[Hispeed4fun]

So my 2014 328GT was a lemon and was bought back by BMW. As soon as that was done i reached out to Jon Shafer at BMW Santa Barbara and ordered a 2016 335GT. Jon was a pleasure to deal with and made the order to delivery process as smooth as you can ask for. I drove down to Santa Barbara from the Bay Area and when i got there my car was front and center with a bow ready for pickup. If anyone is able and willing to travel to get a car from Jon there is no reason not to take advantage of the service and deals he provides. Now the car.
2016 335 GT M-Sport, Glacier Silver, Saddle Brown, Fineline Anthracite, DHP, Nav, HK, Heated Seats, Driver Asst., MPPK. I was able to add the M performance power kit to the car right before it got to the port. And it was worth it. I had the 328gt for over a year and when it wasnt in the shop it was fun but always felt under-powered to me. It is heavier than the f30 and it need that extra power. I knew that i would order a 335 and when i found out i could get the MPPK and for the price it was a no brainer. As for the color choice i was on the fence about the silver and brown combo and was not able to find any Msport models in this configuration to see what it would look like. As soon as i saw it i was happy i went with that combo. I think it looks really slick. Just got tints yesterday. 20% in back and 35% in front. Its a little dirty we had rain and more coming so holding off on a wash. Just wanted to share tint pictures. Cant wait for the 1,200 mile mark so i can really open it up.

[Crashnbrn5]

Nice Job man, those rims are too small though, any thoughts on an upgrade?

I'm doing 5% on the very rear windows, 20% on the rear, and 20% up front and 60 or 70 for the windshield. It will be super cozy

Originally Posted by Hispeed4fun

So my 2014 328GT was a lemon and was bought back by BMW. As soon as that was done i reached out to Jon Shafer at BMW Santa Barbara and ordered a 2016 335GT. Jon was a pleasure to deal with and made the order to delivery process as smooth as you can ask for. I drove down to Santa Barbara from the Bay Area and when i got there my car was front and center with a bow ready for pickup. If anyone is able and willing to travel to get a car from Jon there is no reason not to take advantage of the service and deals he provides. Now the car.
2016 335 GT M-Sport, Glacier Silver, Saddle Brown, Fineline Anthracite, DHP, Nav, HK, Heated Seats, Driver Asst., MPPK. I was able to add the M performance power kit to the car right before it got to the port. And it was worth it. I had the 328gt for over a year and when it wasnt in the shop it was fun but always felt under-powered to me. It is heavier than the f30 and it need that extra power. I knew that i would order a 335 and when i found out i could get the MPPK and for the price it was a no brainer. As for the color choice i was on the fence about the silver and brown combo and was not able to find any Msport models in this configuration to see what it would look like. As soon as i saw it i was happy i went with that combo. I think it looks really slick. Just got tints yesterday. 20% in back and 35% in front. Its a little dirty we had rain and more coming so holding off on a wash. Just wanted to share tint pictures. Cant wait for the 1,200 mile mark so i can really open it up.

[CalCarNut]

Nice. Did the 2014 have the boomerangs on the fenders too? I thought only the Gran Coupes did........

[Hispeed4fun]

Originally Posted by Crashnbrn5

Nice Job man, those rims are too small though, any thoughts on an upgrade?

I'm doing 5% on the very rear windows, 20% on the rear, and 20% up front and 60 or 70 for the windshield. It will be super cozy

Thanks. 19s do look better but i like the ride with the 18s so i wont be changing them.

[Hispeed4fun]

Originally Posted by SoCalDave

Nice. Did the 2014 have the boomerangs on the fenders too? I thought only the Gran Coupes did........

Thanks. Yeah the 2014 had them as well.

[rapid64k]

Nice ride.

[spuntyb]

Beautiful ride. I was *this close* to a 335GT, but the F31 was too damn sexy for me to resist. Agree on the ride of the 18's vs the 19's. I'm in Manhattan and the 18 wheels are plenty big. 19's look great, but not worth it for me.

Such a shame we can't get a wagon with the N55 from BMW.

Enjoy in good health!

[Hispeed4fun]

Originally Posted by spuntyb

Beautiful ride. I was *this close* to a 335GT, but the F31 was too damn sexy for me to resist. Agree on the ride of the 18's vs the 19's. I'm in Manhattan and the 18 wheels are plenty big. 19's look great, but not worth it for me.

Such a shame we can't get a wagon with the N55 from BMW.

Enjoy in good health!

Thanks. I do love the way the F31 looks and drove it for a week as a loaner when my last car was in the shop and its a great car. The thing that got me in a GT is the back seat. I like to sit pretty far back and there is a ton of space for anyone without having to move my seat.

[spuntyb]

Originally Posted by Hispeed4fun

Thanks. I do love the way the F31 looks and drove it for a week as a loaner when my last car was in the shop and its a great car. The thing that got me in a GT is the back seat. I like to sit pretty far back and there is a ton of space for anyone without having to move my seat.

Yeah, that back seat almost sold me. It's CAVERNOUS. Could throw an inflatable mattress in and sleep back there.

[rapid64k]

Originally Posted by Hispeed4fun

Thanks. Yeah the 2014 had them as well.

The Air vents have always been on the GT. This is why the GT is part 3 series part 4 series and part X series.

[Hispeed4fun]

Originally Posted by spuntyb

Yeah, that back seat almost sold me. It's CAVERNOUS. Could throw an inflatable mattress in and sleep back there.

I actually fit a full size futon folded flat in my 2014 328GT with room to spare.

[spuntyb]

Originally Posted by Hispeed4fun

I actually fit a full size futon folded flat in my 2014 328GT with room to spare.

That's sweet!

If they don't bring more engines to the next G generation of wagons over here, I may have to just go with the GT. Or jump ship to an E63 wagon.

[DanITman]

Interested to know what caused your last version to be a lemon?

[Hispeed4fun]

Originally Posted by DanITman

Interested to know what caused your last version to be a lemon?

The car had multiple problems. The main safety concern was the DSC activating for no reason randomly while driving.

[bmw-again]

We took delivery of our 328GT in March of 14 and now with 16k on it I was just telling my wife two days ago how we have not had one single problem with the car. I have had four BMW's and the worst thing I have ever had happen was a window regulator go out of my 01. That is a shame you had a lemon. I switched to Porsche for two years and that was always broke and then we bought a new Ford Fusion that blew the tranny at 12k miles in 2010 and that car had all kinds of problems. We are back to BMW to stay and will be ready to get our new Gran Coupe next year. GOOD LUCK with your new GT!

[Hispeed4fun]

Originally Posted by bmw-again

We took delivery of our 328GT in March of 14 and now with 16k on it I was just telling my wife two days ago how we have not had one single problem with the car. I have had four BMW's and the worst thing I have ever had happen was a window regulator go out of my 01. That is a shame you had a lemon. I switched to Porsche for two years and that was always broke and then we bought a new Ford Fusion that blew the tranny at 12k miles in 2010 and that car had all kinds of problems. We are back to BMW to stay and will be ready to get our new Gran Coupe next year. GOOD LUCK with your new GT!

Thank you. This is my 4th BMW and i never had any major problems with any of them besides a rattle that was fixed easily. The worst car i had was an 05 Audi A6. Something was always wrong with the electrical system in that car. I really like this car and hope nothing serious comes up.

[TawmusGT]

Beautiful!! I love my late '14 328GT but will probably go with 335GT w/M next time (assuming they still make it in 2-3 years).