Really glad I came across your channel! Despite the lack of 335D reviews I got my own earlier this year and very glad I did. Great to see someone out doing some honest reviews and advice
I'm thinking of getting one, I'm 20 years old and for some reason my insurance is really cheap on them even though its 300+ Bhp and really fast. How has it been for you???
@@SeriosBillios my girlfriend and I have had our BMWs for a year. Mine is a 435d convertible, hers a 335d (both X-drive). I love my 435d for style, cruising and general experience with the top down, but hers is unbelievable. I drive hers whenever I can, because the pure drive is more fun than you could ever imagine from a diesel. You feel you can take anyone on, while at the same time being under the radar, getting great mpg and the comfort of a good size saloon. I can even fit my giant pair of 6ft-plus kids in the back. I have to drive my 435 in Sport/Sport+ mode to get it anywhere near the 335 in Comfort. Could not recommend the 335d highly enough. Stunning car. Especially in Tanzanite Blue
I bought one owned it 4 months and I have had a s3 prior to it. You have hit the nail on its head. Really good review I would have said the exact same word for word it’s crazy haha
i loved the review, i just went to test one today. coming from a e93 m3 conv. and thinking why the hell am i paying £550 road tax getting 15mpg and it going through £250 rubber bands! i know it looks bland but the one i seen had the 20s and perf pack, so it did look really nice. it did drive better aswell. performance wise in real world the 335d makes more sense. only thing i will miss is the sound.
Great review! Looking to buy one of these at the end of the year, they are so underrated that I can never find any good reviews or videos. I'm hoping to get it remapped and lowered, I look forward to your future video!
Great review... bought one of the last F31 335d Touring’s with a crazy discount....first job was to take the badges off so it looks like the 320d.... assisted by the exhausts. Went to DMS today so it now has 395 bhp lol.... (Thanks Rob - top man). Drive home on a busy motorway was 39mpg... Epic package, hard to beat cross country and will surprise a lot of people (740NM of torquey things)
Great review, cheers mate. I've got the opportunity to by a 17 plate 15,000 mile 335d, fully loaded with options, at an absolute bargain price (17k) from a friend and your review has sold it to me.
I had a BMW 335d M Sport Pus from August 2016-November 2017. Loved it, didnt want to give it back but it was a short term lease. Went to BMW to get another one however there was a deal on at the time 0% APR on any diesel four series. So got a 435d M Sport Plus (which comes with more toys as standard than the 335d M Sport Plus) and i have loved it since November 2017. Got it till November 2021, will be gutted to see it go back because at the moment it doesnt look like BMW are doing a 435d or 335d in the new range. Great engine, recently drove to Derby for work which is a 100 odd mile journey one way. Averaged 50mpg. Absolutely class.
I like the review very much. Very honest and genuine. However some of the negatives about softer suspension and small exhaust pipes to some people including myself are actually positives. I love the fact this thing drives like 320d, looks like it but when you need it you have 300bhp+ a tons of torque on tap. I think this thing spec'd with smallish wheels would be perfect for touring around coarse bumpy UK motorways and on the continent too. Economy is great given its power and I think if it's in comfort mode it won't be playing fake sound through the speakers.
Thanks for that Dan. I decided on a 435d Gran Coupé. Yes it's quick and does 40mpg average over 2000 miles. The sound of the straight 6 is as it is not piped which is quite nice. I've had 3 passengers who didn't know it was a diesel. As for the indicators, soft indicate the opposite direction to turn it off. A proper indicator would be miles better I agree. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Good to watch a review with strong opinions, not just trying to be balanced and ending up bland. Gives a good sense of what the car is like. I agree about BMW indicators, I found the same thing for quite a while, but you can adjust to it. Takes a bit of learning, now I don't mind it.
Glad to see you're enjoying it, I have a 2013 330d xDrive M Sport in Mineral Grey, I love it. I have adaptive suspension so my suspension is great. With regards to indicators? Nah, you'll get use to it, I had an E60 530d before (far better as a drivers car IMO), but you get used to the indicators, easy to use once you know how.
I’ve only ever owned bmws and realised that it’s got its own niche indicator but it does work. Yes it doesn’t click down into position like other cars. But it functions like other cars like normal though. Soft tap either way = 3 signals. Press it down harder it’ll stay there till it’s registered your turn. To cancel it soft tap the other direction and it’ll cancel it without activating the other side. And if it’s a over take for example. Soft tap and hold it.
Thought i recognised you driving past my old college in chingford and going on the A406 😆. Must have been going to monoux college during that time. Been looking at these as the best all rounder. Excellent on fuel and even performance as you said it can rival hot hatches.
I've got this exact car 335d touring & this is the best review l have heard 100% spot on. It's all the best bits from the M3 but you don't look like a nob or a drug dealer for me thats a plus & no stupid Police attracting sound just a lovely deep rumble. Had to laugh , he's so right the indicators are total crap only 1 or 2 down sides for me , the other is a rattle on the small door lock buttons on the top of the doors. For me 335d is a secret a truly superb car one of the very very best ever for so many reasons but "understated" is the main one for me l absolutely love mine .
