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I test drove an xdrive M340i this morning. Overall the car is fun as a daily driver with a lot of power and great tech. But I felt like my 230i with Dinan is more fun. I'm trying to find a car with more practicality, but don't want to sacrifice on the fun factor too much. Maybe the RWD one has what I'm missing? Or I guess I'll wait for the new M3.
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My boss has an E90 328i and my F30 340i looks ginormous next to it.
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Hi all, I've been driving my white M340i xdrive for about a week.
My wife has a Q7, so we test drove the SQ5 and my brother in law has an S5 sportback, so I had several extended "test" drives with both. I also test drove an S3, since no RS3 are available right now. I was impressed with the new V6 twin turbo in the SQ5/S4/S5 sportback, but I think the B58 pulls harder, has less lag, and is more responsive. The Audis have decent exhaust sounds, but I really like the M340, esp in Sport +. I may have liked the RS3, but I don't think I could go back to a 4 banger in the S3. I drove a heavily modded Evo for 11 years, so I think my neighbors think the Bimmer is quiet, lol. Since the Evo, I had an F10 550i and an X5 35i, so it's nice to get back to a sporty car. I have the ZTK package and the braking and handling are great, although haven't pushed it too hard yet. I think the ride is very good, especially considering how flat it corners (adaptive suspension). The tech is great. I couldn't figure out the trunk kick until I watched a video and having some issue connecting audio through my iPhone, but the tech is very cool. The cameras, interior lighting, etc. are all slick. Electric steering is pretty good, the best electric rack I've owned. If it had a 6sp manual it might just be an ideal daily driver for me. I swore I would never drive an auto, but my last 3 cars (all BMWs) were slushboxes. It's really hard to get a manual transmission now, not a lot of choices. The ZF box setup in the M340i is much better than in my X5 non mSport and also better than my 550xi. It pretty much does what I want, and with the paddle shifters it's even better. I will probably chip it at some point, but the power is really good, and I may end my streak of no tickets. It's hard to drive slow, esp on the hwy. I had been thinking I would get a fun car and a separate daily driver, but this car can fit both for now, esp with dedicated summer tires in the ZTK package. I will have to figure out something for the winter... |
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I'm gonna wait out a few more months for the M340i so BMW can get the kinks out of the new iDrive as well as any first year issues that could possibly arise, as iDrive 7.0 seems to be the main issue plaguing new BMWs (just have a look at the X5 forum for details)
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I think it makes a decent place holder until the G80 arrives. It's maddening to see people discount this car based on their experiences with the F30. I've been stuck in a rental (Jeep) for the last 24 hours, and can't wait to get back in my ride!
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I'm guessing this isn't the case in certain countries.
In the US or english speaking countries sure. But china , every latin country etc is probably 50%+ bmw users using android (when the general population would be 90%) I write android apps for a living .... every country isn't the US / uk / australia / japan. Even germany , france, netherlands first world countries use ios far less than the english speaking countries. |
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Guess what I’m saying is that the nicer interior and materials are nice, for me they fade into the background and the driving experience is more important. When the lease on my 5 is up I’m planning on going to M2 or m3 and I don’t care about the downmarket interior relative to the 5 |
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In my opinion BMW nailed it on this car. I ordered the car loaded except for track package and couldn't be happier. IT is the ideal fun daily driver in which I will be using the car for. Handling is excellent, nice taunt ride, power is great, car is bigger but not by much.
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Just came back from a test drive and the m340i is really really good. I also test drove a S5 two weeks ago and the m340i has a much better drive train and chassis. The m340i we drove had the adaptive M Suspension and that is a must have option. Even though i couldn't swing the 340i cost, we got a 330i but only one that had the Adaptive Suspension.
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