bought a brand new 06 330i past weekend totally unexpected. My wife and I were heading home and she brought up the baby subject (we are planning to have a baby early next year). We agree that CLS is two door won't be good as family car, Dodge Neon is made out of sode cans, and our M roadster is small. so we decided to stop by BMW dealer near our home to check out the new 3er. the next time I realized was writing a check for it. lol











The sticker price is $45k, but I got it for $39k +tax & fees. It is loaded with:

Premium pack
Sport pack
Navi. system with iDrive
6 spd manual (it is a must)
automatic rear sunshade
heated seats
Xenon adaptive headlights
comfort access
moonroof

We absolutely love it so far.

 

great choice, paint the pink.

 

Wow! Quite a nice impulse purchase.

 

pink?! No.. it is the camera...

 

Shit, I hope I live your life when I grow up. I wanna do impulse buying like that..


Nice buy I'm in love with the new 3 series coupe convertibles

 

my idea of an impulse purchase is new shoes...you took it to a whole different universe.

 

i didn't know the 330i was still being sold. i can;t find any here in tampa. congrats!

 

Nice car, but if you were really looking for a 'larger' vehicle --- the 3 series is really only about the size of a Civic (or so it seems, inside).

 

that was their last one and it is 6spd, so not that attractive in bay area at all. They gave me almost $7k off sticker since it is a 2006 model.

 

Actually 3 series is bigger than Civic, at least with the E90 model. I am only 5'6" and my wife is a bit shorter than me :, so we have no problem with 3 series. Plus, my wife thinks my CLS is a boat and she hates driving it. Oh in fact, E90 is as wide as CLS (interior), but shorter than CLS.

 

Perfect combo!! Congrats and lets hope the wife doesnt try taking care of the baby while shifting.

 

Beautiful, congrats. E90 > * IMO.

 

That is my worry too.. she's been doing makeups and shifting for years already

 

I am 5"10 and I can sit in the back of the new 3 with no problems...Its really bigger than it looks...

 

how do you like idrive so far?

 

Day one, I hate it..
Day two, I hate it much less after hours of learning
Day three, I like it.
Day four, IT IS AWESOME!!! There are secret functions and thoughtful features.

Once you know it, you will love it like no others. You can use voice recognition to jump directly to the menu you want. The car comes with two keys and each has its own profile. YOu can custom your profile completely, like daylight driving light, interior light and its brightness, seat position, mirror position, air cushion volume, surround sound settings, climate settings, display units, etc..

 

nice!! i hope to be in your financial position at 29

 

no way, E92 > *

 

I love coupes, but this time I have no choice but to opt for a 4 door. life is full of compromises

 

Nice!

Can i borrow some money?

 

First of all, very nice car and you have a very impressive garage combo there.

Everyone I know that owns a BMW with idrive has the same comments as you. They hate it for the first week then after that they cant live without it. All the mag reviews slag the hell out of it and keep saying BMW should get rid of it. If they would spend more than 10mins playing with it they would appreciate it more and this is why BMW wont get rid of it, because the owners love it so much.

Once again, nice choice and a good deal.

 

E9x > *

Better?

 

nice ride............. but having baby soon and you got a 330i 6MT awesome

 

Love the ///M. I got to drive one at the South Carolina ///M school a couple months ago. Liked it waaaaaaay better than both the M5 and M6. The thing handles better than any car I've ever been in - period. It's on rails.

...and paint the pink

 

thx but slushbox and I don't get alone that well....

 

yeah.. took it to autoX and track a few times already and it is the best handling car I've ever driven too.

Not pink, it is my digital camera.

 

that car is friggen sexy... nice purchase

 

sure, just go to a bank near you and pass a note to the tell saying, " RunnerX needs all your money, or else".

 

Oh guys, I just found out the clouds in "perspective" view of navi. system actually moves LOL Dang those Germans are so detail oriented. Here are more findings:

1. couple days ago, I left my key in my shirt and tossed in my trunk. I closed the trunk and turn around (ready to walk away), the trunk automatically opens. I closed it again and less than 2 seconds it pops open. Computer just refused to close my trunk if my key fob is inside. I guess this is a preventive feature to prevent idiots like me locking my key fob in the trunk.

2. I can program iDrive to turn on heat or AC at certain time. example. if I get off at 5pm and it is hot out side, I can program it to start AC at 4:45 and by the time I leave the interior is cool.

3. Car will not lock if key fob is inside the car.

4. If you lock someone inside your car with key fob from outside, that person is doomed inside. There is no way to open the door unless s/he break the windows. of course, you can open it for him/her. A great car for holding hostages. LOL

5. Adaptive headlights - they turn when steering wheel turns.

6. if you turn off the engine, and set signal light to either side, it will turn on the side blinker and signal lights on the respected side.. A good feature to prevent hitting by other cars when it is park on a busy street.

7. Car will lightly apply brakes to dry the pads and discs when it is wet, so it can bring out the full potential of the brake when it is needed.

Some features require Comfort Access.

 

very nice car. I drive an 06 330i, my father drives an 06 330i and my sister drives an 06 325i. One thing about the brakes to dry the pads is it only does that if you have the auto wipers on.