[2CRO4TV]

Originally Posted by Deep Pan

Mppsk being fitted today, can't wait to pick it up!
Good point, hadn't thought of the splitter, it's carbon fibre so don't really want to go smashing it.. maybe I won't lower it then!
And thanks, im really happy with it, only had it about a week :-)

Enjoy it will be like a new car loads of little trips just to hear that exhaust.

[Sheepy]

Originally Posted by Deep Pan

Mppsk being fitted today, can't wait to pick it up!
Good point, hadn't thought of the splitter, it's carbon fibre so don't really want to go smashing it.. maybe I won't lower it then!
And thanks, im really happy with it, only had it about a week :-)

Excellent stuff, you won’t regret it!
Regarding the splitter, a guy down the road from me bought an M4 that was lowered & had the full carbon exterior kit fitted, within days the front splitter was removed or smashed & hasn’t ever been replaced. I fitted the maxton design front splitter to mine as the clearance is much more & if the worst happens it’s at least £600 cheaper to replace. If you do go lower you won’t want anything more than Eibachs or ACS springs otherwise all the fun will be taken away from driving it with all the speed bumps to negotiate. I wouldn’t even be able to get off my drive with the M performance splitter on mine without scraping it due to an incline.

[Sheepy]

Originally Posted by Abzynthe

Random question for everyone, have you had many people offering to buy your car, including dealers?
My local dealer keeps calling and I've had about 5 people ask me to let them know when I'm ready to sell lol.

No, but people do stop & stare at in on my drive & I’ve even had oddballs take photos of it but offers of cash are a definite no unfortunately!

[BIFCAIDS]

Originally Posted by Abzynthe

Random question for everyone, have you had many people offering to buy your car, including dealers?
My local dealer keeps calling and I've had about 5 people ask me to let them know when I'm ready to sell lol.

I've got 6 people waiting for me to sell it and I've had BMW ring me about trading it in for a new 340 "it's got X-Drive"... and.

[2CRO4TV]

I've got the Sytner VIP email in my inbox talking about sky high prices for mine and incentives for the new one. Gonna book an appointment and see if I can get into a new one without having to pay anything more than I am at the moment.

[BIFCAIDS]

Originally Posted by 2CRO4TV

I've got the Sytner VIP email in my inbox talking about sky high prices for mine and incentives for the new one. Gonna book an appointment and see if I can get into a new one without having to pay anything more than I am at the moment.

Do you not like yours?

[2CRO4TV]

Originally Posted by BIFCAIDS

Do you not like yours?

Oh I do but I'm a sucker for new and shinny things especially if there isn't a cost to change. More power and x-drive is always nice but needs to be balanced against the sound trade off.

[Alscoob]

Originally Posted by 2CRO4TV

I've got the Sytner VIP email in my inbox talking about sky high prices for mine and incentives for the new one. Gonna book an appointment and see if I can get into a new one without having to pay anything more than I am at the moment.

Must be a midlands thing then, as apart from some spotty kid calling me from the dealers to say my cars due an MOT 3 times, not a sausage from sale peeps.

Mind you I do try and stay well off their radar...

[ar68]

Originally Posted by Deep Pan

Mppsk being fitted today, can't wait to pick it up!
Good point, hadn't thought of the splitter, it's carbon fibre so don't really want to go smashing it.. maybe I won't lower it then!
And thanks, im really happy with it, only had it about a week :-)

What's your first impressions then - money well spent?

[Deep Pan]

Well, compared to my MPE that just came off, I think it's a bit boomy at certain rpm (in sport mode) and with the valves closed its a tad quieter than the MPE in any mode (the mpe is not valved).
Loving the pops on the mppsk and I can feel the performance increase, it doesn't make the car rapid, but I think it's definitely worth the money

[Deep Pan]

Originally Posted by Sheepy

Excellent stuff, you won’t regret it!
Regarding the splitter, a guy down the road from me bought an M4 that was lowered & had the full carbon exterior kit fitted, within days the front splitter was removed or smashed & hasn’t ever been replaced. I fitted the maxton design front splitter to mine as the clearance is much more & if the worst happens it’s at least £600 cheaper to replace. If you do go lower you won’t want anything more than Eibachs or ACS springs otherwise all the fun will be taken away from driving it with all the speed bumps to negotiate. I wouldn’t even be able to get off my drive with the M performance splitter on mine without scraping it due to an incline.

