45 day retrospective: Introducing my E90

MCoupeInsanity · 04-01-2012, 11:03 PM

Haven't had the opportunity to introduce my ride properly... iPhone snaps only up 'til now.

I've had it for almost a month and a half now (and have already driven 3,000 miles?? I guess that's why I could justify a nice car. Too much of my life is spent on the road). Car's been great, a total pleasure.

2010 335i, M-Sport, Black Sapphire Metallic, 6MT. Aaaahhh it's like they built it with me specifically in mind. I'm completely nuts about this car.

Wish I'd turned the angel eyes on before shooting these...

project335i · 04-01-2012, 11:12 PM

Beautiful I have the same car and love it to. Lower it throw sone nice rims on and your looking good

kblang · 04-01-2012, 11:24 PM

very nice ride, Black Sapphire Metallic.....oh now keep it clean ; )

JDane07 · 04-01-2012, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by project335i

Beautiful I have the same car and love it to. Lower it throw sone nice rims on and your looking good

Those are nice rims... lol

Slow_335i · 04-01-2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by project335i

Beautiful I have the same car and love it to. Lower it throw sone nice rims on and your looking good

Those wheels actually look really good!

Welcome new guy!

cvc 22349a · 04-01-2012, 11:29 PM

Beautiful car! Love that MSport package! Those wheels are amoung my favorites even after 5 yrs. Leave it stock and enjoy... Happy polishing

abcde · 04-01-2012, 11:54 PM

Nice car! I've got an MSport sedan too. I noticed you threw a spoiler on there. What kind is that? I'm looking into possibly getting the performance cf spoiler. Do you have any other mods on your car? What % tint is that? Thanks in advance.

cgpublic · 04-02-2012, 07:36 AM

Enjoy your ride.

njnyc335i · 04-02-2012, 09:49 AM

Hot car... love the wheels! Mine's also a Black Sapphire Metallic

M340i Pride · 04-02-2012, 09:56 AM

lovely car. I would go crazy too. I got 07 BSM sedan and i am also nuts about my baby. i could only imagine driving yours everyday. that stick shift is awesome... lovely wheels, awesome M-sport pkg... whats not to love. when you decide to sell that baby let me know!

by the way, how was your experience at monrovia BMW? heard some bad things about that place... if you dont mind how much did you get the car for? its a beauty and hope you got a good price.

MrPig · 04-02-2012, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by project335i

Beautiful I have the same car and love it to. Lower it throw sone nice rims on and your looking good

Wut? 193m wheels are gorgeous and (now) relatively rare.

Pretty car, more shots of the interior?

MCoupeInsanity · 04-02-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ZDDP1273

Nice car! I've got an MSport sedan too. I noticed you threw a spoiler on there. What kind is that? I'm looking into possibly getting the performance cf spoiler. Do you have any other mods on your car? What % tint is that? Thanks in advance.

Spoiler is, I believe, the OEM M3 lip spoiler. I can't be sure though, because it was on there when I bought the car (second owner).

Tint looks like something in the 25-30% range to me, but again it was on the car when I bought it so I don't know for sure.

I have no other mods as of now... gloss black kidneys will be coming soon, trying to decide between a debadge and chrome black 335i badge, and will do the PPK and performance exhaust once I have the absurd amount of scratch saved up. They're overpriced, but I want to keep everything OEM.

MCoupeInsanity · 04-02-2012, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwpride335i

by the way, how was your experience at monrovia BMW? heard some bad things about that place... if you dont mind how much did you get the car for? its a beauty and hope you got a good price.

Monrovia was very good to me. I've read mediocre reviews for them on Yelp, and I haven't gone in for any service work yet, but the sales process was very smooth and I thought they went out of their way to get the sale -- they really made things convenient for me.

The internet sales manager, Georges, gave me a good price ($36k out the door -- premium, m-sport, cold weather, CPO, Extended Maintenance, 13.5k on the odo) and didn't bullshit me. I worked with a LOT of dealerships trying to find the right car, and the experience with Georges and Monrovia was the most pleasant from the get-go. As always, YMMV... but they get good marks from me.

MCoupeInsanity · 04-02-2012, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MrPig

Wut? 193m wheels are gorgeous and (now) relatively rare.

Pretty car, more shots of the interior?

I will do some interior shots tonight, but for now I have left all my wide lenses in San Diego. Oops!

BenTrovato · 04-02-2012, 11:37 AM

Looks great, and fantastic shots! Looking forward to the interior pics...

djjasper · 04-02-2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MCoupeInsanity

You're a massive douche. Just thought you should know.

Nice looking car, but watch out what you say to this guy^. He tends to be a little "passionate" about his opinions.

MCoupeInsanity · 04-02-2012, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by djjasper

Nice looking car, but watch out what you say to this guy^. He tends to be a little "passionate" about his opinions.

I was told on the internet you could say whatever you want with no repercussions?

I get over-excited sometimes.

korr · 04-02-2012, 01:24 PM

nice, throw some black grills on it

ATX78703 · 04-02-2012, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by korr

nice, throw some black grills on it

+1

cheapest way to make black car look awesome

MCoupeInsanity · 04-02-2012, 02:26 PM

I always assumed I would immediately de-badge, but now that it's here and it's MINE and it's PERFECT I am suddenly having cold feet.

