AGHHH... Gutted !

90MSP · 11-24-2015, 10:45 AM

Well I started off happy... secured a new job that is just one mile from my house with very occasional travel. Happy days, then i realised I own a E90 330D M Sport which I love, but it won't love that drive each day.
AGHHH !... this is like a silver cloud with a shyte lining !

So, I have tried to get something more suitable and settled on a Cooper S with Chilli pack and other bits. But to say i'm gutted is an understatement, the BM just ticked all the boxes and I love it... but can't justify keeping it now. Still the Mini does keep some traits from the BM and is made by the same company. Small comfort in a small car !.

That's all then folks, been a pleasure and you guys have been great.

Sparky68 · 11-24-2015, 10:53 AM

Just today got rid of my 335i and bought a Mini Cooper S JCW also

wallsmk2 · 11-24-2015, 11:11 AM

1 mile and you drive? 1 mile and you drive and you buy a mini? I'd be looking for the most unpractical car with the biggest engine if I were you...and walk to work.

Joshbm · 11-24-2015, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by wallsmk2

1 mile and you drive? 1 mile and you drive and you buy a mini? I'd be looking for the most unpractical car with the biggest engine if I were you...and walk to work.

Same here!

Ao1 · 11-24-2015, 11:16 AM

lol one mile? Walk or get a push bike, keep the car

Needbmwpartzz · 11-24-2015, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by wallsmk2

1 mile and you drive? 1 mile and you drive and you buy a mini? I'd be looking for the most unpractical car with the biggest engine if I were you...and walk to work.

Dragster maybe

90MSP · 11-24-2015, 11:31 AM

Yeah, that was my intention initially, also considered a motorbike.... but then the route is so unfriendly it doesn't lend itself to walking or push bike. Plus i'm a lazy b*stard, cold, wet miserable British winters don't sit well with me.

A catapult might do it though !

xPETEZx · 11-26-2015, 11:58 AM

No car is going to be happy doing 1 mile each way.
Engine wont even begin to get warm.

How can it not be possible to walk/push bike that?

If it must be a car, get something electric. G-Whiz? :P

Wayne-G · 11-26-2015, 05:16 PM

1 Mile to work would be an absolute dream, opens the door for just about any car. I'd bike/walk it then have the car of your choice, i.e by the sounds of things just keep your 330D.

A 1 mile trip would do nothing but harm to the car and especially the DPF would clog up if it wasn't taken for a good long journey once in a while.

What's so unfriendly about the route for walking/biking? Just invest in some GOOD wet weather/warm clothing and your laughing! Driving wouldn't even cross my mind for that short trip.

OGM2LCI · 11-27-2015, 01:54 AM

I must admit my first thought was "walk to work and buy the biggest shineyest car I can"

The0pportunist · 11-27-2015, 03:12 AM

This is where a cheap electric car comes in handy.

abeardo83 · 11-27-2015, 03:46 AM

I'd be walking to work and buying a f++koff huge v8 / v10.
I bought my 335i when my daily commute halved, because I could afford to run it then, haha!

Soul_Glo · 11-27-2015, 05:12 AM

One mile is a nice walk if it's not raining.

Juz5i · 11-27-2015, 12:29 PM

Hi OP. I am also very lucky that I live about one mile from my place of work. That is exactly the reason I bought myself a 335i.
I cycle pretty much every day apart from if I'm using the car just before or after work.
I try and take the car for a good run when I can & enjoy not having to worry about MPG!

G82Dude · 11-27-2015, 12:47 PM

Ummm, walk! Drive a mile? Utter madness!

(or move house!!

)

smuler · 11-27-2015, 01:07 PM

I walk to work, it takes me about the same number of seconds my 335i takes 0-60.
But my leisure pursuits mean I drive , on average, 17k per year. 335i is doable, a more extravagant car I could not afford

dest · 11-29-2015, 10:26 AM

I live 3 miles from work and own a 330d, I don't see what the problem is personally?!
Drive it to work and drive it home. Then just give it a good thrashing at the weekend, or go the long way a couple of times a week.
I've had mine for about 2.5 years and not had any problems regarding short drives.

Edit: I can't bike or I would do in decent weather, its on a countryside A road which is narrow and very dangerous for cycling, just not worth the risk

pmmcbl · 11-29-2015, 10:39 AM

I do 12 miles per day. That includes going home for lunch. I did have a diesel and doing 35mpg with my short journeys. Had to get a 335i as only get 20/25mpg now but I'm a very happy man. The best move ever.

Fundguy1 · 11-29-2015, 10:50 AM

I would've 335i instead. You won't worry about mileage so get something fun with balls that doesn't need to warm up.

dest · 11-29-2015, 11:39 AM

Every car needs to warm up lol

AWSAWS · 11-30-2015, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Broken_Gearbox

One mile is a nice walk if it's not raining.

There's these things. Coats and umbrellas. They work wonders. Should be walking to work.

Surely keep the car OP so you have something for shopping trips, weekends and other journeys. Just get the dpf pulled.

