[dgoon]

Originally Posted by Cytoplasm0671

That is a fantastic car! Welcome to the club

Thank you!! Still waiting on the title to register it, but it seemed fantastic on that long drive home

[Prak903]

Originally Posted by dgoon

Thanks man! What area are you in? I'm in the NW burbs

I'm actually in the city. Used to go to the North Suburbs C&C before it shut down, now planning on going to the CACW and Cold Brewed Events.

[dgoon]

Originally Posted by Prak903

I'm actually in the city. Used to go to the North Suburbs C&C before it shut down, now planning on going to the CACW and Cold Brewed Events.

What's Cold Brewed?

[Prak903]

Originally Posted by dgoon

What's Cold Brewed?

Similar to CACW, they host a lot of events.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/726879988086928/

[dgoon]

Originally Posted by Prak903

Similar to CACW, they host a lot of events.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/726879988086928/

Got it! I'll have to check that out, love a good coffee!

[RobotDoctor]

Congratulations on the 340i! Hope it serves you well!!!

[dgoon]

Originally Posted by RobotDoctor

Congratulations on the 340i! Hope it serves you well!!!

Thank you sir. Seems like an awesome community so far!!

[schernov]

Originally Posted by dgoon

Thank you sir. Seems like an awesome community so far!!

I am in the city as well (old Irving park / Mayfair). Also a 2018 340i zhp RWD with 6speed power kit and big brakes. If you have any questions - lmk.

Also if you need a fantastic bmw tech - I can suggest one.

What size wheels do you have?

[dgoon]

Originally Posted by schernov

I am in the city as well (old Irving park / Mayfair). Also a 2018 340i zhp RWD with 6speed power kit and big brakes. If you have any questions - lmk.

Also if you need a fantastic bmw tech - I can suggest one.

What size wheels do you have?

You're the man! I'll shoot you a PM.

These are the 403M 19's. 19x8 and 19x8.5 I believe.

[Red-i]

congrats! also have a 2018 340i. only diff is i have xdrive and 8speed auto.

just like you, was my first bmw. previous car was a 2012 ford focus, previous to that was a 2002 mazda. so it was a massive upgrade.

been about 2 years now, i've put 50,000kms on it, and zero issues (except one o2 sensor). I love driving it every single day. I honestly forget how well it drives until I sit in or drive other cars.

some of the regular maintenance like spark plugs and oil changes is easy on this car. don't be scared to do some stuff on your own.

since your dme is almost guaranteed to be unlocked, i was gonna suggest to drive it for awhile and then look into flashing a stage 1 tune like bootmod3 or mhd on it, but the difference between mppsk and stage 1 is maybe 20-30hp, so just enjoy the car.

but there's lots of room for performance improvement if you head down that slippery slope of modding.

[dgoon]

Originally Posted by Red-i

congrats! also have a 2018 340i. only diff is i have xdrive and 8speed auto.

just like you, was my first bmw. previous car was a 2012 ford focus, previous to that was a 2002 mazda. so it was a massive upgrade.

been about 2 years now, i've put 50,000kms on it, and zero issues (except one o2 sensor). I love driving it every single day. I honestly forget how well it drives until I sit in or drive other cars.

some of the regular maintenance like spark plugs and oil changes is easy on this car. don't be scared to do some stuff on your own.

since your dme is almost guaranteed to be unlocked, i was gonna suggest to drive it for awhile and then look into flashing a stage 1 tune like bootmod3 or mhd on it, but the difference between mppsk and stage 1 is maybe 20-30hp, so just enjoy the car.

but there's lots of room for performance improvement if you head down that slippery slope of modding.

Thank you! I appreciate your input!

I've owned (2) Miatas, one which was turbo'd, a Lexus LS430, R32 Skyline, a 2016 Mustang GT and now the '18 340i. This will be my daily driver (besides winter) so I am most likely going to keep it with the MPPSK tune as it's more than enough for me.

[Red-i]

Originally Posted by dgoon

Thank you! I appreciate your input!

I've owned (2) Miatas, one which was turbo'd, a Lexus LS430, R32 Skyline, a 2016 Mustang GT and now the '18 340i. This will be my daily driver (besides winter) so I am most likely going to keep it with the MPPSK tune as it's more than enough for me.

man that's a nice car history. Esp. the Miatas and skyline. both are in my list of random cars to own if i had a giant garage, and money to populate said garage.

I agree that mppsk is likely more than enough. plus from what i've seen/heard, that exhaust sounds great.

[Livetodrive]

Beautiful car! Plus, you got a real Bimmer, not like the rest of us with the auto tranny!

[dgoon]

Originally Posted by Livetodrive

Beautiful car! Plus, you got a real Bimmer, not like the rest of us with the auto tranny!

Thank you sir!! I've heard great things about the 8 speed. 6MT wasn't a deal breaker for me, but I am glad I didn't settle! Took a lot of time to find the right one

[jamborees]

Stunning! Congrats, enjoy the new wheels

[dgoon]

Originally Posted by jamborees

Stunning! Congrats, enjoy the new wheels

Thank you sir!!

[oksymoroni]

Beautiful car. I'm definitely envious of the MT. I'm out in the western burbs by Schaumburg. I did a similar thing when I got mine 6 years ago. Flew to Philly and drove it back. Core memory right there.
I have some suspension and wheel mods on mine. I also DIY most of the maintenance work. Let me know if you run into any questions once you've had more time to spend with your new baby.

[dgoon]

Originally Posted by oksymoroni

Beautiful car. I'm definitely envious of the MT. I'm out in the western burbs by Schaumburg. I did a similar thing when I got mine 6 years ago. Flew to Philly and drove it back. Core memory right there.
I have some suspension and wheel mods on mine. I also DIY most of the maintenance work. Let me know if you run into any questions once you've had more time to spend with your new baby.

Oh nice! I'm in Algonquin, 15-20 mins from Schaumburg. I really appreciate it!!

[talontdone]

Originally Posted by dgoon

A last minute flight to Boston, 3 Redbulls, 2 espressos, and 1100 miles later..

She's home.

2018 BMW 340i
M Sport
MPPSK
6MT
RWD

I'm very excited to finally join the BMW family, this is my first one

PS. 33.7 mpg average was unexpected

Awesome. Enjoy!!

[dgoon]

Originally Posted by talontdone

Awesome. Enjoy!!

Thank you sir!!

[Top Gun]

Congrats! How are you liking it now? I think about selling mine every now and then. At this time, I'm keeping it

[tturedraider]

Congrats!! I’m in the city, too. I’ll just go ahead and post the link to the mechanics I use. www.bmchicago.com.

I just sold my 2018 340i M Sport to a young guy in the burbs and moved to a 2020 G20 M340i. I love the M340i powertrain (it’s a beast!), but the car is a little too techie for me and I’m missing the simplicity of the F30.

Where in NH? I have an old army buddy in Nashua.