The New Baby is Here!

The new girl has finally come in. I ordered the E92 335i on November 30th of last year. I picked her up on March 1st, 2007.

I can't comment on the car too much, as I haven't even reach 400 miles on the odometer yet. The handling is superb; point and shoot basically. The power is definitely there, although i haven't put the pedal to the floor yet since I'm still in break-in.

I'm still adjusting to driving the manual tranny (first one). I need to get out on the weekends are drive around in stop and go situations a lot more. I'm in them everyday, but still tend to get a bit nervous with cars behind me and let off the clutch to fast. It's a learning curve, and with less than 400 miles under my belt it's a bit expected I suppose.

These pics are pretty crummy. I hope to use my roommates dads camera to get some nicer shots sometime soon. As well as do a mini-photoshoot with his 350Z and my car.

Day I signed the papers:
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Damn, what a beautiful machine!! :eek:

Any mods planned yet?? :naughty:

So jealous..Best of luck with her, shes a beauty.

that car is sex on wheels..nice

:thumbsup: Nice ride man. Did you get it financed? Company car?

Have you bunny hopped away from the lights yet? :lol:

give it a name yet?

Beautiful car! I think I want one now...

Thanks for all the compliments guys. Probably a bit strange seeing a car, since I had a truck for all those years in the sig.:lol:
Any mods planned yet?? :naughty:
Plans, of course....but not for a long while. The future plans are PROcede, 19" CSL replicas, lowered on coil overs, shift knob, exhaust. More if I really thought about it.


:thumbsup: Nice ride man. Did you get it financed? Company car?

Have you bunny hopped away from the lights yet? :lol:
I financed it through a credit union for 5 years at 6% interest rate. I paid for a large chunk up front to lower my note. I plan to pay it off in no more than 3.
give it a name yet?
Nope, no name. I jokingly sent my friend an email the day I picked it up and put Snow White as the subject and he asked if that was her name. Since it's Alpine White I thought about Ally, but I really have no clue. Suggestions?

With having to buy a home in 2.5-3 years time I'm hoping to have it as my secondary car by then. If things go as I hope it shouldn't be a problem, but then again, nothing ever goes as planned.:lol:

Thanks for the comments again. Once I put some miles on her and get more comfortable I'll give a more detailed review.:)

Congrats. When I went to tractor trailer school was the first time really having drive stick on the road. They had us talk out the entire thing. Clutch in Clutch out. Ofcourse that was for double clutching but should work. Give it a shot and see how it works.

Dude that's a pimpin car right there. The BMW says, "I roll it in style." Yet the aggresive front end says, "Don't fuck with this Paul Walker!"

Sweet ride.

I recommend taking it to a empty parking lot, so you don't get distracted. Practice letting the clutch up and getting the car rolling with no gas, you really want to find the "catch point". Once you get the feeling for it more when you're in traffic hold your brake down, ease the clutch up to that catch point, than take your foot off the brake and blip the gas a little to get it moving, with that technique you'll be alot smoother and on hills you won't roll more than a 1/2 inch with practice.

Nice car. I'd leave it stock... since it's freakin' awesome the way it is. Definitely drive it and get used to it the way it is now before putting big wheels and coil springs on it. It may perform better the way it is now then the parts you plan to replace. My .02.

When driving a manual with a good clutch you should never roll backwards even if you suck at it. If you ease your foot off the clutch you really won't have to give it much gas to move forward. In time you won't even think about it. Just don't dump the clutch.

OoooOOOoOOOoo

An E92...

Nice color too, Bimmers don't look all that bad in white.

Best of luck with that!

I'm not a fan of newer BMWs but the E92 seems to be their most decent attempt of a good car.

That is awesome! The color looks good on it too. :sunglasse

Ah.. spring is in the air, new cars for everyone..

congrats to you and tang on the new rides

looks nice i wish at the restaurant i work at we got some BMWs like that especially with the 6speed

dude, that thing is fuckin' sweeeeet. good luck with it.

Sweet ride.

I recommend taking it to a empty parking lot, so you don't get distracted. Practice letting the clutch up and getting the car rolling with no gas, you really want to find the "catch point". Once you get the feeling for it more when you're in traffic hold your brake down, ease the clutch up to that catch point, than take your foot off the brake and blip the gas a little to get it moving, with that technique you'll be alot smoother and on hills you won't roll more than a 1/2 inch with practice.
Actually I first learned to drive a standard tranny when I was 14 in an Eclipse.

My friends picked up an '05 330ci ZHP in the middle of last year. He let me drive it immediately. So I have some decent learning experience.

I picked the car up on a Thursday, and took Friday off to drive over to my parents neighborhood and learn it really well. It never happened. I ran errands, got stuck in traffic all the way there. By the time I showed my moms friend and got done with dinner I was exhausted.

Today it stormed and sat in the worst traffic thus far. When you're forced to get better, you learn quicker. :grinyes:

Turtle: That's actually the one thing I've always been told is that if you can get going with just the clutch you got the hang of it. That's all I do really. Funny thing is I left the dealer lot perfectly. It was as smooth as an auto....it didn't last too long though. :grinno:

Thanks again for the compliments guys. I'm just happy to finally have something that's mine again. It seems to blend in pretty well, and not too many seem to pay much attention, which I would prefer. I know the G & Z guys are though. I just haven't found the ones who really want to act a fool yet.

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AH skeet skeet skeet...

Man if I had the money....

Hey, looking at that latest pic reminded me of something you should definitely get for a car like that. Get some Lamin-X tint covers for the headlights and taillights. I just got some in Optic Blue for my headlights and damn its nice. You can get them in clear or smoked too. They're also supposed to protect from chipping, stress cracking, oxidation, etc. One of of those cheap mods that you'd be kicking yourself if something was to happen.

