New 335i coupe arrived!

unhinged · 12-16-2008, 06:25 PM

Hi All,

My new 335i coupe finally arrived. The dual clutch 7 speed auto is a screamer and the new Idrive was definitely worth the wait.

ToadHollow · 12-16-2008, 07:21 PM

Beautiful ride ........ wish I could borrow that 7 speed!

Enjoy!!

nightrain · 12-16-2008, 10:54 PM

wtf why mine is 6 speed

BMW //MPOWER · 12-16-2008, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nightrain

wtf why mine is 6 speed

DCT!!

GeriFix · 12-17-2008, 12:41 AM

Nice!

Now, exactly how good is the gearbox? Really, I want to know. In auto mode, when accelerating from stationary, how smooth are the upshifts? In manual mode, does it auto-blip the throttle when changing down?

unhinged · 12-17-2008, 12:51 AM

Power delivery is very smooth and continuous, no jerkiness on the shifts. It blips on downshift. Even better when you select 'Sports' mode.

Dubois · 12-17-2008, 04:47 AM

Welcome and congrats. Nice and jealous of the tranny

sismic · 12-17-2008, 05:41 AM

..Congrats...I am so jealous

GeriFix · 12-17-2008, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by unhinged

Power delivery is very smooth and continuous, no jerkiness on the shifts. It blips on downshift. Even better when you select 'Sports' mode.

Great news.

VGR00 · 12-18-2008, 12:05 AM

Congrats .... and great choice. The DCT should be standard on the 335.

chappy · 12-18-2008, 05:42 AM

Very nice another new car i always like white sports cars had IS200 and IS300 in white before a change.
I am jealous about the new gearbox and i drive
We are all happy about our cars right.

AndDee · 12-20-2008, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubois

Welcome and congrats. Nice and jealous of the tranny

You can move to King Cross if you like tranny's

AndDee · 12-20-2008, 06:05 PM

Like all others I am jealous of the 7 speed and the new iDrive

I love my 335i and will probably get another when the full facelift/new model comes out

unhinged · 12-21-2008, 01:11 AM

After some more time on the road I am blown away by this car. Mates can't believe how smoothly and effortlessly the 335i tears up the road (thank you 3.0 twin turbo + DCT). And I haven't even tried Launch Control yet!

Previously owning a string of Japanese cars, I have to say that this German is off the chain!! The Individual High End sound system is equally insane.

BMW for life I think!

Sherweeeny · 12-24-2008, 09:26 AM

you will be impressed with anything with a bit of power and a DSG! doesnt just have to be a BMW

nice car!

BMW 330i · 01-04-2009, 07:18 PM

My neighbour just collected his 320i and over the weekend, we parked side by side between his 320i and my 330i. I have blacklines installed on mine and in comparison, I don't quite like the facelift version, seems 'messy' apart from the LED. Front side, once again not much difference beside LED which I am not fussy about. Overall, it has its plus and minus, individual taste and preference.

Plus the side mirrors is so much sportier and better looking than the new ones which is bigger!

He agreed some of the facelift are 'tasteless' according to him and he is actually planning to change the side mirrors!!!

OZBB · 01-07-2009, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by unhinged

After some more time on the road I am blown away by this car. Mates can't believe how smoothly and effortlessly the 335i tears up the road (thank you 3.0 twin turbo + DCT). And I haven't even tried Launch Control yet!

Previously owning a string of Japanese cars, I have to say that this German is off the chain!! The Individual High End sound system is equally insane.

BMW for life I think!

Great to hear you're loving your car.... I'm picking up my new 325i Coupe next week and have also optioned the Individual Audio .... how insane is it?.....some more details please.... btw - to look at, my car is almost a replica of yours, love it ... would have loved the 335i Twin Turbo but finances wouldnt stretch that far.....

I Hold The Answers · 01-08-2009, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by unhinged

And I haven't even tried Launch Control yet!

Which launch control would that be???

Jason@Euro-Division · 01-08-2009, 05:26 AM

Such a beauty!!

unhinged · 01-18-2009, 12:47 AM

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Which launch control would that be???

Dear "I hold the Answers". Not sure what you're getting at, mate. If you are questioning whether the 335i Coupe with DCT has the Launch Control feature, well, it does. Either that, or the Owner's Manual, the Dealer, the product information all have it wrong. And maybe the Launch Control sequence I did the other day was just a fantasy...

unhinged · 01-18-2009, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by OZBB

Great to hear you're loving your car.... I'm picking up my new 325i Coupe next week and have also optioned the Individual Audio .... how insane is it?.....some more details please.... btw - to look at, my car is almost a replica of yours, love it ... would have loved the 335i Twin Turbo but finances wouldnt stretch that far.....

Clarity of the sound system is outstanding. In my previous cars I used to fade the speakers slightly to the rear to get more bass coming through. In this system, because the subwoofers are under the front seats, that is unnecessary. I leave the front and rear speakers on equal volumes. The other awesome thing about this system is that the sound quality is exactly the same regardless of where you are sitting in the car, front or rear seats - really impressive.

mark325 · 01-18-2009, 05:31 AM

I may be missing something here But I do not see the benefit of the 7 speed box, My 318i was a 5spd manual and granted it used to rev quite high on the highway in 5th the 325i revs quite low in 5th gear and I often have to remind myself to slip it into 6th. These are of course SMG's so gear changing is alot easier than a manual but my dads 964 only has 4 gears and Its power delivery is beautiful.

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chappy Captain 102 Rep 693 Posts Drives: 335 M-SPORT COUPE Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brisbane Australia iTrader: (0)	Very nice another new car i always like white sports cars had IS200 and IS300 in white before a change. I am jealous about the new gearbox and i drive We are all happy about our cars right.
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unhinged Enlisted Member 3 Rep 35 Posts Drives: BMW M3 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sydney iTrader: (0)	After some more time on the road I am blown away by this car. Mates can't believe how smoothly and effortlessly the 335i tears up the road (thank you 3.0 twin turbo + DCT). And I haven't even tried Launch Control yet! Previously owning a string of Japanese cars, I have to say that this German is off the chain!! The Individual High End sound system is equally insane. BMW for life I think!
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