On my 2nd comp pack M3. Absolutely love them, best all round car I've ever had
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A bit cheeky this.......
If anyone fancies what’s probably the nicest, low mileage 335d left....do a search on sales corner, I still have mine available.
95% of m3 performance for 35% of the running cost!
Clearly not the same car! Not a true “M”. However,
I personally wouldn’t want a stiffer chassis or suspension ( Has M-sport anyway) for use on our roads,I might think differently on a track of course (never do those)
Diff would be nice considering it has 40% more torque than an M3 v8, I will admit!
Does have bigger discs and Calipers fitted only to 335’s
550 mile range on a tank is nice too.
I had a C63 4.0 twin turbo for an extended demo and spent an hour doing my commute and some of the usual places I go, driving normally, eg not flooring it all the time and keeping it under 90 on the motorway, I got 22mpg. The routes were a mix of local road and motorways, but I only covered about 70 miles, and my usual car is an M5 (4.4 twin turbo) which I get 20mpg from.
I was really tempted by the estate, lots of room for the dogs, fast enough to make me smile and the sound is incredible, but the interior really put me off, especially the sat nav.
It'll be interesting to see what you think of it when you get it, keep us posted.
Thanks for the post. I found the interior (bar the sat nav which I know is pants because I’ve driven an s-class quite a bit (not mine)) to be a much nicer place to be than the bmw. Maybe it’s because I’m familiar with the bmw because of my current car. I’m really looking forwards to picking it up. It’s got the premium pack too so a lovely big panoramic sunroof for the great summer we’re having! 22mpg sounds perfectly reasonable to me. I get an average 35mpg from my 335d. I know it’ll cost more to run but it’s a different beast altogether.
Lukea - I don't think it's just your over familiarity with BMW interiors, I have found that I have preferred the interior on Audis (especially) and Mercs over the equivalent age/model of BMW of every one I have been in.
Picked up the new motor today. What can I say. Wow!
Very refined and a lovely place to be with absolutely unrelenting brutal power. I absolutely love it.
Driving it like a new fast car I’ve seen 21mpg today. I’m pretty confident that it’ll return about 25mpg once the novelty wears off a bit (if it ever does, the noise is superb!).
And I forgot to add. I’m very glad to be have runflats anymore!
Not sure if it’s bad etiquette to revive an old thread but a few months later seeing an average 24mpg so very pleased! Monster to drive in the cold though !
And how times change, my JCW went in October & was replaced by a 66 plate M4 CP. not really had the weather to play too much, but they’re amazing cars aren’t they!
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I felt that at first, I’ve got a Z4M but this was completely different. The Comp Pack seems a little more tame than the std car, and I found tyre pressures made a huge difference - first car since my S2000 where a couple of psi under was noticeable.
Which car did she drive? There are map updates for gearbox and suspension that make it less of a killing machine, however think the nature of the car is that it will spit you out if you abuse it / drive it without care.
I had a snap coming out of a junction, no idea if it was due to having it in DCT & not having selected MDM, but after I’d counter steered as it twitched, and the computer also joining in, my nose was wide on the oncoming side, luckily with nothing there.
Unlike the previous e46 & e92 M cars I’ve driven the torque on this is the bit that seems to catch people out. I’ve only done 1500 miles since I got mine, so nowhere near having lived with it long enough to learn.
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I find the M3CP a very useable every day driver but if you start using its considerable caperbilities then warm tyres and a good road surface are imperative. Anybody jumping into one from cold and using the throttle as an on/off switch will end up in trouble, it’s the same as any other powerful rear wheel drive car.
For the price of an F80 M3 i’d go for a late model LCI F10 M5.
I may have missed it but what would be the purpose of the car. Also have the E61 M5 or an RS4 estate, add a little bit more on & you can get a very early C7 RS6 which IMO is the current best all rounder car you can buy right now. I had one & it felt as quick as my old Litchfields Stage 4 R35 GTR
*edit - just saw how old this thread is..*