After four Japanese sedans, time for something German...

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Old 06-20-2017, 12:56 PM
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After four Japanese sedans, time for something German...

I had a TL-S for about 2.5 years... LOVED it, but had an itch for RWD.

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Drove an F30 BMW 328i about a week and a half ago and was pleasantly surprised how quick and nimble a regular ol` 328 was nowadays.

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Drove her home with Carmax warranty to 100,000 miles two days later!

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Friday night debadge:

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Saturday morning interior cleaning:

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Sunday morning 19" 335i/340i "403 M" wheels:

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[Monday night clay & wax undocumented]

Tuesday night M Sport gloss black grilles:

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Next up it either matte carbon fiber interior trim wrap or M Sport front bumper.

Thanks for sharing my excitement with me!
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Old 06-20-2017, 12:58 PM
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awesome looking car!! congrats! and keep documenting the mods!!
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Congrats man! A lot of us here going German and American lately. Keep the mods documented!
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Looks great. Slight drop to reduce the wheel gap. MSport bumper would be too
Old 06-20-2017, 01:37 PM
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Looks awesome!! Just those few changes made a huge difference already.
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Nice, I switched from Lexus to MB last month. Without seeing the first repair bill on it, I'm going to find it hard to go back to Japanese, based solely on interior build quality.

I test drove a 328 when I was shopping last month as well. That I4 is really peppy. Unfortunately my wife's vote (which apparently accounts for at least 51% of decision making) was for the C-Class, and we ended up with that. Love the avalanche of Mod's... I was shopping for shit as I was sitting int he chair waiting for the paperwork to print out.
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Looks awesome, OP
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Congrats on the BMW, it looked good when you got it but the 403 M wheels really changed it.. Looks great..
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Looking great! Keep it up!
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Congrats on the new pickup, looking good already!

We have a European store front too with all the goodies you'll need, you can find it here: Excelerate's European Store - European Performance Specialist - Homepage

If there's something you're looking for but you can't find it feel free to shoot me a PM and we can help you get setup

Good luck and happy modding!
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Looks great! Congratulations
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Love the mods you have done so far. Congrats on the RWD! Looks great.
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Nice...

M sport F and R is a must.

based on the look of your exhaust tips, i assume yours is the sport trim? But your interior and the stock wheels are not Sport...

If you like the way the car drives now, wait until you put some M sport suspension.
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i also love the contrast in the interior and how splashes of white is used
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^ It is not white. it is silver.
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Old 06-21-2017, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by te3point5
Nice, I switched from Lexus to MB last month. Without seeing the first repair bill on it, I'm going to find it hard to go back to Japanese, based solely on interior build quality.

I test drove a 328 when I was shopping last month as well. That I4 is really peppy. Unfortunately my wife's vote (which apparently accounts for at least 51% of decision making) was for the C-Class, and we ended up with that. Love the avalanche of Mod's... I was shopping for shit as I was sitting int he chair waiting for the paperwork to print out.
which Lexus did you have.
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This is a legit looking BMW. and at 100k its still gonna drive like a dream. have fun!
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Nice!

When I saw the first pic all I could think was, ugh, those wheels BUT now you have my favorite ones.

Time for a drop...
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and tintz...people will pick on you here if you dont have tintz...
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congrats on the new car
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Love the car and love the mods! Enjoy it sir.
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Originally Posted by 3.2cls6speedmt
which Lexus did you have.
I had a 2nd gen ('08) IS250 AWD
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
^ It is not white. it is silver.
lol i was internally debating on it being silver or white...kept looking back up and was like fuck it, it's white
Silver is even better!!




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