matt82 · 8 Apr 2013 at 09:24

Are those OE wheels? they look fantastic

alexthecheese · 8 Apr 2013 at 09:37

Peacock.

shaank · 8 Apr 2013 at 09:59

Robbie G said:
Stunning scenery. What's that at the base of the tree in picture 5?

One of 11 peacock's that live in the woods beside my mum's place lol where that pic was taken.

shaank · 8 Apr 2013 at 10:00

Matt82 said:
Are those OE wheels? they look fantastic

They are CS wheels not the OE ones the car came with. Fancied a change last summer, and wanted to ditch the run flats at the same time

gillywibble · 8 Apr 2013 at 21:55

Nice pics.

Sonea Fifer · 8 Apr 2013 at 23:47

I was up there just a couple of weeks ago myself - lovely looking car btw

Also, how much zoom was used to photograph the stag?

ZXSpectrum · 9 Apr 2013 at 09:19

I am not a fan of BMWs but that's a very nice looking car.

shaank · 17 Apr 2013 at 13:27

Sonea Fifer said:
I was up there just a couple of weeks ago myself - lovely looking car btw

Also, how much zoom was used to photograph the stag?

thanks dude.

and lol - lots of phone zoooooom haha!

gigeorge · 17 Apr 2013 at 15:27

Lovely car, stunning location to live ! What kinda mpg do you get, town, highway etc?!

shaank · 17 Apr 2013 at 15:32

gigeorge said:
Lovely car, stunning location to live ! What kinda mpg do you get, town, highway etc?!

The trip computer says 26mpg, that's mostly city driving with the odd motorway / dual carriage way blast over the 2 years I've owned it - I've probably reset it a few times to be fair but it always hovers around there. Which I'm happy with, I didn't buy it for mpg and never expected to get the 30/31 the book figure is.

gigeorge · 17 Apr 2013 at 15:50

Thats very handy thanks, looking to buy one soon and its good to get a real idea rather than the often unattainable official figures which were all taken downhill just after the computer had been reset !!

SS-89 · 17 Apr 2013 at 15:56

My trip computer stated around 24.7mpg but even then the OBC readings are optimistic. I was actually getting closer to 22.5mpg based on brim to brim calculations with a 60/40 Motorway/Town split.

gigeorge · 17 Apr 2013 at 15:57

About right for something with ~306 brake...

shaank · 17 Apr 2013 at 15:59

gigeorge said:
About right for something with ~306 brake...

should add mine is mapped as well, mpg improved slightly compared to when I bought it as a result motorway type trips.

SS-89 · 17 Apr 2013 at 16:00

Indeed

Axeboy · 17 Apr 2013 at 16:41

I averaged 30 over nearly 20,000 miles in my 335i

Mixed driving with a bit more dual cway than the normal.

In fact the running costs where a huge bonus in that car compared to others with similar power for me.