Took delivery today - 16/9

[MarkG_M3CP]

Here she is!!

Well, I think she may be a he, a beast, a monster....

[mogsyman]

Looks fantastic  :punk:

Roll on 10am tomorrow 

[BMPHIL]

Looks great congrats

[MarkG_M3CP]

Thanks...

Interim verdict - love it!

[allforus]

Looks great enjoy

[LMW90]

Looks great!! 

Enjoy  :drive:

[graemeX5]

Congrats on the new motor and hope you enjoy it, it should be good fine when run in  )

[jagr]

I love the colour and plate is perfect 'MMM'.

Hope it lives up to your expectations

[MarkG_M3CP]

[quote="jagr"]
I love the colour and plate is perfect 'MMM'.

Hope it lives up to your expectations
[/quote]

Thanks...

My initials are MG... as are the rest of the family (wife and 2 kids) so it's 4x MG!!

Sad I know.

[Colin]

I bet it was worth the wait ,  health to enjoy ..

[cozycoupe]

Congratulations - lovely car. 

[Tin]

that looks lovely..congats!

[kered]

Congrats 

..... & as others have said, "Health to enjoy" 

[MarkG_M3CP]

So the car is run in at 1600 miles and I thought I would provide an update for anyone interested - I'll include the good, the bad and the ugly - in reverse order...

The ugly:

Just over one week in some cnut decided to open their door onto my shiny new driver's door, planting a nasty ding. Not impressed. i will have to get it fixed as it drives me crazy, I have smart insurance but will also track down the owner since he was still parked next to me when I returned.

On the way home (from Manchester), still reeling over my dented door, a bloody great bolder hit the windscreen leaving a fist sized bullseye.

I also seem to have a tiny rash on the NSR wheel - almost not noticeable and I'm not 100% but think I may have skimmed a curb leaving the Manchester NCP in a very p!ssed off mood.

The bad:

Nothing bad as such but areas for improvement...

Run flat tyres, what a surprise. Absolutely fine around town but at high speeds all I can say is it can get a little 'choppy'. It's the classic hard sidewall stuff and really work considering non-run flats when they wear out.

Secondly, I really wish I could have got comfortable with the comfort access. it just makes me too nervous on the UK's number one stolen car, to have this feature. Stop I know and it would really be better to have it, especially with the M Performance key holder.

The electric tailgate; I've never liked them and having one permanently has not endeared them to me. Can't put my finger on why, it just irritates me.

Adaptive LEDs; they are fantastic... but... when filling a car and you get the 'black box', the light steers around the car in front on main beam only it would seem. Sounds OK but with the LEDs this means the light is essentially shining in the trees - absolutely useless. I may try and adjust the height as I did with my F30 to see if this improves things.

The good:

Everything else. Really, it is just so quiet and refined, a real gem. Specifics though...

Comfort seats - unbelievably supportive and adjustable, very very good for long journeys. This past week I've done Hampshire to Southend to Birmingham to Sheffield to Manchester to Birmingham to Hampshire snd it's been like I've just popped to the shops!

Steering wheel paddles - whoohoo, in 'D' using the paddles manually, you can hold the right paddle to go back to auto - about time!

Auto wipers - when activated, they stay on when you stop for a short period (motorways services etc.) so that when you come out they are still set. Excellent.

Heat up time - the gauge is at normal operating temperature within 2-3 miles tops, makes a difference with the heating. Why can this not be done with other models?!

iDrive 5 - talks about fast! Everything works so well, especially the online entertainment and diction, nether of which I had previously. I haven't bothered to activate Car Play as it's just not needed. The new USB socket in the dash, in addition to the armrest is a winner - very convenient. The HK also sounds leagues ahead what I have in the F30, not sure it's actually higher output or just the acoustics suit better.

Surround view and all the camera gadgets - glad I added these, been very useful surprisingly.

Adaptive LEDs - anyone in doubt or questioning, don't. Just get them. So much better than my wife's non-adaptive version on the 135i.

Engine - OK so it's very very tight at the moment, I can really feel that. Even so, the speed is phenomenal. It a massive car and goes every bit as quick as the 335. At legal motorway speeds is hardly even started up, it takes off like a rocked at any speed. Looking forward to a try out on a track; I would really like to try a rolling start drag too.

Handling - I'm going to be bold here. I actually believe it handles better than my 335. Most likely it's just a better 'package' and it feels overall better whereas the F30 felt like it should corner flat and didn't (pre ACS). In sport+ it also corners so flat it's remarkable. 2.2 tonnes or whatever it is yet it's just so very nimble.

So, I may regret the 15,000 p/a limit since I will definitely drive this car more. Oh hang on, maybe not, BMWFS just upped my annual mileage to 25,000 as a 'concession'. Happy days.

Final note: I put the dash cams in today. What I noticed, despite zero DAB issues, was that every since panel has sound proofing and/or deadening on it. Every piece of plastic from the rear tailgate upper trim to the under dash plastic fusebox cover has a deadening 'pouch' on it. They are like little white pillows - this is obviously how the quite interior is achieved. Well done BMW.

Full detail and ceramic coating next weekend - bring it on.

[mogsyman]

Good write up and very interesting, thanks.

I'm only 650 miles in but finding it much the same, at the moment it's the perfect everyday car.