11-24-2015, 10:45 AM	#1
90MSP Private First Class 14 Rep 181 Posts Drives: 330D M Sport Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 330D M Sport [0.00]	AGHHH... Gutted ! Well I started off happy... secured a new job that is just one mile from my house with very occasional travel. Happy days, then i realised I own a E90 330D M Sport which I love, but it won't love that drive each day. AGHHH !... this is like a silver cloud with a shyte lining ! So, I have tried to get something more suitable and settled on a Cooper S with Chilli pack and other bits. But to say i'm gutted is an understatement, the BM just ticked all the boxes and I love it... but can't justify keeping it now. Still the Mini does keep some traits from the BM and is made by the same company. Small comfort in a small car !. That's all then folks, been a pleasure and you guys have been great.
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wallsmk2 Lieutenant 28 Rep 405 Posts Drives: e91 325i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: exeter iTrader: (0)	1 mile and you drive? 1 mile and you drive and you buy a mini? I'd be looking for the most unpractical car with the biggest engine if I were you...and walk to work.
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Ao1 Captain 123 Rep 604 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: England iTrader: (3)	lol one mile? Walk or get a push bike, keep the car
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11-24-2015, 11:31 AM	#7
90MSP Private First Class 14 Rep 181 Posts Drives: 330D M Sport Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 330D M Sport [0.00]	Yeah, that was my intention initially, also considered a motorbike.... but then the route is so unfriendly it doesn't lend itself to walking or push bike. Plus i'm a lazy b*stard, cold, wet miserable British winters don't sit well with me. A catapult might do it though !
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11-26-2015, 11:58 AM	#8
xPETEZx Captain 46 Rep 663 Posts Drives: Golf R Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0)	No car is going to be happy doing 1 mile each way. Engine wont even begin to get warm. How can it not be possible to walk/push bike that? If it must be a car, get something electric. G-Whiz? :P
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Wayne-G Lieutenant 105 Rep 401 Posts Drives: MG F30 330d Msport xDrive Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: County Durham iTrader: (0)	1 Mile to work would be an absolute dream, opens the door for just about any car. I'd bike/walk it then have the car of your choice, i.e by the sounds of things just keep your 330D. A 1 mile trip would do nothing but harm to the car and especially the DPF would clog up if it wasn't taken for a good long journey once in a while. What's so unfriendly about the route for walking/biking? Just invest in some GOOD wet weather/warm clothing and your laughing! Driving wouldn't even cross my mind for that short trip. Last edited by Wayne-G; 11-26-2015 at 05:22 PM..
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11-27-2015, 01:54 AM	#10
OGM2LCI Lieutenant 45 Rep 443 Posts Drives: E87 M2 LCI Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I must admit my first thought was "walk to work and buy the biggest shineyest car I can"
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11-27-2015, 03:12 AM	#11
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abeardo83 Captain 97 Rep 828 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Cheshire iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 BMW M3 [0.00]	I'd be walking to work and buying a f++koff huge v8 / v10. I bought my 335i when my daily commute halved, because I could afford to run it then, haha!
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Juz5i Second Lieutenant 38 Rep 254 Posts Drives: BMW M2 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Cheshire UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 F87 [0.00]	Hi OP. I am also very lucky that I live about one mile from my place of work. That is exactly the reason I bought myself a 335i. I cycle pretty much every day apart from if I'm using the car just before or after work. I try and take the car for a good run when I can & enjoy not having to worry about MPG!
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G82Dude - 294 Rep 2,602 Posts Drives: M4CMxD Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Ummm, walk! Drive a mile? Utter madness! (or move house!! )
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11-27-2015, 01:07 PM	#16
smuler First Lieutenant 51 Rep 306 Posts Drives: E46 M3 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wales iTrader: (0)	I walk to work, it takes me about the same number of seconds my 335i takes 0-60. But my leisure pursuits mean I drive , on average, 17k per year. 335i is doable, a more extravagant car I could not afford
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11-29-2015, 10:26 AM	#17
dest Major 89 Rep 1,378 Posts Drives: LCI E91 320d M Sport Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northamptonshire iTrader: (4)	I live 3 miles from work and own a 330d, I don't see what the problem is personally?! Drive it to work and drive it home. Then just give it a good thrashing at the weekend, or go the long way a couple of times a week. I've had mine for about 2.5 years and not had any problems regarding short drives. Edit: I can't bike or I would do in decent weather, its on a countryside A road which is narrow and very dangerous for cycling, just not worth the risk
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11-29-2015, 10:39 AM	#18
pmmcbl Lieutenant 35 Rep 435 Posts Drives: E91 335i M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Berkshire iTrader: (0)	I do 12 miles per day. That includes going home for lunch. I did have a diesel and doing 35mpg with my short journeys. Had to get a 335i as only get 20/25mpg now but I'm a very happy man. The best move ever.
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11-29-2015, 10:50 AM	#19
Fundguy1 Major General 2033 Rep 8,339 Posts Drives: 335 e93 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Orlando, fl iTrader: (0)	I would've 335i instead. You won't worry about mileage so get something fun with balls that doesn't need to warm up.
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11-29-2015, 11:39 AM	#20
dest Major 89 Rep 1,378 Posts Drives: LCI E91 320d M Sport Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northamptonshire iTrader: (4)	Every car needs to warm up lol
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