In general I think I'd probably be OK lowering it, it's the mrs driving it I worry about.lol. The splitter is already low enough to smash on kerbs which is a worry (re. The mrs) so with that in mind .. I may as well lower it.. but at the same time, I don't want to be having to avoid multi storey car parks.
Decisions, decisions!

[winther1]

Originally Posted by Deep Pan

In general I think I'd probably be OK lowering it, it's the mrs driving it I worry about.lol. The splitter is already low enough to smash on kerbs which is a worry (re. The mrs) so with that in mind .. I may as well lower it.. but at the same time, I don't want to be having to avoid multi storey car parks.
Decisions, decisions!

Having a front splitter on a lowered car definitely requires extra care, but it's a matter of habit. ie, don't try to fit speedbumps between the wheels, when parking, reverse towards the kerb using the rear camera, take steep slopes (ie entrances to multi-storey car parks) at an angle etc.
When I use my girlfriends old Merc banger it's such a relief to just take all obstacles at speed, but I certainly wouldn't swap

[2CRO4TV]

Originally Posted by Alscoob

Must be a midlands thing then, as apart from some spotty kid calling me from the dealers to say my cars due an MOT 3 times, not a sausage from sale peeps.

Mind you I do try and stay well off their radar...

Me too as well cos of the crazy numbers they are usually quoting. Will go and listen to what they have to say and if they offer crazy money I might just be tempted to get rid as it looking like I may not be allowed to drive for 6 months

[Two-tone525]

Some great looking cars here everyone. I'm in the market for an F31 340i at the moment and the prices do seem to be quite strong.

I've seen some complete snotters too, that are BMW AUC's, with quite low mileage but have obviously been very unloved.

I've also been pretty amazed by the approach of the BMW dealers, but if there is more demand than supply who can blame them. Their approach has been "you want it, it is what is it, all that is wear and tear, not damage, we're not lowering the price, we're not putting any of that right either, find another one, I can sell this three times over."

Perhaps it's the used car end of BMW, or just the one's I've looked at, but the dealers are pretty uncooperative. I've experienced a lot of trying to hide behind GDPR when requesting the AIR printout that logs all the service records. Also the same huffing and puffing when asking for the detail on whether recalls have been done and any warranty work conducted. Perhaps they just can't be bothered and want to sell to people that ask no questions and are easy to manage.

That's the odd thing. A 340i is a pretty specialist car that will attract a particular type of purchaser, who will mostly likely be wanting to know what they're getting. Surely by the dealer providing information then the deal is done sooner and more smoothly?

Being new to the forum and doing a lot of reading around, the horror stories of cars that have been chipped/re-mapped and then getting back into the BMW AUC network are pretty scary. I really don't fancy spending £30,000 to be informed I don't have a warranty anymore and we (BMW) wash our hands of the car!

[Deep Pan]

Im pretty sure if a car has been remapped it'll be date stamped, so you 'should' be OK with an auc car as that should be checked before hand.. or even ask them to confirm before purchase.
I do agree the standard of car seems to have slipped on auc cars.
I was browsing back in March, bmw reading had an f36 440 , for circa £23.8k, had a video presentation emphasising no damage here, no damage here, no real damage anywhere.. until we got round to the boot of the car 'but there is a tiny bit of damage here but they wouldn't repair it as its within bmw standard.. all it needs is a bit of filler!!"
The same car is now up for over £26k.. I dont know if its been repaired, but if it has been, I doubt very much if its been done the correct way.

I know bmw "standard" when I had my e90 m3 repaired through bmw (tiniest of crease in the rear bumper), the standard was no filler and replace the entire bumper.. seems like their standards are different if the dealership is not paying for it!

Also, a friend of mine recently bought an m240i as an auc car.. it had orange OK (s) on the I drive for brake fluid and engine oil being 11months overdue before it was then done by the dealer.. apparently that is acceptable under auc standards.. very strange.

