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Offline Sunglasses Ron

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The New Ride... (Update)
« on: May 02, 2011, 07:54:31 pm »
Well as most of you know, the Ed30 has now gone after 3 great years of ownership  :sad1: She will be sadly missed and I had some great times in the old girl..
But life goes on and last Wednesday I finally picked up the now motor from the dealership in Newcastle  :jumpmove:

For those who don't know what I was getting, it's a 2011 BMW 135i, with DCT (DSG), Xenons, Phone prep, upgarded Stereo, USB interface.. I also had the BMW Performance CF Spoiler and BMW Performance Black kidney grills added ready for delivery.
The car on it's arrival looked like this..



I had the car booked in the next day at The Wheel Specialist in Nottingham to get the rims powder coated gloss black and was more than pleased with the results..  :drinking:
So this is how she is looking now..
















Already racked up 500 miles on the clock and have to say I am loving the car tbh. Couldn't be anymore different from the likes of the Golf, but then i'm comparing a modded car v's a standard one, RWD vs FWD, 2.0 blown 4 pot vs 3.0 blown 6 pot etc etc. The drive is much more driver involved and for a big old hector, she's pretty nimble on her feet to be fair.
Performance is very good, even in standard form and again totally different from the Golf. You could be forgiven for thinking it was a NA car for the way it delivers it's power, very linear and no big lump of boost/torque low down, just effortless power from tick over revs.
The DCT is obviously similar to the DSG in regards it's a dual clutch box. But I don't think it's quite as quick/smooth as the DSG was, but the DSG had Revo Stage 2 software, so again not a fair comparison. What it does have though (when sport mode is on) is a nice big lump of torque after each change which shoves you in the back when the next gear engages, quite addictive I have to say..  :wink:
Oh and the brakes  :surprised: 6 pots as standard and a completely different ball game compared to the Ed30's milk bottle tops.. :signLOL:
More pics and updates will come in due course, but all in all I am a very happy chappy at the min and will hopefully have many miles of happy motoring over the next few years (and the occasional trip to Pod of course :wink:  :laugh:)..
« Last Edit: May 22, 2011, 03:31:19 pm by Sunglasses Ron »
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2011, 07:59:49 pm »
i am not saying anything  :signLOL:


infact edit that

i like the brakes,wheels,spoiler,engine,inside  :signLOL:
« Last Edit: May 02, 2011, 08:01:20 pm by MAT ED30 »
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2011, 08:02:15 pm »
Quote from: MAT ED30 on May 02, 2011, 07:59:49 pm
i am not saying anything  :signLOL:


infact edit that

i like the brakes,wheels,spoiler,engine,inside  :signLOL:

 :signLOL:

Have you been laying in wait for this thread Mat? Just ironic that you should be the first to reply..  :grin:
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2011, 08:03:45 pm »
Looks good. Have you got any pics of the interior?
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2011, 08:04:57 pm »
Is the chassis bent in the middle :confused: :evilgrin:



Just kidding Ben. I do have a soft spot for these and it does look quite nice in White which surprised me. The black wheels make it look a lot better.  :happy2:
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2011, 08:05:08 pm »
you know i have  :happy2:  :signLOL: to be honest i am sure it drives awesome infact i bet once played with it will be crazy  :driver: its just the bodyshell  :ashamed:
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2011, 08:08:12 pm »
 :drool: :drool:

That looks [DannyDyer] nawwwtyyyyy [/DannyDyer] Ben! I know for a fact these sound gorgeous standard, aside exhausts and intake mods.

I think most people have a thing for the straight six 1 series coupes.
Thought about the LED angel eyes (the white look ones)?  :smiley: The black nasal grilles look smart  :party:
« Last Edit: May 02, 2011, 09:04:06 pm by rdfcpete »
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2011, 08:25:20 pm »
Quote from: rdfcpete on May 02, 2011, 08:08:12 pm
:drool: :drool:

That looks [DannyDyer] nawwwtyyyyy [/DannyerDyer] Ben! I know for a fact these sound gorgeous standard, aside exhausts and intake mods.

I think most people have a thing for the straight six 1 series coupes.
Thought about the LED angel eyes (the white look ones)?  :smiley: The black nasal grilles look smart  :party:

Cheers guys  :happy2:

I have some Angel eye upgrades in the garage, but they didn't look much different tbh, so they are going back. But I will look at other sets at some point..
Forgot about the noise, and what a noise it is too.. The six pot sound is mint and for a standard exhaust and I can't believe how loud it is..  :surprised:
They sound fruity on a cold start too..

« Last Edit: May 02, 2011, 08:27:00 pm by Sunglasses Ron »
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2011, 08:57:24 pm »
The difference with the wheels in black is night and day and for me is a must in White!  :happy2:

Like it a lot Ben!  :notworthy:
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2011, 08:58:32 pm »
Looks fantastic, Ben  :congrats:

What is the standard power output?

Any intrerior pics?
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2011, 09:02:46 pm »
Quote from: Greeners on May 02, 2011, 08:57:24 pm
The difference with the wheels in black is night and day and for me is a must in White!  :happy2:

Like it a lot Ben!  :notworthy:

Cheers Nath  :happy2: Couldn't agree more on the wheels. Just not a fan of silver on white when there is black trim etc on the car..
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2011, 09:05:12 pm »
 :happy2:

Nice mods ben :happy2:
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #12 on: May 02, 2011, 09:14:38 pm »
Quote from: damoegan on May 02, 2011, 08:58:32 pm
Looks fantastic, Ben  :congrats:

What is the standard power output?

Any intrerior pics?





As with most BMW interiors, they're certainly not fussy and flash. But it feels soooooo well put together and robust. The steering wheel is proper chunky too..  :smiley:
Wish I could of opted for the Nav, but I was already waaaaay over budget, so the full leather and Nav had to be missed out, but hey ho..

And another random one..



Standard power is 306bhp mate, but most RR at around 320+ from what I have read (on DD rollers too)..
Bit like this one...




Will see what mine kicks out in a couple of weeks at the RR day @ RS Tuning..
« Last Edit: May 02, 2011, 09:19:25 pm by Sunglasses Ron »
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #13 on: May 02, 2011, 09:23:48 pm »
gorgeous car Ben  :happy2:
and love the way youve already dug deep into modding country.  :congrats:
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Re: The New Ride...
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2011, 09:32:31 pm »
Quote from: john_o on May 02, 2011, 09:23:48 pm
gorgeous car Ben  :happy2:
and love the way youve already dug deep into modding country.  :congrats:

Well hopefully that is it John, apart from the obligatory map that will be along in the not to distant future..  :wink: But i've said that before..  :signLOL:
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