How reliable it is? More than a gasoline? It is expensive to mantein? Is easy to modificate? What about the feelings between disel and gasoline (send car). Thanks
It will become a money pit like all BMWs do just look at the M3 or my E30. But all cars do with age, it’s purely because bmw are real scummy with their prices for replacement parts so it’s really bad. Though a Mercedes of similar age and mileage would be worse. Mpg I mentioned before, incredible and I had a 420d as a loaner car for its first service and that got worse mpg and was the dullest thing I have ever driven in my life.... no I lie, the new Mini Cooper (even the S and SD) were the most boring things I had to ever drive. Awful things and the irony is they are supposed to be fun! The mk2 new mini (model before) was hilarious fun and my late mother’s cooper D was hilarious fun and handled like a go kart and despite being a diesel, it had that turbo punch which is always fun, especially in a tiny car... new minis are HUGE in comparison. Anyway sidetracked there. Buy a good 335D if you want silly power and economy and don’t mind it being a bit boring or better yet Alpina D3 which gives all the pluses of the 335D but none of the minuses, I love that car and would own one if I ever get the chance.
Just got mine. I've owned fast cars and bikes. This feels quicker on my commute than my old R1200GS and my current 800 Tiger...awesome motor by any standards.
Absolutely bloody brilliant review, all the pluses and negatives highlighted clearly, you've just helped me decide what I'm having on lease next - 335d all the way. Do you feel the xdrive system to be a genuine benefit or does it kill the fun slightly?
Jonathan Elliott very kind thank you :-) The xdrive is a love/hate thing. I love the fact I can boot it in almost any condition without having any scary moments. But then I hate the fact it removes some feel on corners and a slight amount of understeer due to the added weight. In a ideal world we should be given the option, but it is what it is. Still a great car though.
I've got a 2017 335d and it doesn't hurt. It is a nice car to drive although a little heavy. The car is reasonably quick but the way this guy talks youd think it was an M5.
RE The indicators; If you’re indicating left and want to cancel the indicator, press it to indicate left again. This will cancel it and save indicating right by mistake by “over-pressing” it too far the opposite direction.
There is to much different between diesel and gasoline (same car) what about durability, feelings driving, modification, how often does it break and how expensive it is. Nice vídeo . Thanks.
Well it’s not as fun to drive, steering is numb but so are all modern cars. Sounds are fake through the speakers and outside it sounds like a diesel. Very reliable in my ownership, thrashed the life out of it, never ran it in and went a few thousand miles past the oil change/service. But it’s stupid fast, can do 55mpg with no effort and even upto 70 if you try really hard and that’s when tuned too. It’s a excellent car, handles quite well, has 4wd so is very stable in all conditions. But it’s not exciting like a 340i, not even close. But the torque is insane and addictive. It’s a fantastic car especially in wagon/estate guise. However if you go into my videos you will see the Alpina D3 and that is incredible. Same performance really but it handles and feels 10x better and I would buy that over this, a M3 and a 340i
Sam Fletcher Exactly what I was going to say. Apart from the first week of owning a BMW many years ago, I've never found the indicators to be a problem.
After a short while, you realise the indicator system makes sense. Indicate, and the stalk returns to centre, to cancel (other than self-cancelling when the wheel returns), just tap it in either direction (up or down). I turn off a road near me, so indicate, and as I turn in, I need to cancel early because I could be mistaken as showing I need to turn into the immediate small side road. So as I sweep the wheel round, I press the stalk down and that does it. If I had a standard indicator stalk, I would have to move my hand away from steering left to push the stalk up.
Own one of these on a 2015. Astonished at how fast it is and my last car was a 550HP V8! This is actually quicker of the line as it can get the power down. Handles OK but is best kept in a straight line. I find I feel every bump in the road with the suspension though which is at variance with all the reviews saying SE suspension is soft. Maybe needs new shocks or has been modified.
Just ordered a mineral grey with 20's and m performance body with without them horrendous stickers. I'm coming from a Mercedes A45 AMG FL hope I'm not disappointed with it.
The Benchmark iv always found the a45 to be a little lacking in punch on the motorway. It will launch unbelievably fast by after that it's not anything special. I will miss the noise though
expensive for springs though, plus the labour to change is even more! It shouldnt be like this, BMW should supply the Msport suspension as described when buying the car from them, this is blatant false advertising.
I needed an estate car my local branch of Thrifty presented me with a 335d xdrive estate WOW !!! what a car instant shove in the back syle acceleration means overtaking is a breeze I thought the handling was very good for a car loaded with passengers and luggage there were no complaints as I threw it into some of the bends on the A1120 the suspension never seemed soft in any setting including comfort overall I`m saving up to hire it again soon
You can turn the three flash indicator shit off in I-drive. I found that out from HGV experience I like to thank people for letting me in with a left right left flash, that's the thumbs up signal, whereas people who use hazards are confusing the issue as that IS a hazard warning, not a thanks mate!
