BMW and M Power Owners

OK so after much great input from you chaps, I have removed my reservation on that particular 335d. You are right, it's too much for the age and an LCI is where I should be looking to go with the money.

Fox what reg was the LCI 65? I didn't realise the 330d came in xDrive so I'll look at those to get better value.
 
First MOT coming up for the M135i - surely it makes sense to get it done at BMW due to MOT Protect?

Although the only things covered for free are warranty items, which are free anyway.
 
IAmATeaf said:
Blimey, the 335d 4.9 secs to 60, quicker than the 335i?
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LiE said:
OK so after much great input from you chaps, I have removed my reservation on that particular 335d. You are right, it's too much for the age and an LCI is where I should be looking to go with the money.

Fox what reg was the LCI 65? I didn't realise the 330d came in xDrive so I'll look at those to get better value.
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15 plate.
 
You should probably drive one to see whether you will like the standard M sport suspension... especially as your little one will be with you they might find it firm. The albeit few reviews I have watched/read mark the standard M sport susp as firm ("not drive as well as they should") and say that adaptive suspension is a must have option eg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajeCEr-SRac

Looks almost impossible to find on a 330d though let alone an xDrive :(
 
LiE said:
OK so after much great input from you chaps, I have removed my reservation on that particular 335d. You are right, it's too much for the age and an LCI is where I should be looking to go with the money.

Fox what reg was the LCI 65? I didn't realise the 330d came in xDrive so I'll look at those to get better value.
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LCI is 65 plate I believe, yes.

Good move. I bought a very high spec 2016 340i (all 40i are LCI) privately for £25250. I sold it to trade for just under £25k, this was during Q1 of this year. A lot of folk turned their nose up at it because it didn't have 19s or tinted rear windows...

There were a lot of 17 plate 335d/340i cars about at the time for around 30k, pre reg and very low miles. I don't know what is out there at the moment but I'd go for M Sport Plus, Pro Nav and 335d. Any extra spec is a bonus, but as already covered the cars all have LEDs. I really don't think you need adaptive on the X Drive due to it's softer SE shocks (all X Drive have this setup, someone else mentioned it above). Harman speakers come with the M Sport Plus pack and you don't want a BMW with the standard audio, unless you want to find you're upgrading it all.

I had adaptive LED matrix lights on the 340i. They were a bit crap compared to the W212 E Class adaptive LED lights and the F10 adaptive LEDs that I have experience of. I wouldn't say they are worth hunting out.
 
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I missed a digit off the link... https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201807028054950

I've dealt with Imperial Cars a couple of times in Southampton. Low pressure car supermarket place, happy to refund deposit (I put money down on a 435d just before deciding to buy the 340i). I'd have no qualms buying from them. Plus that 535d will have at least 9 months BMW warranty remaining.

The Sat Nav picture in fact shows it was down here (their prep centre is in Eastleigh).
 
LiE said:
That does look nice, do the F10s not come with M Sport brakes?
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Sadly not, no. The F10 M Sport Plus package added privacy glass, 19 inch wheels and Harmon Kardon stereo on the touring.

Adaptive Cruise on the F10 is incredible - its very rare but very good. It has traffic jam assist which allows it to crawl along in traffic for you.

Shivy011 said:
The albeit few reviews I have watched/read mark the standard M sport susp as firm ("not drive as well as they should") and say that adaptive suspension is a must have option
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The motoring press is absolutely obsessed with adaptive suspension. You'll hear the same thing said about the 5 Series, OMG YOU NEED THE ADAPTIVE TO MAKE IT DRIVE PROPERLY. It's rubbish (The notion you NEED it, rather than the system itself) IMHO - especially hilarious in 520d reviews where they bang on about how it needs adaptive to drive like a 5 series should even though the 520d isn't available with the proper adaptive system anyway.
 
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[TW]Fox said:
The motoring press is absolutely obsessed with adaptive suspension. You'll hear the same thing said about the 5 Series, OMG YOU NEED THE ADAPTIVE TO MAKE IT DRIVE PROPERLY. It's rubbish (The notion you NEED it, rather than the system itself) IMHO - especially hilarious in 520d reviews where they bang on about how it needs adaptive to drive like a 5 series should even though the 520d isn't available with the proper adaptive system anyway.
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Yeah I see where you're coming from there... however that bloke mat tends to actually say whether you need the adaptive suspension setups or not (eg for the F10 5 series review he said that you don't actually need the adaptive dampers/drive for decent ride quality)
 
Had my 2011 F11 in for its first MOT in my ownership and it's passed with no issues at all. Came as a suprise as the last car I had MOT'd, a 3 year old A3 needed nearly £2000 worth of work doing to it according to Audi.

Got the 2011 maps updated to the latest version for £30 too which I can't complain at. The MOT was free so total spend of £30.

Superb service from Cooper Malton.
 
I'm looking at e63/4 6 series at the moment however it is quite a limited market and a few of the cars I've been looking at have the early I-Drive systems. My question then is how easy is it to upgrade from M-ASK to CCC (Pro Nav) systems and what are the costs/hurdles involved?

From what I have seen it is basic hardware swap and limited programming requirements all of which can be pretty much DIY'd. Am I missing something?
 
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