traffic lights grand prix

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:58 am

buzyg wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:19 am
ronk wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:06 am My 335x surprises a few folk - especially so when it’s damp!
Don't start me on 4x4s.

Now I have to ask why!

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:57 pm

ronk wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:58 am
buzyg wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:19 am
ronk wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:06 am My 335x surprises a few folk - especially so when it’s damp!
Don't start me on 4x4s.
Now I have to ask why!

Nice try.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:52 pm

Now I am puzzled!
You can’t leave us hanging like that

road warrior · Post by **road warrior** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:28 am

go on - start im - start im .........

road warrior · Post by **road warrior** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 12:30 am

TitanTim wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 6:25 pm Look on the bright side, you weren't in a milkfloat

Tim.

i thought i was the way it left me for dead... not a bloody sound..

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:42 am

ronk wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:58 am
buzyg wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:19 am
ronk wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:06 am My 335x surprises a few folk - especially so when it’s damp!
Don't start me on 4x4s.
Now I have to ask why!

I didn’t know you had a gravel driveway Ron?

Rob

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:17 am

Now I am confused.com !
Gravel driveway?

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:26 am

I'm with you Ron.
The 335d, especially in estate form, takes everyone by surprise: including the driver on occasion!
Loved mine and was sad to see it go but the practicalities of life took over.

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:45 am

I bought the saloon version as we also had a Discovery at the time which did the job as an estate car - now it’s gone I regret not buying the estate version for all round practically. We only have the Z4 and the 335 these days.

AnilS · Post by **AnilS** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 3:19 pm

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:35 am It doesn't matter what car you have, you'll always meet a quicker one!

When I had my stage 1 mapped Nissan GTR, I did struggle to find one that did

Stevo1987 · Post by **Stevo1987** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:48 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:26 am I'm with you Ron.
The 335d, especially in estate form, takes everyone by surprise: including the driver on occasion!
Loved mine and was sad to see it go but the practicalities of life took over.

What mpg did you get out of the 335d?

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:11 pm

Recently during lockdown doing some ridiculous short journeys and cold starts only 32mpg but that’s not a normal scenario for me as all of my current but essential travel is between 1 and 7 miles. I can’t walk these short trips as I have a dodgy leg

I hate using it this way but needs must. I won’t use public transport at this time either.

Pre lockdown day to day / normal driving 38mpg is quite normal and on a run from home down to Portsmouth and onto Toulouse in France 50mpg plus

On a trip to Hanover at Autobahn speed (some at 140mph but most between 80 and 100mph) we got an indicated overall door to door 45mpg - this also included a week of tootling about to and fro when in Germany in both town and country.

Mine is fully specced with adaptive suspension and big M Sport brakes so it’s not bad on the twisty bits and it will easily embarrass a lot of cars.
As we live at the bottom side of a decent incline, the AWD system and a set of winter tyres makes it a very good all rounder - I don’t know of another car that can do 155mph or get 50mpg if needs be and do sub 5sec to 60mph?

If the roof fell in tomorrow my 35is would be the first to go (and I love my 35is )

To summarise,. You can say fuel consumption in the real world is between 40 and 50mpg

Stevo1987 · Post by **Stevo1987** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:23 pm

ronk wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:11 pm Recently during lockdown doing some ridiculous short journeys and cold starts only 32mpg but that’s not a normal scenario for me as all of my current but essential travel is between 1 and 7 miles. I can’t walk these short trips as I have a dodgy leg I hate using it this way but needs must. I won’t use public transport at this time either.

Pre lockdown day to day / normal driving 38mpg is quite normal and on a run from home down to Portsmouth and onto Toulouse in France 50mpg plus

On a trip to Hanover at Autobahn speed (some at 140mph but most between 80 and 100mph) we got an indicated overall door to door 45mpg - this also included a week of tootling about to and fro when in Germany in both town and country.

Mine is fully specced with adaptive suspension and big M Sport brakes so it’s not bad on the twisty bits and it will easily embarrass a lot of cars.
As we live at the bottom side of a decent incline, the AWD system and a set of winter tyres makes it a very good all rounder - I don’t know of another car that can do 155mph or get 50mpg if needs be and do sub 5sec to 60mph?

If the roof fell in tomorrow my 35is would be the first to go (and I love my 35is )

To summarise,. You can say fuel consumption in the real world is between 40 and 50mpg
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Thanks Ron. I emphathise with your dodgy leg as I myself suffer from dodgy leg. Maybe it is a trait of 35is owners. At some stage my old Mazda 6 estate (student mover) will have to go but if can convince her indoors that a 335d could at least match the fuel consumption of the ol' Mazda then i might have a chance. It would be the estate version though. I get 47mph in the Mazda.

Jembo · Post by **Jembo** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:29 pm

Stevo1987 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:48 pm What mpg did you get out of the 335d

Mpg in a traffic light Grand Prix thread... only on this forum

ronk · Post by **ronk** » Tue Mar 16, 2021 7:41 pm

It’s going to help in getting a fast car past the financial scrutiny of swmbo !

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