Hope you enjoy this 197 Dave.
Looking forward to the for sale thread already.
Looking forward to the for sale thread already.
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Buy an e90 335i they said, it'll be fun they said ...
- Thread starter Sir_Dave
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Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
The 197 is literally the only car i ever actually forget owning
I'll put a thread up about the new one in a mo ...
_Tom
ClioSport Club Member
It nearly was actually, but i faffed about and missed out on a gorgeous Tanzanite 335i with Individual Opal white leather, HK, pro nav, adaptive suspension & sunroof! Only had 29k miles as well. Although tbf, it was a shedload more than i wanted to pay at £16k ... You know me though, i like to buy the same car repeatedly - so its something ive had before & liked, but not really gelled with for a variety of reasons
Fair play. Blue again?
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
So, being that the good old 335i hasnt moved since it was MOT'd, i really should think about selling it.
Advert is here: https://cliosport.net/threads/bmw-e90-335i-sport-manual-£5-995-ono.829796/
I'm open to any sensible offers and would happily do a good deal on it for a CS member.
Advert is here: https://cliosport.net/threads/bmw-e90-335i-sport-manual-£5-995-ono.829796/
I'm open to any sensible offers and would happily do a good deal on it for a CS member.
Keep bugging him.
He loves being bugged.
Let me know if you'd like his landline number so he keeps having to get up to go to the table in the hallway to answer your questions .. best price paid wins the number
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Buy this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-3-SE...OR-DASH-GEAR-DOOR-TRIM-FINE-WOOD/254422436139
Not the best condition and/or colour (light burr walnut is waff), but if you want to wrap/spray it it would work ok ...
Crybert
ClioSport Club Member
Cup 172
Bought it, cheers! Been on the lookout for either some decent wood trim or something I can wrap/spray. Will see what condition in turns up in
Crybert
ClioSport Club Member
Cup 172
Never tried this before. Easier than spraying?
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Yah, 2019 has gone like this.
January. Owned 330i saloon, then bought broken 325i Touring on ebay.
February. Bought 335i saloon, sold 330i saloon to @Rob
June. Sold fixed 325i touring, bought 335d touring.
October. Bought M135i, sold 335d touring.
November. Bought 335i touring.
Currently have the e90 335i, e91 335i and M135i. Need to sell the e90 and M135i at some point
Crybert
ClioSport Club Member
Cup 172
Your e91 thread needs more updatesYah, 2019 has gone like this.
January. Owned 330i saloon, then bought broken 325i Touring on ebay.
February. Bought 335i saloon, sold 330i saloon to @Rob
June. Sold fixed 325i touring, bought 335d touring.
October. Bought M135i, sold 335d touring.
November. Bought 335i touring.
Currently have the e90 335i, e91 335i and M135i. Need to sell the e90 and M135i at some point
Rojer
ClioSport Club Member
Take the parts off and send it to them, not really something you can do yourself, but it does look good especially the wood style.
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Little update on the blue 335i before it gets collected by its new owner at the weekend ...
Rather annoyingly, just after it was MOT'd it developed a PAS leak. Being that i bought the M135i, this left the 335i unused for quite a while, until January when i did some investigation. It basically had a pinhole next to where it attaches to the PAS pump. Annoying. Being that the high pressure line is £280 i tried to wrap it with highpressure/high temp plumbing tape/sealant. This worked brilliantly for about 30 minutes, then it started pouring out again.
#335ilife
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Unfortunately it was draining the PAS tank in about 5 minutes and i couldnt be bothered to lie around underneath it in the rain, so off it went to BMS Surrey on the back of a lowloader.
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
£450 later (£280 for the part, £75 for fitting, £70 for transport and £25 for a taxi) and its back working again perfectly:
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
So i took the wood out - buyer prefers silver:
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
Also, had this pop up on the dash, bulbs seem fine, but the warning can go off if the contacts are dirty/they about to fail as well. So 4 x new Bosch H7's ordered.
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
It goes on Sunday and having driven it about for the past few days i know ill regret it. Bloody good car for the money!!
Rather annoyingly, just after it was MOT'd it developed a PAS leak. Being that i bought the M135i, this left the 335i unused for quite a while, until January when i did some investigation. It basically had a pinhole next to where it attaches to the PAS pump. Annoying. Being that the high pressure line is £280 i tried to wrap it with highpressure/high temp plumbing tape/sealant. This worked brilliantly for about 30 minutes, then it started pouring out again.
#335ilife
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
Unfortunately it was draining the PAS tank in about 5 minutes and i couldnt be bothered to lie around underneath it in the rain, so off it went to BMS Surrey on the back of a lowloader.
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
£450 later (£280 for the part, £75 for fitting, £70 for transport and £25 for a taxi) and its back working again perfectly:
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
So i took the wood out - buyer prefers silver:
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
Also, had this pop up on the dash, bulbs seem fine, but the warning can go off if the contacts are dirty/they about to fail as well. So 4 x new Bosch H7's ordered.
Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
It goes on Sunday and having driven it about for the past few days i know ill regret it. Bloody good car for the money!!
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
I really do love the arse end on the 335's!
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
They do look mean. I toyed with the idea of having the conversion done on my old E91. I bought the diffuser and everything. Then I had to remind myself it was a 320d and smoke pouring out the back like a f**king chinese coal station would have looked w**k
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
What wood did it have? I want to swap my Fine Brushed Aluminium for some.
Edit: just looked and stopped being lazy. Is it in good condition/for sale?
Edit: just looked and stopped being lazy. Is it in good condition/for sale?
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
Nah smoke pouring out the back a bit just adds to the flavour
As long as it's not rolling coal like a PD130 Fabia from a council estate
massiveCoRbyn
ClioSport Club Member
Several
What is it with people and wood? 😂
Christopher
ClioSport Club Member
Z4M
You can tell a fake 335 a mile off. They normally also have M Tat all over them and wind deflectors
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
My 320d does it when I boot it on the motorway, but it's not that thick black s**t, so just makes it look like my car is fucked. Which it probably is.
Krarl
ClioSport Club Member
A bit of smoke is fine, usually just a sooted EGR
Sir_Dave
ClioSport Trader
Wood is the gentleman's choice
Alas @Christopher it will be making its way into the e91 soon im afraid ... oyster leather and wood
So the last update on the e90 335i is here.
It was a great car imho, few issues, some my own fault, some the cars, but rather amusingly, none of the usual "335i problems".
I did hate the active steering however, incredibly direct, but compared to the normal hydraulic setup in the touring, it was
Looking super clean:
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Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr
TT also got a wash:
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Bye bye
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Am also back down to 1 car for the first time in about 11 years. Needless to say, this feels very very odd 😟
Cookson
ClioSport Club Member
Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6
