Long overdue intro

Hi Guys


Been on the forum for a few months now so I thought i'd do a proper introductions since I find myself drawn to this site quite often. Apologies for the late intro but thought it best to read up for a while so as not to annoy everyone with newbie ways

My wife and I are quite obsessed with the 335i coupes ever since they came out. Despite the fact that we were'nt really in the market for
actually buying a 335 we knew it had to meet the following requirements:

1. Had to be white
2. Had to be a coupe
3. Had to have the M Sport pack
4. Manual
5. Xenon Lights
6. Sunroof
7. Black Leather

Alot of time spent on Autotrader looking at whats available but not really with an intention of actually getting one just yet.

Friday's at work are usually pretty slow (well for me atleast) so I usually end up with my random trawling of Autotrader for some eye-candy and thatswhen I spotted a clean, white 2008, 335i coupe, auto, black interior with 82k kms on the clock and extended MP till 2015 at a price I was happy to fork out on. Did'nt have a sunroof and it was an auto but otherwise ticked the right boxes for us.
Quick check of the advert, revealed the vehicle was just listed on Autotrader. Called the dealer immediately and made arrangements to check out the car on Sat morning.

I knew this car would go quick, so did some proper planning the night before and gathered all the necessary docs for finance. We were at the dealer just after 7 that Sat morning. Checked out the vehicle on the floor and it was in extremely good condition. Got the sales guy out of his office (shame he was having an early morning KFC breakfast session) and did a detailed inspection before heading out for a test drive.

I was immediately blown away with the power and grip of this car As we returned to the dealership a few guys in a GTI pull up and start eyeing the car, I imagined they'd also turned up to check out the 35.

I knew I had to act fast and not use my brain (otherwise I'd convince myself not to get the car just because I had'nt really planned on it). So ended up doing the finance app and got the dealer to reserve the car for us. After the test drive turns out we were'nt so fussy on our criteria after all, anyway 5 of the 7 requirements were met so not so bad in the end. On the plus side though the car did come with blacked out mirrors and a cool spoiler which I feel makes quite an aestethic difference.

Anyway got the Car in April this year and still inlove with it. I now find that the longest possible route is the best and any reason for a drive will do (even if its just pointless trip Spar).


[b]Future plans for the car?[/b]

Carbon clean

Front rim needs a refurb

Itching for a performance exhaust but still unsure, maybe when MP expires


Anyway just wanted to say its great forum, loving the community feel about it.

Looking forward to meeting some like-minded enthusiast at the upcoming events


Here are a few pics of the car.