Alanstrainor bought a 325CI!!!

Alanstrainor wrote: »

One comment I had was: "A BMW!!:eek:!, more like BM Trouble-You!!"

Appropriate response:

Only person it seems to be troubling so far is you. Haters gonna hate!

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Seriously man, it's ridiculous. Even the way the car will quite happily cruise in 5th gear at 30mph is incredible. And the way it pulls in 3rd from about 2500rpm is amazing. Not quite as amazing as doing a blast in first on a clear straight road though:D

I was taking it very handy with my "test", and was very pleased with the pull especially compared to the 320d my friend has. The dealer looked at me and said she'd have pulled better in first or second

I've already had pretty much everyone that's seen me in the car give me the "Are you mad" speech! I don't even try and reason with them, I just respond with "Clearly yes!" :D

You only live once, if you had asked me 2 years ago what i'd be driving now I would have probably said something like a nippy 1.4 petrol.

Yeah, everybody I know/talk to except conzy thinks I'm mental. "The tax is €1k - WOW". "The insurance is €1k - madness". "A petrol!? 2.5litre!? 3 litre!?". If the budget could stretch I'd go bigger, newer - MOAR POWER! Some people think it'll be totally lavish, one person said almost obnoxious. Spur me on why don't you, enjoy your shítbox paddy-spec boring family economy mobiles

They're the crazy ones, in a few years I could be married with kids, and the 325i isn't a car for a runaround :pac:

conzymaher wrote: »

Whenever I get "how much is the tax on that yoke?" / "you'd need a petrol tanker following you around" I just say I'm stimulating the economy :P

Any time someone older than 30 comments on the Jag it's "Jaysus, how much is that tax on that yoke!?"

FFS!

TouchingVirus wrote: »

It's like he's trying to start a little 325/330 owners club. I fear he's succeeding, aided by his exhaust.

I had my e46 before conzy If the yearly milage didn't require the 320cd I'd be amongst the 325ci group fo sho.

Means we'll have a bmw section at future meets tho :pac:

challengemaster wrote: »

I had my e46 before conzy If the yearly milage didn't require the 320cd I'd be amongst the 325ci group fo sho.

Means we'll have a bmw section at future meets tho :pac:

A diesel? ...isn't this a petrol-only club? :pac:

I've had the privilege of driving an e46 320d many times, it is what convinced me I wanted a bimmer. All that was left to decide was series, age, size, body time - you know, the usual stuff. Then I got a lift home in an '01 325i and that was that :cool:

Alanstrainor wrote: »

Going to change the indicator lenses, as they're a bit yellow looking. And the centre caps on the alloys could do with replacing.

There's a guy on Adverts selling centre caps brand new. I got mine on eBay, 20 euro for a set of 4 to the door. Indicator lenses do yellow alright, the side ones can't be restored as there's an inner and outer component to the plastic and it yellows between them.

Don't go down the angel eyes route IMHO, it's so chavvy, it's right up there with LED lights on Golfs and early Audis, and I'd keep the spoiler off too. Most 3 Coupés you'll see on the road all have spoilers. Usually stick on eBay jobs that are pre-painted, there's just no imagination. But that's just my opinion, and it's your car

http://www.e46fanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=562266

According to that thread, it's for BMW assist/bluetooth and will be held on by tape with no holes.