335 Diesel Coupe

[tuffer]

Asked in a dealership at the weekend about this, specs look good with a 0-60 in 6 seconds. Price should be about £35k, looks tempting!

[Beemer-5]

Sounds like fun, 282 bhp, 428 lbs-ft, 10+15 up on the 535d, slightly lighter engine i am told.

Looks like we are moving ever nearer the genuine diesel sports car?

[E38]

TBH I would much rather a 535d for the family/business/motorway/holidays etc. and a seperate sports car. But if that sports car happens to be a 997 C2S, you are looking at over 100K.....

So that 335d sounds quite good

[fergy]

You can get to it (335i and 335d) on the configurator on the BMW website....trouble is when I spec'd what I wanted it ended up at £40k without satnav...yikes... way to much..

[tuffer]

fergy said:

You can get to it (335i and 335d) on the configurator on the BMW website....trouble is when I spec'd what I wanted it ended up at £40k without satnav...yikes... way to much..

Bugger! Can someone please buy one and run it in for 6 months for me..........

[off_again]

The recent stuff in the motoring press have put the engine at 286BHP (same as the old E39/E38 4.4 V8!). So you buy one, run it for a year and then get a DMS chip - +35BHP. Then wait another year and do the exhaust too - +15BHP and you have 330+BHP and still can turn 40+MPG if you can take it easy.....

Potentially stunning motor.... I mean, a 535d which has been DMS'ed can crack 100MPH in 13 seconds. Think a slightly lighter car and a better power to weight ratio and its a bit of a monster. Potential to go 993 and 996 baiting if you ask me.... (though need to be careful which model you do go baiting, as it could be embarasing - though the BMW is still a diesel!!!)

[Beemer-5]

My 535d has 334 bhp with just the DMS remap, so a 335d with map and exhaust would be about 350 bhp i would think?

[alfaspiderman2]

surely the 335d will be auto only though? - doesn't make it the 'genuinely sporty diesel' in my book therefore

I'm one of the anti 'derv brigade' at the moment after a bad experience with an Audi TDi - is the 335d enough to make me change my mind....i.e will it rev?, will it sound nice?, will it have a power band that's wider than 1k revs?

Edited by alfaspiderman2 on Wednesday 16th August 09:40

[fergy]

It is certainly an Auto...but will have steering column mounted paddles which should help it feel more sporty..

Standard spec is not really that good for a ~£36k car... loads of "extras" should be standard in my mind (leather etc).

Edited by fergy on Wednesday 16th August 14:32

[alfaspiderman2]

when is 'standard spec' ever that good on German cars?

my plan would be to get a 'standard' motorsport spec and leave it at that....although I still favour a 335 petrol

[fergy]

No leather then ? Amongst other things (satnav etc) expected for re-sale...well that is what everyone says.

When I tried to sell my Clubsport I got people turning noses up as it did not have xenons, satnav.... I had H&K, CD changer, centre armrest and leather...still not enough. Get spec wrong and re-sale can be hard.

Edited by fergy on Wednesday 16th August 14:35

[alfaspiderman2]

company car so I get fleeced for the full value of options in the lease with no benefit on resale

rather have a 'basic' 335 than a spec'd up 325 if you know what I mean

cheaper and more effective to get some after-market ICE upgrade than H&K IMO (certainly is with my current Audi BOSE set up)

looked on BM website- are you actually going to be able to get an M Sport 335 (or would that be too close to the new M3?)

[Beemer-5]

alfaspiderman2 said:

surely the 335d will be auto only though? - doesn't make it the 'genuinely sporty diesel' in my book therefore

I'm one of the anti 'derv brigade' at the moment after a bad experience with an Audi TDi - is the 335d enough to make me change my mind....i.e will it rev?, will it sound nice?, will it have a power band that's wider than 1k revs?

Edited by alfaspiderman2 on Wednesday 16th August 09:40

Well, my car revs nicely from 1.5 k revs to 5.1 k revs, sounds good from inside when you boot it and i reckon is sporty-ish feeling.
I would think that a slightly lighter engine, in a slightly lighter car, producing the same power would be rather good.

[off_again]

The current generation autoboxes are great but from what I have read, the 335i and 335d will get the new faster changing and better auto. Not sure what the differences are - but if its an improvement on the existingly good one then its going to be good.

Dont get me wrong - they buy them in from ZF I think. But they are widely regarded as excellent in pretty much anything these days - Aston DB9's, Mercs of all sorts (before the silly 7-tronic jobbies) and Jags of all shapes and sizes....

Must have a test drive when I get a chance....

[baz1985]

I'd rather have the last of the E46 M3s. Get rid of the boot-lid model inscription, colour code the vents (remove M3 decals too), and replace the bling 19s with something from BBS.