I knew I wasn't going to last....

pmmcbl · 07-20-2016, 03:13 PM

Before I started looking for another BMW.

I have a new M3 coming for a long test drive (one week) and if all goes well I might go crazy and get one. Of course not new but a new shape.
I have driven one but only for 20 minutes and I wasn't 100% sure about vs my old 335i.
Over this week I will be doing around 700 miles so it will be a good test.

Will up date you all next week.

Dace64 · 07-20-2016, 03:16 PM

So, how do you get an M3 for week?

ben-e92 · 07-20-2016, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Dace64

So, how do you get an M3 for week?

This

borinous · 07-20-2016, 03:42 PM

yeah a week would do me then I could eat bake beans for the rest of the year to pay of the petrol debt??

UltimateDream · 07-20-2016, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by pmmcbl

Before I started looking for another BMW.

I have a new M3 coming for a long test drive (one week) and if all goes well I might go crazy and get one. Of course not new but a new shape.
I have driven one but only for 20 minutes and I wasn't 100% sure about vs my old 335i.
Over this week I will be doing around 700 miles so it will be a good test.

Will up date you all next week.

I say do it!

AWSAWS · 07-20-2016, 05:49 PM

Farkkkkk! I want one for a week.

One thing that would worry me would actually be the warranty cost. Would it not be like £1000 plus a year?

I half wonder about swapping my 335i for an M4. Don't think I could afford it. Especially as I haven't even got my own house yet. Some stage 2's and suspension mods on the 335i will have to do I think.

Work's been a f'kin joke lately as well.

mjn77 · 07-20-2016, 05:57 PM

Lol, also looking at an M3 here....think i'll keep the e90 for another year though.

pmmcbl · 07-20-2016, 06:07 PM

It's all down to my job. Part of my job I need to evaluate cars and this means I get to drive everything (almost) currently available to purchase new. This explains why I only do 5/6k per year on my own car. I get demos for a week or two and sometimes for months.
Cars like the M3 we don't ask very often for internal reasons but sometimes I can't help it.

pmmcbl · 07-20-2016, 06:08 PM

I agree fuel won't be cheap. I guess to do 700 miles I will be using 3 tanks.

djgandy · 07-21-2016, 04:03 AM

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I agree fuel won't be cheap. I guess to do 700 miles I will be using 3 tanks.

Depends how you drive it. I'd say the new M can near the N54 335 for MPG. I think it does have a smaller fuel tank though, so yeah maybe 2 full tanks and a bit. I've had over 320 miles out of the V8 on a tank before. Not bad I thought!

RajB · 07-21-2016, 04:45 AM

Nice when you can get it.

I wouldn't even worry about the fuel LOL

pmmcbl · 07-21-2016, 03:54 PM

On my old 335i the best was 400 miles from a tank. Most of the time around 300 with the lowest 200.

Since I won't have anyone in the car with me for most of the time I will be doing low mpg. 3 years ago I had a C63 and that was bad on fuel, I was getting between 10-15 during the week I had it.

Ao1 · 07-21-2016, 05:12 PM

I just drove from Milton Keynes to North Wales in my E92 M3 and got just over 30 mpg. Driving around Wales and back to Milton Keynes I got 25mpg. Roughly 3/4 of a tank each way, which I thought was good. If you are worrying about mpg though it's not the right car.

Ao1 · 07-21-2016, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AWSAWS

Farkkkkk! I want one for a week.

One thing that would worry me would actually be the warranty cost. Would it not be like £1000 plus a year?

More like £1,200.

T.Stanley · 07-21-2016, 05:38 PM

I have an E90 DCT M3 in my garage now. I have the pleasure of owning it as a weekend car putting roughly 2-3k miles a year. Comparing it to my E91 M-Sport 6mt, it is a completely different car in my opinion. Both cars are not modified, and I enjoy both cars equally for it's served purpose. The E91 is a perfect plush commuter and grocery hauler, while the M3 is pretty uncomfortable to drive 70 miles round trip M-F for me. However it is one of the most refined sports sedan money can buy today without paying over 6 figures to replicate.

With that being said, enjoy the M3. You'll know what I mean once you log 700 miles of seat time....enjoy!!

