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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2010, 09:50:18 pm »
Lovely looking car! The Beemer 3 Series Coupe is a car that I would like to have at somepoint.
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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #31 on: May 10, 2010, 09:51:03 pm »

That is lovely  :drool: :drool:

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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #32 on: May 10, 2010, 10:39:24 pm »
 :congrats:Nice, the rear brakes look tiny. Keeping that engine bay clean will be a breeze if your that way inclined :grin:.
I did see a option catalogue recently and its very thick.

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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #33 on: May 10, 2010, 11:18:48 pm »
Thanks for the comments, I'll get some video up soon the straight 6 sounds  :drool:

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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #34 on: May 10, 2010, 11:40:07 pm »
Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry nice! The 335 has such an individual sound to it! I miss driving them so much from when I worked at BMW's UK HQ! The senior engineers at BMW said to me that whenever they got to about 700miles on the clock they would just constantly rag the engines (obviously when warmed up) up until around 1200 miles, to bed them in nicely. Then drive as normal.

More pics more pics more pics!!!!  :party: :party: :party: :party:

Remap, intake, exhaust and you will have quite a machine there!  :smiley:
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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #35 on: May 10, 2010, 11:48:48 pm »
Very nice motor indeed Neil :happy2:

Tuning potential?

I heard they aren't quite as tuneable as the old twin turbo ones, but you never know :wink:
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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #36 on: May 11, 2010, 12:17:56 am »
I'm probably not going to do much to it John, the idea was to keep the Ed30 to take it out on.  :happy2:

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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #37 on: May 11, 2010, 01:00:28 am »
I'm probably not going to do much to it John, the idea was to keep the Ed30 to take it out on.  :happy2:

that was a sure sign of a freudian slip!

Should have been 'is' :signLOL:
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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #38 on: May 11, 2010, 08:17:32 pm »
Very nice. im liking these coupe's alot at the moment. you ought to speak to NotNormal he has a 335d...tweaked!

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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #39 on: May 11, 2010, 08:21:01 pm »
lurvely , whats the first mod then ?  :signLOL:
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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #40 on: May 11, 2010, 08:34:55 pm »
Lovely choice Neil!  :congrats:

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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #41 on: May 11, 2010, 10:00:52 pm »
I'm probably not going to do much to it John, the idea was to keep the Ed30 to take it out on.  :happy2:

Good idea, thats my plan when mine arrives, get a weekend toy!!  You MUST get the performance grilles though, a must on an AW BMW.  Wheels look great - they suit the coupe so well, my 269s turned up today.

My car is due on June 1st.

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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #42 on: May 12, 2010, 06:13:37 pm »
Good idea, thats my plan when mine arrives, get a weekend toy!!  You MUST get the performance grilles though, a must on an AW BMW.  Wheels look great - they suit the coupe so well, my 269s turned up today.

My car is due on June 1st.

How are you finding the RFT's?

Well I was convinced the first thing was to ditch the RFT's, Mrs M has them on her 320d touring which is a sh*t ride (Edit: the car not the Mrs), but I've got to say I'm surprised by how good they are, their Bridgestone Potenza's, easily live with them till they need changing (PS3's ??).

I was using the Active Cruise Control for the first time today, 40 miles in traffic without touching the Brake or throttle, you dont trust it to brake to start with, it really freaks you out  :laugh:

The straight 6 is superb, sounds great, doesn't feel like turbo at all, looking forward to opening it up. I'll have to see how far the £75.00!! to fill it up gets me.

The only thing I dont like is the big fugly wing mirrors, spoil the whole look of the car.

Neil  :smiley:

Just seen the grilles in the BMW Performance brochure, look nice but I think they have changed the front slightly in the face lift model, may need new shape grilles.
269's are  :happy2: not sure about the yellow brakes though.
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Re: New Car (caution, Non VAG Images)
« Reply #43 on: May 12, 2010, 07:04:32 pm »
They do a performance black grille for the face lifted saloon, I already have it!  Im sure they do one for the coupe.  Oh and they don't do the performance brakes for the 3 litre cars!
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