My nice new winter car!

Foster85 · 12-03-2013, 02:25 AM

Hi Guys!

Seeing as Winter is coming, I set out with the intention of getting a cheap winter 4x4 to run alongside my Clio 197. Found a well priced Shogun that I could sell for the same or more come summer, and put my deposit down. The salesman put it in for it's MOT and it failed... Miserably....

So I figured I'd get the 4x4 I wanted instead, a Range Rover Sport. Took it for a test drive, loved it, parked back up at the Dealer and spotted this across the forecourt....

Turns out my ideal winter car is a 2009 E93 330d Msport Highline in Le Mans Blue

It's only done 31000 miles, full BMW service history, and lots of boxes ticked on the options list.

Love it, perfect combination of comfort, looks, economy and performance. I genuinely have no idea how my left leg coped with all that gear changing before?!

I plan on maybe getting the gloss black kidney grills, the M3 lip spoiler and some gloss black VMR's. And obviously getting involved on here, there's some gorgeous motors on this forum!

So hi everyone!

Cheers,
James

AdamC · 12-03-2013, 02:46 AM

Welcome mate

Made your mind up in the end then!
Pics aren't working for me

Foster85 · 12-03-2013, 02:54 AM

Hi Adam!

Hmmmmm, me neither.... Do I need to use a different site than Flickr or should that be ok?!

richk84 · 12-03-2013, 03:15 AM

Welcome

I think i went looking at the same car.... I hope you got a good deal on it, was way over priced imo as I'd seen a few LCI models that were a few grand cheaper, albeit they were 325d but they have the newer engine in

a11y · 12-03-2013, 04:54 AM

It's all about how you link to Flickr, I'm on the mobile so can't demonstrate, but it's the links you need to look for under each photo (can't just use the url).

Foster85 · 12-03-2013, 07:11 AM

Hi Rich,

A few of the cars there are overpriced, but I knocked them down enough that I consider it to be a good deal.

A11y - No idea how to do it, been through the share options on Flickr and all I can find is the url... Is it the embed HTML I should be using?

Foster85 · 12-03-2013, 07:21 AM

I've added them a different way, I got fed up of arguing with Flickr...

Hope you all like!

Jamie_E92 · 12-03-2013, 07:26 AM

Ah perfect winter car , Convertible & RWD - awseome in snow & ice

Just bought mine too ,it has heated seats? What else could you ask for!!?

Foster85 · 12-03-2013, 07:33 AM

Hi Jay!

Ah yeah.... another reason it's a perfect winter car is mine doesn't have heated seats...... Although my last car didn't, so I won't miss them I suppose (or thats what I keep telling myself)! Wasn't a deal breaker for me, just a nice to have!

My thinking has now gone aong the lines of, 'Well, if I can't get to work, I might not get paid, but at least I should have a Ps4 by then...'

Jamie_E92 · 12-03-2013, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Foster85

Hi Jay!

Ah yeah.... another reason it's a perfect winter car is mine doesn't have heated seats...... Although my last car didn't, so I won't miss them I suppose (or thats what I keep telling myself)! Wasn't a deal breaker for me, just a nice to have!

My thinking has now gone aong the lines of, 'Well, if I can't get to work, I might not get paid, but at least I should have a Ps4 by then...'

oh happy days!

honestly though, looks a beautiful example, bet you can't wait for summer

Foster85 · 12-03-2013, 07:43 AM

Cheers! No I can't, really can't!

Likewise, love the 313's on white, looks awesome!

richk84 · 12-03-2013, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Foster85

Hi Rich,

A few of the cars there are overpriced, but I knocked them down enough that I consider it to be a good deal.

A11y - No idea how to do it, been through the share options on Flickr and all I can find is the url... Is it the embed HTML I should be using?

Good to hear you knocked them down. I've been on the lookout myself for an e93 330d in le mans blue, good choice!

CustomColours · 12-03-2013, 08:43 AM

You'll be better off in the clio. Less torque and power delivery and fwd.

Well done on the purchase either way.

djgandy · 12-03-2013, 08:47 AM

LeMans blue with light interior. Hard to beat.

