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Is it just me or does the Masgnum look smaller than it is while the 300/300C looks bigger than it is?
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I'm still impressed that, as tall as the cars are, IMO at least, they hide it very well. You'd think a relatively stubby car with a high beltline and smallish windows would look really top-heavy and tipsy, but I don't think they do at all.
I think most of the 300's I've seen so far have been silver! I saw two Magnesium ones though at a dealership in Carlisle PA over the weekend. I'm definitely in lust with them!
but somehow the high-waisted Magnum comes off smaller than it is.
That severe taper to the Magnum's roof line n the back takes away a lot of storage space. I have the same thing on my A4 to a lesser degree and it's noticeably smaller in back than the similar Passat.
It's for sure there won't be any third row seating in the back of the Magnum.
Still haven't seen any Goats in these parts. I even swung by a dealership.
I did see a silver CTS-V in front of a dealership, I kinda liked it.
Silver is by far the most common color for the 300/330C but I don't think it's the best, I'm partial to Cool Vanilla. I'm surprised I haven't seen any blues or reds.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Silver (looked good)
Black (looked great)
Dark blue (looked great)
White (don't like)
Dark, Dark red (didn't look bad, but just don't like the color)
*should have added that I think the new XJ really meets up well to Jaguar's old advertisments of "Grace, Pace, Space".
I see them fairly regularly now, and the aura around them is solid enough to slice with a knife! As a styling statement, it's a superlative.
I also seem to read little but good press as well. It's a bigger car than I'd want, but certainly it's more than beautiful enough, IMO, to desire anyway.
Tough call for me, were I looking in the class, would be between the A8L and the XJ. That would be delightfully unbearable conundrum...
;-)
I wouldn't say it looks like $150k, as Steven did, but what sedan does?
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Our local Pontiac dealer has two GTOs which are going begging: a black auto and red 6-speed. They have "V-8" written in large white letters on the windshield.
BTW- the chase ended when, after successfully leading the cops thru dozens of intersections and narrow side streets w/o getting blocked or hit the "robbers" drove up onto a lawn stopped and ran out of the car. One of 'em is still holed up inside the house.
Dunno why they stopped, the way they were going they could've gone all the way to Sacramento at least.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
IMO it's the best looking of the SUVs that are truly off-roadable, including it's cousin at Porsche......Inside and out.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
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The owner was obviously giving demonstration rides to all of his friends -- one at a time. Guys -- forget the Lambo, THIS is definitely a babe-magnet!
Not *bad* looking, but it does look like an afterthought compared to the regular PT Cruiser 4-door.
Nissan will bring the Cube here, so maybe small cars like this will make it one day?
Magnums are common here in DC. I spent 3 days in Vegas recently and we counted something like 17 Chrysler 300s, oddly I have only seen one here at home in a month since. Maybe those were rental cars?
-juice
Now I don't know the trim level. I'm sure it's probably not a Hemi. I'd imagine most of the rental 300's would just be the base model, wouldn't they? Or maybe a few Tourings and Limiteds?
I did, finally, see a Mazda6 wagon on the road. Amazing, Mazda wins the Guiness Book of World Records award for the slowest intro of a new body style.
I saw this car at NAIAS in April 2002. So that took 2 years and 3 months for a new body style to show up on the roads.
-juice
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2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
-juice
Gimme the A8L, says I!
It took a couple of generations and a dozen years for the A8 to be recognized as an equivalent to the S-Class/7-Series/XJ8, even though Audi was already seen as a luxury brand. VW says they understand this
but no one wants to spend the money to help Volkswagen achieve Luxury brand status.
I can't say as I blame them.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
Heck, VW shops make Toyota shops feel all Lexusy, by comparison!
-juice
I'm assuming it's a volume or maybe demographic thing. Or maybe there are those who just won't pony up for the program and its attendent expenses?
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
So has GM wisened up and started offering a sunroof, or do y'all think this was an aftermarket job?
I guess I missed it, but apparently there was a Maybach in front of the house today, and not the blue 57 I saw a few weeks ago (my brother said it was gold, not sure which model). Apparently a friend of our neighbor is a sales rep for them, so we see them once in a while.
As for Phaetons, I haven't seen one on the road yet at all.
2004 Pontiac GTO in Black
2005 Chrysler 300 in Black nice and muscular looking!!
This silver unit looked quite nice on the highway.
I took a long look at it in rear view after I passed him and tought the new face comes off better than I originally thought.
I didn't even notice the awkward cut for the trunk line as I passed it from behind. Do I like it as much as the E39? No, but there's hardly any four-door on the road I like as much as the E39 five series (I may shop for one this fall).
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
One car that is conspicuous in its absence is the 2004 Galant. The 1999-2003 Galant was a hot seller in my region, but the new one seems to have done a face-plant. I hope Mitsu doesn't go under like some analysts are predicting -- it's always disappointing to see a brand fail. Though I bet the losers at DCX will be happy to buy up the assets at bargain prices after the bankruptcy :-/
-Andrew L