[Thedriver85]

Hello!

So....I went a little crazy and bought a 340i XDrive Manual with the Track Handling Pack. The car is in Alaska.....I live in NJ. IT HAS ONLY 16,000 miles, and was 3k cheaper than cars with double the mileage here.

So....how crazy am I?

Go.

[kern417]

[Thedriver85]

Originally Posted by kern417

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That's only half my order.......I ordered way more than that.

[Flump]

Originally Posted by Thedriver85

That's only half my order.......I ordered way more than that.

I'd just like to golf clap this response. Leaning into it was exactly the way to go. There's a serious amount of irony in posting a picture in response to someones thread chastising their want for attention. It's like a half step below someone responding "I couldn't care less" when no one asked them personally.

OP, I relate, I just took delivery of MY2020 440 GC, and it was a TURRABLE financial decision considering the new 4 is about to come out, and new cars in general are a bad financial decision, but I'm am loving every second of it. So, if you were looking for was super hard to find, and this was it? Enjoy the hell out of it.

[MmmmmM2]

Year?

[eluded]

Nice.

#SaveTheManuals

U should go drive it back thru Canada

[Eddien123]

I shipped my 6MT 335 from Arizona to NJ. I think you did yourself a disservice by going with xdrive but other than that nice buy! Are you going to drive it or ship it?

[Thedriver85]

Originally Posted by Eddien123

I shipped my 6MT 335 from Arizona to NJ. I think you did yourself a disservice by going with xdrive but other than that nice buy! Are you going to drive it or ship it?

Completely agree with you...but I have a 2011 Mustang GT that I inherited from my deceased Brother, and I need something to get me home from work in the snow....hence AWD.

If I was going RWD, I had crazy ideas of looking for an M6 Gran coupe Manual...which is super rare. This was also out of my price range....but I did Pretend to buy it...like I pretend to buy THOUSANDS of cars per year.

I was looking for 335s too, but not a single one in the whole country with the options I wanted less than 30k miles. It clearly appears that the stick shift community has spoken, and is buying these cars and keeping them, because they are not making any new ones.

[Thedriver85]

Originally Posted by Eddien123

I shipped my 6MT 335 from Arizona to NJ. I think you did yourself a disservice by going with xdrive but other than that nice buy! Are you going to drive it or ship it?

Ship it. It's going to be $3,000...roughly.

Funny story, I told my dad...who has a E46 M3...and he said "Your stupid and you like to waste money." Lol. BTW, I'm 34, Married, two Boys, I have my own house, three cars, completely financially independent and do NOT need approval from anyone....other than maybe my wife....lol.

[Thedriver85]

Originally Posted by F30ZHP

Year?

2016, M sport. Silver with dark interior.

[Thedriver85]

Originally Posted by Flump

I'd just like to golf clap this response. Leaning into it was exactly the way to go. There's a serious amount of irony in posting a picture in response to someones thread chastising their want for attention. It's like a half step below someone responding "I couldn't care less" when no one asked them personally.

OP, I relate, I just took delivery of MY2020 440 GC, and it was a TURRABLE financial decision considering the new 4 is about to come out, and new cars in general are a bad financial decision, but I'm am loving every second of it. So, if you were looking for was super hard to find, and this was it? Enjoy the hell out of it.

Fuck it...just be happy. People need to do things that make them happy, so if your happy who cares. Good for you. Enjoy the hell out of that car.

[Eddien123]

Originally Posted by Thedriver85

Ship it. It's going to be $3,000...roughly.

Funny story, I told my dad...who has a E46 M3...and he said "Your stupid and you like to waste money." Lol. BTW, I'm 34, Married, two Boys, I have my own house, three cars, completely financially independent and do NOT need approval from anyone....other than maybe my wife....lol.

Haha well done. Understand the AWD reasoning. And btw, although the DCT in the M6 is really good, the M6GC with a manual is also what I was looking at. I found one and it was about double what I was willing to pay lol. Regardless, the 335 with the manual is a good deal of fun and I really think the only negative is that bmw didn't care to tweak the ratios around.

I can hit 71MPH in second gear and yet at 75mph I'm doing 3k rpm on the highway... why? If bmw made second a little shorter and therefore gave me more torque, and then extended 6th a little more it would've been perfect. But it's ok, because I bought myself a little Honda Civic commuter to get to work and I've since made my 335 the garage queen and plan on some extensive performance modding in the future. As I can't afford a Cayman GT4, I plan to keep this for quite some time so I might as well have fun with it.

[Thedriver85]

Originally Posted by Eddien123

Haha well done. Understand the AWD reasoning. And btw, although the DCT in the M6 is really good, the M6GC with a manual is also what I was looking at. I found one and it was about double what I was willing to pay lol. Regardless, the 335 with the manual is a good deal of fun and I really think the only negative is that bmw didn't care to tweak the ratios around.

I can hit 71MPH in second gear and yet at 75mph I'm doing 3k rpm on the highway... why? If bmw made second a little shorter and therefore gave me more torque, and then extended 6th a little more it would've been perfect. But it's ok, because I bought myself a little Honda Civic commuter to get to work and I've since made my 335 the garage queen and plan on some extensive performance modding in the future. As I can't afford a Cayman GT4, I plan to keep this for quite some time so I might as well have fun with it.

I hear ya. For me, the gearing is about what my Mustang is, so it's pretty easy to switch between the two. Well, at least 1-5 is very similar. 6th on the Stang is really low. I'm like 2400 at 85.

I was considering the WRX STI, and those gears are really low. 2nd ends BEFORE 60. And such a different car...lighter clutch, completely throws me off. That's why I choose this, both have Getrag trannies that feel similar so I can bounce between the two and not look like a rookie.

[MmmmmM2]

Congrats and enjoy!

[Thedriver85]

Been reading about MPPSK....and I think I may do that eventually. Sounds pretty cool

[johnung]

Originally Posted by Thedriver85

Hello!

So....I went a little crazy and bought a 340i XDrive Manual with the Track Handling Pack. The car is in Alaska.....I live in NJ. IT HAS ONLY 16,000 miles, and was 3k cheaper than cars with double the mileage here.

So....how crazy am I?

Go.

Awesome! Sounds like you found exactly what you were looking for. Enjoy it!

[Thedriver85]

I finally got it!!!

[Londoner]

Pics!

[celsdogg]

not crazy at all OP. I applaud you.

driving a MT these days is about dedication to a craft. this dedication is going to require these types of measures and no one will understand it but us!

congrats! I know you are excited and everything to have gotten it, but can we see it too?!?!

[upsidedownfunnel]

Fly to Alaska and drive it back before the weather gets really bad in Canada. It should be an epic road trip. You can use the money you saved to fund the trip.

[Thedriver85]

Here it is!

[Thedriver85]

Originally Posted by upsidedownfunnel

Fly to Alaska and drive it back before the weather gets really bad in Canada. It should be an epic road trip. You can use the money you saved to fund the trip.

As cool as it sounds, I have a family and work obligations. Dam being an adult....no one told me it would be like this!!!! I thought it would be about staying up late and eating ice cream all the time!!!!!