My 335i review & pics
12-25-2006, 04:08 PM
#45
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Originally Posted by S14 n Tsx
very nice car but interior is like crap.
I have driven a few E90s and the interior is ANYTHING but crap......and IMHO, it has the best interior of any 3-series to date. I do feel that the interior of the Lexus IS and new G35>* ......but, that is NOT to say that the E90/E92's is crap though. 
12-25-2006, 11:43 PM
#47
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
i dont like the wood trim. I like black trim.
Oh how I love to dream.
Oh how I love to dream.
12-26-2006, 01:17 AM
#48
mmmmmm....
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Heres the color combos i want. 
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=119
Or with this interior. Saddle Brown leather is darker in person than in this pic though. Like thishttp://www.e90post.com/forums/showpost.php?p=473911&postcount=6 but i dont like the wood trim. I like black trim.
Oh how I love to dream.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...&postcount=119
Or with this interior. Saddle Brown leather is darker in person than in this pic though. Like thishttp://www.e90post.com/forums/showpost.php?p=473911&postcount=6 but i dont like the wood trim. I like black trim.
Oh how I love to dream.
12-26-2006, 01:18 AM
#49
mmmmmm....
Originally Posted by JackieO
Nice combo...of course I'm biased. 
There isn't any plastic except the dash (which are always plastic), everything else is aluminum or leather. You have three wood options, I just don't like wood trim. You also have a piano gloss black lacquer option. (seen here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...1&d=1151678476). And I think 5 or 6 leather color options, including jade and coral red, and saddle brown (saddle is very popular). http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4...16smallqk7.jpg
So ya, the interior isn't Audi-quality, but it is decent. The materials themselves are very good, I am extremely picky about that.
It's real aluminum though. The 328 comes with "titanium" which is fake, but the 335i is real 1/4 inch thick brushed aluminum.
Faster is sort of hard to say; you would need to race them on the same track, same driver etc... In general I would say the 335i is "as fast" stock, it's within a tenth (over or under) in the 60 and same for the 1/4, it traps a bit higher. With any tuning at all obliviously it will have more gains. Guys are getting +95lb/ft of torque at the wheels with a moderately tuned xede, nothing else. Of course that means very little tbh, since they are totally 100% different cars. They drive different, feel different, the engines react differently, transmissions are totally different, and they serve different markets.
Wife can't drive a stick, and we're a one car family.
So here is the thing, I am not going to defend my choice by saying "the auto is really great", I know nothing can replace a manual. I've driven manuals my whole life. That said, this auto *is* extremely fast. I thought I would be un-happy with it, but you need to drive it to see what I mean. It will hold a gear, rev match, shifts as quickly as a DSG gearbox (for real), and even faster downshifts. No, it doesn't have the user input of a manual, but it's a really great gearbox.
Merry Christmas guys.
There isn't any plastic except the dash (which are always plastic), everything else is aluminum or leather. You have three wood options, I just don't like wood trim. You also have a piano gloss black lacquer option. (seen here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/attach...1&d=1151678476). And I think 5 or 6 leather color options, including jade and coral red, and saddle brown (saddle is very popular). http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4...16smallqk7.jpg
So ya, the interior isn't Audi-quality, but it is decent. The materials themselves are very good, I am extremely picky about that.
It's real aluminum though. The 328 comes with "titanium" which is fake, but the 335i is real 1/4 inch thick brushed aluminum. Faster is sort of hard to say; you would need to race them on the same track, same driver etc... In general I would say the 335i is "as fast" stock, it's within a tenth (over or under) in the 60 and same for the 1/4, it traps a bit higher. With any tuning at all obliviously it will have more gains. Guys are getting +95lb/ft of torque at the wheels with a moderately tuned xede, nothing else. Of course that means very little tbh, since they are totally 100% different cars. They drive different, feel different, the engines react differently, transmissions are totally different, and they serve different markets.
Wife can't drive a stick, and we're a one car family.
So here is the thing, I am not going to defend my choice by saying "the auto is really great", I know nothing can replace a manual. I've driven manuals my whole life. That said, this auto *is* extremely fast. I thought I would be un-happy with it, but you need to drive it to see what I mean. It will hold a gear, rev match, shifts as quickly as a DSG gearbox (for real), and even faster downshifts. No, it doesn't have the user input of a manual, but it's a really great gearbox.
Merry Christmas guys.