07-20-2016, 03:13 PM	#1
pmmcbl Lieutenant 35 Rep 435 Posts Drives: E91 335i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Berkshire iTrader: (0)	I knew I wasn't going to last.... Before I started looking for another BMW. I have a new M3 coming for a long test drive (one week) and if all goes well I might go crazy and get one. Of course not new but a new shape. I have driven one but only for 20 minutes and I wasn't 100% sure about vs my old 335i. Over this week I will be doing around 700 miles so it will be a good test. Will up date you all next week.
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Dace64 Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 197 Posts Drives: E92 335D Join Date: May 2015 Location: Up North iTrader: (0)	So, how do you get an M3 for week?
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borinous Captain 39 Rep 686 Posts Drives: E90 320d SE Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Essex iTrader: (2)	yeah a week would do me then I could eat bake beans for the rest of the year to pay of the petrol debt??
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AWSAWS Colonel 277 Rep 2,340 Posts Drives: E92 GC Turbos, FBO, 335i DCT Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Valhalla iTrader: (0)	Farkkkkk! I want one for a week. One thing that would worry me would actually be the warranty cost. Would it not be like £1000 plus a year? I half wonder about swapping my 335i for an M4. Don't think I could afford it. Especially as I haven't even got my own house yet. Some stage 2's and suspension mods on the 335i will have to do I think. Work's been a f'kin joke lately as well. __________________ GC Turbos, FBO, JB4, DCT, Port Meth injection, BMS Charge Pipe, NGK plugs. EBC brakes and pads, LED Angel lights, LED foglights, LCI rears OCC, Braided brake lines. Custom Diff Lockdown Kit, VTT inlets, TMAP, stage 2+ fuel pump 11.79@119mph (stock turbos) 11.74@129mph (GC Turbos)
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mjn77 Colonel 1454 Rep 2,044 Posts Drives: E90 M3 LCI Jerez Black Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Herts, UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	Lol, also looking at an M3 here....think i'll keep the e90 for another year though.
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07-20-2016, 06:07 PM	#8
pmmcbl Lieutenant 35 Rep 435 Posts Drives: E91 335i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Berkshire iTrader: (0)	It's all down to my job. Part of my job I need to evaluate cars and this means I get to drive everything (almost) currently available to purchase new. This explains why I only do 5/6k per year on my own car. I get demos for a week or two and sometimes for months. Cars like the M3 we don't ask very often for internal reasons but sometimes I can't help it.
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pmmcbl Lieutenant 35 Rep 435 Posts Drives: E91 335i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Berkshire iTrader: (0)	I agree fuel won't be cheap. I guess to do 700 miles I will be using 3 tanks.
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07-21-2016, 04:45 AM	#11
RajB Brigadier General 450 Rep 3,305 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Midlands iTrader: (4)	Nice when you can get it. I wouldn't even worry about the fuel LOL __________________ E92 335i / M3 Hybrid - The Build
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07-21-2016, 03:54 PM	#12
pmmcbl Lieutenant 35 Rep 435 Posts Drives: E91 335i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Berkshire iTrader: (0)	On my old 335i the best was 400 miles from a tank. Most of the time around 300 with the lowest 200. Since I won't have anyone in the car with me for most of the time I will be doing low mpg. 3 years ago I had a C63 and that was bad on fuel, I was getting between 10-15 during the week I had it.
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Ao1 Captain 107 Rep 604 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: England iTrader: (3)	I just drove from Milton Keynes to North Wales in my E92 M3 and got just over 30 mpg. Driving around Wales and back to Milton Keynes I got 25mpg. Roughly 3/4 of a tank each way, which I thought was good. If you are worrying about mpg though it's not the right car.
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07-21-2016, 05:38 PM	#15
T.Stanley Private First Class 31 Rep 192 Posts Drives: 2011 E91 M-Sport - RWD 6MT Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (3)	I have an E90 DCT M3 in my garage now. I have the pleasure of owning it as a weekend car putting roughly 2-3k miles a year. Comparing it to my E91 M-Sport 6mt, it is a completely different car in my opinion. Both cars are not modified, and I enjoy both cars equally for it's served purpose. The E91 is a perfect plush commuter and grocery hauler, while the M3 is pretty uncomfortable to drive 70 miles round trip M-F for me. However it is one of the most refined sports sedan money can buy today without paying over 6 figures to replicate. With that being said, enjoy the M3. You'll know what I mean once you log 700 miles of seat time....enjoy!!
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