Picked the amazing mofo up :-)

DaveH28 · 03-31-2016, 05:51 AM

Picked up the 440i GC.......

OMFG... First of all, carbon black, What a colour!

Coming from a nicely run in 330d. Engine is completely different (obviously)
and i loved the 330d, so smooth (no ASD). but this is a drivers car. I am getting used driving it at the moment, i havent needed to do much over 4k revs for years.....so i need to used being able to drop gears and revs. I did the paddle hold to drop multiple gears. What a sound? breaking in a bit at the moment, so cant bring myself to redline....but up at those revs this must be a ridiculouly fast car. In fact i cant imagine what M3/M4 feels like.

I used to be an engineer at Bentley and have been fortune enough to drive them alot for testing. but being smaller cars and nimble is such a different feel.

4 Series does feel a different car, mine was a 63 plate touring, maybe some of that is 45000 miles

Need to get more driving now, only had chance to do 50 mile so far.

The photographer in the background is my dad....not some random onlooker

Karlj · 03-31-2016, 05:57 AM

Wow, that looks stonking Dave! Love the wheels too. Congrats!

I found the 40i engine to have quite a bit of grunt right up near the redline, so you still have that to look forward to!

Rich9600 · 03-31-2016, 05:58 AM

Beautiful car!

I want one.

RobUK · 03-31-2016, 06:34 AM

Congrats, lovely car and looks like you had a decent handover too (not the 5 mins in the carpark that I had!)

S1NGH · 03-31-2016, 06:37 AM

Stunning car, congratulations.

I had Carbon black on my old F10 and it was unique with two colours in one depending on the light/shade.

Enjoy it....

gatsojon · 03-31-2016, 06:54 AM

looks fabulous, congratulations.

I'll be very interested to follow how you find it compared with the 330d (which i have and also love).

I see you are from Manchester. Which dealer did you get her from?

stefan4 · 03-31-2016, 06:56 AM

that is a lovely looking car!

DarrenL_007 · 03-31-2016, 07:13 AM

Great looking car

This will be my next car.

Are you aware your number plate spells out "MILF"? (sorry somebody had to say it)

gr4z · 03-31-2016, 07:22 AM

Oooooo that looks sweet

Same car as I have on order. The 440i GC Carbon Black club has started. I can't wait to join in a couple of weeks!

Need more pics to get me drooling

F36420I · 03-31-2016, 07:31 AM

Carbon Black power!!!!!

225 · 03-31-2016, 07:59 AM

Very nice!

bodtwo · 03-31-2016, 08:10 AM

Nice car, very nice in fact.

Work with the mob from crewe quite a lot, special place to be, but i know what you mean about getting back the feel of the 3.

DaveH28 · 03-31-2016, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gatsojon

looks fabulous, congratulations.

I'll be very interested to follow how you find it compared with the 330d (which i have and also love).

I see you are from Manchester. Which dealer did you get her from?

Cheers,

Yeh, I live in Littleborough, as near to west yorkshire without being from Yorkshire as you're going to get haha.
So I goto Rochdale Williams BMW. Ive got to say theyve always been really good and professional with me, great deal that I pushed them into using C2C prices etc. May depend on the salesperson, A few people I know have been happy with the service from there.

Done a bot more driving today, its more deceptively quick than the 330d, driving at normal speeds in traffic etc, very similar but smoother. steering feels different and chassis is tighter...whther this is a 4 series over 3 series thing or just getting used to a run in 330d.

Obviously the engine is still tight, i think it will much more eager to go straight off the mark in another couple of 1000 miles.
At the moment straight off the mark very similar, as lets face it the 330d is no slouch... but i cant remember whether my car felt less responsive at first.

I drove a 335d (demo car) last year and was slightly underwhelmed. I felt mine was more responsive than that.

But the sound and the rev range....you can just drive this more. whereas the big diesels are easy to drive fast but less smiley.

DaveH28 · 03-31-2016, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gr4z

Oooooo that looks sweet

Same car as I have on order. The 440i GC Carbon Black club has started. I can't wait to join in a couple of weeks!

