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Suzuka Master
Joined: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by Belzebutt
They have to change the sheetmetal to "fix" the rear, a simple rearrangement of the lights won't do. The coupe looks so much better.
. The coupe looks great.
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Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 34,937
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From: Chicago Burbs
Just put a deposit down for an 09 E90 M3 
Resale of the 335i sucks though, dealer is only willing to give me $30,000 but fuck it. You only live once!!
- AW
- Cloth/Leather
- Tech Package
- DCT
- heated seats
- sat radio
- bmw assist
- pdc
Now the long wait till September! Will be driving the mazda3 for now!
Resale of the 335i sucks though, dealer is only willing to give me $30,000 but fuck it. You only live once!!
- AW
- Cloth/Leather
- Tech Package
- DCT
- heated seats
- sat radio
- bmw assist
- pdc
Now the long wait till September! Will be driving the mazda3 for now!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,128
Likes: 76
From: In a NSX down by the river...
Originally Posted by JediMindTricks
.Almost got me, J
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 934
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From: SoCal
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Just put a deposit down for an 09 E90 M3
Resale of the 335i sucks though, dealer is only willing to give me $30,000 but fuck it. You only live once!!
- AW
- Cloth/Leather
- Tech Package
- DCT
- heated seats
- sat radio
- bmw assist
- pdc
Now the long wait till September! Will be driving the mazda3 for now!
Resale of the 335i sucks though, dealer is only willing to give me $30,000 but fuck it. You only live once!!
- AW
- Cloth/Leather
- Tech Package
- DCT
- heated seats
- sat radio
- bmw assist
- pdc
Now the long wait till September! Will be driving the mazda3 for now!
sorry you took it in the shorts on your trade-in!!!
the E9x M3 will be a great car to drive, a true monster!
Time to Climb
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 6,422
Likes: 65
From: Little Rock, AR
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Just put a deposit down for an 09 E90 M3
Resale of the 335i sucks though, dealer is only willing to give me $30,000 but fuck it. You only live once!!
- AW
- Cloth/Leather
- Tech Package
- DCT
- heated seats
- sat radio
- bmw assist
- pdc
Now the long wait till September! Will be driving the mazda3 for now!
Resale of the 335i sucks though, dealer is only willing to give me $30,000 but fuck it. You only live once!!
- AW
- Cloth/Leather
- Tech Package
- DCT
- heated seats
- sat radio
- bmw assist
- pdc
Now the long wait till September! Will be driving the mazda3 for now!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 1,128
Likes: 76
From: In a NSX down by the river...
Originally Posted by jlspeed29
congrats!!
sorry you took it in the shorts on your trade-in!!!
the E9x M3 will be a great car to drive, a true monster!
sorry you took it in the shorts on your trade-in!!!
the E9x M3 will be a great car to drive, a true monster!
Originally Posted by godfather2
damn crazy sellout, you don't play around do you? CONGRATS and what color is it?
Por Favor?
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 2,293
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Originally Posted by DAYTA
Haha, I was going to say the same thing....then I noticed his post count matches his absurdly low "trade-in price" .
Almost got me, J ...
.Almost got me, J
...
Postcount = 30K
Race Director
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From: Charlotte(home) /Raleigh (school), NC
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Just put a deposit down for an 09 E90 M3
Resale of the 335i sucks though, dealer is only willing to give me $30,000 but fuck it. You only live once!!
- AW
- Cloth/Leather
- Tech Package
- DCT
- heated seats
- sat radio
- bmw assist
- pdc
Now the long wait till September! Will be driving the mazda3 for now!
Resale of the 335i sucks though, dealer is only willing to give me $30,000 but fuck it. You only live once!!
- AW
- Cloth/Leather
- Tech Package
- DCT
- heated seats
- sat radio
- bmw assist
- pdc
Now the long wait till September! Will be driving the mazda3 for now!
Senior Moderator
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 34,937
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From: Chicago Burbs
Actually, I have been itching with the idea of trading in and getting the M3.
Thought about dumping the 335i now and drive the Mazda3 for a year. Then pick up a slightly used M3 next year.... But really dont want to take a 10k hit the 335i when its been perfectly great to me.
for 30k posts though!!