Merry Christmas
12-26-2006, 01:20 AM
#50
mmmmmm....
Originally Posted by F23A4
I have driven a few E90s and the interior is ANYTHING but crap......and IMHO, it has the best interior of any 3-series to date. I do feel that the interior of the Lexus IS and new G35>* ......but, that is NOT to say that the E90/E92's is crap though.
12-26-2006, 10:15 AM
#51
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Originally Posted by phile
Isn't that still wood in that pic, though? The blackened wood, or smoked wood, or whatever its called.
You know what i mean.
I dont like the brown wood.
12-26-2006, 11:13 AM
#53
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
You know what i mean.
I dont like the brown wood.
I dont like the brown wood.
I sort of...
12-26-2006, 01:04 PM
#55
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
I dont like the brown wood.
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Im sure it will, thats when i will buy an Acura. 
12-26-2006, 05:14 PM
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So what do you guys think, debadge or no?
I'm thinking yes.
I just installed the alum pedals (these: http://cgi.ebay.com/BMW-M-Tech-Alumi...QQcmdZViewItem)
Man, what a pain in the ass.
I'm thinking yes.
I just installed the alum pedals (these: http://cgi.ebay.com/BMW-M-Tech-Alumi...QQcmdZViewItem)
Man, what a pain in the ass.
12-26-2006, 08:29 PM
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I'm not into debadging. Congrats on your ride, tho!
12-26-2006, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by JackieO
So what do you guys think, debadge or no?
Although an enthusiast would know it by the dual exhausts.
to debadging it
12-26-2006, 10:28 PM
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The dual tips let folks know it... hrm, I'm torn. I think I will do it.
OK, here's another for you if you don't mind (if you do tell me to f-off). Black grille or no?
Current:
gloss black:
I should mention these wheels are in my garage and going on in the spring:
http://dpe-wheels.com/images/3animation.gif
I cant decide if gloss black grille will make it too dark or match nicely.
OK, here's another for you if you don't mind (if you do tell me to f-off). Black grille or no?
Current:
gloss black:
I should mention these wheels are in my garage and going on in the spring:
http://dpe-wheels.com/images/3animation.gif
I cant decide if gloss black grille will make it too dark or match nicely.
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12-26-2006, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Paint them bodycolor.
Originally Posted by Street Spirit
How did you manage to get away with no front plate?
12-26-2006, 10:37 PM
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Beuatiful car, congrats. +1 vote for not de-badging.
BTW - why doesn't BMW offer a front plate bracket like every other maker out there that avoids having to drill holes into the bumper? Or do they?
BTW - why doesn't BMW offer a front plate bracket like every other maker out there that avoids having to drill holes into the bumper? Or do they?
12-26-2006, 10:42 PM
#69
Originally Posted by JackieO
Well, it's illegal. $110 ticket. I am just taking a gamble till I get one I guess.
12-26-2006, 10:44 PM
#70
Originally Posted by dom
Beuatiful car, congrats. +1 vote for not de-badging.
BTW - why doesn't BMW offer a front plate bracket like every other maker out there that avoids having to drill holes into the bumper? Or do they?
BTW - why doesn't BMW offer a front plate bracket like every other maker out there that avoids having to drill holes into the bumper? Or do they?
What am I missing?
12-26-2006, 10:46 PM
#71
I saw one in person at a gas station tonight. This car is beautifully sculpted, especially in the hood and around the front.
12-26-2006, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dom
Beuatiful car, congrats. +1 vote for not de-badging.
BTW - why doesn't BMW offer a front plate bracket like every other maker out there that avoids having to drill holes into the bumper? Or do they?
BTW - why doesn't BMW offer a front plate bracket like every other maker out there that avoids having to drill holes into the bumper? Or do they?
I think all BMW brackets are drilled.
Originally Posted by Street Spirit
Yeah, I know....I'm in Ontario as well. Just didn't think the Dealer would let you off the lot without the car being in 100% 'legal' road-worthy condition from their lot (after that, I suppose it would be up to you).
12-26-2006, 11:41 PM
#75
The sizzle in the Steak
Nice car!!!...and just say 
to de-badge.
to de-badge.
12-27-2006, 03:01 PM
#79
mmmmmm....
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Paint them bodycolor.
thats the best match for you. You really want to mod your car huh? Are you planning to keep the car for while? If its not, I wont try not to mess with the car too much because putting everything back to stock can cost you. But who cares, its your money and you can do whatever with it.
