335IS: The Ultimate BMW European Delivery - 6 weeks / 10,000 miles

electro-house · 02-13-2012, 07:39 PM

Excellent journey, thanks for posting this. 10,000 miles on euro delivery, nice!!!

Cool also to see that debadged white 335is, never saw one debadged before, looks great.

dasano18 · 02-13-2012, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by iamsmarts

Someone pitch this to a movie studio thats a romantic movie I would watch!
Supper Epic

I actually have like 40 gigs worth of videos lol. I was gonna try to piece something together for the write up but i dont know what the hell im doing in terms of video editing so i left it for a later time.

It would be more action then romance though.

dasano18 · 02-13-2012, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteFlood

Excellent journey, thanks for posting this. 10,000 miles on euro delivery, nice!!!

Cool also to see that debadged white 335is, never saw one debadged before, looks great.

It was actually a 335i msport. They dont make the IS in EU. It also had fogs in the front which only the vert IS has and the coupe doesnt, also the Mtech diffuser in the back gave it away.

Still very nice though.

PKizzle · 02-13-2012, 09:04 PM

Great writeup and pictures. Fantastic chronicling!

We wanted to do an ED for my 335is, but the timing just didn't work out. You've now convinced me that an ED is the only way to go for our next Bimmer.

That picture of the speedo pegged at 160mph made me envious. Damn! Don't think I've even exceeded 100 mph on my is.

Chrispy650 · 02-13-2012, 09:06 PM

man that trip looked like lots of fun. I really want to go to amsterdam for yea..

. If I had to put that many miles on in that short of time that's the only way I would do it

dasano18 · 02-13-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PKizzle

Great writeup and pictures. Fantastic chronicling!

We wanted to do an ED for my 335is, but the timing just didn't work out. You've now convinced me that an ED is the only way to go for our next Bimmer.

That picture of the speedo pegged at 160mph made me envious. Damn! Don't think I've even exceeded 100 mph on my is.

Sorry to hear that it didnt work out but as you said next time make a push for it and do ED. You wont regret it.

As for the 160mph it felt kind of scary in the beginning but at the end of the trip on my way to Frankfurt i would keep it there without hesitation for a LONG time.

Btw i highly recommend the procede on the IS if you're even semi on the fence about tunes or modding. It makes the car feel tremendous.

Hasek9339 · 02-13-2012, 09:43 PM

EPIC!! I would love to do another ED for my next BMW!

STR86PWR · 02-14-2012, 11:52 AM

awesome trip... would love to see some videos and hear that engine with your procede

wannaw · 02-14-2012, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HaveQuick

Not true. Lots of great roads in the states. I love Mt. Lemmon in Tucson!!

I can attest to the Mt. Lemmon's drive. The sound of engine's rev and the road make it a very fun drive.

Autobahn is like the highway to heaven. I envy your experience!!

CamelBiscuit · 02-14-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by 33Five-i

I can attest to the Mt. Lemmon's drive. The sound of engine's rev and the road make it a very fun drive.

Autobahn is like the highway to heaven. I envy your experience!!

It is the highway to heaven......only at like 10 dollars a gallon.

dasano18 · 02-14-2012, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rafashho

awesome trip... would love to see some videos and hear that engine with your procede

Ill put one up. Cold start in the morning showing it some revs on map 3 in the procede makes it sound like an animal.

dasano18 · 02-14-2012, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 33Five-i

I can attest to the Mt. Lemmon's drive. The sound of engine's rev and the road make it a very fun drive.

Autobahn is like the highway to heaven. I envy your experience!!

Honestly the autobahn is great and i loved it being the speed freak that i am but honestly the "off the beaten path" roads feel more like a a highway to heaven. Autobahn is great but after driving a few thousand miles on it, it can get a bit boring. However roads in the alps NEVER EVER get boring. Always a new twist or awesome view waiting around the corner.

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Originally Posted by HaveQuick

It is the highway to heaven......only at like 10 dollars a gallon.

Its actually not that bad in germany, it was 8 bucks a gallon when i was there. Holland was 10 and easily the most expensive place for gas out of all the places i visited. Poland funny enough was the cheapest.

rich_e92_335d · 02-14-2012, 04:47 PM

not jealous of this at all, not even a tiny bit...honest!

NiVeDh · 02-14-2012, 04:49 PM

Good read!

typod330 · 02-14-2012, 04:58 PM

Nice story. I've never been to Europe, but you paint a nice picture.

Kolyan2k · 02-14-2012, 05:09 PM

^ yeah i saw few Ferraris flying on those Alp roads on the way to St. Moritz.....not a single bump on the road, no salt, no dirt....

ar design II · 02-14-2012, 05:25 PM

jealous... that looks like one hell of a trip!

masamune · 02-14-2012, 07:50 PM

Wow! Amazing pictures, write-up, and color choice

Looks like you had a great time. We were within a couple days of each other picking up from the Welt.

