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Originally Posted by DivideBYZero
Me too. That will be for the disposal of around 5000 London 2012 cars from Minis to 5 series. Bargains will be had, I am assured...
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yeap, everybody seems to be talking about this!
No 330d's though....
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Originally Posted by MaestroAl
Don't worry dude, it's still not entirely clear because BMW dont' actually say what it does, it's just inferred from their round-about way of saying nothing 
I'm 99% sure but I'd gladly be proven wrong if someone can actually find proper evidence from BMW themselves. It really is most strange that it's a bit cloak and dagger. Maybe it's because they're selling it at a price and including the name "Sport" when actually it's designed to make parking easier?  |
As you said in another post, Servotronic assisits driving, so this does feel a little bit of marketing if it helps parking more
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Originally Posted by dopper99
After owning the 330d pre-LCI for 2 years and LCI for 1 year I'd have to say there is no loss in sharpness whatsoever. The handling is exactly the same - but without the absolute awful bone shaking ride of the pre-LCI M Sport. In fact I've just recently been testing with the tyre pressures and by up'ing them slightly, the handling seems a little better still.
The new 245 bhp engine has a slightly different power delivery. The power on the old one does come in a bit more abruptly so feels quite punchy. The new engine is slightly more linear but does still pull well. The new one does feel slightly quicker, but its a job to tell. I bought my current car brand new so its a job to compare a old 60K miles with a new one that needed to be run in. Also, its getting better all the time and now done just over 7k miles. Even the dealer said this engine needs a good 8K before it comes alive and this has also been said by the guys on e90post.
One thing I did notice is first gear off the mark is quite rapid compared to the old one. I guess that one of the reasons how they got the 0-60 down 0.5 sec.
Note also, both cars were/are 6sp manual.
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yeah, hard to compare apples with apples if the first was very run in at 60k ! Looking forward to seeing how the new one compares
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Originally Posted by Rb79
Just a personal preference but I would go for DAB and found rear visibility limited on a test drive without folding head rests, but pure personal thought
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Standard e90 has middle headrest folding, and had no problem with visibility...will hope the F30 is the same for me
. As you say, its all down to personal pref
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Originally Posted by MaestroAl
Quite the contrary from my point of view. When you're just commuting to work or doing motorway miles, you want the option to soften things up for a nicer ride. yeah, we all want the sporty suspension to get the most out of hte chassis but haivng the adaptive suspension gives you the best of both worlds. And that's only the most black and white view. The reality is that the car just rides better whichever mode you're in. It levels the car so there's less lean in bends and it "adapts" to the road surface all the time. It's really not just a hard/soft switch, it's an intelligent suspension system |
I am sure its fab, but equally so is the standard M Sport set-up. I actually prefer a firmer ride especially on the motorway, although if this system does adapt it may be a good option.
For me though i have been deliberately prudent with the options list - my current e90 is more fully loaded but this is much funded a different way!
the F30 does also come with quite a bit more standard as well, plus looses q bit including 10kg (which for a new gen car, is amazing), well done BMW
