New BMW owner

mytrplseven · 01-02-2015, 02:17 PM

Just sold my '87 Porsche 944 (heartbreak) and wife and I bought a '09 328i for each other for Christmas. It only has 12k miles and is beautiful. Unfortunatly, she regards it as just another sedan like Honda, Camry, etc. She doesn't seem to get the significance of it, even though she loves how it handles and the quality of craftsmanship.

Color is actually Sandalwood Beige metallic and not silver as the picture would suggest.

GMe90 · 01-02-2015, 02:23 PM

Congrats! I thought that color was called platinum bronze metallic. Maybe BMW changed the name
with the LCI. Enjoy it!

Seattlesquash · 01-02-2015, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mytrplseven

Just sold my '87 Porsche 944 (heartbreak) and wife and I bought a '09 328i for each other for Christmas. It only has 12k miles and is beautiful. Unfortunatly, she regards it as just another sedan like Honda, Camry, etc. She doesn't seem to get the significance of it, even though she loves how it handles and the quality of craftsmanship.

Color is actually Sandalwood Beige metallic and not silver as the picture would suggest.

Had to read it twice to be clear on what you sold!

congrats on beautiful car!

timothy2001 · 01-02-2015, 02:29 PM

Congrats and welcome to the forum.

bloppitybloop · 01-02-2015, 02:36 PM

Wow, that's incredibly low mileage.

ToastOfTenacity · 01-02-2015, 02:38 PM

Congratulations on your purchase! I love the LCI changes they made, I have an '08 335i myself, and it puts a bigger smile on my face than any Honda ever could. Take your wife out for some "spirited driving" on a back road somewhere, and she'll understand. Welcome to the forum!

bimmette · 01-02-2015, 02:50 PM

Congrats and welcome to the forum!

kiel_dafo_kenyg_as · 01-02-2015, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by mytrplseven

Just sold my '87 Porsche 944 (heartbreak) and wife

Excellent! That will save you from a great deal of annoyance like "she regards it as just another sedan like Honda, Camry, etc. "

BMB063 · 01-02-2015, 04:02 PM

Welcome, I came from a honda and it isnt even a fair comparison to make!

3s4u2 · 01-02-2015, 04:42 PM

Good looking 328, now the mods start???

924er · 01-02-2015, 06:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mytrplseven

Just sold my '87 Porsche 944 (heartbreak) and wife and I bought a '09 328i for each other for Christmas. It only has 12k miles and is beautiful. Unfortunatly, she regards it as just another sedan like Honda, Camry, etc. She doesn't seem to get the significance of it, even though she loves how it handles and the quality of craftsmanship.

Color is actually Sandalwood Beige metallic and not silver as the picture would suggest.

Dude I'm a bad ass 944 fan, had me a 86 turbo and sold it. Boy do I regret it!

Post some pics of ur 944

mytrplseven · 01-03-2015, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by 924er

Dude I'm a bad ass 944 fan, had me a 86 turbo and sold it. Boy do I regret it!

Post some pics of ur 944

Only for you:

mytrplseven · 01-03-2015, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by GMe90

Congrats! I thought that color was called platinum bronze metallic. Maybe BMW changed the name
with the LCI. Enjoy it!

This is where the "stupid" questions start

. What does LCI refer to?

mytrplseven · 01-03-2015, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GMe90

Congrats! I thought that color was called platinum bronze metallic. Maybe BMW changed the name
with the LCI. Enjoy it!

Upon further research, I find that you're correct in the paint ID. It is Platinum Bronze Metallic. Thanks for the correction

Socket · 01-03-2015, 09:11 AM

welcome aboard and congrats on the new car

Socket · 01-03-2015, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mytrplseven

This is where the "stupid" questions start

. What does LCI refer to?

LCI- = Life Cycle Improvement
Basically means a mid series face lift
BMW made some cosmetic changes to bonnet, lights etc
You will see reference to pre-LCI and LCI in some of the threads in the forum

Here is a useful link to common terms etc used in the forum

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1071864

NGEE · 01-03-2015, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by whiteblue

Excellent! That will save you from a great deal of annoyance like "she regards it as just another sedan like Honda, Camry, etc. "

omg, coffee-out-of-nose... lmao!!

OP, welcome! That's SO much better than that ugly-ass Porsche.

924er · 01-04-2015, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mytrplseven

Quote:

Originally Posted by 924er

Dude I'm a bad ass 944 fan, had me a 86 turbo and sold it. Boy do I regret it!

Post some pics of ur 944

Only for you:

You kept yours very clean. Mine wasn't that clean but it had a nice rare wide body kit, no rear hatch glass it has some kind of a spoiler in place.

mytrplseven · 01-04-2015, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 3s4u2

Good looking 328, now the mods start???

I jumped right in there and modded the trunk.

BMW's over the parts counter rubber trunk liner. It was 1/2 the price of the WeatherTech liner and fills the bill.

MTTH · 01-05-2015, 12:39 AM

Welcome & congrats!

cotmfk · 01-05-2015, 06:49 AM

Congrats and welcome! I'm also a 944 fan.

mike@x-ph.com · 01-05-2015, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Seattlesquash

Had to read it twice to be clear on what you sold!

congrats on beautiful car!

+1

Congrats OP

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