Thanks for the mileage information. I was wondering if there is a difference in mileage between the 330i and 330xi with auto trans. Overall does your miles per gallon decrease with all wheel drive? Thanks.
Not that I can read what ever language the above brochure is written in, however, from what I can discern, the following points are true (at least for the Euro version):
- The new 3-Series can be had in an i-Drive and a non i-Drive version - Regarding the exterior of the car, the Bangle influence is rather muted, presenting a car that, IMHO, is actually quite attractive - Regarding the interior, that is where the bad news makes itself most felt, the "Flat Dash" of the E60 5-Series eliminates the Cockpit feeling of the previous generation 3ers. :-(
All in all, I think that if I do decide to replace my 530i next spring (current feeling is probably not), the new E90 330i is at least a viable option.
Did anybody read the write-up of the Active Autowerke Supercharged 330iA in Car & Driver this month? Pretty slick. 318 hp & 280 lb/ft torque propelled the blown bimmer from 0-60mph in 5.5 seconds, 1/4 mile 13.9 @ 102 mph. Yes that car had a slushbox, so they say you could probably shave another 1/2 second of the 0-60mph time with the 6-speed. The article also says a lot about tires! Yes those black things that are nice and shiny also make a huge difference (like many of us have said here in the past. Using the Stock Sport Suspension, they achieved 0.91g (compared to .87 for the M3 and .86 for the ZHP)on the skidpad just by upgrading the tires (Michelin Pilot Sport PS2).
At $51,229 it is a steep price to pay (plus your 4/50 BMW warranty probably goes down the toilet too)
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I am more than half way in on my lease of a 330i. I have always been told that leasing lends itself to staying with that particular brand b/c of loyalty discounts for staying.
This is my first ever lease. I will be right on miles and the car is in great shape. As you all know, BMW has some stiff competition these days but I would like to stay with them. My shoping list will include a 530i, X5, and of course the new 330i when it arives.
If you get a chance can any of you share what experiences you have had in re-leasing with BMW and what I kind of financial insentives i might expect.
I just got my 330I with ZHP and I seem to be running about 22-23 MPG avg. Just under 1500 miles on it right now. Is there a preferred speed I should be changing each of my gears at for optimum mileage if so is there a chart online? (I remember seeing a chart like this in a Honda I owned once, one was for optimum gas mileage, the other was for optimum shifting for performance) I do tend to run about 80 on the hwy and sometimes take it up to triple digits if I get a nice clear straightaway!
If I was to tell you to keep the revs between 1700 and 2500 while accelerating and below 2000 in any other gear but 6th while crusing; which would you choose:
1) Drive as suggested above and save a buck or two per day, or 2) Drive however the hell you please (within reason of course) and enjoy the car to its fullest.
My bet is that you will choose option 2. ;-)
Best Regards, Shipo
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The opening suggestion is probably not far from the best practice for good mileage.
Yup - Auto Zone would not be able to sell enough of them to justify carrying them. You can call Red Line - they took my order over the phone in < 1 min.
"It is more important to stop, than go!" - says it all!! I am very happy with my Hawk HP Plus pads, Ate Power Discs and Ate fluid. I usually gain on more powerful cars in areas with heavy braking at the track. There are more aggressive pads of course but anything more aggressive than the Hawk HP Plus pads will eat up your rotors and may not be as easy to modulate as the Hawks. The Hawks make threshold braking relatively easy. I love it when the car is doing that little dance at the limits of adhesion under heavy braking!!
But the color seems to be very rare. I haven't seen any BMW in Electric Red. My neighbor has Imola Red.
On bmwusa.com when I choose Electric Red, the car looks good. Ain't sure if it will look the same in real as opposed to CG - (Computer Graphics).
I would like to have your opinion. Is Electric Red good looking color on 325i , do people liek it, or is it very bad or....or my other options would be the most preferred Silver or Black.
Also, Does any of you have an electric red, can you post the pics?
I think the Electric Red looks great (a lot of good that does YOU). It is a non-metallic color, but very nice and seems to hold up well, not fading with age as some lesser paint jobs might.
It is pretty far from Imola Red... Imola has a kind of bluish tint, where Electric might have some undertones of orange. In a 3-series, it is not extremely rare... I bet if you looked for late model 3-series on Ebay, you could find an example.. I prefer it with the grey leather, but it looks great with black or natural brown.. I see a lot of them with sand interior, but I'm not too fond of that combo.
