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3 stages of 335 coupe ownership....before I buy!
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01-10-2013, 06:43 PM | #23 |
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I've been stalking these forums for about two years now and finally purchase my obtainable dream car back on 12/22/12!! Been wanting a 335 for years and just haven't been able to justify it but then i woke up one morning and said "screw it, work hard and this is my passion, i WANT a 335i" so i pulled the trigger after months of searching for the "ONE"!! Finally found it at PASSPORT BMW in MD and all i can say is HOLY WOW!!! I love this car and plan to build it to its limits then, a tad more...
Good Luck with your search! Find one, don't settle and pull the trigger..... You wont regret it! Then, come back and show us all your new ride!!!!
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01-12-2013, 07:29 AM | #25 |
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If its beating you up that much as to getting it or not then i would say you clearly want it hence, wait for it...
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01-12-2013, 11:15 PM | #26 | |
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WEEKDAYS: guilt over the selfish joy of driving my coupe to/from work. WEEKENDS: remorse that we leave the coupe in the garage when we go out as a family because of the hassle of getting a kid in/out of a coupe. DURATION: 8 months and counting... |
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01-12-2013, 11:34 PM | #27 | ||
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When i'm not driving, I'm like why am I paying $701.26 a month on this car payment!! But then I drive it and get thrown back in my seat, hugging curves and what not, and I'm like Yup I love this car! Totally worth it! I bought my 2009 335xi in April with 19,272 miles, now after 9 months and some modding it now has 37,000 miles. Hit 37,000 on my way to work tonight. Love every minute of it! Quote:
Well my buddy worked at the BMW dealership and we got to talking about the car and he said he had a used one in mind that I would love. I had no intention of buying the car, and I wasn't even looking for a second car at all. Well he showed me the car, and I spent some time driving it. Needless to say I was sold on it. We went inside put together the paperwork, and I drove off in my CPO 2009 335xi and left the 325i for a couple days due to work and picked it up the next week. I'm 21, but at the time I bought the 335xi I was only 20. People were looking at me like wtf haha they didn't believe that someone who is 20 could afford a car like that. They thought it was my parents, or that my parents paid for it. hahahah made me happy to be able to show them the registration saying that it was my car and their jaws dropped to the ground. I wouldn't trade me 335xi for the world. The only thing I wish it had was iDrive and that it was a manual. Other than that the car is exactly what I want! 2001 325i Sport 2009 335xi CWP Right after signing the paperwork
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01-13-2013, 02:12 AM | #28 |
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All your three stages are quite normal....
Mine: 1. Confusion. Why am I buying parts and mods for a car I don't have yet. It took me 6 months to finally find a Monaco Blue, manual, cpo, clean title, premium, sport, winter, etc etc and let me tell you... you can accumulate a lot of parts in 6 months 2. Excitement. Picked up the car and started modding on day 1 (that was back in 2008). 3. Joy. Out of 15 hrs awake in a day, I spend at least 3 hrs in the car. There is one word, joy. Why do you feel remorse?
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01-13-2013, 12:49 PM | #30 |
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Mine was more like...
1: Whoa, I finally found a perfect E92 in the colors I wanted! 2: Whoa, I've had this thing for a month and I'm blown away by how awesome it is, and how many people say "nice car" in parking lots! 3: Whoa, I can't believe how fast this thing is with only a couple of grand in mods! 4: Hmmm it's been a year and the novelty has worn off. What am I getting next? |
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01-14-2013, 03:38 PM | #31 |
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4. Regret?
I've been lurking here for a while trying to find out whether or not a 335xi is a terrible mistake or not.
I recently found a 2007, NON CPO, 335xi sedan that's an good deal at only $20k and has been taken care of (it was a lease, then a CPO, and I'll be 3rd owner). However, it sounds like no matter how well taken care of these cars are, they might just fall apart at the seams. We've all had a girlfriend that ultimately drove us crazy, spent our money, fought with our mom, threw our stuff out the window...but was absolutely unforgettable in bed. She was awful through and through...but when you think about her, all you can think of is how those first couple weeks felt, and to this day you still have a hard time getting her out of your mind. Is the 335xi the unforgettable girlfriend? No matter what you do, will it always be a problem? Am I trying to justify a non-CPO twin-turbo-time-bomb because I can't stop thinking about the test drive? I really just want someone to tell me it's not worth it, and I'll walk away. I'm just afraid nobody can, because they all remember the test drive too. |
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LOL. I'm not ashamed to admit it sista. I'm 6'3, 235.....and she's pretty much the boss.
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Since I'm a woman I respect a man who listens to his wife.
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Please welcome your latest 3 series coupe owner...Me! Pics to come soon (I promise). Specs: 2008 335xi weather,sports and premium package with idrive, 55K miles. Jet Black-ext Carmel (Beige)-int
Some questions... Satellite prepared-(no clue what this entails...I have the shark fin on top but no 'SAT' options in menu). Is the receiver installed? Options list says Sat prepared.... Ipod cable in glove cmptmnt (but phone not recognized when I plug it in, no CDC in Audio menu). Lost... Is this most likely just plugged into the back of the receiver without a reprogram of the radio? Thanks |
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As for the ipod in the glove- on mine it seems to be wired directly into the headunit and responds to the CD1 position on the Navi. Other Cds are in the CD2 etc positions. This is different than the 6fl ipod option where it is wired through the armest and comes in thru the aux input. This is the usual setup for the ipod option
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02-20-2013, 12:44 AM | #43 |
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No remorse in buying the car originally (e90 335i AT, which I sold to a friend a year later and picked up a e92 335i MT. It was my reward for years of hard work; paying off the wifes car (she had the car she wanted, now it was my turn) and signing a new contract with my current job; used part of my bonus to keep total financed amount at the payment I wanted.
The only real remorse I had was not buying an e46 M3 instead; but I'm coming to terms with that. It would have been about the same amount of money. I keep telling myself that I came out ahead. Bigger car (I'm 6'2", 250, not fat just big), newer tech, easier to mod when I want, better for a DD + weekend fun, just kept getting hung up on the fact that "I could have had an M3". I never wanted to be the guy chasing a badge, and my car makes more power than the older M, but still...... Splitting hairs I know |
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