I've got the S3 2015 I know what you mean by the throttle response. Although when your pushing the car hard, not a lot can keep up. Mike swap brands for my next car...need to keep monthly around £500. Any ideas??
£500 will get you anything with a 2k deposit, almost a new M3. You can get 23% off a BMW using a broker, so a new M140i can be had for about 24k and depending on the finance deals going that can be under £300...
For bmw use a guy called trl, just google search 'trl bmw' as he seems to be able to get the cheapest deals. Oh and yes factory orders to whatever spec you want.
I wasn't sure within the first 2 minutes of the review. The guy seemed a dour but then after listening, the review was good. Hence my thumbs up. This is my next car, now will be looking for adaptive suspension option....and hand signal indicators!
I plan on buying the 335D next. I Had a M135i, but traded it in due to running costs as I was doing lots of miles. I am currently driving a 16 plate Focus ST Diesel. I miss the BMW as the focus looks good but is shite in comparison to the BMW’s. Oh great review mate.
Sold long ago bought M2 comp which sucked so much I didn’t even make videos with it and then moved to Thailand where the only bmw diesel is a plug-in hybrid 2.0 and costs as much as a new 911 in England....
It does, also on the F80 too. maybe a secondary speaker next to the main speaker, but its definitely being fed from that area. Buddy of mine was using his ears to find the source of it :)
Good video but how on earth you have so much trouble with the perfectly simple and easy to use indicators is beyond me. You tap it for a 3 tick burst or click it to indicate properly and if it doesn't turn off cos maybe it was a shallow corner or something all you need to do is tap it gently in the same direction again. You don't have to click it the opposite way and risk indicating in the opposite direction. I'll admit I have done that in the past but it's no way the problem you make it out to be. To be honest I mostly just use the 3 tick burst these days.
Really? I haven't met a single person on the planet (that's owners too!) that likes these indicators, they are just awful. Why reinvent the wheel, old school indicators are 100x better!
Yep, BMW have kind of said, if you want a real M spec car you have to go with M2, M3, Mr etc etc. The same has happened now for Mercedes, if you want a great looking, sounding rapid car please go with the entry C43!!!
30-40mpg when pushing it?? Really lol? I'm not bothered about the sound, been driving diesels for years now. I thought these had single turbo but with twin scrolls these days?
Yes, I have been driving rather aggressively recently due to urgent matters and fairly low tyre pressures and averaged 38mpg over 200 miles. usually its mid 40s _tyres at 39psi) and quite often in eco pro and cruising mid 50s.
@Baza H I do best part of 30k miles a year so don't want to be spending too much on fuel if I don't half the miles I would be looking at a car that needs to be driven such as the M3.
@Baza H let's put this into comparison to my current car. A 2018 Honda Civic Sport Petrol 1.5 Turbo running 220bhp. I regualaty get 55mpg on a motorway run and driving like a nun I have got 61mpg. Your 1.6 TDCI Focus isn't too great
Its about time that other countries then the EU countries find out what great an diesel engine can be when you let the south germans build it!!! I have an X3 35d with over 400 bhp and about 800 Nm of torque. It goes form 0-100 km/t in 4.3 sekund on the GPS and its an car that weights 2000 kg without driver...
+fizywig The 35d would murder it in town, from a launch and also with low/mid range response. However the 340i like the m3 will have more top end power and of course sound magnificent.
Hi there, is there a difference in sensations and "lag, butterflies in the stomach" between an F30 330d and a 340i? I mean, does the power come instantly in the petrol one as in the diesel; or are the driving sensations worst?
Hi mate get your 335d on ac Schnitzer springs asap it's around £650 Totally transforms the car just google it Would to line my up next to a s3/golf r not sure it'll best them though
Ah ha ha ha ha ha nothing worse than a flat Bottom on a woman! Loool great review by the way , just looking at getting one of these & most of the reviews I’d watched were so dull ! This made me smile ! Top man !
The indicators are easy. Push past the detent if you want it on longer. Engine sounds shit?? name me a good sounding diesel! Great car that goes under the radar.
Had you order an M140i but they cancelled the order? I would much prefer the larger 3 series anyway as I'm not a fan of the a series. Too small for me.
That is education for you man. I've been in love with BMW straight 6 TD for the last 17 years now. At the moment I drive a 2.0 tdi Golf 7 but it's remaped to 190hp. A 6 speed DSG and its fast enough. But I have had a 6 Cylinder TDI BMW 330 E46 and F30. And now my plan is to wait another year, two max, and I am going to buy a 330D M sport G20. That's a car no matter which Petrol powered car you compare to it, unless it's a Porsche 911... Eats'em all for breakfast. With a remap it comes to 317hp and 715 NM of torque, what more could you ever need.
surely it would be called 140d.... or by the time BMW get round to building it a 160d judging by their silly ever increasing naming nonsense they are doing these days.