Need more pics to get me drooling

Ill try, very difficult to get good true pics of how it looks in the flesh, in the sun, it looks purply blue, you'll love it

tinytrevor · 03-31-2016, 08:36 AM

Done it twice again? Should change your nick to Dave Two Times :-P

Congrats on your cracking car! Looks lovely. I'd be a bit jealous, if I didn't have my 40i Tourer.

gr4z · 03-31-2016, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveH28

Quote:

Originally Posted by gr4z

Oooooo that looks sweet

Same car as I have on order. The 440i GC Carbon Black club has started. I can't wait to join in a couple of weeks!

Need more pics to get me drooling

Ill try, very difficult to get good true pics of how it looks in the flesh, in the sun, it looks purply blue, you'll love it

Anything is good

What options did you go for and how do you rate them?

DaveH28 · 03-31-2016, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarrenL_007

Great looking car

This will be my next car.

Are you aware your number plate spells out "MILF"? (sorry somebody had to say it)

Thats all Im aware of now... haha..

I was more of

"My Lord, Look There....Focker" in a de niro accent

DaveH28 · 03-31-2016, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gr4z

Anything is good

What options did you go for and how do you rate them?

Well the reason I have it so soon is I opted to buy the car that was built and available and one of two that I could stretch to tbh.

So I took what I could get which pretty covered what I really wanted.

So:-

Pro nav - standard anyway, and a must for me
HUD - filtered the cars on this anyway when looking, I think ill like this alot. works really well,
msport+ A necessity on a car like this for me, I only had half the options on my last one. HK audio is great, obviously brakes and wheels really set it off.

Adaptive LED lights - Sort of free because they were just on the car,
was driving last night, they are very impressive, but I cant honestly tell you
how much worth over just adaptive xenons because I had candles before.
I probably wouldnt have specced but maybe I dont know how lucky i am...

Reverse camera - nice to have and really good, but Ive never needed it before.

Sliding armrest - Not bothered
split folding rear seats - would have been bothered if it was a choice between no fold (like a 3) and folding. Nice to have I suppose

Cant think of anything else.

The only things I would like but were at the bottom of the list are
Speed limit display - good with HUD but not worth not getting the car for.
Folding mirrors - I had them before, and a car like this should probably have them.......but again in no way a good enough reason not to get it.

Whereas:- Msport+ and HUD where my main things

Interior is nice with the black leather and brushed alumiuim...looks very classy, sunroof would set it off nicely, so yours will look superb.

I like the heavier doors due to the frameless windows on the 4, feels a good quality close

...these are all thing you pick up when changing from one to the other that are essential very very similar cars

subsy · 03-31-2016, 10:09 AM

Awesome machine, congrats!

FSE23 · 03-31-2016, 10:16 AM

Lovely car, but I think one thing is missing - HUD. I love this colour.

Correction- I fooled myself looking at the picture I had impression that there isn't any but closer look and...... Yes

JustChris · 03-31-2016, 11:10 AM

Nice car!

Ham1 · 03-31-2016, 11:12 AM

What a special thing! You are currently one of a few.

