BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe M235I | M135I POV Night Drive, Ambient Lighting, Adaptive LED Headlights

[@peterbennpan7288]

Thank you very much. I wrote a comment a while ago asking you to do a POV night video with the adaptive lights. I forgot your KZbin name and wanted to search for you to see if you had done the video. Afew weeks later after searching now and then....... low & behold........... 👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏 much appreciated

[@jlricardo4627]

Hey man . You should have subscribed 😄😄 But yes I did get that video out for you. Hope it answered a few questions 👍

[@peterbennpan7288]

JL Ricardo i subscribed a while ago

[@peterbennpan7288]

I have pressed the notification bell for your channel now. When you next do a POV video could you put the infotainment screen on the Xdrive system working please?...... I've searched high & low on KZbin for this with no such luck 👍

[@jlricardo4627]

@@peterbennpan7288 I'm not 100% sure what you mean. Could you give me a bit more info?

[@graysonmcmillan8690]

Bro, nice ride! Two more weeks I will get my own 235 in mineral grey, cant wait ride with this beauty!!! Which city in the vid? Looks familiar.

[@jlricardo4627]

Most of this is driving around Pudsey on outskirts of Leeds. Bet you can't wait to get your car! Collection day was a good day 😌 I've never seen a mineral grey in person. Infact, I've only seen 3 M235I GC on the road since I got mine.

[@sarahflanagan7259]

Thanks for a night pov vid, I was looking to compare the interior lighting to that on my current Audi. 5 weeks until my 218 arrives!

[@jlricardo4627]

Not long now!! The interior lighting is just right. Not as crazy as a Mercedes but similar to some Audis.

[@peterbennpan7288]

The adaptive LED headlights you have on your car does it have the cornering lights integrated in the headlight housing pointing at an angle down onto the road?

[@thomaslister1500]

Just picked up m235i sky scrapper grey! What car mats are those you have? Thanks

[@jlricardo4627]

How are you enjoying the ride? They're the BMW all weather matts. Set includes front, rear and the boot. I just jetwash them whenever I clean the car and they look pretty cool. Probably cheaper getting them direct from BMW. They always have an offer on.

[@thomaslister1500]

@@jlricardo4627 really enjoying the car, feel really planted and tons grips. Cheers for the mat info, I thought they were m performance mats? Thanks 👍🏻

[@jlricardo4627]

They're not M performance. Just the all weather ones. But I think they look loads better.

[@AzzurroWolf]

Loving the videos dude, keep it up. Can I ask what height you are? I seen another reviewer talk about the M235i and he said that he probably wouldn't get it because he was too tall (6ft) and done a lot of motorway driving. Do you find it spacious enough in the driver's seat?

[@jlricardo4627]

Hey. I cannot imagine a scenario where someone over 6ft would have an issues with this car. It is the same size as the 3 series used to be, and it is roomier inside than the old M140i. Which I am guessing many people over 6ft once owned. I am 5.9 and although not the tallest. There is enough room behind me to recline the seat/go back much further. Lots of people complain about this car, mostly trivial things from RWD purists. 90% of which are not really true. The only complaint I have is the rear windows don't go fully down and the steering is a bit light. Other than that, I find it comfortable for long drives and perfect for what I need it for.

[@AzzurroWolf]

@@jlricardo4627 Thanks for getting back to me. I thought as much to be honest - he's the only reviewer to make such a comment. It looks like an awesome car, glad you're enjoying it.

[@hughking2257]

@@AzzurroWolf agree with JL Ricardo. Love the car. I’ve had my 235i for a month and at 6ft 1 it’s no issue. Love it.

[@nicknick4156]

What long term mpg are you getting??

[@courtney2394]

What MPG are you roughly getting, both urban and mway?

[@jlricardo4627]

I'm getting 26mpg daily driving around the villages and city. On the motorway easily 40mpg+. I've averaged 47mpg on a 120 mile trip. It's pretty economical.

[@peterbennpan7288]

Do the lights only dance about when it automatically switches on high beam or will they move about with dipped beam on too?

[@jlricardo4627]

Depends on what is coming towards you and how much Street lighting there is etc etc. Most of the time you only notice what it's doing on a motorway or dark road.

[@Dan-gy4kn]

Are there no footwell lights while driving? Also how come the air conditioning is orange and not white? I've seen it in white. Brilliant video mate

[@jlricardo4627]

Hey man. No there aren't any lights in the footwell. It could definitely do with a bit more lighting in the bottom half and in the back seats. Feels quite dark back there. The aircon lights have always been orange. I think in different regions USA/EU/AUS there are slight variations on the interior. I've had a few people comment on differences.

[@Dan-gy4kn]

@@jlricardo4627 strange as I'm from the UK also and when I test drove one it had white lights. Currently waiting on delivery

[@jlricardo4627]

@@Dan-gy4kn during the day the buttons look silver and white. But the colour of the back-lights on the buttons and screen is orange, which you notice more at night. Unless they've changed the colour when they updated the options recently! When is your delivery date?

[@Dan-gy4kn]

@@jlricardo4627 my delivery date is middle of October was supposed to be September 1st but its been delayed, I test drove/ordered the car back in April, I videoed the intior of the car and just looked back and that climate control screen is white, strange. What trim do you have I've gone for Boston trim maybe that's something to do with it?

[@jlricardo4627]

No you're right. In all my daytime videos Aircon is white. At night it goes orange. I'm assuming when headlights come on. Tbh I've never really noticed the change of colour. I also waited 6 months. Ordered after xmas and got it in May. But Sytner didn't actually order my car first time round and I ended up getting a cancelled order from a Stratstone that was a bit better than my original, and for less. Or I would still not have it, Sytner were going to loan me an M44Oi for the 6 months to keep the sale but I really wanted the 2 series and took the cancellation. Total mess.