[Leithen]

New to the forum and returning to the BMW fold after 23 years (previously a 1993 325i). On Saturday I placed an order for a 335d M Sport Touring - just have to find a way to bide my time until March now...

F31 335d xDrive M Sport Touring
Tanzanite Blue
Black with Dark Oyster Highlight
Fineline Anthracite
M Sport Plus Package
Professional Plus Media package
Interior Comfort Package
Advanced Parking Package
Icon Adaptive LED Headlights
Active Cruise with Stop & Go
Tow Bar
Folding & Anti-Dazzle Exterior Mirrors
Electric Front Seats with Memory
Folding Rear Head Restraints
Apple Car Play Prep
Leather Instrument Panel
GardX

Any tips for tracking the build will be gratefully received.

[scotgc]

Originally Posted by Leithen

New to the forum and returning to the BMW fold after 23 years (previously a 1993 325i). On Saturday I placed an order for a 335d M Sport Touring - just have to find a way to bide my time until March now...

F31 335d xDrive M Sport Touring
Tanzanite Blue
Black with Dark Oyster Highlight
Fineline Anthracite
M Sport Plus Package
Professional Plus Media package
Interior Comfort Package
Advanced Parking Package
Icon Adaptive LED Headlights
Active Cruise with Stop & Go
Tow Bar
Folding & Anti-Dazzle Exterior Mirrors
Electric Front Seats with Memory
Folding Rear Head Restraints
Apple Car Play Prep
Leather Instrument Panel
GardX

Any tips for tracking the build will be gratefully received.

Very nice spec and a cracking colour choice... but I would say that

One thing though - have you driven an X drive model before buying ? It's a mistake I made as I was used to the harder m sport suspension and loved it. X drive comes with SE springs even though it's an M sport spec car and does change the driving characteristics, most members had been changing the springs for aftermarkets.

[dopper99]

You can track the build by asking the BMW genius. Just go on to the car Build page where you configure the car and a pop up usually appears where you can ask the genius of build progress. I think you just need your order number.

[Kal101]

SWEET !!!

Had the same wait a couple of years back but mine arrived in December and I waited fir the new plate.

[Leithen]

Originally Posted by scotgc

Very nice spec and a cracking colour choice... but I would say that

One thing though - have you driven an X drive model before buying ? It's a mistake I made as I was used to the harder m sport suspension and loved it. X drive comes with SE springs even though it's an M sport spec car and does change the driving characteristics, most members had been changing the springs for aftermarkets.

Thanks! Great minds think alike!

I have driven it, and yes the ride was somewhat bouncy/unsettled. Hard to tell over a short drive, but I've read about the ACS spring change, and I suspect I will go down that route, but I'll try living with it to start with.

I thought about the 340i alternative, but I'm in deepest darkest Perthshire, and the xDrive really is something I want. I'll fit winters next October and hopefully be able to take on my local ungritted roads without fear.

I'll look to get my order number from the dealer.

[scotgc]

Originally Posted by Leithen

Thanks! Great minds think alike!

I have driven it, and yes the ride was somewhat bouncy/unsettled. Hard to tell over a short drive, but I've read about the ACS spring change, and I suspect I will go down that route, but I'll try living with it to start with.

I thought about the 340i alternative, but I'm in deepest darkest Perthshire, and the xDrive really is something I want. I'll fit winters next October and hopefully be able to take on my local ungritted roads without fear.

I'll look to get my order number from the dealer.

Sounds like you made the right choice staying up in Perthshire - did you use Grassicks ? That's where I'm getting my 440i from.

Excellent dealership would thoroughly recommend them service so far has been superb.

[73henny]

Congrats on your order. Nice spec. I thought the 6 weeks I've just waited for my 335d felt like a lifetime. March seems a long time away but I'm sure the car will be worth the wait.
Regarding the xDrive suspension, I've just moved from pre to post LCI with xDrive and Adaptive and the new car is significantly stiffer than the old car. Where the old car felt like SE spec (I actually quite liked it), the new car definitely feels like M Sport suspension even in comfort mode. The sport setting is properly firm in my opinion.

[Leithen]

Originally Posted by scotgc

Sounds like you made the right choice staying up in Perthshire - did you use Grassicks ? That's where I'm getting my 440i from.

Excellent dealership would thoroughly recommend them service so far has been superb.

Yes, ordered from Grassicks, have known them for a long time and always good to support the independent dealers. Great service as usual.

I'll be interested to see how the suspension is, as the quality of roads around us is very variable. Lots of B roads and unclassified ones, that are empty and lots of fun, but greatly lacking in maintenance, so the surfaces and potholes are a constant worry.

I suspect losing the run flats might be a necessary step too.

[Leithen]

Originally Posted by 73henny

Congrats on your order. Nice spec. I thought the 6 weeks I've just waited for my 335d felt like a lifetime. March seems a long time away but I'm sure the car will be worth the wait.
Regarding the xDrive suspension, I've just moved from pre to post LCI with xDrive and Adaptive and the new car is significantly stiffer than the old car. Where the old car felt like SE spec (I actually quite liked it), the new car definitely feels like M Sport suspension even in comfort mode. The sport setting is properly firm in my opinion.

