kappa821

I just realized that BMW makes a 328xi Coupe and it looks really good. One of the main reasons I went with the TL was b/c I didnt want a rear wheel drive car. Living in Jersey we get some snow and rear wheel drive is real shitty.

I know some of you have traded in a TL for another TL. How bad did you guys get ripped off? The sticker on a 328xi is about 44,000. How much do you think they will give me for a 06 TL with 20k miles.

The tl is sick though so i probably wont do it

Patel0606

dont do it...not worth it

Shyguy_1982

Its not worth going for the 3 series...it does not have any room too....

Kandyman

I presume you had specific reasons for buying a sedan (your TL), so I am a little suprised that you want to go from a sedan to a coupe in so little time. Have you considered the 07 G35x sedan? It is AWD with RWD bias on dry roads. The 07 is a new model year with a beautiful new exterior and totally redone interior.

SouthernBoy

Give this some real serious thought before you take the plunge. My wife had a '98 328i, which is the reason she now has an '05 TL.. that and over $8000 in maintenance costs for the 328i. BMWs are not inexpensive to own. And as others have pointed out, the TL beats the 3-series in room and some other niceties.

JAB00

Whatever your decision ends up being, I hope you realize you'll take a financial hit, in the thousands.

CL Platano

Why would you trade it for a 328xi ... It's not nearly worth its price tag, youre just paying for a name.

Kennedy

iTrader: (2)

That's a funny statement, as many here do the exact same thing for high performance "overpriced" rims.
" I gotta roll Ray's, Maya's, IForged". Many folks here are more into "status" than anything else.

badazzTL

I disagree. More people would recognize a BMW as a status symbol than a brand of wheels. The sad thing is that most of those people who view BMW as a status symbol don't even know the difference between a 318ti and a M5. I'm sure 99% of the people here could afford a BMW but we all realize that you can get so much more for your money.

Xx06SickspdTlxX

I wouldnt do it either, BMW's arent that great of vehicles they are in the shop more than they are driven! I work at a honda/Bmw dealership as a tech and all i see are bmw's getting towed in which are all new vehicles you will rarely see a honda on a tow truck and even the technicians say the reason they work for BMW is because they always have business because they break all the time. This is just my opinion but i would rather drive and acura any day!

badazzTL

You wouldn't happen to work at Casey Honda/BMW would you? I used to work for a Honda/BMW dealership also and I didn't realize so many BMWs had problems. Yeah they are nice cars, but I'd much rather have the reliability of a Honda/Acura or Toyota/Lexus.

trancemission

great post badazz!


But Im sorry guys, this needs to be in Car Talk.

Since I cant move threads across the major forums feel free to continue this debate over there...