Dandanfings it doesn't have the M sport suspension due to it being an xdrive and was also the reason it no longer has the wheelbarrow exhaust that you have on the E90 335d M sport because of it, it wouldn't fit apparently. It's definitely naff that the engine note comes from a speaker, I didn't know that. I still prefer the E90 that I have, I love the wheelbarrow exhaust and it's remapped to 390bhp and 750 Newton meters of torque, it's a beast lol.
u can get the double exhaust on 335d/435d from aftermarket sources. i did ask just yesterday at the dealership if they have any system like this for my 435d (which has a electronic towbar) and they said they would give me the answer in a few days. altough after a few minutes on the internet i have found many aftermarket brands that sell double exhausts for the xdrives and for cars with the towbars
A C Schnitzer UK do the wheelbarrow exhaust for the xdrive. If you do get it done, I definitely recommend getting 4" tailpipes, I replaced my 3" tailpipes just recently and looks so much better. I also replaced the stock diffuser with a vorsteiner rear diffuser. It looks amazing. The xdrive diffuser is a joke, it's so lowdown at the very bottom of the rear bumper. Front bumper looks really nice.
got the M pack on mine, front looks amazing, the back looks ridiculous! two tiny tailpipes on the left and the rest looks all standard... not planning on getting anything aftermarket because of the cars warranty
Pro tip for you, if you put the indicator down to turn left then you want to turn it off, press down again. same goes for turning right, you press up to turn right and then press up again to turn it off. yes its backwards and stupid but at least now you wont be indicating the opposite direction when you want to turn the indicator off
Best car for the money right now , good performance and running costs
I got a 2015 m performance 335d last year after previously owning a 640d and I'll be honest the power is great but I miss the comfort of the 6
Really glad I came across your channel! Despite the lack of 335D reviews I got my own earlier this year and very glad I did. Great to see someone out doing some honest reviews and advice
Thank you Robert, enjoy the car.
I'm thinking of getting one, I'm 20 years old and for some reason my insurance is really cheap on them even though its 300+ Bhp and really fast.
How has it been for you???
best review of this car on youtube honest, simple and to the point 👍🏼
Thank you :)
Swapped my MK7 GTI for a 65 plate 335d xdrive last week, GTI was quick, but these are something else.
Oh yes power is on another level!
Im about to do this. 1 year on are you still happy? I love my golf but I need some economy
@@SeriosBillios my girlfriend and I have had our BMWs for a year. Mine is a 435d convertible, hers a 335d (both X-drive). I love my 435d for style, cruising and general experience with the top down, but hers is unbelievable. I drive hers whenever I can, because the pure drive is more fun than you could ever imagine from a diesel. You feel you can take anyone on, while at the same time being under the radar, getting great mpg and the comfort of a good size saloon. I can even fit my giant pair of 6ft-plus kids in the back. I have to drive my 435 in Sport/Sport+ mode to get it anywhere near the 335 in Comfort. Could not recommend the 335d highly enough. Stunning car. Especially in Tanzanite Blue
Good choice £160 tax and rapid
They are awesome and the running costs are good. I'm averaging 40mpg easy.
I bought one owned it 4 months and I have had a s3 prior to it. You have hit the nail on its head. Really good review I would have said the exact same word for word it’s crazy haha
i loved the review, i just went to test one today. coming from a e93 m3 conv. and thinking why the hell am i paying £550 road tax getting 15mpg and it going through £250 rubber bands! i know it looks bland but the one i seen had the 20s and perf pack, so it did look really nice. it did drive better aswell. performance wise in real world the 335d makes more sense. only thing i will miss is the sound.
Great review! Looking to buy one of these at the end of the year, they are so underrated that I can never find any good reviews or videos. I'm hoping to get it remapped and lowered, I look forward to your future video!
Same problem here, I found just a handful of generic reviews which really had me worried I was getting a lemon!
But fear not, the car is brilliant.
Great review... bought one of the last F31 335d Touring’s with a crazy discount....first job was to take the badges off so it looks like the 320d.... assisted by the exhausts. Went to DMS today so it now has 395 bhp lol.... (Thanks Rob - top man). Drive home on a busy motorway was 39mpg... Epic package, hard to beat cross country and will surprise a lot of people (740NM of torquey things)
Great review, cheers mate. I've got the opportunity to by a 17 plate 15,000 mile 335d, fully loaded with options, at an absolute bargain price (17k) from a friend and your review has sold it to me.
I had a BMW 335d M Sport Pus from August 2016-November 2017. Loved it, didnt want to give it back but it was a short term lease. Went to BMW to get another one however there was a deal on at the time 0% APR on any diesel four series. So got a 435d M Sport Plus (which comes with more toys as standard than the 335d M Sport Plus) and i have loved it since November 2017. Got it till November 2021, will be gutted to see it go back because at the moment it doesnt look like BMW are doing a 435d or 335d in the new range. Great engine, recently drove to Derby for work which is a 100 odd mile journey one way. Averaged 50mpg. Absolutely class.
Thank you! I am desperately trying to decide between 335d / 340i +/- Xdrive and I appreciate the honest review.
