[Puerto Rican 335d]

I guess I will stay w mines until it dies or becomes a CLASSIC f up of BMW

[GadgetBMW]

Originally Posted by Puerto Rican 335d

I guess I will stay w mines until it dies or becomes a CLASSIC f up of BMW

Same here, I keep my cars for a long time and will keep my 335d for a while, so I'm not too concerned about the present resale value as long as I can keep enjoying the car. For me, there is nothing else quite like it on the road.

[Smonkey09]

I wanted to get rid of the car back in January when dealing with CBU, but now that I dealt with the alphabet soup and have Jarek's flash I love the car again. This just gives me an excuse the keep the car, even though my growing family could probably use a larger vehicle.

[Gearhead51]

Originally Posted by eurojulien

Same name here too, used to own a gasser to diesel swapped jsw. Worked for turbinewhine (Landon in Asheville) a few years back

I've seen you around. Now, if I see you on RX7 club, Ducati.org or Powerstroke nation, we'll have to get together for beers.

[Got_Diesel]

There will be a following at some point of people that want these cars. There is no other vehicle like it in the USA...at least right now.

My dealer wanted to give me 17,500 trade in for a 2010 with 60k miles. I laughed and walked away. Had they said 20k, we may have talked about an M3.

[rulonger]

Originally Posted by Got_Diesel

There will be a following at some point of people that want these cars. There is no other vehicle like it in the USA...at least right now.

My dealer wanted to give me 17,500 trade in for a 2010 with 60k miles. I laughed and walked away. Had they said 20k, we may have talked about an M3.

I have a 2010 with similar mileage and got a trade-in offer of $17,600 a few months ago. I was expecting something in the $20,000 range. If they had even sweetened the offer to $19,000 or so I was going to trade-in, but at $17,600 I will just keep driving it.

[Gearhead51]

Everybody that rides in mine says that they didn't even know these cars existed, and they love it. I think it might have been a bit of a failure in marketing and then in the dealer service network. I knew when they came out that I'd have one.

[335ddd]

i have finance payments on mine. the way i look at it, no other car i want gives me luxury and sport in one package at the price i am paying. so after 5 years years of ownership its almost like a free car .

also i hope they dont rush to release Audi RS3 sedan with a manual so i dont get tempted to trade in.

[Mark M]

For those needing to fall back in love with their car, plan a long road trip...there is nothing out there like this car.

I just did 1000 miles to Columbus and back for the Easter Holiday. On the return trip I averaged 39.2 mpg with cruise control locked at 77mph. That's a calculated 630 mile tank. This car is amazing.

[shnaggs]

Originally Posted by Gearhead51

I've seen you around. Now, if I see you on RX7 club, Ducati.org or Powerstroke nation, we'll have to get together for beers.

I'm almost there. Tdiclub, rx7club, ducati.org and this place.

Want to buy a big bore 848 with $20k in mods on her???

[eurojulien]

Originally Posted by shnaggs

I'm almost there. Tdiclub, rx7club, ducati.org and this place.

Want to buy a big bore 848 with $20k in mods on her???

r3vlimited, e46fanatics, vortex (rarely), tdiclub, bf.c & jalopnik

[335dFan]

Originally Posted by Mark M

For those needing to fall back in love with their car, plan a long road trip...there is nothing out there like this car.

I just did 1000 miles to Columbus and back for the Easter Holiday. On the return trip I averaged 39.2 mpg with cruise control locked at 77mph. That's a calculated 630 mile tank. This car is amazing.

Since it's not my daily driver, and I am trying to synchronize the time remaining and the mileage remaining on my 4 year/50k miles maintenance/warranty, I have been reserving it for longer trips, even if they are just 120 mile day trips. Rarely drive it around town. I have about 7,500 miles left and 14 months.

I do love to take it on the road. Trying to decide what to do: keep it or replace it.

[Smonkey09]

Originally Posted by 335dFan

Since it's not my daily driver, and I am trying to synchronize the time remaining and the mileage remaining on my 4 year/50k miles maintenance/warranty, I have been reserving it for longer trips, even if they are just 120 mile day trips. Rarely drive it around town. I have about 7,500 miles left and 14 months.

I do love to take it on the road. Trying to decide what to do: keep it or replace it.

But, what about all the upgrades? I read your suspension upgrade thread like it was porn. It's one of four total favorites on my phone.

Now what am I to believe in?

[DWR]

Originally Posted by Vesrah

I 'have' a 2011 AW M-Sport that was purchased new by my parents and I have 'inherited (read: got it for $15k)' about three weeks ago - the car has 75k on it with an extended third party warranty. Suffering signs of CBU but seems fine otherwise... I am really, really hesitant to keep it as I fear something breaking that I can't afford to fix on my own. I'm coming off owning multiple E30s... It scares me when I see indys charging what I had into an S52 swap in an E30 just to clean the intake manifold and head.

Yeah, you should really sell it. How about a quick $1K profit? I'll be over to pick it up tonight

[GreekboyD]

What Smonkey is saying. Do the deletes, add the DP and really enjoy the car 335dFan.

[335dFan]

Originally Posted by Smonkey09

But, what about all the upgrades? I read your suspension upgrade thread like it was porn. It's one of four total favorites on my phone.

Now what am I to believe in?

Originally Posted by GreekboyD

What Smonkey is saying. Do the deletes, add the DP and really enjoy the car 335dFan.

