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My "New" er Steed?









Its a 2008 '08' 335d M Sport in Le Mans Blue.

Absolutely love it.

My wife and I are now doing around 22,000 miles a year so the diesel make much more sense than the similarly priced petrol. With a 3.0l Straight six Twin Turbo 286BHP engine I am hardly left wanting either which is nice.

It is currently achieving an average of 37-40mpg as well which is pretty good.

 

found a guy in the mall saturday doing custom plates.. had him make me one that says birds of a feather..

see if I can get a picture.. oh yeah xaser.. that swirl can be undone on your plates xD well maybe- looks pretty swirled

 

Nice car! I've got a CTS 2.2 myself.

Mods that I can see... Lowered, Buddy Club P1's (?), GP Kit, pressed plates?

 

I heard a rumour that this thing may be for sale, the last known owner is on the mainland but has frequented my 'local' race track.

No shame in saying I would bankrupt myself by taking out a loan to buy it and store it indefinitely

1.1 Lola Ford, mostly originals.

 

when will US manufacturers figure it out?

i could walk into a chevy dealer right now and buy a brand new chevy impala with a 3.5 liter that produces a whopping 211HP and gets an EPA estimated 29MPG (19MPG city) highway.

more displacement, less power, worse economy....why did we bail these guys out again?

 

I agree about the fact that US car manufacturers get WAAAYY less out of an engine than UK.
But MPG is just simply to the fact that UK Gallons are bigger + UK MPG is calculated in different ways.

The United States figures are very close to real car MPG. I often get better gas mileage than the car is rated for. But then I look at a overall average and it's spot on.

27 UK MPG is equal to 31 US MPG and 40 UK MPG is 33 US MPG.
Also a lot of cars in europe are more expensive relative to income.
Plus even Euro cars in US lose features like DSG gearboxes, better interior/lights and other things while crossing the pond. At the end we get a car that is less advanced and cheaper... but then it costs WAAAY cheaper than a Euro version. I think it might be similar with engines. Are more efficient & advanced engine will pull out more horse power out of same displacement AND burn fuel better thus slightly better MPG.

But don't fret my Colonial friend. They pay close to 3 times more per full tank. So they have a good reason for 5-10 better MPG cars.

 

Well, buddy club SF's i think they are now named, essentially P1's.

Pressed plates - Yep
GP Kit - Yep
6k hid replacements (Factory fitted 4300k, self levelling with headlight washers etc)
Optional badge kit with side decals
Private reg
Tein S Tech springs
Fast road setup
Stoptech slotted discs, Motul RBF 600 fluid, hel brake lines, ferodo ds2500 pads
Milltek Catback.

This weekends mods :

Flash pro
HKS RSK
Custom remap by either Tdi north or eurospec.
password jdm tow hook - Cause its cheap!

I bet i have missed something...but as it stands, it corners and stops like it should of done when it left the factory, the geometry setup and brakes have transformed the car.

 

I know, I only done it as my wife was insistant on removing the digits and I had already uploaded them (couldn't find the fill tool on Photobuckets image editor and I already deleted the images from my PC/camera).

Sometimes there is little point in arguing.

 

Nice spec list, a good Geo setup is always good. I never cease to be amazed at the cost of tuning bits for ordinary Jap cars (by which I mean mass-produced ones), £350-500 for an induction kit is absolutely bananas.

 

That's a nice mod list there. FRS makes a world of difference, I was shocked when i found out there was no camber adjustment as standard on the 8th gen.

You a member on civinfo by any chance, or just ctro?

It's not just the tuning parts that are expensive, service items aren't cheap either

 

Are the dealers and OE parts overly expensive then? Decent-brand pattern parts look fairly reasonable, but there's a world of difference between that and the world of dealer prices.

 

So since neither cars were available decided to go for a new shape (f20) 118i M Sport 5 door hatch in Black Sapphire Metallic with Anthracite Hexagon cloth/Alcantara upholstery. Also getting the Driver comfort package and Visibility package. Just need to wait til June 15th now before I can pick it up.

 

118i! You said 125i! Either way I'd say you've got the better car, even if it isn't quite as exciting as a sixer BMW.

 

That is my favorite color! Love the BMW Le Mans Blue...
Great car you got there! And yes, I do think the 335d should be exciting enough for road driving..

Great car mate!

 

Thanks

It certainly is exciting although the relatively brutal power delivery on full kickdown can still catch me out - think of it like poking a sleeping bull with a big stick.

Despite its relatively high kerb weight it handles well - hydraulic power steering and rear wheel drive help here.

Despite being a diesel it is probably the best all round car I have owned (and I have owned alot!).

Now I just need it evolved - 350ish BHP and 730nm of torque

 

6 series BMWs aren't available on my work's car scheme unless I'm a manager. However a Z4 30i with the M sport package is an option but I need to be on the order system for a year before I can get one.

 

I think he means one with 6 cylinders

 

Just found a old lost pics of the best/most fun car I have ever owned!



I spent all my wages I had back then on a full engine rebuild and upgrades.

Results 380BHP @ the flywheel. 327BHP @ the wheels. Rolling road at AP motors in Plymton.
0-60 3.6 Sec
Top Speed 165MPH
1/4 Mile 11 Sec ish

As the no. plate states at the bottom (Fast as F***!) Strangely enough, I never got pulled over for it.

Here's a old clip of a 400BHP Nissan Pulsar GTI-R vs a Dodge Viper!



Stock 220BHP pulsar GTIR vs Skyline

 

new engine just finished for the datsun, 630bhp of HKS power, and a Greddy turbo which is not on there yet.

 

What sort of datsun, an S30 chassis?