The ride height and SE suspension is because it's an X-drive and it needs the extra ground clearance for the front diff.
I like the review very much. Very honest and genuine. However some of the negatives about softer suspension and small exhaust pipes to some people including myself are actually positives. I love the fact this thing drives like 320d, looks like it but when you need it you have 300bhp+ a tons of torque on tap. I think this thing spec'd with smallish wheels would be perfect for touring around coarse bumpy UK motorways and on the continent too. Economy is great given its power and I think if it's in comfort mode it won't be playing fake sound through the speakers.
Thanks for that Dan. I decided on a 435d Gran Coupé. Yes it's quick and does 40mpg average over 2000 miles. The sound of the straight 6 is as it is not piped which is quite nice. I've had 3 passengers who didn't know it was a diesel. As for the indicators, soft indicate the opposite direction to turn it off. A proper indicator would be miles better I agree. Thanks again for the inspiration.
Good to watch a review with strong opinions, not just trying to be balanced and ending up bland. Gives a good sense of what the car is like. I agree about BMW indicators, I found the same thing for quite a while, but you can adjust to it. Takes a bit of learning, now I don't mind it.
Glad to see you're enjoying it, I have a 2013 330d xDrive M Sport in Mineral Grey, I love it. I have adaptive suspension so my suspension is great. With regards to indicators? Nah, you'll get use to it, I had an E60 530d before (far better as a drivers car IMO), but you get used to the indicators, easy to use once you know how.
Best review on this car
Just picked up a 2015 1 in white with my performance kit and stage 1 map......jesus Christ it's ridiculously fast
I’ve only ever owned bmws and realised that it’s got its own niche indicator but it does work. Yes it doesn’t click down into position like other cars. But it functions like other cars like normal though. Soft tap either way = 3 signals. Press it down harder it’ll stay there till it’s registered your turn. To cancel it soft tap the other direction and it’ll cancel it without activating the other side. And if it’s a over take for example. Soft tap and hold it.
Thought i recognised you driving past my old college in chingford and going on the A406 😆. Must have been going to monoux college during that time. Been looking at these as the best all rounder. Excellent on fuel and even performance as you said it can rival hot hatches.
I've got this exact car 335d touring & this is the best review l have heard 100% spot on. It's all the best bits from the M3 but you don't look like a nob or a drug dealer for me thats a plus & no stupid Police attracting sound just a lovely deep rumble. Had to laugh , he's so right the indicators are total crap only 1 or 2 down sides for me , the other is a rattle on the small door lock buttons on the top of the doors. For me 335d is a secret a truly superb car one of the very very best ever for so many reasons but "understated" is the main one for me l absolutely love mine .
How reliable it is? More than a gasoline? It is expensive to mantein? Is easy to modificate? What about the feelings between disel and gasoline (send car). Thanks
It will become a money pit like all BMWs do just look at the M3 or my E30.
But all cars do with age, it’s purely because bmw are real scummy with their prices for replacement parts so it’s really bad.
Though a Mercedes of similar age and mileage would be worse.
Mpg I mentioned before, incredible and I had a 420d as a loaner car for its first service and that got worse mpg and was the dullest thing I have ever driven in my life.... no I lie, the new Mini Cooper (even the S and SD) were the most boring things I had to ever drive. Awful things and the irony is they are supposed to be fun!
The mk2 new mini (model before) was hilarious fun and my late mother’s cooper D was hilarious fun and handled like a go kart and despite being a diesel, it had that turbo punch which is always fun, especially in a tiny car... new minis are HUGE in comparison.
Anyway sidetracked there.
Buy a good 335D if you want silly power and economy and don’t mind it being a bit boring or better yet Alpina D3 which gives all the pluses of the 335D but none of the minuses, I love that car and would own one if I ever get the chance.
I got bored with my lovely 330d and I am feeling the urge to upgrade to 335d. Your video is not helping to stop it;-)
Don't watch the latest ones then ;-)
Just got mine. I've owned fast cars and bikes. This feels quicker on my commute than my old R1200GS and my current 800 Tiger...awesome motor by any standards.
Absolutely bloody brilliant review, all the pluses and negatives highlighted clearly, you've just helped me decide what I'm having on lease next - 335d all the way. Do you feel the xdrive system to be a genuine benefit or does it kill the fun slightly?
Jonathan Elliott very kind thank you :-)
The xdrive is a love/hate thing. I love the fact I can boot it in almost any condition without having any scary moments. But then I hate the fact it removes some feel on corners and a slight amount of understeer due to the added weight.
In a ideal world we should be given the option, but it is what it is.
Still a great car though.
I've got a 2017 335d and it doesn't hurt. It is a nice car to drive although a little heavy. The car is reasonably quick but the way this guy talks youd think it was an M5.
RE The indicators;
If you’re indicating left and want to cancel the indicator, press it to indicate left again. This will cancel it and save indicating right by mistake by “over-pressing” it too far the opposite direction.
