[pelucidor]

So on Saturday finally picked up my 2013 335i M sport which had been waiting at the dealership for me for 3 weeks. This replaces my 2010 535i and also have a 2012 X5 Sport Activity for cargo and a '99 Miata for fun.


Spec of car
335i M Sport RWD in EBII with black interior and 400M 18" wheels
Aluminium Hexagon interior trim with Estoril Blue matte highlight trim finishers

PACKAGES
Cold Weather ZCW $950
Premium ZPP $2,200
Technology ZTP $3,100
Driver Assistance ZDA $1,900

OPTIONS
Sport auto trans with shift paddles 2TB $500
Automatic high beams 5AC $250
Harman Kardon sound system 688 $875

TOTAL MSRP: $57,220
SALE PRICE: $53,715 (about $500 over invoice)
Ended up adding wheel/tire protection insurance for another $1100 or so.


Sequence of events:
23 June Placed order for car at BMW of Newton NJ. Said I wanted it for mid-September (family and travel reasons for delay).
30 June Finally got allocation from dealership in Florida for build, and production number from BMW.
10 July Start of production - received VIN - took approx 10 days
Shipped to port at Germany and waiting at port for approx 10 days
1 Aug (approx) On ship Mellenius Fidelio from Germany to NJ
15 Aug Ship docks at port in NJ
20 Aug Car arrives at dealership two weeks earlier than I expected
14 Sep ASS programmed to remember last selection
15 Sep I finally see the car - WOW - first time seeing EBII in real life. Drive gently home.
17 Sep Currently at 350 miles of careful break-in driving in Eco-Pro and Comfort to keep revs down.


One interesting item - I asked for all-season tires if possible as a slight preference over summer tires, but I wanted to keep the staggered layout (225/45 at front, 255/40 at rear). This cannot be done by the usual ordering process but my CA called BMW in Germany and said their computers could accept it. I wasn't sure if this would be handled correctly until the car arrived at the dealership and the sales manager confirmed over the phone the Continental all-season run-flats with the staggered layout.


First Impressions during break-in period
So nimble and fluid compared to my 535i
Incredible steering wheel - worth a chunk of the $ for M Sport right here, perfect diameter, thickness and texture
Amazing gadgetry - HUD much better than our X5, excellent auto high-beams, bright and clear cameras all-round, HK sound worth it
Incredible fuel economy in Eco-Pro with gentle foot (30+ mpg) during break-in
Wonderful seats - everyone should get the 3 series in Sport line or M Sport just for the fully adjustable seats (my 535 didn't have this but the X5 does)
Very fast acting paddle-shifts (using to vary engine rpm on highways during break-in)


Some Pics

[webdither]

Looks awesome!

[ZuerstBMW]

Looks Great, Congrats!!!!!

Is it me or do those rims look like 17"? (I know they are 18")

[Remonster]

Originally Posted by ZuerstBMW

Looks Great, Congrats!!!!!

Is it me or do those rims look like 17"? (I know they are 18")

They do look deceivingly small, I just put in an order for a car identical to this except with the black stripe instead of the blue one on the dash and the only thing that bugs me about M Sport is the fact that the 18s look a little small (I LOVE the Sport 18" wheels, I'm not a fan of the M Sport 19s either) but this is more pronounced in pictures. My dealer had a 328i M Sport that I spent some time looking at and concluded that the 400Ms look just about perfect in person.

[RobUK]

Love it, love it, love it!

...from an ever so slightly envious 328i owner

[EnerJi]

Originally Posted by pelucidor

TOTAL MSRP: $57,220
SALE PRICE: $53,715 (about $500 over invoice)
Ended up adding wheel/tire protection insurance for another $1100 or so.

Congrats on the car and the deal! I'm currently shopping for almost the same config and comparing dealer fees to see what is reasonable. Would you mind sharing what fees your dealer charged above and beyond? (Not including state-mandated title/registration as that varies by state.)

Thanks a bunch!

[martinf79]

Just not sure about your floormatts ... red piped floor matts + blue accent line ... seems like you're doing too much in the cabin. Will start to look a bit tacky IMO. Better to go w/ a clean look. To each their own however.

[Cadi335i]

Looks amazing, congrats!

[nbennettksu]

winning

[enriquepetru]

Estoril Blue is an amazing color, i simply love it, however since the color is very flashy personally if i would have chosen that color i feel in the next couple months i would get bored of this color!!, anyone agrees with me?

[justinnum1]

Originally Posted by enriquepetru

Estoril Blue is an amazing color, i simply love it, however since the color is very flashy personally if i would have chosen that color i feel in the next couple months i would get bored of this color!!, anyone agrees with me?

no. estoril blue is sex, can never get bored of it

[GTM_Challenge]

Great looking car. The N55 engine definately moves the 335 much better than the 535 you had. Its a much more nimble ride too.

[john08135i]

red sport mats? when will they release the matte blue matts to match our cars?

[Mrcarcrazy]

Love the EB. I have a black one coming, against my better judgement.

[Webbie335i]

Originally Posted by Mrcarcrazy

Love the EB. I have a black one coming, against my better judgement.

Same here. Couldn't pull the trigger and changed the order at the very last moment. I was worried it would be a little too flashy.

[justinnum1]

I was worried about flash too, especially from cops, but i currently have mineral grey, which is an awesome color. and have always owned silver/black/grey.

I probably would not have gotten EB2 without seeing it in person

[pelucidor]

Originally Posted by martinf79

Just not sure about your floormatts ... red piped floor matts + blue accent line ... seems like you're doing too much in the cabin. Will start to look a bit tacky IMO. Better to go w/ a clean look. To each their own however.

You have sharp eyes! The car came with standard black carpet floormats. I asked the dealer to throw in all-season floormats for free when I placed the order in June. They gave me the freebie but put in the Sport Line floormats with red trim (laid on top of the carpet ones!). I won't complain as I didn't pay for them and they didn't have any all black ones when I picked up the car. The red-trimmed mats came out of the car when I got home and I may replace them with all black ones or just use them for snow/slush days.

[rconti]

Wow. Blue, flashy? Sure, it's relatively bright, but I would never call it flashy. Bright yellow or bright orange, maybe. I can't believe someone would skip EB because they're afraid of getting tired of a classic BMW color. Explains why there are so many boring silver and grey cars out there (yes, I own a silver car, just because I couldn't find EB).

[GTM_Challenge]

Great looking car. The N55 engine definately moves the 335 much better than the 535 you had. Its a much more nimble ride too.

[mdsbuc]

Congrats from another who loves the EB. Enjoy!

.

[Webbie335i]

Originally Posted by rconti

Wow. Blue, flashy? Sure, it's relatively bright, but I would never call it flashy. Bright yellow or bright orange, maybe. I can't believe someone would skip EB because they're afraid of getting tired of a classic BMW color. Explains why there are so many boring silver and grey cars out there (yes, I own a silver car, just because I couldn't find EB).

Don't get me wrong. I love the car based on the pictures that I have seen, but did not think that I could pull it off. Would have liked to have seen it in person before ordering and in my location there is a very slim chance that someone else would have ordered one any time soon.

Congrats to the OP on a beautiful car though.

[Alpine F31]

Originally Posted by enriquepetru

Estoril Blue is an amazing color, i simply love it, however since the color is very flashy personally if i would have chosen that color i feel in the next couple months i would get bored of this color!!, anyone agrees with me?

Disagree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OP. SICK car Of course I'm biased!