DaveL · 02-14-2012, 08:01 PM

Only way that I would take European delivery is if I was picking up M5/M6 otherwise just take the trip and screw the auto....Couldn't resist wet blanketing this post!!But true.

dryicerx · 02-14-2012, 10:28 PM

Absolutely incredible!!! you guys definitely did the European delivery trip right.

bmwforme · 02-14-2012, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveL

Only way that I would take European delivery is if I was picking up M5/M6 otherwise just take the trip and screw the auto....Couldn't resist wet blanketing this post!!But true.

+1

.....
anyway was this a lease? a typical lease? with a 12,000mi / year limit!?

I'd assume not, and hope not lol..

CamelBiscuit · 02-15-2012, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dasano18

Honestly the autobahn is great and i loved it being the speed freak that i am but honestly the "off the beaten path" roads feel more like a a highway to heaven. Autobahn is great but after driving a few thousand miles on it, it can get a bit boring. However roads in the alps NEVER EVER get boring. Always a new twist or awesome view waiting around the corner.

Its actually not that bad in germany, it was 8 bucks a gallon when i was there. Holland was 10 and easily the most expensive place for gas out of all the places i visited. Poland funny enough was the cheapest.

I know how much gas is in Germany there sweet cheeks. I am still there. The cheapest gas I ever bought lately was in the middle east. Pick a country.

02-13-2012, 07:39 PM	#111
electro-house Lieutenant 24 Rep 533 Posts Drives: 2008 335i coupe Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Phoenix iTrader: (0)	Excellent journey, thanks for posting this. 10,000 miles on euro delivery, nice!!! Cool also to see that debadged white 335is, never saw one debadged before, looks great.
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02-13-2012, 09:04 PM	#114
PKizzle Second Lieutenant 153 Rep 291 Posts Drives: F80 M3, E36 M3, X4 M40 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cary, NC iTrader: (0)	Great writeup and pictures. Fantastic chronicling! We wanted to do an ED for my 335is, but the timing just didn't work out. You've now convinced me that an ED is the only way to go for our next Bimmer. That picture of the speedo pegged at 160mph made me envious. Damn! Don't think I've even exceeded 100 mph on my is.
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Chrispy650 Lieutenant 56 Rep 559 Posts Drives: E92 LCI Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: SoCal (Irvine) iTrader: (2)	man that trip looked like lots of fun. I really want to go to amsterdam for yea... If I had to put that many miles on in that short of time that's the only way I would do it
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02-13-2012, 09:43 PM	#117
Hasek9339 Lieutenant 48 Rep 569 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Montego Blue Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buffalo NY iTrader: (2)	EPIC!! I would love to do another ED for my next BMW!
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02-14-2012, 11:52 AM	#118
STR86PWR Private 11 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 328xi Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Syracuse, NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 328xi [0.00]	awesome trip... would love to see some videos and hear that engine with your procede
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02-14-2012, 04:47 PM	#123
rich_e92_335d Private 13 Rep 88 Posts Drives: F13 640d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Leeds, UK iTrader: (0)	not jealous of this at all, not even a tiny bit...honest!
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02-14-2012, 04:49 PM	#124
NiVeDh Major General 422 Rep 8,004 Posts Drives: '08 E90 335i, '99 E36 M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Houston, TX & Atlanta, GA iTrader: (132) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i Sedan [8.66]	Good read!
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02-14-2012, 04:58 PM	#125
typod330 New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: '06 330xi 6MT Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Denver iTrader: (0)	Nice story. I've never been to Europe, but you paint a nice picture.
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02-14-2012, 05:09 PM	#126
Kolyan2k Major General 920 Rep 5,538 Posts Drives: 2006 S2000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Boston iTrader: (1)	^ yeah i saw few Ferraris flying on those Alp roads on the way to St. Moritz.....not a single bump on the road, no salt, no dirt....
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02-14-2012, 05:25 PM	#127
ar design II Captain 44 Rep 773 Posts Drives: which one? Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (1)	jealous... that looks like one hell of a trip!
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02-14-2012, 07:50 PM	#128
masamune Member 6 Rep 139 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Wow! Amazing pictures, write-up, and color choice Looks like you had a great time. We were within a couple days of each other picking up from the Welt. __________________ 2011 Le Mans Blue E93 M3 - ED 6/11/11 - ED Report with pictures Redelivery - 8/1/11
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02-14-2012, 08:01 PM	#129
DaveL Banned 14 Rep 970 Posts Drives: 2010 335 coupe msport Join Date: May 2010 Location: Darien CT. iTrader: (0)	Only way that I would take European delivery is if I was picking up M5/M6 otherwise just take the trip and screw the auto....Couldn't resist wet blanketing this post!!But true.
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02-14-2012, 10:28 PM	#130
dryicerx First Lieutenant 27 Rep 379 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (1)	Absolutely incredible!!! you guys definitely did the European delivery trip right.
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