There is to much different between diesel and gasoline (same car) what about durability, feelings driving, modification, how often does it break and how expensive it is. Nice vídeo . Thanks.
Well it’s not as fun to drive, steering is numb but so are all modern cars.
Sounds are fake through the speakers and outside it sounds like a diesel.
Very reliable in my ownership, thrashed the life out of it, never ran it in and went a few thousand miles past the oil change/service.
But it’s stupid fast, can do 55mpg with no effort and even upto 70 if you try really hard and that’s when tuned too.
It’s a excellent car, handles quite well, has 4wd so is very stable in all conditions.
But it’s not exciting like a 340i, not even close.
But the torque is insane and addictive.
It’s a fantastic car especially in wagon/estate guise.
However if you go into my videos you will see the Alpina D3 and that is incredible.
Same performance really but it handles and feels 10x better and I would buy that over this, a M3 and a 340i
@@TheBenchmarkuk thanks for anwering me. Very glad you did it.
Push the indicator in the same direction again to cancel them ;)
Sam Fletcher Exactly what I was going to say. Apart from the first week of owning a BMW many years ago, I've never found the indicators to be a problem.
I personally love the Indicator;)
After a short while, you realise the indicator system makes sense. Indicate, and the stalk returns to centre, to cancel (other than self-cancelling when the wheel returns), just tap it in either direction (up or down). I turn off a road near me, so indicate, and as I turn in, I need to cancel early because I could be mistaken as showing I need to turn into the immediate small side road. So as I sweep the wheel round, I press the stalk down and that does it. If I had a standard indicator stalk, I would have to move my hand away from steering left to push the stalk up.
@@simonhooker7415 I do the exact same thing. It makes your hand flow so much smoother.
I actually love BMW indicators🙌
But good video 👌
Got one and love it - musts mods are suspension (ACS or Eibach Pro springs), a sensible/quality remap and EBC yellow pads...so far.
love the video picking one up the weekend swapping my tts in
Own one of these on a 2015. Astonished at how fast it is and my last car was a 550HP V8! This is actually quicker of the line as it can get the power down. Handles OK but is best kept in a straight line. I find I feel every bump in the road with the suspension though which is at variance with all the reviews saying SE suspension is soft. Maybe needs new shocks or has been modified.
Whoop! My local driving roads :)
Totally agree with the exhausts on these. Should've had either side like old gen
I know the 320d is a very different car but due to our weather would you recommend rwd or Xdrive, really hard decision??
absolutely love that car brilliant video; D
About the indicators: you can turn the indicator off by clicking again in the same direction - counter-intuitive as it may be.
Good video, you sound exactly like Romesh Ranganathan
Just ordered a mineral grey with 20's and m performance body with without them horrendous stickers. I'm coming from a Mercedes A45 AMG FL hope I'm not disappointed with it.
If you went from a Golf R I would of been worried, but the A45 imo is not a great #hyperhatch so I think you will be happy.
The Benchmark iv always found the a45 to be a little lacking in punch on the motorway. It will launch unbelievably fast by after that it's not anything special. I will miss the noise though
The Benchmark I won't miss the 70 quid a week I put in it. Hopefully I'll get over 40mpg in the beemer . Great videos by the way
I have the same and can also confirm it is a great car
Acs springs are meant to fix the suspension.. I've read you don't need dynamic too with acs
expensive for springs though, plus the labour to change is even more!
It shouldnt be like this, BMW should supply the Msport suspension as described when buying the car from them, this is blatant false advertising.
I needed an estate car my local branch of Thrifty presented me with a 335d xdrive estate WOW !!! what a car instant shove in the back syle acceleration means overtaking is a breeze I thought the handling was very good for a car loaded with passengers and luggage there were no complaints as I threw it into some of the bends on the A1120 the suspension never seemed soft in any setting including comfort overall I`m saving up to hire it again soon
nothing wrong with the 335d mate am looking at one myself very torquay, hows the fuel, mpg?
in town around 45mpg, outside mid to high 50s... pretty amazing for the power really.
I get 24 round town and 35 on the m'way
Hi mate what mpg did you driving around town
Suspension issues are due to x-drive. 330d s-drive would probably be more fun. Not as fast, but pretty bloody quick.
Alpha Lobster once mapped just as fast and RWD!👍🏼
You can turn the three flash indicator shit off in I-drive.
I found that out from HGV experience I like to thank people for letting me in with a left right left flash, that's the thumbs up signal, whereas people who use hazards are confusing the issue as that IS a hazard warning, not a thanks mate!
Actually think the 3 litre diesels sound awesome deep growl the fact that it's a 3 litre is enough to give the noise🤷
Got one myself and I couldn't agree more, the handling is poor and so cornering can be fun.... but in a straight line it's insane
Very honest review 👏🏽
I've got the S3 2015 I know what you mean by the throttle response. Although when your pushing the car hard, not a lot can keep up. Mike swap brands for my next car...need to keep monthly around £500. Any ideas??
£500 will get you anything with a 2k deposit, almost a new M3.
