My LCI E92 330d!

pjs · 05-04-2010, 04:14 PM

There is a god, Thanks to Scothall I have a decent loan car this week whilst they take my 335i to bits.

So, with just over 100 miles on the clock, here is my mini review.

1 - The engine - fantastic, quieter and torquier than my old 330d.
2 - Steering - a bit lighter than the 335i, but good in a different way
3 - Ride - its an SE on 18" wheels, rides much better than mine, but a tad more road noise. On a bumpy b road it would be quicker.
4 - Bright white halos - nice
5 - Who ever specced it with Sat Nav, Leather, Auto, HFS etc missed off Bluetooth! A big error. Doesnt look like £40k either
6 - The engine...

If/when they fix mine I'll let you know

Hairyarse · 05-04-2010, 05:05 PM

Thought Bluetooth came with satnav as standard?

BanziBarn · 05-04-2010, 05:12 PM

Me too...

pjs · 05-04-2010, 05:16 PM

Well the phone button doesnt work, it isnt in the i-drive menu, so I dunno. looks like a £535 option on the bmw config.

wafik · 05-04-2010, 05:42 PM

The LCI use a H8 bulb too - I will hopefully be going to the dealer to pick some up as i saw one today and the lights are very bright during daylight!!

BGM · 05-04-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by wafik

The LCI use a H8 bulb too - I will hopefully be going to the dealer to pick some up as i saw one today and the lights are very bright during daylight!!

do want!

BanziBarn · 05-05-2010, 01:54 AM

These don't fit halogen rings do they?

xenon · 05-05-2010, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BanziBarn

These don't fit halogen rings do they?

No.

BanziBarn · 05-05-2010, 03:04 AM

Thought so!

BGM · 05-05-2010, 03:59 AM

what are they then?

chrisbin · 05-05-2010, 04:45 AM

you have "paired" your phone.......????

Can't believe an idrive car doesnt have the telematics...

doughboy · 05-05-2010, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisbin

you have "paired" your phone.......????

Can't believe an idrive car doesnt have the telematics...

BT + telematics is a £500+ option on the LCI E92, don't know why but they seem to have done away with the 'package' options.

Bad move not ticking the BT box though.

BGM · 05-05-2010, 05:47 AM

"options" piss me off.. they aren't options, they are must haves..

leather, iDrive, BT are they really options? in reality no..

doughboy · 05-05-2010, 06:35 AM

You could always buy a mondeo ghia, lots of 'free' standard kit on those.

Then when you come to sell it it will be exactly the same as all the other mondeo ghia's out there - worth bugger all.

Options make the car. Pay for the right ones when it's new and it will make a much better / more desireable car for selling on..

rogerxp · 05-05-2010, 07:07 AM

I'd imagine after many years of having 'incompatible' phones people might bulk at forking out £500 for bluetooth. I've never had a phone that was truly compatible with BMW bluetooth so I'd rather upgrade the stereo instead. Bonkers it's not standard though.

BanziBarn · 05-05-2010, 07:28 AM

PJS, how do you find the performance compared to the 335i?

I know it's a slower car, but how do they feel when compared?

pjs · 05-05-2010, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BanziBarn

PJS, how do you find the performance compared to the 335i?

I know it's a slower car, but how do they feel when compared?

Will be easier to answer when i get back in mine I guess.

Straight away the 330D has much more torque in evidence and is rapid without even trying, the power delivery is just so different. And where the D might shift down one gear, the 335i would shift down 2, or even 3. The engine note of the D is dull that makes the sensation of effortless speed even more weird.

Only when the i is heading towards the red line is it quicker. And it sounds ace. Thats why I'm in a petrol for the first time in a long time,

BGM · 05-05-2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by doughboy

You could always buy a mondeo ghia, lots of 'free' standard kit on those.

Then when you come to sell it it will be exactly the same as all the other mondeo ghia's out there - worth bugger all.

Options make the car. Pay for the right ones when it's new and it will make a much better / more desireable car for selling on..

don't understand this logic.

just increase the price of the car please and make them standard ye?

BanziBarn · 05-05-2010, 09:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pjs

Will be easier to answer when i get back in mine I guess.

Straight away the 330D has much more torque in evidence and is rapid without even trying, the power delivery is just so different. And where the D might shift down one gear, the 335i would shift down 2, or even 3. The engine note of the D is dull that makes the sensation of effortless speed even more weird.

Only when the i is heading towards the red line is it quicker. And it sounds ace. Thats why I'm in a petrol for the first time in a long time,

Cool, good sum up

pjs · 05-06-2010, 03:07 PM

400 miles later, at 42mpg. (where mine would do 26 mpg, and my previous 330d would do 36mpg) Impressed even more, goes back tomorrow.

Learning more about the SE suspension/18inch rft wheel combo, I'd go as far to day you get 50% improvement in ride compare to my usual sports suspension/19ich rft, whilst getting 90% of the handling (if that makes sense).

willhollin · 05-06-2010, 03:11 PM

If they offered to swap them, would you?

pjs · 05-06-2010, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by willhollin

If they offered to swap them, would you?

Well, seeing as one is new, and mine is 3 years old, yes. Then I'd sell it, bank £10k, and buy a 07 335i sport.

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