BMWLand

So after much deliberation and looking at various cars from lightly used Porsche Taycan’s to BMW 840i GC I have bought a 2023 M440i Xdrive Gran Coupe trading in my trusty 2018 640d GC.


My 640d was a great car, luxurious, economical and fast when required but it was like a reverse tardis – big on the outside but relatively small on the inside. That said I owned two of them for over 8 years and they could still carry quite a load transporting both my sons and their paraphernalia to and from university over the years and proving great for longer holidays in Europe, Scotland and the South of England. But after 8 years I felt a change was required. The Taycan is an impressive beast but the electric range on all but the latest ones is pretty poor and for the admittedly small number of times a year I do 250 miles + in a day I probably could manage but it would still be a pain.

On the 840i GC they offer no noticeable benefit over the 640d GC and the extended BMW warranty is over £2.5K...

Setting off today for Scotland - Dumfries and Galloway - to join the start early tomorrow morning of a Scottish road trip arranged through Route GT.

Am insured on my neighbours E89 Z4 3.5is DCT which has M Performance upgrades plus tuned to around 400bhp



There are 22 cars including an i8, various Porsche and Audis.

Tomorrow we do 3 passes in Dumfries and Galloway before heading up to near Oban for the night. Shall try and add some photos/details along the way. It finishes on Saturday. Looking forward to Skye, Glencoe and the Old Military Road and hopefully some roof down weather

After a bit of back and forth I’ve decided on getting rid of my G30 and get a G22. Back to a coupe like my very first bmw.
Picking it up next week.
It’s a 2020 Arctic race blue 420i and as far as I can tell the only thing it’s lacking is laser lights / visibility pack. Has all the other packs, M sport pro pack, tech plus pack, comfort plus pack.
Will be a bit sad to see this car go as it’s been great and always been admired but had it over 5yrs so think it’s time for a complete change.