Thought about dumping the 335i now and drive the Mazda3 for a year. Then pick up a slightly used M3 next year.... But really dont want to take a 10k hit the 335i when its been perfectly great to me.
for 30k posts though!!
Last edited by Crazy Bimmer; Jun 3, 2008 at 07:18 PM.
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Actually, I have been itching with the idea of trading in and getting the M3.
Thought about dumping the 335i now and drive the Mazda3 for a year. Then pick up a slightly used M3 next year.... But really dont want to take a 10k hit the 335i when its been perfectly great to me.
for 30k posts though!!
Thought about dumping the 335i now and drive the Mazda3 for a year. Then pick up a slightly used M3 next year.... But really dont want to take a 10k hit the 335i when its been perfectly great to me.
for 30k posts though!!
You're so predictable. I even called you out about trading your 335 for the M3 and you vehemently denied it would ever happen.
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
It wont happen. Im all talk and like to day dream. You know how that goes. 
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From: Chicago Burbs
Ill admit it, i just cant afford a new M3 which is over $60k after taxes. Gas guzzler tax... 
The gas and insurance would kill me also. Just wouldnt feel right spending that much on a car right now.
Cycle is never ending... i will get the M3 then will want a P-car...
The gas and insurance would kill me also. Just wouldnt feel right spending that much on a car right now.
Cycle is never ending... i will get the M3 then will want a P-car...
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Ill admit it, i just cant afford a new M3 which is over $60k after taxes. Gas guzzler tax...
The gas and insurance would kill me also. Just wouldnt feel right spending that much on a car right now.
The gas and insurance would kill me also. Just wouldnt feel right spending that much on a car right now.
As for gas...well, not sure how much extra you're looking at but it can't be that back-breaking, can it?
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Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Washington DC (NOVA)
Originally Posted by mattg
The white coupe is the sickness. I would definitely go in that direction if I was in the market for an M3. coupe for sure.
The interiors aren't real flashy. The steering wheel and seats are to die for. The sedan had all black interior with carbon fiber looking leather trim. I had never seen leather like that before. The sound system was nice, and the engine sound is beautiful, although a little more subdued than I would like.
The clutch is freakishly light. It feels like it's not even attached to a cable, more like it's an e-clutch or something. The gearbox was nice. I would need more time to really get a feel for the clutch and gearbox, they feel less direct than the same in my subie.
It's weird driving a car like this with such a long powerband. It wasn't as fast as I was expecting, although I didn't flog it too hard since it only had 110 miles on it. Midrange power definitely felt like less than my subie, although the power delivery is so smooth that I think the M3 may be sneaky fast. I also figure once the M3 was broken in and you could bring it all the way up to (and past ) 8000 rpms it would really start to shine. overall it wasn't as quick as I was expecting, especially down low and in the mid range where my subie shines. The 335xi auto sedan actually felt like it had as much power and TQ down low and in the mid range.
The handling was great. very glued to the road and I could tell the brakes are incredible, even though I didn't have a chance to really try them out. Steering is pretty light, a little too light for my taste, but I'm sure it's something that you would get used to.
Build quality, interior quality and paint quality were all superb to me (Subaru driver), although it would be nice to have a suede or alcantara headliner in a 70K automobile.
Overall, I think it would be tough to take the M3 over other comparable cars that I'm guessing are brutally quick and fast, aka Corvette & GT-R. The M3 just didn't push me back in the seat like I though it would.
Also I bet the clutch pedal felt so soft because your is so hard
I remember the first time I got into my sister's Golf coming out of my Talon TSi. I thought her clutch was broken.
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From: Chicago Burbs
Originally Posted by msl82
Have you guys seen the taillights of the new 5 series? It looks very nice, it has bright lines thats very distinctive and very bright. It looks better than LED tailights. Do you guys know what it is??
um yes, they are LED stripes. My 335 has them as well, actually one of them burnt out already.
I know EXACTLY what you mean 
Racer
Joined: Jun 2006
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
um yes, they are LED stripes. My 335 has them as well, actually one of them burnt out already.
Or is it because its BMW?
