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Old 04-23-2008, 08:42 PM
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The only difference is that Foxman's car is better; it's an MT.
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Sweet.

Enjoy.
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sick car.. i want one too
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Another trade in for a bmw!?
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iDrive is fun until it crashes.

The only way to reboot it is to pull over, cut ignition, restart.

Hey, it's made by Microsoft. What'd you expect?
Old 04-23-2008, 11:30 PM
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gorgeous car!
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Grats man, really nice car.
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That's it, selling my 8 17K OBO
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Originally Posted by YaXMaNGTO
Pssshh straight line performance is stupid. Whatever.
I agree. And the GTO is one of THE WORST straight line cars on the road. The RX8 is better, but wait until the GTO gets it on the twisties. LOOK OUT!!!
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
The only difference is that Foxman's car is better; it's an MT.
what is it with people on this board and manual transmissions..yeesh.
Old 04-24-2008, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
The only difference is that Foxman paid for his own car.
Fixed
Old 04-24-2008, 02:17 PM
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^ unlike some ppl on this board. <cough> who we all know who those ppl are.
Old 04-24-2008, 02:28 PM
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Nice.

Does the 335i have a LSD or is it a 'peg leg'?

What made you go with the 335i over the 135i?
Old 04-24-2008, 02:38 PM
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I am envious. Nice car~~~~
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Originally Posted by Detrich
iDrive is fun until it crashes.

The only way to reboot it is to pull over, cut ignition, restart.

Hey, it's made by Microsoft. What'd you expect?

LOL... Microsoft product...
It should come with the Control/Alt/Delete buttons for the restart.

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Old 04-24-2008, 03:44 PM
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No M = FTL lol
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Originally Posted by SlideWayz
What made you go with the 335i over the 135i?
The OP has a pair of functioning eyes.
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Sweet. Very worthy replacement. All you guys and your new cars are killing me. I'm trying to hold off... trying...

Originally Posted by delhi
The OP has a pair of functioning eyes.
It's the ugliness of the 135 that appeals to me. BMW 3-series (though they look good) are as common as any other car here. But that just usually gives you an excuse to mod the hell out of the exterior to stand out from the crowd. Nice set of BBS wheels to start off with...

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Old 04-24-2008, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Renesis SE3P
The only difference is that Foxman paid for his own car.
Originally Posted by dillsrotary
Fixed
Exactly...
Old 04-24-2008, 10:34 PM
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Enjoy. Don't crash it. Seems like a lot of defectors!
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thinking of getting one stuck between Evo x, Sti, Bmw
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Originally Posted by SlideWayz
Nice.

Does the 335i have a LSD or is it a 'peg leg'?

What made you go with the 335i over the 135i?
No LSD, have to upgrade to the M for that or pony up for a few grand to get one installed in the 335.

I would really feel shortchanged with the 135. I wanted the larger backseat which is very comfortable for adults in the 335. A comparably equipped 135 is about $5K less than the 335 and look and lines of the 335 coupe are much more to my tastes.

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Old 04-25-2008, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by smrx8
thinking of getting one stuck between Evo x, Sti, Bmw
I'd suggest crossing the STI off the list off the bat unless you value the extra storage space highly. As for the 135 vs. Evo, do you want the better track/drivers car or the better daily driver? Also, usable back seats and AWD during our winters a big a pluses in my book but may not be for you.
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Originally Posted by JRichter
Sweet. Very worthy replacement. All you guys and your new cars are killing me. I'm trying to hold off... trying...



It's the ugliness of the 135 that appeals to me. BMW 3-series (though they look good) are as common as any other car here. But that just usually gives you an excuse to mod the hell out of the exterior to stand out from the crowd. Nice set of BBS wheels to start off with...
History has shown that modding an ugly car with bodykits will only make it uglier. See bugeye, blobeye, squinty-eye WRXs. And lately the Nismo Z.
The 135i is not unique enough that it's ugliness = cool factor. It is not the Z3 M Coupe or Exige.
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I think I'll be getting the 328i or 330i as my next car.

I really don't need the twin turbo 6 as I'll be going with an automatic next time, anyways. I'm sick of a stick in traffic.

I will probably buy a used one that's CPO for about 25k - I can get a 2007 330i w/ 22k miles for around $28,000, which would give me a warranty to 2013 and 100,000 miles.

By the way - I like the terra leather a lot, though I'd only buy a black on black beemer. It's the only proper color for a beemer, IMO.


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