I will do when I can get it back from France and remind myself what it's like!PMK, do a writeup/thread on your car change please
Bought an old BMW M3, filled with regret...
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That lasts about 5 minutes
I'm not so sure. I never remapped my 335i because, even after nearly 3 years of 320bhp under my right foot, never got used to the power or found it needing anymore power in any situation I had been in. Hopefully this will be the same.
It's not the same as getting your first car with 150bhp after driving your mums 1.1 yellow Fiat Punto or whatever
I think 300-350bhp is enough personally, I can't see the need for more.I'm pleased that I've not offended you and been of some entertainment too!
Haha. The only thing it did is make me feel a bit boring because I'd give my right arm for a Realist Beige interior.
On the other hand I'd want it with estoril blue so maybe that means I'm well balanced?
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I'm not so sure. I never remapped my 335i because, even after nearly 3 years of 320bhp under my right foot, never got used to the power or found it needing anymore power in any situation I had been in. Hopefully this will be the same.
It's not the same as getting your first car with 150bhp after driving your mums 1.1 yellow Fiat Punto or whatever
Need != want
TBH PMK does need that massive power
I'm inclined to agree with you though. In my driving it so far I've yet to come across a situation where more power would have been wanted/needed. Overtaking a few cars required in a quick moment? No problem. Traffic light GP? No problem. Technical road ahead? No problem!
The only time I can see there being a problem is if you decide to fanny around with a big power AWD car on the road - But who does that
But seriously, for more legit reasons, trackdays I guess is where it would be handy - Something I don't have much interest in doing anyway!
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Need != want
TBH PMK does need that massive power
Both Howard and PMK are bloody yobbos
I'm inclined to agree with you though. In my driving it so far I've yet to come across a situation where more power would have been wanted/needed. Overtaking a few cars required in a quick moment? No problem. Traffic light GP? No problem. Technical road ahead? No problem!
The only time I can see there being a problem is if you decide to fanny around with a big power AWD car on the road - But who does that
But seriously, for more legit reasons, trackdays I guess is where it would be handy - Something I don't have much interest in doing anyway!
Yeh spot on. When you're able to overtake 6-7 cars in a row without much drama, I think its safe to say that you've got enough oomph. Not to mention that cars of similar power will get you into speeds that would see you featured on the news before you know it. Not somewhere I want to be!
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PMK wins with about twice as much horsepower though
I'm not gonna lie, if I had a 335i I probably wouldn't be able to resist remapping it
Had a price list and options available for the guy who can reprogram stuff, I've bolded the stuff that sounds most interesting for me, some I already have so looks like previous owner did do some stuff at one point.
I don't like using the 'fake' Sport mode but am interested in seeing what teh curve adjustment does.
I'll get those done when I'm next in the area, no rush
I don't like using the 'fake' Sport mode but am interested in seeing what teh curve adjustment does.
I'll get those done when I'm next in the area, no rush
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Had a price list and options available for the guy who can reprogram stuff, I've bolded the stuff that sounds most interesting for me, some I already have so looks like previous owner did do some stuff at one point.
I don't like using the 'fake' Sport mode but am interested in seeing what teh curve adjustment does.
I'll get those done when I'm next in the area, no rush
Not bad.
Although you can do a lot of these from Navcoder just by ticking the boxes you want! Did it last night in about 60 seconds to allow me to leave the lights on and them turn off when the engine does, like in the E92.
Don't do the 5mph lock doors though. It's annoying as hell.
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Haha. The only thing it did is make me feel a bit boring because I'd give my right arm for a Realist Beige interior.
On the other hand I'd want it with estoril blue so maybe that means I'm well balanced?
My current car is Monotonous Dark Blue with Realist Beige interior. It's a colour combo that can't be beaten IMHO.
But I'm going completely different with the next car, simply because I like to change.
Navcoder? More details needed! Can you post up exactly what options it allows you to code? Their website doesn't list too much. If it has most of the stuff I want then it's 20 Euros and I can buy the correct cable. Saves me ~£40 if so!
I had the 5mph lock in the old car, thought it was quite neat
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Very nice, sounds like you dealt with the dealer well.
It is standard, on coupes though the rear windows will slide out to open but when you hold to close with the key, only the front windows will close leaving the rear windows open. Some safety thing or some such. The mod solves that issue by re-enabling the rear windows too from the fob.
Why is it annoying?
I wouldn't get hung up on the paper figure too much. It certainly doesn't feel like a 'lowly' 365Nm on the road especially with all the drama and high rev stuff going on.
All I can say is either test drive one or be driven in one so you can get a feel for it!
All I can say is either test drive one or be driven in one so you can get a feel for it!
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4 reasons:
A) Having to open the handle twice to get out.
2) Not being able to pick someone up and having to remember to unlock the doors for them.
C) I don't like the idea that if the car was involved in an accident, it may malfunction and the doors may stay locked with me inside.
4) The chance of me getting car jacked is next to nil, which is pretty much the only reason I can see to have them turned on?
If I was sat in a city everyday in traffic, and I had a nice car, then yeah, I can see the logic behind it and the minor inconveniences would be balanced off against the safety aspects to it. But for me, the minor inconveniences have nothing to be balanced off against, meaning they're minor inconveniences, which in turn become annoying.
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Navcoder? More details needed! Can you post up exactly what options it allows you to code? Their website doesn't list too much. If it has most of the stuff I want then it's 20 Euros and I can buy the correct cable. Saves me ~£40 if so!
I had the 5mph lock in the old car, thought it was quite neat
Yep.
I'm just about to go outside and do some coding on the car (one touch 3x indicators and one touch close rear windows.)
I'll take a couple of screenshots for you.
In other news, just managed to get a pair of Genuine front brake discs from the dealer for £260! Great success.
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Doesn't really feel like that though they don't half start to come alive very quickly with how responsive the throttle and engine is etc but yea it's no effortless V8 etc..
EDIT : MRK already summed up pretty much what I said