Edit: I'll change my sig to show mine :]

Absoultely breathtaking car and max respect on the transimssion choice. Makes me miss the old 330ci, sort of.

so i officially hate you know. just playin, that car is sweet!!!

Although I have a problem with all, yes all German cars the Bmw coupés look real good and the handling/performance is probably great on this particular one. But did you have to pick a white one?

Although I have a problem with all, yes all German cars the Bmw coupés look real good and the handling/performance is probably great on this particular one. But did you have to pick a white one?
:lol: Sure did!

It's one of those differences between Europe and the U.S. Over there white isn't deemed a good color choice. Here though, white is a classy color. It really looks 10x greater in person. BMW has one of the best whites available.

...now if only I could get a chance to wash it.:shakehead

Word to the wise to my German car owners:

If you buy an Eisenmann racing exhaust for your car you DO NOT need to cut the resonator out as well. I didn't think the Eisenmann was loud enough at first so I just cut the resonator out. Holy shit, it's a little over the top.......but I love it. :boink:

In all seriousness, Texas, Eisenmann exhaust FTW. :naughty:

Word to the wise to my German car owners:

If you buy an Eisenmann racing exhaust for your car you DO NOT need to cut the resonator out as well. I didn't think the Eisenmann was loud enough at first so I just cut the resonator out. Holy shit, it's a little over the top.......but I love it. :boink:

In all seriousness, Texas, Eisenmann exhaust FTW. :naughty:
I've thought about it, and it's a highly recommended brand on e90post. We'll see though, it'll be a while before I get exhaust. I'm gonna try and leave the tweaking for after I have another car to drive daily. Plus, Eisenmann hasn't posted any videos of the sound it produces for the car. I really want to get tips though. Just to fill up the bumper exhaust cut outs.

You have any vids or sound clips of you car? I'd love to hear it.

I've thought about it, and it's a highly recommended brand on e90post. We'll see though, it'll be a while before I get exhaust. I'm gonna try and leave the tweaking for after I have another car to drive daily. Plus, Eisenmann hasn't posted any videos of the sound it produces for the car. I really want to get tips though. Just to fill up the bumper exhaust cut outs.

You have any vids or sound clips of you car? I'd love to hear it.

Not yet. I'm gonna take some video this weekend hopefully if I can find a digital camera.

Mine won't be the best to go off of though. After cutting out the resonator its ungodly loud right now. Not something you'd expect to hear out of a Merc. :grinno:

Am I the only one? and I mean the ONLY one that thought this guy was expecting a baby? WhTF is WRONG WITH ME?!?!

Nice Bimmer!!

Am I the only one? and I mean the ONLY one that thought this guy was expecting a baby?

Yup. we all knew what was coming.

Yup. we all knew what was coming.

I feel so sheltered...

SEXAY! Best of luck man!

Manual too... born after my own heart lol.

Not yet. I'm gonna take some video this weekend hopefully if I can find a digital camera.

Mine won't be the best to go off of though. After cutting out the resonator its ungodly loud right now. Not something you'd expect to hear out of a Merc. :grinno:
Exactly why I want to hear it. I bet it sounds good.

Am I the only one? and I mean the ONLY one that thought this guy was expecting a baby? WhTF is WRONG WITH ME?!?!

Nice Bimmer!!
:lol:

You have to remember, we are on a car forum. :grinyes:

SEXAY! Best of luck man!

Manual too... born after my own heart lol.
Thanks man. I'm really starting to enjoy it even more now that I'm getting more adjusted to it.

Nice. Is that turbo'd? Arent the new bimmers coming with a couple of snails under the hood now?

twin-turbo'd.

The first turbo is for power. The second is to make the rest of us feel bad.

The first turbo is for power. The second is to make the rest of us feel bad.

:lol: And BMW is the GOOD german brand, not like the rest which kinda break a lot, so the turbos should actually work for a while ;)

texas: Do you even feel the turbos kick in when you drive it hard?

:lol: And BMW is the GOOD german brand, not like the rest which kinda break a lot, so the turbos should actually work for a while ;)

texas: Do you even feel the turbos kick in when you drive it hard?
Actually the turbos are built by Mitsubishi. So, being Japanese they should really last. Everyone (bimmer owners from all around have their own opinions on that).

There have been a few issues with people having their engines blow. It's still unclear why, but there are only 2 or 3 cases from posters online. They were all taken care of very well. Supposedly there's an issue with some engines 5th and 6th bank running way too hot (if I remember correctly). This has not been proven as fact though, so it's still speculation.

The 335 has an Oil Temp gauge, and a lot of people are concerned because they see it reach upwards of 240 on normal driving, and 270 when driving hard. It's been found that the manual tranny's have two oil coolers, while some of the autos have one, and others two. That's still another head scratcher trying to be determined.

In the latest Edmunds G37 vs 335 review the car overheated and went into limp mode on the 4th lap. A lot of us are skeptical about how long they ran the car hard, and if anything else was done that may have provoked the overheating. Some are skeptical because it was done within Nissan. Not saying that they deliberately sabotaged it, but given the circumstances something does smell a bit funny.

There have been a lot of people who have tracked their cars for 40+ hard laps and not had the temp raise about 270, some temps were less than that.

It's just an issue that will be taken care of one way or another.

Steel, for the most part you really don't notice the turbos per se. They're more noticeable if I'm on the freeway and it slows down to 25mph and I'm in 4th or 5t gear and I begin to take off again. But I obviously downshift most of the time in those situations, but sometimes it's just such a quick event I don't.

I still haven't driven it hard, but I've given it a bit of a go a few times and it'll be pretty crazy once I finally get on it. Now I'm up to 750 miles.