New E90 owner here

bimmerd00d · 08-13-2012, 09:20 PM

Picked up a 2006 330i for the wife to replace her '01 Volvo C70 Coupe. I'm an ex E34/E39 owner turned Volvo S60R owner. I'm sure i'll have some questions after I pick it up and start snooping around. It seems like a non sport premium package car. So far I like it, it's not my kinda car...but perfect for the wife unit.

marshall834 · 08-13-2012, 09:22 PM

Looks good! Only need JB4, some VMR wheels, mTech front bumber, and some other mods I'm sure your wife would just love

ja. · 08-13-2012, 09:29 PM

congrats!

RicheyBMW · 08-13-2012, 09:30 PM

Congrats and welcome!

bimmerd00d · 08-13-2012, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by marshall834

Looks good! Only need JB4, some VMR wheels, mTech front bumber, and some other mods I'm sure your wife would just love

she did comment on not liking the wheels too much, but I stick to OEM wheels. She mentioned she liked some 5 spokes we saw, not sure what they were. They weren't M6 wheels though. No mods to the exterior, it's my wife's car lol. a JB4 for my wife? Are you serious lol? We talked about doing that if we settled for a 325i, but I think I was looking into the sprint booster as it was a bit more PNP. The 330i out of the box is plenty quick enough for her. Yeah im gonna be one of those boring E90 owners who doesn't mod them...sorry to burst your bubble

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Here are some pics of my previous cars.

Chuck · 08-14-2012, 04:42 AM

Congratulations and welcome! Nice looking car -- I'm sure the wife will enjoy mashing the tall pedal as it is.

OT: I just moved away from that area (lived in Denton for 12 years), and I'm already missing the hell out of Whataburger. At least they have Shiner here...

BMW_Belgier · 08-14-2012, 06:08 AM

Welcome

May your wife have a good and save drive

Alen E90 · 08-14-2012, 06:16 AM

congrats and welcome, btw both of your 5'ers looked great

DLam · 08-14-2012, 06:44 AM

congrats

bimmerd00d · 08-14-2012, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Alen E90

congrats and welcome, btw both of your 5'ers looked great

The Swedish meatball never gets any love :-)

obert · 08-14-2012, 07:27 AM

Congrats and welcome

Three_thirty_I · 08-14-2012, 07:49 AM

Congrats! These are great cars! Looks like the original standard 17" 159 Style wheels - they are actually pretty cool looking wheels, just not on the E90...

Check http://felgenkatalog.auto-treff.com/ for all OEM BMW wheels and specs etc!

E90Company · 08-14-2012, 08:05 AM

Congrats and welcome.

Otruba_843 · 08-14-2012, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bimmerd00d

The Swedish meatball never gets any love :-)

Workaholics?

fliphoppin · 08-14-2012, 11:49 AM

nice car

bimmerd00d · 08-14-2012, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Otruba_843

Workaholics?

ya gotta be fresh.

Otruba_843 · 08-14-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bimmerd00d

ya gotta be fresh.

Been thinking about taking the GRape van for a drive

dd243372 · 08-14-2012, 06:12 PM

Very Nice!

J02 335i · 08-14-2012, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by marshall834

Looks good! Only need JB4, some VMR wheels, mTech front bumber, and some other mods I'm sure your wife would just love

JB4? Its a 330i, not a 335i.

Lagger1 · 08-14-2012, 08:38 PM

You should run the 330 vs. the R. I bet they're pretty even, with the edge going to the 330 even thou its underrated

bimmerd00d · 08-14-2012, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Lagger1

You should run the 330 vs. the R. I bet they're pretty even, with the edge going to the 330 even thou its underrated

you do realize my R's rated 0-60 is about 5.6s right? A 6spd manual 330i might do alright if i butcher the launch, but an auto 330i...doubtful. My wife's C70 "feels" faster than the 330i, but on paper they're about the same.

bimmerd00d · 08-14-2012, 08:50 PM

We had quite the butt pucker moment today. The wife unit took it to work after picking it up from the dealer, got in it to go home at 5pm and the radio had no audio. Got home, pulled the fuses for a few minutes and it's working again. It also has an airbag light, but i'm almost 100% sure that's the seat mat. I found the thing to fool the light into going out and make the airbag work all the time.

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bimmerd00d New Member 1 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Little Elm, TX iTrader: (0)	New E90 owner here Picked up a 2006 330i for the wife to replace her '01 Volvo C70 Coupe. I'm an ex E34/E39 owner turned Volvo S60R owner. I'm sure i'll have some questions after I pick it up and start snooping around. It seems like a non sport premium package car. So far I like it, it's not my kinda car...but perfect for the wife unit.
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Chuck Captain 51 Rep 950 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: May 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 335i E90 [7.76]	Congratulations and welcome! Nice looking car -- I'm sure the wife will enjoy mashing the tall pedal as it is. OT: I just moved away from that area (lived in Denton for 12 years), and I'm already missing the hell out of Whataburger. At least they have Shiner here... __________________ ..JB4 G5 ISO \| Helix FMIC \| CP-e Chargepipe \| Synapse BOV \| VRSF Catless DP's \| Dinan FFE \| Alpina B3 TCU Flash..
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bimmerd00d New Member 1 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Little Elm, TX iTrader: (0)	We had quite the butt pucker moment today. The wife unit took it to work after picking it up from the dealer, got in it to go home at 5pm and the radio had no audio. Got home, pulled the fuses for a few minutes and it's working again. It also has an airbag light, but i'm almost 100% sure that's the seat mat. I found the thing to fool the light into going out and make the airbag work all the time.
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