I agonised over the Adaptive Suspension. In the end I decided against it (I'd ticked too many boxes on the option list anyway...).

I reasoned that I would probably go down the ACS route anyway. Like so may of these options it's very hard to find a car with the right spec to test, so it's a bit of a shot in the dark. I'm not really bothered about how the ride height makes the car look - more about how resolved the car feels over bumps and ridges.

[CazuaLLUK]

Awesome, the wait begins!

[Ss66]

Tanzanite blue,very nice.I see your going for the gardx treatment imho I would think very carefully about having dealer apply that, as they tend to just throw it at the car,and with a colour like tanz blue you should try and give it the best start as its a colour that needs a bit of extra tlc.I refused my dealers offers of gardx and had my car detailed and it was definitely the right choice as maintaining the stunning colour is such a doddle.Sounds like a really nice spec.

[JNW1]

Very nice OP although with a black leather interior, black headlining and sun protection glass I'd have been ticking the box for a panoramic sunroof; really does improve the cabin ambience IMO!

My car is pre-LCI with adaptive (and still not great in the chassis department) but from what I've read the LCI version is better sorted where the suspension's concerned. Adaptive isn't really an expensive option in the grand scheme of things but on balance I think you've probably made the right call - stick with passive and if you're not happy ACS springs should sort it out.

[F15CCT]

I would suggest dropping the guard X and getting a professional new car detail with a good ceramic coating. Guard x won't last very long or be applied by someone who knows what there doing. Sometimes it's cheaper to get it done elsewhere and they can come to the dealer before you pick up the car.

[Leithen]

Originally Posted by Ss66

Tanzanite blue,very nice.I see your going for the gardx treatment imho I would think very carefully about having dealer apply that, as they tend to just throw it at the car,and with a colour like tanz blue you should try and give it the best start as its a colour that needs a bit of extra tlc.I refused my dealers offers of gardx and had my car detailed and it was definitely the right choice as maintaining the stunning colour is such a doddle.Sounds like a really nice spec.

Thank you for the heads up re GardX (thanks to F15CCT too). It was a sales pitch that sounded like a good idea, but if there are better options I'll investigate them - need to find a good detailer around Perth.

[Leithen]

Originally Posted by JNW1

Very nice OP although with a black leather interior, black headlining and sun protection glass I'd have been ticking the box for a panoramic sunroof; really does improve the cabin ambience IMO!

My car is pre-LCI with adaptive (and still not great in the chassis department) but from what I've read the LCI version is better sorted where the suspension's concerned. Adaptive isn't really an expensive option in the grand scheme of things but on balance I think you've probably made the right call - stick with passive and if you're not happy ACS springs should sort it out.

I didn't really want a black interior and thought about the saddle brown or cohiba. However with three small kids aged 6 and lower, I'm stuck in child car seat hell for the next few years and decided that the black dakota would be more durable and hide a multitude of sins.

Luckily It's not a car they will be in too often (we've a bigger bus for day to day duties), but inevitably they'll end up in it occasionally.

Re sunroofs - I've always been rather against them, but perhaps that's because on too many older cars they've ended up leaking!

[Ss66]

Originally Posted by Leithen

I didn't really want a black interior and thought about the saddle brown or cohiba. However with three small kids aged 6 and lower, I'm stuck in child car seat hell for the next few years and decided that the black dakota would be more durable and hide a multitude of sins.

Luckily It's not a car they will be in too often (we've a bigger bus for day to day duties), but inevitably they'll end up in it occasionally.

Re sunroofs - I've always been rather against them, but perhaps that's because on too many older cars they've ended up leaking!

Tbh I would do the same in regards to the interior colour if my circumstances were the same,fortunately for me I'm the only one in my car over 90% of the time so went with the merino white interior

[JNW1]

Originally Posted by Leithen

Re sunroofs - I've always been rather against them, but perhaps that's because on too many older cars they've ended up leaking!

Got a panoramic roof on mine even though I've got the relatively light Oyster interior; in some respects it could be regarded as an expensive window but I've had no issues with leaks or rattles in the just over 2 years I've had it and it really does lift the cabin (and the effect would probably be even more evident with black leather).

I know some people aren't keen (extra weight in the wrong place and all that) but I'd certainly spec one again if the budget allowed and would have it higher up the priority list than things like additional parking aids, active cruise and memory seats. However, we all have different priorities so each to their own!

[JD6]

Sounds a great car. Tanzanite is a lovely colour when clean and sunny - this is for Perthshire right ?

I still really like my 335d after 2.5 years.

[Leithen]

Originally Posted by JD6

Sounds a great car. Tanzanite is a lovely colour when clean and sunny - this is for Perthshire right ?

I still really like my 335d after 2.5 years.

The sun has been known to make a brief appearance here. Just occasionally the temperature goes above 15 degrees C too...

[dizzy619]

Welcome... Looks like it will be an awesome car..

[d4springer]

Sounds great, as mentioned that's a stunning colour, especially in the Sun, (I think it's due to re-appear again for a couple of days in June so watch out for it)

[DazC]

Originally Posted by Leithen

The sun has been known to make a brief appearance here. Just occasionally the temperature goes above 15 degrees C too...

Wonderful colour choice!

Enjoy!