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To be fair Carsfan2 we went from a 1 to a 4 and the quality did noticeably jump but driving my mothers LCI 1 after a few months in the 4 really hammered home the difference. A 5 to a 1, engine aside would be tough.

James Bond Junior wrote: »

To be fair Carsfan2 we went from a 1 to a 4 and the quality did noticeably jump but driving my mothers LCI 1 after a few months in the 4 really hammered home the difference. A 5 to a 1, engine aside would be tough.

I went from a 7 to a 1!
I love them both for very different reasons.

hooch-85 wrote: »

That sounds lovely carsfan, any particular reason you went for the touring over the saloon if you don't need the space?

I just prefer the flexibility of a hatch option.
Can throw a bike or other bits in when required
Also the boot is compromised a bit on the 330e for the batteries. The touring boot is not as deep as the non hybrid version but is a reasonable size and overcomes this disadvantage.
I also prefer the look of touring over saloons.
I have had two 5 series touring and one 3 series touring before and find them very practical.

carsfan2 wrote: »

Money no object, would have been 330d or 330i but there is no economic case for them anymore under the new vrt rules.
Also the seai grant of 5k off the top is there and I think will disappear in the future as these type of cars sell more. With the 7% vrt the extras are way cheaper too. I reckon with Brexit the ability to import cheaply from the UK may go too so hopefully residuals will not go to the floor as they have previously.

M340i surely! A neighbour of mine has the touring version of the M340i, beautiful car, always envious when I see it pass by.

That’s a super spec you went with, who did you do the deal with? How was the discounts? Pm if you prefer!

Congrats Carsfan2, sounds like it will be a cracking car. I take it your buying from Morrison in Cahir?

carsfan2 wrote: »

I ordered Tuesday morning and order went in that day. They were hoping to get a favourable slot at that stage, possibly bag a car that is in the system and still spec amendable.
I haven’t talked to them since. They will contact me when they get definite build date.
There have been a lot of pre orders for many cars apparently. New orders way up in Ireland and some models in short supply. I have feeling Germany going into a new lockdown won’t help either.

Sounds like a cracker. Colour combo and the all the packs are great.

carsfan2 wrote: »

I got offered 28k for my own but was really being offered 26k with 2k knocked off the car.
You need to factor in 1 to 1.5 k possible price rise with vat going up in March.
What sort of spec you put on it?
It’s shockingly poorly equipped as standard.

I'm going to take 330e for another spin. The sales staff didn't come with me because of covid and I think I concentrated too much on the range and electric/hybrid modes and don't know what suspension setting i drove in. Could have been in the stiffest setting which I didn't like. No harm having another go anyway. 10 mins from the garage I will hit plenty of speed bumps around where I work.
Adaptive suspension would be a new thing for me. Would you mind carsfan if I pm you quotes I got on a 330e to see how it compares to what you got?
Still like the car and if its not to be its not to be

carsfan2 wrote: »

No problem. Unlikely the car wasn’t in comfort asa default though. I found the ride definitely more controlled than my 5 series but it was still comfortable. It lets you know a lot more what the car is doing if that makes sense and doesn’t float along. Apparently If you put it in adaptive apparently the car changes as it gets used to your driving style.
I am not expecting the same cushioning as in a 5 series A6 or e class

Pm sent. I don't think this machine was in comfort. It would be silly of me to dismiss it without checking. As I said I was so focused on 2 things, the range on electric and putting my foot down when I got a chance that I didn't check what mode it was in. If the firmness can be sorted its back on the agenda.

Could have been in adaptive mode which might have put the car in sport chassis since he was checking out acceleration etc

carsfan2 wrote: »

Do you know what spec the car you drove was?
If it hasn’t m sport pro on it then unlikely it had adaptive suspension.

Was msport pro for sure. I'll give him a buzz tomorrow. The bmw genius as they call them set it up for me and went through everything, but there was so much I can't remember about suspension. It was an unregistered car with fake 211 D 530 reg on the back and trade plates on the dashboard. I'd say I got a few comments and funny looks on my 35kms around west dublin and north Kildare.

bazz26 wrote: »

m340d review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsqnDikUoQ8

If only that was a decision to make in Ireland. Some options and they are 90 grand cars here.

bazz26 wrote: »

Sickening that you can lease them for around £600 a month over there too.

Absolutely.
I really like Joe Achilles reviews but I am beginning to think that he is starting to seem like a BMW and Audi infomercial presenter more and more.
Since his chauffeur business has gone he is relying on YouTube more and needs the cars from them.

His missus works for Audi press. I unfollowed him on Insta. He seems like a bit of a knob outside of his YT videos.