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wow that was fast I hope you will like 330, its no S4 but I guess its enough for daily driving
Bravo!!!!! Great choice!
nice ride buddy!!!!!3ltr motor should be a good choice
Great choice!
Great buy! Hope you enjoy it, but I think you will
Great choice, Sameer! A colleague of mine had a similar 330i Touring. His car had an automatic gearbox. Even though I hate automatics, I did like the car very much. So I reckon with a manual gearbox it must be a wonderful drive! The engine note of the N52 is a real delight, both from inside the car and outside the car.BTW, props for having the courage of buying a car you've never laid eyes on before. This is not meant as criticism though, on the contrary. I just don't know if I'll ever have faith enough to do that...
Hey Sammy, just had another thought. You've got 8,000 miles left on the factory warranty/maintenance programs; look into how much it would be to extend them to 100,000 miles and tack on another 2 years. The brakes alone will be pretty expensive. Might be worth doing depending on how many miles you plan on putting on it annually.
I guess I missed this topic, congrats! It looks like an excellent daily driver, and a nice companion to your F-car. You are braver than I to buy a car sight-unseen, but have you at least test driven a 330i, even if it wasn't this one, or no? I can't wait to see some more pics once you get the car home. I think you made a wise choice in not flying out to see a car, it's a major PITA to do that, and with a BMW I think you can be pretty sure that if they say the car is well kept it will be.
Why the "cold" package in Houston? You need euro-headlamps without the orange thingies in them...And you're brave, I wouldn't do it...
Good choice as wackary said ... i like beemers better then mercs
That's the fun part - I haven't driven a 330i ever I did drive a 335i though with the exact same specification as my car. AFAIK, the 330i and 335i have the same ride handling, braking, features ... except for the torque - the 335i is like my chipped S4 and the 330i is on paper about as fast as the pre-chipped S4 (maybe a few tenths off).It certainly wont have the urge of my S4 but in other departments it will be perfect. And remember it is my daily driver - so i think it will be fine.The S4 was getting expensive to maintain. Last month, I had to spend $1000 to get the valve cover gaskets replaced and also one of the O2 sensors. Seems like every trip would require a stiff bill.So Leap of faith is about right. Keep in mind this is a BMW certified car with known service history - I am not buying a car out of an auction with unknown past. THAT would be a real LEAP of faith. I am not that braveNormally, I would have flown over, inspected it and driven the car back. But I am swamped at work and can't take time off to see it. Besides it would cost about $1500 for flight, stay, gas, food to go there and get the car. Shipping the car costs $525 - so I have $1000 buffer for tackling any issues that might occur. Finding a car with similar specifications in Houston is going to be difficult - manuals are rare and cold package are hardly found in my climate.Why do I need the cold weather package? Mainly because I want the folding rear seats that come with it. I frequently carry long length items from the stores and I need to drop the seats to accommodate it. Folding seats are available as a standalone option but it is very rare for people to get it without springing for the cold weather package. And heated seats are a nice option - we get to use it a couple times in a year - it does get to freezing in winter here. I like to buy and keep cars for a long period of time (say 9 -10 years) - therefore I want to have all the options that would be cover me in case I have to move to another place which may be warmer or colder.E.g. I bought the S4 when I was in California and then I moved to Texas.
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