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Dog Wagon

Post by douglasgdmw » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:06 am

After selling the Porsche 964, it was time to get sensible and get a "general" everyday car, esepcially as Sandra's company car (Clio 200RS) goes back in October.

Due to us having the dog, our usual choices were a little limited due to space. As the dog was shuddering every time he approached the Clio RS due to the hard ride we knew it had to be something a little bit more practical.

So bullet was bitten and ended up with this:
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BMW 3 Series 335D X-Drive with the majority of bells and whistles in the option box ticked. Engine is also putting out a very nice 313bhp. Also de-badged so that majority of people think its a 320D to hopefully stop any traffic light challenges :D

Loving the cossetting ride and all the various gadets.

Big bonus is that the dog now wants to get into the car, open the tailgate and he jumps straight in!!

Not managed to give it a decent blast yet but reckon the next on the shopping list will be the AC Schnitzer springs. The X-Drive is slightly flawed in the spring set up from standard (even with the Adaptives I have specced) so for the sake of £300 + fitting it makes it a simple upgrade with warranty intact :-) Just love German TUV approval ;-)

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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by Scotty C » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:49 am

nice :thumbsup apart from i dont like white cars
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Post by Dominic » Mon Jun 16, 2014 10:49 am

Scotty C wrote:nice :thumbsup apart from i dont like white cars
:withstupid on both counts!

Sounds like an epic Q car. That dog is beginning to cost you a lot of money! :lol: Look forward to seeing it. :thumbsup
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Post by douglasgdmw » Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:03 am

It was a big decision on the colour. Liked the M Sport Electric Blue but there are now a lot of them and wanted to be a little bit stealthier.

Other colours did not look quite right on the Tourer. Sandra did veto a "Valencia Orange" version however :D

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That would have definitely stood out :shock:

However with the red leather inside against the white looks really nice and brightens up the interior, definitely a better choice than black.

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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by Scotty C » Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:12 am

Imola red :thumbsup
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Post by douglasgdmw » Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:25 am

Scotty C wrote:Imola red :thumbsup
Neighbour up the road has one in that colour and don't think it suits the colour :(
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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by graeme » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:40 pm

Like that a lot. 8)
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Post by Lazydonkey » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:41 pm

Guy in my office has a 330d saloon and really really rates it. Good effort :thumbsup
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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by Doc883 » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:26 pm

Looking at these for a while. Like the Estoril Blue but favorite is Mineral Grey :thumbsup Nice Car.
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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by douglasgdmw » Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:48 pm

Doc883 wrote:Looking at these for a while. Like the Estoril Blue but favorite is Mineral Grey :thumbsup Nice Car.
As your local happy to pop round anytime and take a gander :)
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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by Scotty C » Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:14 pm

douglasgdmw wrote:Image



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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by Claws » Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:51 pm

Nice. Very nice! :thumbsup

I hope pooch appreciates the gesture :lol:

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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by Rag_It » Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:53 pm

Got handed this from the guys at Harry Fairbairn in Kirkcaldy for a long weekend to review..... 330d M Sport Plus package. Like Scotty, white cars not really my bag, but it suited the red leather well. The 20" optional wheels made it quite skittery when trying to put down the power and enormous amount of torque through the rear wheels, but a sublime drive and all the toys.

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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by Sanjøy » Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:54 pm

Lovely.
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Re: Dog Wagon

Post by DJ » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:32 pm

That looks fantastic George. It's the last of the German estates I've yet to try as same need for dog carrying duties. Really interested to hear in time how this serves you. Does this come with run flats, or being high spec/power does it have normal tyres and a can of gunk?
And on colour, whilst white seems to be fading as a popular colour choice, I think it really suits that car and model. :thumbsup
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