Brand New 330xi

LSDRider · #1 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 03:32 PM

Today at the shop we got in a brand new e90 330xi..
what a nice car. Soo many electronics, it's not even funny. You open the door and the lighting is all active. The door handles have small lights in them so you can see where you're putting the key. The I-Drive had me wondering how to turn down the volume at first, but then I realized it's just a button on the dash and steering wheel. The car is alot better looking in real life. This 330 had the sport package. The mirrors fold up automatically after the car sits for a few minutes locked. Oh and my favorite feature was probably how you just insert your little key-fob style key and push On. Then you hear a little BMW chime. The stereo was really rather good sounding.

Only thing I didn't like is how the door panels swoop down where the window controls are... makes them seem so far away!

I'll post some pics if I snap a few tomarrow.
The car had it's driver side mirror clipped, so otherwise it's in perfect shape.

LSDRider · #2 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 03:38 PM

Oh, and it snowed out last night, so I got to try out the xi AWD system... works fairly well. Driving a car in 12 inches of snow is gonna be tough no matter what. Very nice power tho! And it was delivered to the road with ease and very little spinning (for snow).

XtremeR 325 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 03:44 PM

I rode in a E90 330i Sport w/6 speed manual. What a solid car.

bmw328i98 · #4 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 04:55 PM

me and my dad test drove the 330xi 6 speed. What a great car. He opted for the 530xi though.

big_sur · #5 (**permalink**) 01-23-2006, 07:12 PM

best option imho-adaptive lighting, it's so money on all the country roads around here. i'd be curious to know how it responds to drifting though, guess i'll have to wait for some snow.