F31 318d m sport

Benny p · 01-07-2016, 10:59 AM

Afternoon all, first post ever! I thought I'd show some pictures of my new (to me) tourer / dog carrier.

Specs are:

F31 318d m sport
Glacier silver
403m 19" alloys

.BMW. · 01-07-2016, 11:04 AM

Beautiful wagon, congrats!

Benny p · 01-07-2016, 12:13 PM

Haha thanks mate,
I'm pretty happy with it coming from a e90 320d m sport on a 07 plate, things have moved on slightly. Just waiting for some good weather now. ?

Benny p · 01-07-2016, 12:16 PM

Old one... It did me proud 105k on it ?

LordNathanD · 01-07-2016, 01:19 PM

looks smart, not often you see one in glacier silver

Benny p · 01-07-2016, 01:23 PM

Thanks mate,

Yea I originally was aiming for Melbourne red, but they do not seem to exist. So glacier silver it was in the end, the car was from Sytner Nottingham, they had it for the first 8 months as a managers car.

Jamin320 · 01-07-2016, 01:30 PM

Nice car, congratulations. The lighter colours like GS do look good, give a good contrast against the tinted glass and rear diffuser. Also works well with black grilles and full M Performance aero kit. ?

I have to say that your dog doesn't look very excited about it!

Benny p · 01-07-2016, 01:37 PM

Haha, thank you very much!

Yea the dog never seems happy, but she is really (i hope) lol

Yea glad I went for GS rather than EB, like you said it breaks up the M sport kit. I was toying with the idea of M Performance grills and the M
Performance decals for the sills followed by a roof box or bike rack combo.

But for the time being in just enjoying driving it or cleaning it! Lol

mike@x-ph.com · 01-07-2016, 02:06 PM

Nice!

dubdemand · 01-07-2016, 03:34 PM

Looks good and all the better for the 19's and the dark glass out back! I have a soft spot for glacier silver too... very nice metallic finish to it and often overlooked!

Benny p · 01-08-2016, 07:12 AM

Yea it does appear that not many are about in glacier silver, I am glad that I did go for this colour on the end. Just need some black accents now, but that for the future.

In the mean time I'll just enjoy it as it is! ?

Dep · 01-09-2016, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Benny p

Yea it does appear that not many are about in glacier silver, I am glad that I did go for this colour on the end. Just need some black accents now, but that for the future.

In the mean time I'll just enjoy it as it is! ?

Not too common, we brought a pre lci from Sytner Cardiff & since then I see them everywhere!

Ours is pretty much identical to yours

Andrewthefirst · 01-09-2016, 03:53 AM

Lovely motor op, congrats.

Has to be the rarest f30 colour now, perhaps excluding red, and it looks damn good

I wouldn't turn my head these days to look at a blue or even the gorgeous grey, but that silver makes me study the lines.

Benny p · 01-09-2016, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrewthefirst

Lovely motor op, congrats.

Has to be the rarest f30 colour now, perhaps excluding red, and it looks damn good

I wouldn't turn my head these days to look at a blue or even the gorgeous grey, but that silver makes me study the lines.

Thanks very much, she's looking a bit neglected at the the moment, dude to this bad weather!

Just waiting on a nice dry day!

One wax that I do recommend is collinite 476s it lasts for ages.... Not but the cheapest but one of the best!

Dep · 01-09-2016, 03:05 PM

Ours is looking pretty dirty, also fitted our winter wheels ready for the cold weather coming

zamboni · 01-10-2016, 11:51 PM

A very nice estate mate.

Benny p · 01-12-2016, 06:26 AM

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A very nice estate mate.

Thanks buddy! I'm pretty impressed by it, coming from a e90 things have come on a bit!

Here's a pic from up in Yorkshire the other weekend! Lovely drive and a great pub to end up at too!

cncmastr · 01-12-2016, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Dep

Ours is looking pretty dirty, also fitted our winter wheels ready for the cold weather coming

Great choice in wheels, what style are those? Sizes of winter tires?

Dep · 01-14-2016, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cncmastr

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Originally Posted by Dep

Ours is looking pretty dirty, also fitted our winter wheels ready for the cold weather coming

Great choice in wheels, what style are those? Sizes of winter tires?

They are the E90 se alloys refurbed in Matt gunmetal. We originally brought them for our Alpina D3 but didn't want them to go to waste. They are slightly the wrong profile tyres for the F31, they are 225/45R17 instead of 225/50R17 but as the tyres have 5-6mm I wasn't changing them. Sorry for hijacking the thread

zamboni · 02-01-2016, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Benny p

Thanks buddy! I'm pretty impressed by it, coming from a e90 things have come on a bit!

Here's a pic from up in Yorkshire the other weekend! Lovely drive and a great pub to end up at too!

Used to live in Kirkbymoreside & York for a year, lovely town.

Benny p · 02-04-2016, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Benny p

Thanks buddy! I'm pretty impressed by it, coming from a e90 things have come on a bit!

Here's a pic from up in Yorkshire the other weekend! Lovely drive and a great pub to end up at too!

Used to live in Kirkbymoreside & York for a year, lovely town.

Ahh right, yea the roads up there are far better than round local to me (Nottingham) some of the photos were taken on long causeway on the way to tan hill. Lovely road and views.... Pleasure to drive....

VMRWheels · 02-04-2016, 02:34 PM

Congrats! Great looking car! Wish we had more options for the wagons here in the states!

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Benny p New Member 3 Rep 23 Posts Drives: F31 318d m sport Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Nottinghamshire iTrader: (0)	Thanks mate, Yea I originally was aiming for Melbourne red, but they do not seem to exist. So glacier silver it was in the end, the car was from Sytner Nottingham, they had it for the first 8 months as a managers car.
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Jamin320 Private First Class 80 Rep 129 Posts Drives: F30 LCI 2015 320d M Performanc Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Midlands iTrader: (0)	Nice car, congratulations. The lighter colours like GS do look good, give a good contrast against the tinted glass and rear diffuser. Also works well with black grilles and full M Performance aero kit. ? I have to say that your dog doesn't look very excited about it!
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Benny p New Member 3 Rep 23 Posts Drives: F31 318d m sport Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Nottinghamshire iTrader: (0)	Haha, thank you very much! Yea the dog never seems happy, but she is really (i hope) lol Yea glad I went for GS rather than EB, like you said it breaks up the M sport kit. I was toying with the idea of M Performance grills and the M Performance decals for the sills followed by a roof box or bike rack combo. But for the time being in just enjoying driving it or cleaning it! Lol
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Benny p New Member 3 Rep 23 Posts Drives: F31 318d m sport Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Nottinghamshire iTrader: (0)	Yea it does appear that not many are about in glacier silver, I am glad that I did go for this colour on the end. Just need some black accents now, but that for the future. In the mean time I'll just enjoy it as it is! ?
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Andrewthefirst Major 1219 Rep 1,319 Posts Drives: M140i Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Lovely motor op, congrats. Has to be the rarest f30 colour now, perhaps excluding red, and it looks damn good I wouldn't turn my head these days to look at a blue or even the gorgeous grey, but that silver makes me study the lines.
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