Dsport · 12-03-2013, 10:54 AM

Nice Vert, I have the same colour trim in my coupe, Love it but so hard to keep clean, even had light coloured mats, but have scince bought black ones, looks miles better and cleaner

jotty · 12-03-2013, 05:09 PM

Nice choice, get yourself a Smarttop module and it will be even better.

Foster85 · 12-04-2013, 02:30 AM

Custom Colours - Yeah the Clio would definitely be better in the snow, although I p/x'd it against the BMW. I think I'll get some snow socks and see how I get on.

djgandy - Cheers!

Dsport - Funny you should say that, I've been looking at black mats, the cream ones mark so easily. What do you use to keep your leather looking good?

jotty - Thanks, are the Smarttop modules difficult to fit?

Dsport · 12-04-2013, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Foster85

Dsport - Funny you should say that, I've been looking at black mats, the cream ones mark so easily. What do you use to keep your leather looking good?

My cream mats were filthy within a couple of days, also the trim had a few marks on so I used Autosmart G101 on the carpets, leather and all the trim then treated the leather with gliptone, really good stuff, now just wipe it over with Walm soapy water and dry off,

jotty · 12-04-2013, 01:32 PM

Yes bud, the Smarttop took me around 30mins, there is an excellent instruction page on the website, motivemods.com, just update it on your pc first and again all cables are provided.

blues n twos · 12-04-2013, 01:48 PM

Great looking car

welcome to the E93 fold

Jon

bungleaio · 12-04-2013, 03:52 PM

If you get a wind deflector in there's no reason why you can't get the roof down in the winter.

Great colour combo, enjoy the car.

Foster85 · 12-05-2013, 03:16 AM

Cheers jotty, I'll add it to my list for Santa

Cheers Jon! Loving your rear diffuser, did it take long to change it over?

Thanks Bungleaio, the car came with a pristine defelctor in the boot, yet to try it out though, I only put the roof down for the first time yesterday as I was waiting for the tints to dry. Even then I put it straight back up, the joys of the Pennines!