Good luck with the search, it's going to be tough in my experience. I Had to end up spending more on a car that I was happy with the condition.

[winther1]

i bought mine from a dealer in Bradford. That seems like a gamble

[AniMajor]

Stunning cars guys!

Our of curiosity, were any/many of you borderline buying a diesel because of high mileage? I ask as I'm looking for either a 335d/330d or, if I can justify it, a 340i.

Where do we think we draw the line and go for a diesel, when it comes to miles driven annually?

Any help would be appreciated!

[Alscoob]

Originally Posted by AniMajor

Stunning cars guys!

Our of curiosity, were any/many of you borderline buying a diesel because of high mileage? I ask as I'm looking for either a 335d/330d or, if I can justify it, a 340i.

Where do we think we draw the line and go for a diesel, when it comes to miles driven annually?

Any help would be appreciated!

Just a personal choice for me and not so much the mileage as most of my journeys are quiet long.

I had a 330d did 70K miles in it average 17.5k miles PA and 42mpg lifetime average
Now have 340i - this past year covered 15K miles average 32mpg.
Would I go back to the diesel for those miles and extra economy, definately not.

I prefer the drive of the 340i, just feels lighter more responsive and eager and that sound is far better than my old 330d. Plus if I'm careful at a steady cruse can hit 40mpg...well did once but proves that it can be quite frugal on fuel on longer journeys if needed.

However, if I had something bigger, less sporty, more cruse car, 5 series est or maybe X5, then I do think I would opt for the diesel for 10K miles PA upwards, but this is based on the fact that I do very little short journeys.

[Abzynthe]

Originally Posted by AniMajor

Stunning cars guys!

Our of curiosity, were any/many of you borderline buying a diesel because of high mileage? I ask as I'm looking for either a 335d/330d or, if I can justify it, a 340i.

Where do we think we draw the line and go for a diesel, when it comes to miles driven annually?

Any help would be appreciated!

Petrol was a no brainier for me. I work from home and even when I go into the office it's only 1.5 miles away or the company hire me a car if I travel further to other offices.
I've done 16k miles since December 2017.

[MY340i]

Having damaged/lost a total of 3 splitters in the past year alone I made the decision not to run a front splitter.

No longer worrying about scraping steep ramps, speed bumps no longer an issue, and can mount kerb without worrying about damaging splitter.

[AniMajor]

Originally Posted by Alscoob

Just a personal choice for me and not so much the mileage as most of my journeys are quiet long.

I had a 330d did 70K miles in it average 17.5k miles PA and 42mpg lifetime average
Now have 340i - this past year covered 15K miles average 32mpg.
Would I go back to the diesel for those miles and extra economy, definately not.

I prefer the drive of the 340i, just feels lighter more responsive and eager and that sound is far better than my old 330d. Plus if I'm careful at a steady cruse can hit 40mpg...well did once but proves that it can be quite frugal on fuel on longer journeys if needed.

However, if I had something bigger, less sporty, more cruse car, 5 series est or maybe X5, then I do think I would opt for the diesel for 10K miles PA upwards, but this is based on the fact that I do very little short journeys.

I think that's justified it for me! Thanks for the response.

Just weighing it up as I've been driving diesels to & from work since I started the commute 7/8 years ago (averaging 42 mpg) and never really thought about a petrol.

I do a 72 mile round trip daily, with over 50 of those on the motorway, so I think it's justified.

Sorry and just to bolt another question on:

What sort of price are low mileage, fairly high spec two year old 340s going for?

Thanks again!

[MY340i]

Originally Posted by AniMajor

I think that's justified it for me! Thanks for the response.

Just weighing it up as I've been driving diesels to & from work since I started the commute 7/8 years ago (averaging 42 mpg) and never really thought about a petrol.

I do a 72 mile round trip daily, with over 50 of those on the motorway, so I think it's justified.

Sorry and just to bolt another question on:

What sort of price are low mileage, fairly high spec two year old 340s going for?

Thanks again!

Are you after the saloon or the touring? The touring seems to be commanding a bit more of a premium at the moment