Saloon or Coupe?

chris_s1 · 02-10-2011, 05:28 AM

I was all set to buy a coupe and then the LCI saloon came out just as I was buying and as soon as I saw it I liked it.

IMO the coupe (even the 2010 version) looks dated next to an LCI saloon. But I realise I wil probably get flamed for saying that. Its the bonnet ridges that do it for me.

So if it were me - If my budget didn't run to an LCI saloon then it would be the coupe. But I would take the LCI saloon if I could.

I think in the coupe both the SE and MSport models look ok, but in the saloon, it has to be the MSport as the SE looks terribly plain.

bounty78 · 02-10-2011, 05:36 AM

I agree with Chris's comment about getting the M Sport version if you were to get the new LCI saloon. You are right, the changes on the facelift 2010 E92 coupe are quite subtle. To an untrained eyes, the difference is in the headlights and rear lights, the rest looks pretty much the same. Hence my reason for getting the M Sport E92 on a 57plate. Can't really afford a brand new beamer at the moment.

Am i correct in saying, not all new LCI saloon comes with daytime angel eye xenon headlights like the coupe..is it an optional extra?

P.S. Chris..IMO your boot lip looks better if it was colour coded as opposed to black. Like your wheels though..nice

FieldingMellish · 02-10-2011, 06:15 AM

Yes, very much agree: the LCI makes the saloon's looks rival the coupe. When did LCI come in?

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chris_s1 · 02-10-2011, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bounty78

Am i correct in saying, not all new LCI saloon comes with daytime angel eye xenon headlights like the coupe..is it an optional extra?

P.S. Chris..IMO your boot lip looks better if it was colour coded as opposed to black. Like your wheels though..nice

Thanks! The spolier is carbon so you wouldn't want to paint it really. To be honest I don't really like it but it was on there when I bought the car (dealer demo) and never got round to taking it off. I like the fact it makes the car a little different though.

Xenons are an option on LCI saloons, but all have 'angel eye' halogens as standard.

chris_s1 · 02-10-2011, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by FieldingMellish

When did LCI come in?

From September 2008 I believe

pjs · 02-10-2011, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by FieldingMellish

Why do you ask? I won't go to £20k.

Cos mine will be up for sale very soon

FieldingMellish · 02-10-2011, 08:08 AM

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Cos mine will be up for sale very soon

Ah. But I don't want a 335i.

m1bjr · 02-10-2011, 10:06 AM

I much prefer the style of my E92, to my new E90.
Dull in comparison.

dxb335d · 02-10-2011, 10:33 AM

Do you still have the 335 also?

FieldingMellish · 02-10-2011, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by kaishang

SE saloon with sport or non-sport seats has a tilting base with the full electric seat option. Actually maybe as AlanQS says they tilt regardless of if you have the electric seat option.

Coupe has much longer doors which means more difficult to get in/out if you are in a parking bay. Plus more difficult back seat access. Your kid would probably like saloon better as they get older, so they don't feel trapped in the back seat.

As an FYI I had a coupe M Sport loaner for 3 days and found it quite irritating. I was much happier getting back into a SE saloon.

What specifically didn't you like about the msport coupe?

toxicnerve · 02-10-2011, 12:47 PM

I'm not convinced, the saloon just seems to blend into the background IMO, the coupe has something about it that makes it stand out a little more, though they're as common as muck too really!

FieldingMellish · 02-10-2011, 12:56 PM

Well, my dilemma really is that ideally I'd like an M Sport coupe but I don't think that's going to be an option. It's either an SE coupe, or an M Sport saloon.

To be fair, although the coupe generally looks better, a nicely turned out M SPort saloon can look better than an SE coupe, sometimes. A colleague of mine has a 335i SE coupe, and to my eye it really doesn't look great. The colour is bright blue (Montego blue maybe) and I don't like his wheels either.

spandeli · 02-10-2011, 01:29 PM

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I have both and a youngster in a baby seat.

Only an issue for fat people and those with dodgy backs - they need to buy an Espace and not hang around on here...

+1

My father in law is fat... , he finds it really hard to get in the car. when he sits in the passengers seat he cant put the belt on, cause its impossible for him to reach it, so i drive the car while listeing to the annoying Ding Ding Ding thing.. Thats the only negative i see, having a baby as well was never an issue putting him in the back.

M sport coupe all the way.

YvesD · 02-10-2011, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by spandeli

M sport coupe all the way.

SE Coupe for me, sober suited iron fist in a silk glove

Fine front and rear for all 'regular' sized people, no probs for child seats in the back and decent sized boot.

Quieter cabin than the saloon/touring too.