Here's a photoshopped look at what it would be like:

Thoughts? I SHOULD DO IT RIGHT GUYS? My big concern is getting the alignment/spacing right when I re-badge, whenever I sell the car. Anyone had experience with that?

Wild Squid · 04-02-2012, 04:03 PM

Beautiful car. I'm sure you're loving that stick shift. And don't de-badge. debadging just looks cheesy. Only 328 owners debadge.

04-01-2012, 11:03 PM	#1
MCoupeInsanity Lieutenant 74 Rep 569 Posts Drives: cars Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	45 day retrospective: Introducing my E90 Haven't had the opportunity to introduce my ride properly... iPhone snaps only up 'til now. I've had it for almost a month and a half now (and have already driven 3,000 miles?? I guess that's why I could justify a nice car. Too much of my life is spent on the road). Car's been great, a total pleasure. 2010 335i, M-Sport, Black Sapphire Metallic, 6MT. Aaaahhh it's like they built it with me specifically in mind. I'm completely nuts about this car. Wish I'd turned the angel eyes on before shooting these...
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project335i Banned 144 Rep 4,501 Posts Drives: Wide Load Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: SAUGA iTrader: (6)	Beautiful I have the same car and love it to. Lower it throw sone nice rims on and your looking good
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kblang New Member 0 Rep 26 Posts Drives: 99 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: M3 iTrader: (0)	very nice ride, Black Sapphire Metallic.....oh now keep it clean ; ) __________________ auto detailing san luis obispo Z4 09 99 M3
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cvc 22349a Colonel 164 Rep 2,556 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SF Bay iTrader: (11)	Beautiful car! Love that MSport package! Those wheels are amoung my favorites even after 5 yrs. Leave it stock and enjoy... Happy polishing __________________ 2007 E90 335i, TiAg, 6AT, ZPP, ZSP, ZCW, 6FL, HD Quaife lsd, ETS fmic, GIAC s/w, Dinan intake/exhaust/oc, Koni/M3 susp, Apex Arc 8, Mich PSS
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abcde Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 201 Posts Drives: 11 E90 335i M Sport LeMansBlue Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cali iTrader: (0)	Nice car! I've got an MSport sedan too. I noticed you threw a spoiler on there. What kind is that? I'm looking into possibly getting the performance cf spoiler. Do you have any other mods on your car? What % tint is that? Thanks in advance.
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04-02-2012, 07:36 AM	#8
cgpublic Lieutenant 22 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 2015 A3 2.0T Quattro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Brooklyn to Bronxville iTrader: (0)	M-Sport! Enjoy your ride. __________________ Present: 2015 Audi A3 2.0T Quattro \| Scuba Blue \| Sport Past: 2011 E90 335 xDrive (March Build) \| Deep Sea Blue \| Saddle Brown \| Brushed Aluminum Packages & Options: Premium \| Sport \| Cold Weather \| BMW Apps, iDrive & iPod Past: 2008 E90 328xi \| Montego Blue \| Dakota Black \| Brushed Aluminum Packages & Options: Premium \| Sport \| Xenon \| CA \| Heated Seats \| iPod
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04-02-2012, 09:49 AM	#9
njnyc335i New Member 2 Rep 5 Posts Drives: 2008 335i, 2001 330i Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: NYC and Northern NJ iTrader: (0)	Hot car... love the wheels! Mine's also a Black Sapphire Metallic
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04-02-2012, 09:56 AM	#10
M340i Pride Lieutenant Colonel 212 Rep 1,713 Posts Drives: 2020 BMW M340i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (1)	lovely car. I would go crazy too. I got 07 BSM sedan and i am also nuts about my baby. i could only imagine driving yours everyday. that stick shift is awesome... lovely wheels, awesome M-sport pkg... whats not to love. when you decide to sell that baby let me know! by the way, how was your experience at monrovia BMW? heard some bad things about that place... if you dont mind how much did you get the car for? its a beauty and hope you got a good price.
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BenTrovato Driver 37 Rep 1,577 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (4)	Looks great, and fantastic shots! Looking forward to the interior pics...
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korr Captain 36 Rep 737 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 335i M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bergen / Jersey iTrader: (4) Garage List 2011 335i Sedan M-s ... [10.00]	nice, throw some black grills on it __________________ 2011 E90 335i M-Sport BSM
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MCoupeInsanity Lieutenant 74 Rep 569 Posts Drives: cars Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	I always assumed I would immediately de-badge, but now that it's here and it's MINE and it's PERFECT I am suddenly having cold feet. Here's a photoshopped look at what it would be like: Thoughts? I SHOULD DO IT RIGHT GUYS? My big concern is getting the alignment/spacing right when I re-badge, whenever I sell the car. Anyone had experience with that?
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04-02-2012, 04:03 PM	#21
Wild Squid Banned 21 Rep 626 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335i coupe Msport AW Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nor Cal iTrader: (0)	Beautiful car. I'm sure you're loving that stick shift. And don't de-badge. debadging just looks cheesy. Only 328 owners debadge.
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