You can get 23% off a BMW using a broker, so a new M140i can be had for about 24k and depending on the finance deals going that can be under £300...
Dandanfings...cheers. Never thought of broker before, usually use dealer to spec the car. Can broker do factory order? Who would you recommend?
For bmw use a guy called trl, just google search 'trl bmw' as he seems to be able to get the cheapest deals.
Oh and yes factory orders to whatever spec you want.
I wasn't sure within the first 2 minutes of the review. The guy seemed a dour but then after listening, the review was good. Hence my thumbs up. This is my next car, now will be looking for adaptive suspension option....and hand signal indicators!
I plan on buying the 335D next. I Had a M135i, but traded it in due to running costs as I was doing lots of miles. I am currently driving a 16 plate Focus ST Diesel. I miss the BMW as the focus looks good but is shite in comparison to the BMW’s. Oh great review mate.
My vauxhall astra Sri had the same problem with the indicators,drove me nuts. This is my next car when the Audi is paid off.cheers
Sound symphoniser? Would it be synthesiser?
LOL yes but now i'm thinking of the 80s..... and great Van Halen and Jump is in my head now, thanks ;-)
I’ve just got myself one of these, I think your review helped me decide, thanks 👍🏿
What happened to the 335d content ??? We need you back
Sold long ago bought M2 comp which sucked so much I didn’t even make videos with it and then moved to Thailand where the only bmw diesel is a plug-in hybrid 2.0 and costs as much as a new 911 in England....
You realise the sound doesn’t come through the speakers on the f30 BMW’s right..?
It does, also on the F80 too. maybe a secondary speaker next to the main speaker, but its definitely being fed from that area. Buddy of mine was using his ears to find the source of it :)
Good video but how on earth you have so much trouble with the perfectly simple and easy to use indicators is beyond me. You tap it for a 3 tick burst or click it to indicate properly and if it doesn't turn off cos maybe it was a shallow corner or something all you need to do is tap it gently in the same direction again. You don't have to click it the opposite way and risk indicating in the opposite direction. I'll admit I have done that in the past but it's no way the problem you make it out to be. To be honest I mostly just use the 3 tick burst these days.
Really?
I haven't met a single person on the planet (that's owners too!) that likes these indicators, they are just awful. Why reinvent the wheel, old school indicators are 100x better!
@@TheBenchmarkuk I love the indicators. Drive it for longer, and other indicators make no sense.
FYI The indicators are now "switches" in the newer cars.
For where I live these work very well, this is purely because we have so many pot holes.
I agree, fantastic all weather car, specially for a our northern friends 👍🏻
Which really should of been an option for us warmer climate buyers.
Yep, BMW have kind of said, if you want a real M spec car you have to go with M2, M3, Mr etc etc. The same has happened now for Mercedes, if you want a great looking, sounding rapid car please go with the entry C43!!!
Apart from the random swearing.. Good review, casual and to the point..
It’s a great car.
Even the indicating is actually quite easy. Come on mate.
BTW, what's the difference between fake sound through the speakers and an exhaust designed for noise?
You aready said what's the difference is.
Zoubeir's World They’re both confected is my point.
@@alphalobster8021 only if the exhausts have fake speaker sounds in them.
30-40mpg when pushing it?? Really lol? I'm not bothered about the sound, been driving diesels for years now. I thought these had single turbo but with twin scrolls these days?
Yes, I have been driving rather aggressively recently due to urgent matters and fairly low tyre pressures and averaged 38mpg over 200 miles. usually its mid 40s _tyres at 39psi) and quite often in eco pro and cruising mid 50s.
Ding Bat Driving 330d is twin scroll single turbo....335d is twin turbo (small and large)
Really that engine sound is false? Thanks.
Try an Alpina D3 touring. It’s epic.
Would this car acheive 60mpg on a 20mile 70mph journey driving in eco mode?
No. It may be better to drive at 60mph to get even close to 60mpg.
@Baza H I do best part of 30k miles a year so don't want to be spending too much on fuel if I don't half the miles I would be looking at a car that needs to be driven such as the M3.
@Baza H let's put this into comparison to my current car. A 2018 Honda Civic Sport Petrol 1.5 Turbo running 220bhp. I regualaty get 55mpg on a motorway run and driving like a nun I have got 61mpg. Your 1.6 TDCI Focus isn't too great
@Baza H that is my average mate. I use the trip computer in the centre of my dash. Would you like me to send photos?
@Baza H 🤣 it is really good for what it is! However, when you do drive it properly I only see 30mpg haha
Couldnt agree more about Indicator just got a 435d crap idea puts
You off using them
Its about time that other countries then the EU countries find out what great an diesel engine can be when you let the south germans build it!!!
I have an X3 35d with over 400 bhp and about 800 Nm of torque.
It goes form 0-100 km/t in 4.3 sekund on the GPS and its an car that weights 2000 kg without driver...
They can be awesome indeed, I may revisit the big power diesels at some point in the future... if they don't ban them of course!