I hear you guys, and frankly I'm "torn between two lovers." I can always drive my wife's car around town, and I can save the D for the road. But my requirements have changed, and I'm not sure what I really want. For example, I still want a fun car to drive, want decent to great mileage, plus I would like AWD and be able to sleep in the back since I now have time to explore the back country of the Pacific Northwest. So I'm agonizing over whether to get a new Outback or get the new Golf Sportwagen TDI. But I know I won't get my money back out of the D, and I'll be crying myself to sleep every night after the D is gone. My wife is not keen on having three cars, because we use the third garage slot as our gym. Heck I've even considered a Prius. A couple of years back you never would have heard me say that.

That's why I keep reading all the varying opinions on the forums. I have pretty much decided against getting the Range Rover Sport V6TDI when it comes out.

[WreckerX5d]

Originally Posted by Mark M

For those needing to fall back in love with their car, plan a long road trip...there is nothing out there like this car.

I just did 1000 miles to Columbus and back for the Easter Holiday. On the return trip I averaged 39.2 mpg with cruise control locked at 77mph. That's a calculated 630 mile tank. This car is amazing.

This. I despise taking my 14' Honda Accord on road trips. I must use the 335d, lol. They get about the same MPG's, but this is a lot more fun, and much easier to maintain a speed.

Next week I'm going on a 2700mi road trip to the desert.


For the intended topic, my car has been appraised at $16-17k trade in by a few dealerships. It had 70k+ miles.

[BLW]

Originally Posted by Timujin

I don't see too much of a decrease. It's classic BMW value IMO. It drops like a rock.

it used not to be that way until these direct injected engines showed up in North american market. in Europe turbo diesels are expected to have this kind of problems. I am American by choice and have many friends and relatives over there - changing injectors, fuel pumps, water pumps is been the normal course of business for well over 2 decades.

of course drop in gasoline price makes the turbo-diesels less attractive too but should not have a big magnitude.

most likely the CR verdict hurt the most, there are millions of subscribers and the upper auto market crowd is more likely to keep an eye on CR than the rest.

[GreekboyD]

Originally Posted by 335dFan

I hear you guys, and frankly I'm "torn between two lovers." I can always drive my wife's car around town, and I can save the D for the road. But my requirements have changed, and I'm not sure what I really want. For example, I still want a fun car to drive, want decent to great mileage, plus I would like AWD and be able to sleep in the back since I now have time to explore the back country of the Pacific Northwest. So I'm agonizing over whether to get a new Outback or get the new Golf Sportwagen TDI. But I know I won't get my money back out of the D, and I'll be crying myself to sleep every night after the D is gone. My wife is not keen on having three cars, because we use the third garage slot as our gym. Heck I've even considered a Prius. A couple of years back you never would have heard me say that.

That's why I keep reading all the varying opinions on the forums. I have pretty much decided against getting the Range Rover Sport V6TDI when it comes out.

I hear you man. You could always part out your car if it ever got to that but then again returning your car to stock would be an adventure too.

[eurojulien]

Originally Posted by 335dFan

I hear you guys, and frankly I'm "torn between two lovers." I can always drive my wife's car around town, and I can save the D for the road. But my requirements have changed, and I'm not sure what I really want. For example, I still want a fun car to drive, want decent to great mileage, plus I would like AWD and be able to sleep in the back since I now have time to explore the back country of the Pacific Northwest. So I'm agonizing over whether to get a new Outback or get the new Golf Sportwagen TDI. But I know I won't get my money back out of the D, and I'll be crying myself to sleep every night after the D is gone. My wife is not keen on having three cars, because we use the third garage slot as our gym. Heck I've even considered a Prius. A couple of years back you never would have heard me say that.

That's why I keep reading all the varying opinions on the forums. I have pretty much decided against getting the Range Rover Sport V6TDI when it comes out.

just follow the guide

[mattm]

Real world number: I bought a 2010 in Blue Water Metallic with 74,240, Nav, Premium, Sat radio, comfort access, and xenons for $17,250 from Hendrick BMW in Charleston, SC on February 11, 2015.

I finally got the internal repair for the work done on it. Oil change with DET, battery, windshield repair (it looks new), rear rim repair, cosmetic re-spray of the trunk, brake distance low reset CBS data & programmed control units, left cup holder, installed wheel locks, for a total invoice of $1,942.

This list scared the piss out of me after making the purchase and then seeing the woes.

Prior work included usual services. A brake fluid change at 50k. SCR done at 3,400, control units (DDE)programmed at 12k. SCR done again at 22.5k (B18 05 12, M57 SCR Components).

What's the symptoms of carbon build up and preventative actions?

[eurojulien]

Originally Posted by mattm

Real world number: I bought a 2010 in Blue Water Metallic with 74,240, Nav, Premium, Sat radio, comfort access, and xenons for $17,250 from Hendrick BMW in Charleston, SC on February 11, 2015.

I finally got the internal repair for the work done on it. Oil change with DET, battery, windshield repair (it looks new), rear rim repair, cosmetic re-spray of the trunk, brake distance low reset CBS data & programmed control units, left cup holder, installed wheel locks, for a total invoice of $1,942.

This list scared the piss out of me after making the purchase and then seeing the woes.

Prior work included usual services. A brake fluid change at 50k. SCR done at 3,400, control units (DDE)programmed at 12k. SCR done again at 22.5k (B18 05 12, M57 SCR Components).

What's the symptoms of carbon build up and preventative actions?

Symptoms: Check engine light, runs like crap
Preventable actions: EGR block off