wrxcraig

im at that point now cos i got to have one, im looking at doing HP, never been a big fan of HP but i want the car that much im considering it.
Obviously id have the 19" wheels and probably end up with a black one.
Does anyone know what the hp would be on these.

Guinness

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I have a 330d sport and love it,i believe the twin turbo engine goes to 350 hp and 500 lbs/ft torque so not shy......Mines only approx 280 hp and 410 lbs/ft ....and still plenty quick enough...Alan........

alanbell

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AFAIK the 535 d sport is 274 / 568 >> ish standard , But with a performance chip , Its 300/600 , >> so Im told ?? may be wrong ?? cheers

RichardS2005

Did you mean the HP finance or HP horsepower...?

I can't imagine that you wouldn't be a fan of horsepower...

wrxcraig

Sorry its HP as in finance,

RichardS2005

Found this from a contract rate calculator....

VEHICLE : BMW 535d 4dr Sal 3.0d M Sport Au 08
INSURANCE GROUP : 18
FUEL TYPE : Diesel
CO2 EMISSIONS : 178
MPG (urban) : 31
MPG (56mph) : 52
MPG (75mph) : 42

TERM & MILES PER YEAR : 4 Years at 10,000 miles a year
3 x 47 Contract Hire
Rental (non maintained) : £ 700.91
Service Rental (optional) : £ 60.72
Rental (fully maintained) : £ 761.63

Averroes

On hp we were eventually offered just over 700 for the 535d M Sport in metallic Carbon Black, and that included black dakota leather, 19" double spoke wheels, privacy glass, visibility pack, head up display (cool looking but i never really concentrated on what it told me, just thought it looked cool), sport transmission and hmm cant think of anything else. O yes Hi-Fi Logic7 or something sound as the bloomen Media Pack would sky rocket the HP and yes, we selected a basic Sat Nav, as again the business pack was cost a lot.

We selected minimal both important options to our needs and they dropped from around 780 or something down to 724 if i remember correctly. However due to the rubbish BMW service we ended up taking it out on contract hire as we werent bothered about keeping after the term was complete. All going through our business with Lombard who really look after us

RichardS2005

Who did you go with for contract hire Lombard??? Was it a better price than above??

Averroes

Yes the contract hire ended with Lombard. Now the price was higher than above but the car included Business Sat Nav, full Multimedia Pack and paddle shift (dont ask why lol) with a few other bits and bobs

We are paying £805 but we did get further optional extra and with Lombard its a no nonsense service.

J4CKO

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God £800 a month, how do you lot afford these motors !

Fair play if you can, I dont do bad but £800 a month ?

Andy M3

Fuel consumption is the one to watch. My mate get's top twenties out of his on average. That's a combo of M1 for 200 miles and some town work, back lane's etc.......

5th gear test a 635d and drove to Europe at 56 mpg with the odd 'squirt' manged 100miles short of the 650 they expected. They are £70 to fill, according to the AA the average cost per litre is now £1.09 which equates to 14.14 gallons, in turn that means it averaged 38.9 mpg @ 56 mph. That is 25% less than BMW quote their Extra-urban (mpg) cycle.

I would give the £4500 cheaper 235hp 530d a look. It is 10% better than the 535 on fuel. Some saving to be had there.

Averroes

Its called "company expenses" so out of that 800 we pay very minimal out of our pocket. Then again our businesses are doing fairly well i must humbly say

wrxcraig

Tried persuading my dad to get me one through the buisness but he wasnt having any of it plus the fact im back on the tools so looks like its gona be a few years.

Averroes

And in my case im trying to buy my dad a new S Class Mercedez but he cant part with his old S reg Passat. He just loves it. Ive told him he can practically choose which ever car he wants but hes not interested lol.

TopBanana

Tested one last year. Don't see what all the fuss is about.

davecweed

you need to learn how to drive it!

alanbell

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Im trying to learn to drive, ??? Picked my 535d sport up today, in black

Averroes

WHY? lol two weeks left and you could have got a 08 plate dude.

I ordered my new Q7 in November but had it built to order so that i get it when the 08 comes out lol

davecweed

Good man!

TopBanana

Any clues?

Andy M3

Dave say's that every time.

MattOz

I had one. Great car. Averaged 32.8mpg over the time I had it, so fuel "economy" is not the cars forte. A 530d would give you closer to 40mpg as an average.

Overall the car was awesome and I miss it.



Matt

Lateral Performance

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The 335d/535d engines are fantastic. 286bhp/426ftlbs out the box, and can be mapped to circa 340bhp/500ftlbs.

I have a 335d and get circa 34mpg local, and can get 40mpg + on the motorway "making progress".

If it's a company purchase, and not your own money, buying new is ok, but for a private purchase, I would look at something 6-12 months old, where they can already have dropped by 25%.


Mark.

zip106

And again, if it's not your money get a white one with the 19's and rear tints.

I saw a white one a few weeks back (looks ) and wished I could have persuaded the wife to have a white one but no, she chose Carbon black

Averroes

She was smart in choosing the carbon black then again i would say that

Talking about white, near me someone has bought a pearl white DB9, now thats a rare sight

zip106

Aye, the blacks nice but, as they are now saying, white IS the new black!

Black and silver... ho hum....
But I guess everyone looks to residuals!

wrxcraig

now thats what im looking for but want the privacy glass on the back windows.
Whats the handling like on these.

davecweed

need to learn to ride the torque wave, red lining it, foot hard to the floor, is not the best way, more 90% of throttle will keep it better placed.

davecweed

you have driven one once, for 30mins, and thats what you have based your views on!, have u driven a dms one?

TopBanana