12-03-2013, 02:25 AM	#1
Foster85 New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: E93 330D Msport Highline Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	My nice new winter car! Hi Guys! Seeing as Winter is coming, I set out with the intention of getting a cheap winter 4x4 to run alongside my Clio 197. Found a well priced Shogun that I could sell for the same or more come summer, and put my deposit down. The salesman put it in for it's MOT and it failed... Miserably.... So I figured I'd get the 4x4 I wanted instead, a Range Rover Sport. Took it for a test drive, loved it, parked back up at the Dealer and spotted this across the forecourt.... Turns out my ideal winter car is a 2009 E93 330d Msport Highline in Le Mans Blue It's only done 31000 miles, full BMW service history, and lots of boxes ticked on the options list. Love it, perfect combination of comfort, looks, economy and performance. I genuinely have no idea how my left leg coped with all that gear changing before?! I plan on maybe getting the gloss black kidney grills, the M3 lip spoiler and some gloss black VMR's. And obviously getting involved on here, there's some gorgeous motors on this forum! So hi everyone! Cheers, James Last edited by Foster85; 12-03-2013 at 07:14 AM..
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AdamC Captain 39 Rep 838 Posts Drives: LCI M135i Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: West Midlands - UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2015 BMW LCI M135i [0.00] 2007 Pre-LCI E92 [0.00]	Welcome mate Made your mind up in the end then! Pics aren't working for me
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Foster85 New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: E93 330D Msport Highline Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	Hi Adam! Hmmmmm, me neither.... Do I need to use a different site than Flickr or should that be ok?!
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richk84 Lieutenant Colonel 130 Rep 1,534 Posts Drives: e93 330i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: All over iTrader: (0)	Welcome I think i went looking at the same car.... I hope you got a good deal on it, was way over priced imo as I'd seen a few LCI models that were a few grand cheaper, albeit they were 325d but they have the newer engine in
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a11y First Lieutenant 21 Rep 309 Posts Drives: VW T5 Campervan... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Central Scotland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2004 VW T5 Campervan [0.00]	It's all about how you link to Flickr, I'm on the mobile so can't demonstrate, but it's the links you need to look for under each photo (can't just use the url).
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12-03-2013, 07:11 AM	#6
Foster85 New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: E93 330D Msport Highline Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	Hi Rich, A few of the cars there are overpriced, but I knocked them down enough that I consider it to be a good deal. A11y - No idea how to do it, been through the share options on Flickr and all I can find is the url... Is it the embed HTML I should be using?
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Foster85 New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: E93 330D Msport Highline Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	I've added them a different way, I got fed up of arguing with Flickr... Hope you all like! Attached Images
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Jamie_E92 Captain 42 Rep 825 Posts Drives: Phoenix yellow e92 325d Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: lancs iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	Ah perfect winter car , Convertible & RWD - awseome in snow & ice Just bought mine too ,it has heated seats? What else could you ask for!!?
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12-03-2013, 07:33 AM	#9
Foster85 New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: E93 330D Msport Highline Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	Hi Jay! Ah yeah.... another reason it's a perfect winter car is mine doesn't have heated seats...... Although my last car didn't, so I won't miss them I suppose (or thats what I keep telling myself)! Wasn't a deal breaker for me, just a nice to have! My thinking has now gone aong the lines of, 'Well, if I can't get to work, I might not get paid, but at least I should have a Ps4 by then...'
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Foster85 New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: E93 330D Msport Highline Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	Cheers! No I can't, really can't! Likewise, love the 313's on white, looks awesome!
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12-03-2013, 08:43 AM	#13
CustomColours Banned 15 Rep 791 Posts Drives: 335i SE Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hertfordshire iTrader: (0)	You'll be better off in the clio. Less torque and power delivery and fwd. Well done on the purchase either way.
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12-03-2013, 08:47 AM	#14
djgandy Colonel 146 Rep 2,337 Posts Drives: E93 M3 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 M3 [0.00]	LeMans blue with light interior. Hard to beat.
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Dsport Lieutenant 24 Rep 480 Posts Drives: E91 320d Lci Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Uk West Yorkshire iTrader: (1)	Nice Vert, I have the same colour trim in my coupe, Love it but so hard to keep clean, even had light coloured mats, but have scince bought black ones, looks miles better and cleaner
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12-03-2013, 05:09 PM	#16
jotty Private First Class 7 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 320I CONV Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW ENGLAND iTrader: (0)	Nice choice, get yourself a Smarttop module and it will be even better.
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12-04-2013, 02:30 AM	#17
Foster85 New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: E93 330D Msport Highline Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	Custom Colours - Yeah the Clio would definitely be better in the snow, although I p/x'd it against the BMW. I think I'll get some snow socks and see how I get on. djgandy - Cheers! Dsport - Funny you should say that, I've been looking at black mats, the cream ones mark so easily. What do you use to keep your leather looking good? jotty - Thanks, are the Smarttop modules difficult to fit?
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jotty Private First Class 7 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 320I CONV Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW ENGLAND iTrader: (0)	Yes bud, the Smarttop took me around 30mins, there is an excellent instruction page on the website, motivemods.com, just update it on your pc first and again all cables are provided.
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blues n twos Lieutenant 35 Rep 497 Posts Drives: BMW M4 DCT coupe Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Beaconsfield, Bucks iTrader: (1)	Great looking car welcome to the E93 fold Jon __________________ 2015 M4 DCT Mineral White + carbon pack
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bungleaio Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 295 Posts Drives: Pug 208 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Leicester UK iTrader: (0)	If you get a wind deflector in there's no reason why you can't get the roof down in the winter. Great colour combo, enjoy the car.
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12-05-2013, 03:16 AM	#22
Foster85 New Member 0 Rep 16 Posts Drives: E93 330D Msport Highline Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Yorkshire iTrader: (0)	Cheers jotty, I'll add it to my list for Santa Cheers Jon! Loving your rear diffuser, did it take long to change it over? Thanks Bungleaio, the car came with a pristine defelctor in the boot, yet to try it out though, I only put the roof down for the first time yesterday as I was waiting for the tints to dry. Even then I put it straight back up, the joys of the Pennines!
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