[Boyd1963]

Originally Posted by peterg1965

Oyster is a lovely leather , if you don't have kids/dogs etc, there should be no issue. Stick with it a pay £100 or so every 6/12 months for a professional clean if that is the sticking point. Changing the leather is just a waste of money. As has been said, negotiate £1000-£1500 off the price and enjoy.

+1 I really don't like Beige but Oyster with black carpet looks fantastic.

[Nick999]

I guess interior colour and indeed exterior colour is always gonna be personal choice. For me I simply wouldn’t buy a 335i or any other car in oyster or similar light interior. Black will always be my first choice. I found my self following not one but two alpine white e93 convertibles today. Both looked awesome with their tops down, but one had bright red interior, the other looked pure class with black leather.

[Boyd1963]

Originally Posted by Nick999

I guess interior colour and indeed exterior colour is always gonna be personal choice. For me I simply wouldn’t buy a 335i or any other car in oyster or similar light interior. Black will always be my first choice. I found my self following not one but two alpine white e93 convertibles today. Both looked awesome with their tops down, but one had bright red interior, the other looked pure class with black leather.

Black would always be my first choice for practicality but I am partial to Oyster and Red upholstery.

[atariboy]

Originally Posted by Nick999

I guess interior colour and indeed exterior colour is always gonna be personal choice. For me I simply wouldn’t buy a 335i or any other car in oyster or similar light interior. Black will always be my first choice. I found my self following not one but two alpine white e93 convertibles today. Both looked awesome with their tops down, but one had bright red interior, the other looked pure class with black leather.

My white vert has a red interior. I think all black inside just looks too much.

[mapple]

I went to look at it yesterday, nice car all round but the light leather is not for me and I can't justify spending the £1400 on getting it retrimmed.

Although Rybrook said they will pay half I then have to pay full asking on the car so basically the discount I would normally get is gone towards the retrim, so in effect I am paying it all.

I rushed in a little bit buying the 135i about 8 months ago and although it is a fantastic car to drive it's quite light on gadgets, no nav, cruise, elec seats etc, so will bide my time and wait for the perfect one to come up.

[BIGTIME]

I wish a car like that was available when I bought mine. I was looking for a high mileage new example to maximise depreciation.

This is what I'll do next time as I do low mileage so when I come to sell it'll have average mileage. Good price that car imo.

[philreid]

I dunno why the auto box adds a premium to the price - I'd pay to have mine changed to a manual.

Seems like a good deal, but like the others have said you should haggle based on the mileage.

[creepy coupe]

Jeez, 38k a year in a 335i, bet they didn't pay for the juice.

[briers]

Oyster and blue is a good combination. Have you sat in one with Oyster yet?

It is a nice change from black. Haggle on the price too. A lot of miles initially but v.low in the grand scheme of things especially if you will only put 6k on the car p/a.

[mapple]

Yeah I've sat in in the oyster and it wasn't for me, it's just personal taste at the end of the day but I prefer black.

Would've been a good 'un but the search goes on...

[Ant Man]

Originally Posted by mapple

Yeah I've sat in in the oyster and it wasn't for me, it's just personal taste at the end of the day but I prefer black.

Would've been a good 'un but the search goes on...

Why do you want a 335i over a 135i? Is it for space? You have stated your car has few gadgets so will be a fair bit lighter than a 335i (as most come with options) and will therefore probably not be as much fun to drive.

I think only the 7sp DCT and manual were offerred from Sep 2009 onwards