Yves

dghdgh · 02-10-2011, 03:16 PM

Could I be totaly off the wall and say look at the m sport tourer. Not as astetic as the coupe but more sexy than the saloon.

wayne71 · 02-10-2011, 03:23 PM

Yep I'd go with a tourer over a 3 series saloon.

FieldingMellish · 02-10-2011, 03:24 PM

Hmmm nope. I've always hated estates.

FieldingMellish · 02-10-2011, 03:26 PM

Just started another thread, as I've seen a nice coupe but - as often happens - the mileage seems a bit potentially suspicious:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=487506

02-10-2011, 05:28 AM	#23
chris_s1 Major 36 Rep 1,113 Posts Drives: M235i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 E92 335d [8.66]	I was all set to buy a coupe and then the LCI saloon came out just as I was buying and as soon as I saw it I liked it. IMO the coupe (even the 2010 version) looks dated next to an LCI saloon. But I realise I wil probably get flamed for saying that. Its the bonnet ridges that do it for me. So if it were me - If my budget didn't run to an LCI saloon then it would be the coupe. But I would take the LCI saloon if I could. I think in the coupe both the SE and MSport models look ok, but in the saloon, it has to be the MSport as the SE looks terribly plain.
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02-10-2011, 05:36 AM	#24
bounty78 Mike 8 Rep 328 Posts Drives: F10 528i M Sport LCI Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E93 325i SE conv [0.00] 2003 Nissan 350Z GT [0.00] 2007 320i E92 M sport [0.00]	I agree with Chris's comment about getting the M Sport version if you were to get the new LCI saloon. You are right, the changes on the facelift 2010 E92 coupe are quite subtle. To an untrained eyes, the difference is in the headlights and rear lights, the rest looks pretty much the same. Hence my reason for getting the M Sport E92 on a 57plate. Can't really afford a brand new beamer at the moment. Am i correct in saying, not all new LCI saloon comes with daytime angel eye xenon headlights like the coupe..is it an optional extra? P.S. Chris..IMO your boot lip looks better if it was colour coded as opposed to black. Like your wheels though..nice Last edited by bounty78; 02-10-2011 at 05:44 AM..
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02-10-2011, 06:15 AM	#25
FieldingMellish Captain 171 Rep 981 Posts Drives: F30 330D M Sport auto Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	Yes, very much agree: the LCI makes the saloon's looks rival the coupe. When did LCI come in? I
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02-10-2011, 10:06 AM	#30
m1bjr LSD - No, you're not seeing things 72 Rep 3,302 Posts Drives: Baby F36 Gran Coupe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Plymouth UK iTrader: (4)	I much prefer the style of my E92, to my new E90. Dull in comparison. __________________
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dxb335d The Tarmac Terrorist 949 Rep 29,345 Posts Drives: 997.2 GT3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ''Fandango Towers'' iTrader: (3) Garage List 2010 Porsche 997.2 GT3 [9.50] 2003 BMW E46 M3 [6.00] 2007 BMW E92 335D [5.50]	Do you still have the 335 also? __________________ 997.2 GT3
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02-10-2011, 12:47 PM	#33
toxicnerve Colonel 97 Rep 2,834 Posts Drives: E92 335d M-Sport Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	I'm not convinced, the saloon just seems to blend into the background IMO, the coupe has something about it that makes it stand out a little more, though they're as common as muck too really!
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02-10-2011, 12:56 PM	#34
FieldingMellish Captain 171 Rep 981 Posts Drives: F30 330D M Sport auto Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	Well, my dilemma really is that ideally I'd like an M Sport coupe but I don't think that's going to be an option. It's either an SE coupe, or an M Sport saloon. To be fair, although the coupe generally looks better, a nicely turned out M SPort saloon can look better than an SE coupe, sometimes. A colleague of mine has a 335i SE coupe, and to my eye it really doesn't look great. The colour is bright blue (Montego blue maybe) and I don't like his wheels either.
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02-10-2011, 03:16 PM	#37
dghdgh Second Lieutenant 3 Rep 210 Posts Drives: E91 sports+ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Teesside UK iTrader: (3)	Could I be totaly off the wall and say look at the m sport tourer. Not as astetic as the coupe but more sexy than the saloon.
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02-10-2011, 03:23 PM	#38
wayne71 First Lieutenant 15 Rep 382 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Yep I'd go with a tourer over a 3 series saloon.
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02-10-2011, 03:24 PM	#39
FieldingMellish Captain 171 Rep 981 Posts Drives: F30 330D M Sport auto Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	Hmmm nope. I've always hated estates.
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02-10-2011, 03:26 PM	#40
FieldingMellish Captain 171 Rep 981 Posts Drives: F30 330D M Sport auto Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Manchester iTrader: (0)	Just started another thread, as I've seen a nice coupe but - as often happens - the mileage seems a bit potentially suspicious: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=487506
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