How does this stack up against the 340i?
+fizywig The 35d would murder it in town, from a launch and also with low/mid range response.
However the 340i like the m3 will have more top end power and of course sound magnificent.
Hi there, is there a difference in sensations and "lag, butterflies in the stomach" between an F30 330d and a 340i?
I mean, does the power come instantly in the petrol one as in the diesel; or are the driving sensations worst?
Hi mate get your 335d on ac Schnitzer springs asap it's around £650
Totally transforms the car just google it
Would to line my up next to a s3/golf r not sure it'll best them though
Ah ha ha ha ha ha nothing worse than a flat Bottom on a woman! Loool great review by the way , just looking at getting one of these & most of the reviews I’d watched were so dull ! This made me smile ! Top man !
Thank you, it’s an awesome car... especially after a remap!
The indicators are easy. Push past the detent if you want it on longer. Engine sounds shit?? name me a good sounding diesel! Great car that goes under the radar.
Missing the point that it's deliberately understated. A sleeper. Less car thieves.
Should also say before i got the 335d i had a new audi S3. Loved the audi but to live with day to day the 335d is much better.
2016 Ford f450 blinkers work the exact same way. Hate them. Have them in my company's service trucks
You can press through on the indicator to make it keep indicating... And tap it lightly for 3 indications 🤣
If you've got it for two years, don't wanna be rude and ask but is it on lease?
Yep.
Think that's the route I'll be going down when it's time for a new car. Seen so many decent deals.
Yeah there are, however be aware that they can be pulled at the last second close to delivery time... hence this 335d and no M140i
Dandanfings yeah. I PCP my current car and there's lease deals out there on more miles and the model up for less P/m.
Had you order an M140i but they cancelled the order? I would much prefer the larger 3 series anyway as I'm not a fan of the a series. Too small for me.
I'd have a touring, but the boot is too small........535d??
Wow nice 😉👍
That is education for you man. I've been in love with BMW straight 6 TD for the last 17 years now. At the moment I drive a 2.0 tdi Golf 7 but it's remaped to 190hp. A 6 speed DSG and its fast enough. But I have had a 6 Cylinder TDI BMW 330 E46 and F30. And now my plan is to wait another year, two max, and I am going to buy a 330D M sport G20. That's a car no matter which Petrol powered car you compare to it, unless it's a Porsche 911... Eats'em all for breakfast. With a remap it comes to 317hp and 715 NM of torque, what more could you ever need.
135d rwd, lets keep dreaming :)
surely it would be called 140d.... or by the time BMW get round to building it a 160d judging by their silly ever increasing naming nonsense they are doing these days.
Dandanfings it doesn't have the M sport suspension due to it being an xdrive and was also the reason it no longer has the wheelbarrow exhaust that you have on the E90 335d M sport because of it, it wouldn't fit apparently.
It's definitely naff that the engine note comes from a speaker, I didn't know that.
I still prefer the E90 that I have, I love the wheelbarrow exhaust and it's remapped to 390bhp and 750 Newton meters of torque, it's a beast lol.
u can get the double exhaust on 335d/435d from aftermarket sources. i did ask just yesterday at the dealership if they have any system like this for my 435d (which has a electronic towbar) and they said they would give me the answer in a few days. altough after a few minutes on the internet i have found many aftermarket brands that sell double exhausts for the xdrives and for cars with the towbars
A C Schnitzer UK do the wheelbarrow exhaust for the xdrive.
If you do get it done, I definitely recommend getting 4" tailpipes, I replaced my 3" tailpipes just recently and looks so much better.
I also replaced the stock diffuser with a vorsteiner rear diffuser. It looks amazing.
The xdrive diffuser is a joke, it's so lowdown at the very bottom of the rear bumper. Front bumper looks really nice.
got the M pack on mine, front looks amazing, the back looks ridiculous! two tiny tailpipes on the left and the rest looks all standard... not planning on getting anything aftermarket because of the cars warranty
Pro tip for you, if you put the indicator down to turn left then you want to turn it off, press down again.
same goes for turning right, you press up to turn right and then press up again to turn it off.
yes its backwards and stupid but at least now you wont be indicating the opposite direction when you want to turn the indicator off
lol this is my normal commute , A406 life
What is "LCI"
LCI = Facelift in BMW speak
@@TheBenchmarkuk ..actually ‘Life Cycle Impulse’
Once you put a stage one tune on it, it becomes stupid.
get the Luxuryvery classy looking ,gets a lot of looks but the suspension ? Worse Ive ever experienced..Pete Mayes....
@2:39 fuckin' hell........ LOL
I have a bmw and i indicate! 🙄
You right, nothing wrong than flat bottom woman 🤣
M3s are pointless on the road.
Nice car, but review was s bit "shit"
Sythneniser...
Not a good video
You can't compare a diesel 330d v6 to a S3 mate totally different models
Compare it to a a4/s4
Quite right, as there is no V6 330d..... only kidding :)
K Williams my thoughts exactly
great video bro