I have the following questions to the knowledgeable crowd here: 1) Is the second time the inspection mileage goes down to zero, is this suppose to be the Inspection II event, where they are suppose to replace brake fluids, etc.? 2) Is it customary to get a BMW loaner when bringing the car for Inspection II? 3) What are the subsequent inspections called? III, IV, or do they alternate Inspection I with Inspection II? Thanks for any input.
Unfortunately, most dealers play it very safe with their dealer stock. They tend to order silver, white, black, grey, and other "safe" colors to appeal to the broadest segment. I rarely see dealers order bright reds, yellows, or blues for their own stock. They'll make you special order. Is always sad to see so many "boring" cars lined up in a row in a dealer's lot.
"I rarely see dealers order bright reds, yellows, o blues for their own stock."
True in general, but my dealer tends to order different colors. I've never seen electric red, but I've seen imola red, yellows, and a number of different blues.
Our 325xi wagon is electric red with black interior. Our last car was silver of course and we decided it was time for something different. Nothing wrong with silver,in fact,It's still an outstanding color for BMW,Particularly in the 5 series but enough is enough.. We wanted something different! We get many compliments on the car and most people say they would not consider a red car but then when they see ours,I think they fall in love with it.. This sounds crazy but everytime I see the car parked in a parking lot and I approach it,it automatically cheers me up especially here in Toronto where the winters are brutal.. As I say,there are no bad BMW colors.. Good luck!
My wife and I didn't care for the sand (too light) and the black/grey were never considered. Natural brown worked perfect for us. I think that it would look VERY nice in the electric red. I saw a 330cic in electric red this weekend with the sand - nat brown would have been sweeeeeeet!
Very nice... Look back at post #29968.. One of those ebay cars is a 330cic Electric Red/Natural Brown.. I think anything that would look good with Sand, would look better with Natural Brown. Of course, you have to pony up for the leather. The black carpets really make for a more liveable interior, IMO.
All the articles you read talk about the Valvetronic I6 increase in power for the 3.0L engines, has anybody read/heard anything about the 2.5L motor's power increase?
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I am considering a 325i as my next car. On a recent trip to the dealer, I saw the 325i with premium package fitted with Pirelli tires (not sure of the tire model). They looked nice. However, at another dealer I saw another 325i with the Premium package, but with Continental tires. The dealer was unable to answer why the cars had different tires. To my eyes the Pirellis looked better. Can anyone shed any light on the subject and whether I can specify tires at order time ? Also, which tires perform better in snow ?
Pirelli, Continentals, Bridgestones and Michelins mostly.. It is just a crapshoot on the ones you get.. If the dealer has the same exact model with the same exact wheels, but a different brand of tire, most will swap them out for you.
Just be aware that most of the OEM tires aren't as good as what you can get aftermarket, and most tires on BMWs only last 20K-30K miles anyway, so it isn't that big of a deal.
You might check Tirerack.com to see how that particular model does in the snow, but you'll have to know the exact model designation.
One of my friend told me that her brother has Navigation in his BMW. She told that the Navigation system tells alternate routes automatically, in case there is heavy traffic in the current route. Is that true? Can anyone tell me how the navigation works in such scenarios?
My '02 330i has Nav and, as far as I know, you can't get the integration with traffic in the U.S. Is her brother in the U.K. by any chance? I know they have that option over there--it's very cool!
That is true.. forgot about the Goodyears on the all-wheel-drives.. Mostly, none of them are that great, although the summer tires that come on the Sport package equipped cars tend to be a little better.
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Gas mileage: 30+ on highway trips, 26 overall.
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Not that I can read what ever language the above brochure is written in, however, from what I can discern, the following points are true (at least for the Euro version):
- The new 3-Series can be had in an i-Drive and a non i-Drive version
- Regarding the exterior of the car, the Bangle influence is rather muted, presenting a car that, IMHO, is actually quite attractive
- Regarding the interior, that is where the bad news makes itself most felt, the "Flat Dash" of the E60 5-Series eliminates the Cockpit feeling of the previous generation 3ers. :-(
All in all, I think that if I do decide to replace my 530i next spring (current feeling is probably not), the new E90 330i is at least a viable option.
