2018 340i x-Drive M-Sport 6MT EB

PTinVT · 04-09-2021, 06:33 PM

Checking in, haven't posted here in years.

I had an '07 328xi coupe 6MT from 2009 to 2019, I loved it and really miss it, but it got to a point where it wasn't worth it (to me) to repair.

I then got a '16 640i GC xDrive, amazing car, but it didn't suit me. Too big and floaty, too big for me to see out of, but I simply missed having a stick for the daily driver.

So I just traded the 640 last week for a 2018 340i x-Drive 6MT, I am sooo much happier with it. It suits me well and I feel back at home in a 3. I just wish the steering felt like my E92's... has that ever been discussed here?

[I need to update my signature but I still have the 2002 325Cic and 1993 850Ci.]

Those badges don't belong on the fender, do they?

Cheers,
-Peter in Vermont

tturedraider · 04-09-2021, 07:12 PM

Congrats and welcome back to the 3er!! Those little badges are part of the M Sport pkg in Europe, but not here.

paulymu · 04-09-2021, 11:06 PM

Welcome back. Love the whip, speaking as a 6speed Estoril Blue 340 owner myself. This my first bmw, so i haven't experienced the handling characteristics of the previous gen but i plan on it...soon!

04-09-2021, 06:33 PM	#1
PTinVT armchair enthusiast 221 Rep 1,019 Posts Drives: 18 340xi, 02 325Cic, 93 850Ci Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Burlington, VT iTrader: (3)	2018 340i x-Drive M-Sport 6MT EB - Back in a 3! Checking in, haven't posted here in years. I had an '07 328xi coupe 6MT from 2009 to 2019, I loved it and really miss it, but it got to a point where it wasn't worth it (to me) to repair. I then got a '16 640i GC xDrive, amazing car, but it didn't suit me. Too big and floaty, too big for me to see out of, but I simply missed having a stick for the daily driver. So I just traded the 640 last week for a 2018 340i x-Drive 6MT, I am sooo much happier with it. It suits me well and I feel back at home in a 3. I just wish the steering felt like my E92's... has that ever been discussed here? [I need to update my signature but I still have the 2002 325Cic and 1993 850Ci.] Those badges don't belong on the fender, do they? Cheers, -Peter in Vermont Attached Images __________________ '18 340i xDrive EB/Dakota, 6-speed manual, M-sport '02 325Cic vert AW/Montana leather, 5-speed manual, premium/removable hardtop '93 850Ci Oxford Green/Parchment, auto '71 Buick Riviera, 455 V8 land yacht
	Appreciate 1 paulymu62.50 Tweet Quote

04-09-2021, 07:12 PM	#2
tturedraider Major General 4970 Rep 6,233 Posts Drives: 2018 340i M Sport Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago, Edgewater (via Texas & Tennessee) iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW 340i M Sport [9.38] 2020 BMW M340i xDrive [10.00] 2018 BMW 340i M Sport [8.00] 2006 BMW 330i Sport [4.50] 2004 BMW 330i ZHP [7.25] 2000 BMW 328i [6.00]	Congrats and welcome back to the 3er!! Those little badges are part of the M Sport pkg in Europe, but not here. __________________ www.bmwcca.org member #388003 - Use me as a referral & you could win a one day ///M Driving School!! ___________________________________________
	Appreciate 0 Quote

04-09-2021, 11:06 PM	#3
paulymu First Lieutenant 63 Rep 334 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW 340i Xdrive Msport Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Essex County, New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Welcome back. Love the whip, speaking as a 6speed Estoril Blue 340 owner myself. This my first bmw, so i haven't experienced the handling characteristics of the previous gen but i plan on it...soon!
	Appreciate 0 Quote