03-19-2024, 03:20 AM | #1 |
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So I bit the bullet and bought into a new G81 bizarrely better money than a used one (if using PcP).
First impressions - insurance not too bad - some change out of a grand. Cheaper than the (modified) 340i. No tracker but needs to be garaged at home - iDrive8 is confusing but very sexy - jury’s out. I watched a Carwow video comparing all the bmw tourers and agree with everything they said about idrive 8!! - gear level left to right instead of backwards and forwards. That’ll take some getting used to - definately has road presence loads of looks and respect on the motorway - black interior sooo boring but hey ho a small compromise to make - fuel economy lower than anticipated (I mainly drove like miss daisy and still only got 27th. Guess u don’t buy these for the economy and hope it will get better when she loosens up - BMW app/profile seriously impressive ping the barcode and all / most of my settings came across from the 340 - HUD doesn’t seem as configurable. Nav symbols quite small and half the screen wasted with fancy logo /design - Nav screen doesn’t appear to do split screen (if it does I’ve not found it yet) and I miss the direction symbols - Spotify integration better - Radio saved list much better - the 8 programmable buttons have gone! Screen based version poor substitute - having moaned the auto headlight dipping was going to be a chargeable xtra, it suddenly burst into life this evening. Maybe my 340 subscription followed me to the new car? I splashed out and had front half ppf’d with the self heal really good job - On Track Detailing - near Reading if anyone was wants a recommendation. Incredible attention to detail, dealer so impressed they are posting it on their web site. Went for a tracker in the end. And had to squeeze her into a lockable garage as an insurance requirement made a bigger difference than tracker to the premium so spent the weekend clearing out the crap from my garage! I won’t be modifying this car at all as the insurance on the 340 went bonkers with the simplest of mods. Even bmw finance refused to quote with just a bmw dealer fit body kit glued on! Looking forward to passing the 1500 mile mark and giving it some beans. |
04-20-2024, 10:36 AM | #3 |
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Very nice!
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04-26-2024, 05:30 AM | #4 | |
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Looks nice mate, got it from Inchcape Reading yeah?
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04-26-2024, 08:01 AM | #5 |
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jareedo im very surprised you got a good deal from John Clark their normall very expensive, are you from aberdeen ? will look out for your car dont see many around here enjoy
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04-29-2024, 05:34 AM | #6 |
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Hey there LeighD. Yes, from an in Aberdeen. I did indeed get a good deal from JC and had quite a few from them over the years. They had a few M3T's and it was end of quarter, all things aligned i suppose.
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