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DaveH28 Captain 287 Rep 643 Posts Drives: f31 335d estoril blue Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Littleborough, Gt. Manc iTrader: (0)	Picked the amazing mofo up :-) Picked up the 440i GC....... OMFG... First of all, carbon black, What a colour! Coming from a nicely run in 330d. Engine is completely different (obviously) and i loved the 330d, so smooth (no ASD). but this is a drivers car. I am getting used driving it at the moment, i havent needed to do much over 4k revs for years.....so i need to used being able to drop gears and revs. I did the paddle hold to drop multiple gears. What a sound? breaking in a bit at the moment, so cant bring myself to redline....but up at those revs this must be a ridiculouly fast car. In fact i cant imagine what M3/M4 feels like. I used to be an engineer at Bentley and have been fortune enough to drive them alot for testing. but being smaller cars and nimble is such a different feel. 4 Series does feel a different car, mine was a 63 plate touring, maybe some of that is 45000 miles Need to get more driving now, only had chance to do 50 mile so far. The photographer in the background is my dad....not some random onlooker
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Karlj Second Lieutenant 173 Rep 206 Posts Drives: Fiat Multipla Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (0)	Wow, that looks stonking Dave! Love the wheels too. Congrats! I found the 40i engine to have quite a bit of grunt right up near the redline, so you still have that to look forward to! Last edited by Karlj; 03-31-2016 at 06:18 AM..
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Rich9600 Colonel 741 Rep 2,511 Posts Drives: i4 M50 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Beautiful car! I want one. __________________ Driving i4 M50 (G26) Previous 340i Touring MSport (F31)
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S1NGH Captain 217 Rep 602 Posts Drives: F82 M4 Competition Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Central Bedfordshire iTrader: (0)	Stunning car, congratulations. I had Carbon black on my old F10 and it was unique with two colours in one depending on the light/shade. Enjoy it.... __________________ Past BMW's: 2017 G30 530d MSport, 2015 F30 330d MSport, 2013 F10 520d MSport, 2009 E60 530d MSport, 2001 E46 330i MSport, 2002 E39 520i MSport
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gatsojon Lieutenant Colonel 498 Rep 1,502 Posts Drives: M4 CP SSII/SS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manchester, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M4 CP [10.00]	looks fabulous, congratulations. I'll be very interested to follow how you find it compared with the 330d (which i have and also love). I see you are from Manchester. Which dealer did you get her from? __________________ Current: F82 CP SS/SS
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stefan4 Colonel 1084 Rep 2,376 Posts Drives: 340i on order Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: sheffield iTrader: (0)	that is a lovely looking car! __________________ Current - X3m Comp Gone but not forgotten - F80 m3 Comp, F30 340i, F30 - 320i
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DarrenL_007 Lieutenant 209 Rep 542 Posts Drives: F36 430d xDrive M Sport GC Join Date: May 2015 Location: West Midlands iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW 430d xDriv ... [0.00]	Great looking car This will be my next car. Are you aware your number plate spells out "MILF"? (sorry somebody had to say it) __________________ 440i GC M Sport : Arrived 25th May 2018 Mineral Grey / Ivory White Dakota Leather / Reversing Camera / Folding/Auto Dipping Mirrors / Park Assist / Sun Protection Glass / Electric Glass Sunroof / Heated Steering Wheel / Icon Adaptive LED Headlights / 19" 704M Alloys / Digital Cockpit / Head-up Display / Wifi Hotspot / Driving Assistant / Speed Limit Display / Harmon Kardon Loudspeakers / High-Beam Assist / Enhanced Bluetooth - Wireless Charging / Online Entertainment / M Sport Brakes / Comfort Access / Extended Storage
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gr4z Colonel 1135 Rep 2,808 Posts Drives: i4 e40 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Stamford iTrader: (0)	Oooooo that looks sweet Same car as I have on order. The 440i GC Carbon Black club has started. I can't wait to join in a couple of weeks! Need more pics to get me drooling __________________ Current: G26 i4 M Sport Pro, Tech Pk, Sunroof Previous: 2016 440i MPPSK, 2014 330d Saloon F30, 2013 Audi S4 Avant, 2011 Mercedes C350
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F36420I Private First Class 46 Rep 114 Posts Drives: Bmw 420I Gran Coupe Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Belgium iTrader: (0)	Carbon Black power!!!!! Last edited by F36420I; 03-31-2016 at 07:55 AM..
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bodtwo Captain 261 Rep 692 Posts Drives: F31 335D Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Sheffield iTrader: (0)	Nice car, very nice in fact. Work with the mob from crewe quite a lot, special place to be, but i know what you mean about getting back the feel of the 3. __________________ GONE : F31 335D EBII - with lots of toys & big grins.
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tinytrevor Captain 284 Rep 642 Posts Drives: 340i Hearse Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	Done it twice again? Should change your nick to Dave Two Times :-P Congrats on your cracking car! Looks lovely. I'd be a bit jealous, if I didn't have my 40i Tourer.
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subsy Major 453 Rep 1,163 Posts Drives: 340i F31 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Nr Reading, UK iTrader: (0)	Awesome machine, congrats!
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FSE23 Major 256 Rep 1,442 Posts Drives: C63 AMG 2019 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Scotland iTrader: (0)	Lovely car, but I think one thing is missing - HUD. I love this colour. Correction- I fooled myself looking at the picture I had impression that there isn't any but closer look and...... Yes __________________ Current: 2019 C63 AMG Selenite Grey Previous: 2017 C43 AMG Coupe Polar White 2014 F30 335d Msport MG with ACS springs 2007 E92 335i BS ultimate drive Last edited by FSE23; 03-31-2016 at 10:23 AM..
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