08-17-2012, 02:34 PM | #1 |
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Just secured a 330d M Sport...help with colour/spec
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Well, after very nearly going for a e93 335i, a last minute lease on an F30 330d caught my eye. To be honest, i hadn't really considered the F30, but when i saw the specs of the new 30d I was amazed! I have loved my e90 330d and had it for almost 4 years...so 0-60 in 5.6 secs and 57mpg and a (possibly one off) great Contract Hire deal sold me! Now, as its contract hire i cant spec the car up too much and it will mean loosing a few toys over my current car, but hey cant have everything! So, the spec I am thinking of is: Metallic paint, Xenons / headlamp washers Heated Front seats. Pro Media Pack Am i missing anything else essential...eg the apps looks good, but do i really need to view facebook? No Also, these are the colours I am thinking..... Estoril Blue (always loved this e36 / e46 M3 blue) - beige interior or black? Mineral Grey - red interior or black Now i am trying to get away from previous black/silvers cars with black interiors but struggling as would like Oyster (which is no longer available) so any one seen Beige in the flesh? Wil it work with Blue? Cheers all!
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Well done on ordering a new F30 330d! Nice one.
I'd go for the visibility pack as xenons really look the part on a car such as a 330d. You can get them on their own but you may as well pay that little extra and get the full visibility pack. If it was me personally, I'd order the adaptive suspension and variable sports steering - but then you are really starting to rack the cost up. I've been sent a letter today to go to a "special closed event" from the dealer I bought mine from and they are promising great deals etc... - I'm tempted to go along and price up a F30 330d myself. Can you tell us more about your lease deal? |
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Cheers mate.
the Xenons / headlamp washers were offered as a £5 per month special discount, full visibaility pack was a lot more (£31 per month). I have always liked the standard M Sport setup (except when it crashes/bangs and i wanted smooth) - so pretty cool with default. I bet those extra's would cost £££ per month as well (thats the problem with leasing ) I havent even driven a F30, only sat in it! the 30d engine also wont be around until Sep.... Go-on you know you want to, we need some more E90 peeps in here LD
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08-18-2012, 02:17 AM | #4 |
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Deffo, just stick with just the Xenons / headlamp washers at a £5 a month. That's a bargain for £700+ of options.
Like you, I'm still keen to stick with swapping to another 330d M Sport (my last car was also a pre-LCI 330d M Sport LOL). I could tell quite a difference in ride quality moving from pre-LCI to LCI E90. I was very impressed with the LCI and glad I swapped from the bloody awful crashy pre-LCI M Sport suspension. Not sure if you have a pre-LCI? If so, then I'd say you'll be able to tell a massive difference from the pre-LCI E90 to F30 M Sport at least in terms of ride quality. |
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08-18-2012, 09:55 AM | #5 |
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I drove a 335i with and without adaptive suspension and immediately added the suspension to my shopping list. It's awesome. The variable Sports Steering is a gimmick you'll NEVER use because it's just a faster rack over 100 degrees of lock. Bovvered. The servotronic is what matters and that's standard on the M Sport anyway
For me, Xenons were an absolute must and it's criminal they're not standard on a £36k car and adjustable lumbar too for that matter, but then I have back trouble and drive quite a lot
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How did you find the pre LIC 231hp 30d engine compared to the LCI 30d 245 hp version...i was quite underwhlemed in terms of not much difference? Quote:
Will have a look at adaptive suspension, good spot. Although having had a mate who had it in this Rocco, i always struggled to feel the difference as a passenger. Also my worry is, i would leave it in Sport all the time....so wouldn't really get my monies worth?
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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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Well that's totally contrary to how two dealerships have described it to me. It has always been explained to me as the complete opposite, inasmuch as it's exactly the same up to 90 degrees and then a sharper turn-in after that and meant mainly for parking manouvres and the such like.
The BMW website say: Quote:
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Well I just read a whole bunch of VSS threads from all over t'internet and the conclusion is that it is a faster rack over 100* of lock. It is no different under 100* of lock. Which is what I thought. So i'm glad I didn't buy it
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I think that's how the dealer told me it works. For normal driving it's pretty much the same as without. The main benefit comes when parking as it makes the steering quicker to full lock or for getting around in tight multi storey car parks it can help get round the tight bends.
What I was told is a bit hazy now but it was enough to convince me it would be beneficial as my work parking is one of those tight car parks that can be a nightmare so the £375 or whatever it costs would be a small price to pay
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Sounds like that is how it works then. I dont know to be honest, I just read a few bits here and there on it.
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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?
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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
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btw, i went for Estoril Blue in the end, with black interior and brushed alu (prefer brushed to the hex as have hex in my e90) Oh, didnt want that blue strip on the dash as well.
Pretty unimpressed with the interior colour options on the F30...oyster contrast is my fave
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It certainly stands out! Saw this 1er which helped my choice
Just but worried if I will still like it in 2 years
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When I was working at Ford, I had a whole string of ST model cars over the space of 6 years. Every single one was in Ford's "Performance Blue" (actually, or "Imperial Blue" which was nearly identical) and I never got tired of it. I just find this kind of shade of shiney blue is gorgeous on a car
I had one black Mondeo ST and I currently own a silver MPS and I couldn't bear the thought of having another black or silver car to blend in with 90% f cars on the road which are somewhere on the grey scale Shiney blue all the way
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