Best Regards
Shipo
At $51,229 it is a steep price to pay (plus your 4/50 BMW warranty probably goes down the toilet too)
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
I am more than half way in on my lease of a 330i. I have always been told that leasing lends itself to staying with that particular brand b/c of loyalty discounts for staying.
This is my first ever lease. I will be right on miles and the car is in great shape. As you all know, BMW has some stiff competition these days but I would like to stay with them. My shoping list will include a 530i, X5, and of course the new 330i when it arives.
If you get a chance can any of you share what experiences you have had in re-leasing with BMW and what I kind of financial insentives i might expect.
thanks i appreiciate the help
dj
I haven't looked yet, and probably will in a bit, but I'd love to do that work myself and enjoy the satisfaction of doing it right.
-Paul
Thanks for your feedback on the fluids. I'll see if I can find the Ate Super blue or gold to put in the car and some Redline for the diff and tranny.
-Paul
I do tend to run about 80 on the hwy and sometimes take it up to triple digits if I get a nice clear straightaway!
1) Drive as suggested above and save a buck or two per day, or
2) Drive however the hell you please (within reason of course) and enjoy the car to its fullest.
My bet is that you will choose option 2. ;-)
Best Regards,
Shipo
P.S.
The opening suggestion is probably not far from the best practice for good mileage.
They sell through local distributors but they will sell direct if you can't get in touch with a distributor.
Oh well.
-Paul
Base MSRP $29,300 + $695 destination = $29,995
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http://mach1review.com/BrakeFluidsInfo.html
The author agrees with Brave and I, so he is obviously very intelligent...;)
Iam planning to buy a new 325i.
Iam looking at Electric Red.
But the color seems to be very rare. I haven't seen any BMW in Electric Red. My neighbor has Imola Red.
On bmwusa.com when I choose Electric Red, the car looks good. Ain't sure if it will look the same in real as opposed to CG - (Computer Graphics).
I would like to have your opinion. Is Electric Red good looking color on 325i , do people liek it, or is it very bad or....or my other options would be the most preferred Silver or Black.
Also, Does any of you have an electric red, can you post the pics?
Thanks in advance.
vimal
It is pretty far from Imola Red... Imola has a kind of bluish tint, where Electric might have some undertones of orange. In a 3-series, it is not extremely rare... I bet if you looked for late model 3-series on Ebay, you could find an example.. I prefer it with the grey leather, but it looks great with black or natural brown.. I see a lot of them with sand interior, but I'm not too fond of that combo.
regards,
kyfdx
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That's for a reason. It's too bright, loud, screaming. Besides, it's more appealing to the ladies than just like the VW beetle.
1) Is the second time the inspection mileage goes down to zero, is this suppose to be the Inspection II event, where they are suppose to replace brake fluids, etc.?
2) Is it customary to get a BMW loaner when bringing the car for Inspection II?
3) What are the subsequent inspections called? III, IV, or do they alternate Inspection I with Inspection II? Thanks for any input.
That's for a reason. It's too bright, loud, screaming. Besides, it's more appealing to the ladies than just like the VW Bug.
regards,
kyfdx
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True in general, but my dealer tends to order different colors. I've never seen electric red, but I've seen imola red, yellows, and a number of different blues.
Nothing wrong with silver,in fact,It's still an outstanding color for BMW,Particularly in the 5 series but enough is enough.. We wanted something different!
We get many compliments on the car and most people say they would not consider a red car but then when they see ours,I think they fall in love with it.. This sounds crazy but everytime I see the car parked in a parking lot and I approach it,it automatically cheers me up especially here in Toronto where the winters are brutal..
As I say,there are no bad BMW colors..
Good luck!
grey-greens the best!!!!
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My wife and I didn't care for the sand (too light) and the black/grey were never considered.
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Just be aware that most of the OEM tires aren't as good as what you can get aftermarket, and most tires on BMWs only last 20K-30K miles anyway, so it isn't that big of a deal.
You might check Tirerack.com to see how that particular model does in the snow, but you'll have to know the exact model designation.
regards,
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One of my friend told me that her brother has Navigation in his BMW. She told that the Navigation system tells alternate routes automatically, in case there is heavy traffic in the current route. Is that true? Can anyone tell me how the navigation works in such scenarios?
And Goodyears OH MY!
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