Hello from an excited newbie

jay.nana777 · 09-06-2018, 11:09 AM

Hi everybody,

a highly excited newbie here, having paid a deposit for a pre-owned 640i Convertible to a BMW dealership.

the 2011 reg car just came into the dealership so its still 'unprepared', will take a week or two I guess to come into my hands.

this will be my 3rd BMW, having owned a 318i and and X5 before. said that its been many years. so I have 2 initial questions:

1. appreciate any buying advise, tips please.
2. where do I get started on coding on this car, what cable, software, etc, pls?

will post some pics when I get the car

cheers

j

mberbic · 09-06-2018, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay.nana777

Hi everybody,

a highly excited newbie here, having paid a deposit for a pre-owned 640i Convertible to a BMW dealership.

the 2011 reg car just came into the dealership so its still 'unprepared', will take a week or two I guess to come into my hands.

this will be my 3rd BMW, having owned a 318i and and X5 before. said that its been many years. so I have 2 initial questions:

1. appreciate any buying advise, tips please.
2. where do I get started on coding on this car, what cable, software, etc, pls?

will post some pics when I get the car

cheers

j

Mine is an M6 so it's a little bit different as far as things to look for but You can easily code things yourself via bimmercode app and a VGate dongle off Amazon for roughly $60 all in for basic coding things like Video in motion, folding mirrors, brake force display, as well as many other things.

Havy · 09-09-2018, 01:55 PM

Hi and

welcome to the forum. I am also new here.

sorry

mberbic where can I read something about the coding things?

Margas · 09-09-2018, 02:06 PM

No experience with coding, but I'm planning on eventually getting the Carly adapter and app. It can do a lot of the basic coding stuff and will be handy when you need to register a new battery as well.

On that note, if the car still has it's originally battery, might as well try to negotiate a new battery with the purchase. Also, get them to update the navigation maps as well.

F06msportmia · 09-09-2018, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by jay.nana777

Hi everybody,

a highly excited newbie here, having paid a deposit for a pre-owned 640i Convertible to a BMW dealership.

the 2011 reg car just came into the dealership so its still 'unprepared', will take a week or two I guess to come into my hands.

this will be my 3rd BMW, having owned a 318i and and X5 before. said that its been many years. so I have 2 initial questions:

1. appreciate any buying advise, tips please.
2. where do I get started on coding on this car, what cable, software, etc, pls?

will post some pics when I get the car

cheers

j

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Originally Posted by Margas

No experience with coding, but I'm planning on eventually getting the Carly adapter and app. It can do a lot of the basic coding stuff and will be handy when you need to register a new battery as well.

On that note, if the car still has it's originally battery, might as well try to negotiate a new battery with the purchase. Also, get them to update the navigation maps as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Havy

Hi and

welcome to the forum. I am also new here.

sorry

mberbic where can I read something about the coding things?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay.nana777

Hi everybody,

a highly excited newbie here, having paid a deposit for a pre-owned 640i Convertible to a BMW dealership.

the 2011 reg car just came into the dealership so its still 'unprepared', will take a week or two I guess to come into my hands.

this will be my 3rd BMW, having owned a 318i and and X5 before. said that its been many years. so I have 2 initial questions:

1. appreciate any buying advise, tips please.
2. where do I get started on coding on this car, what cable, software, etc, pls?

will post some pics when I get the car

cheers

j

Welcome!

Coding is very simple and run you about $40 to $50 and you can do it yourself via your iPhone and dongle that you will get from Amazon. Search on the forum for BimmerCode and you will get the threads. Simple and easy!

MARKPRIOR · 09-10-2018, 01:38 AM

welcome aboard, get some pics up

jay.nana777 · 10-01-2018, 11:07 AM

baby came home

thx for the advise on coding, will look it up

FBMWWINS · 10-01-2018, 12:07 PM

Finally the wait is over eh! Good combination and very nice interior.

DerBosewicht · 10-02-2018, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by jay.nana777

baby came home

thx for the advise on coding, will look it up

Welcome.. and that is a very nice pick up!!!

MARKPRIOR · 10-02-2018, 01:20 PM

very nice car, any plans for modifications ? black cars look quite mean with the black m grills

DerBosewicht · 10-04-2018, 11:22 PM

Welcome and very nice... look forward to seeing your creativity

The0pportunist · 10-05-2018, 06:41 AM

Congrats on the car - did you get this from the gatwick dealership by any chance?

Probably too late now but you can negotiate 2 years AUC warranty these days if your haggle hard enough!

Also for coding, i use the carly app - only thing i really wanted was my rear lights as DRLs.

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jay.nana777 New Member 3 Rep 24 Posts Drives: BMW 640i Convertible Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Hello from an excited newbie Hi everybody, a highly excited newbie here, having paid a deposit for a pre-owned 640i Convertible to a BMW dealership. the 2011 reg car just came into the dealership so its still 'unprepared', will take a week or two I guess to come into my hands. this will be my 3rd BMW, having owned a 318i and and X5 before. said that its been many years. so I have 2 initial questions: 1. appreciate any buying advise, tips please. 2. where do I get started on coding on this car, what cable, software, etc, pls? will post some pics when I get the car cheers j
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Havy Captain 303 Rep 709 Posts Drives: BMW X5 M50i Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Hi and welcome to the forum. I am also new here. sorry mberbic where can I read something about the coding things?
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Margas Private 18 Rep 94 Posts Drives: F06 640i / E30 325ic Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	No experience with coding, but I'm planning on eventually getting the Carly adapter and app. It can do a lot of the basic coding stuff and will be handy when you need to register a new battery as well. On that note, if the car still has it's originally battery, might as well try to negotiate a new battery with the purchase. Also, get them to update the navigation maps as well.
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MARKPRIOR Captain 157 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2017 M6 GC Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Newcastle iTrader: (0)	welcome aboard, get some pics up __________________ Current: 2017 M6 Gran Coupe Previous:2014 640D GC 383BHP + 733NM, F10 2010 530d 520i (2000), E36 comact 318i, E46 M3, E46 318Ci, X5, Non BMW: 5x Skyline / GTRs, 5x Supras, 2x Nissan 200sx s14a, lots of other stuff
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jay.nana777 New Member 3 Rep 24 Posts Drives: BMW 640i Convertible Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: London iTrader: (0)	baby came home thx for the advise on coding, will look it up
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FBMWWINS Captain 605 Rep 909 Posts Drives: M8C Coupé & M240i Coupé Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Finally the wait is over eh! Good combination and very nice interior.
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MARKPRIOR Captain 157 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2017 M6 GC Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Newcastle iTrader: (0)	very nice car, any plans for modifications ? black cars look quite mean with the black m grills __________________ Current: 2017 M6 Gran Coupe Previous:2014 640D GC 383BHP + 733NM, F10 2010 530d 520i (2000), E36 comact 318i, E46 M3, E46 318Ci, X5, Non BMW: 5x Skyline / GTRs, 5x Supras, 2x Nissan 200sx s14a, lots of other stuff
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DerBosewicht Problem Solver 113 Rep 416 Posts Drives: 640i Gran Coupe Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: TX iTrader: (1)	Welcome and very nice... look forward to seeing your creativity __________________ You need people like me so you can point your f*ckin' fingers and say, "That's the bad guy". "Das ist der Bösewicht".
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The0pportunist Major 471 Rep 1,268 Posts Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Congrats on the car - did you get this from the gatwick dealership by any chance? Probably too late now but you can negotiate 2 years AUC warranty these days if your haggle hard enough! Also for coding, i use the carly app - only thing i really wanted was my rear lights as DRLs.
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