Estoril f30 335xi and 993

Boosted330 · 01-16-2013, 03:47 PM

There's no "showroom" section on f30driver, so I figured it fit under "off topic".

I've been a member here for 10+ years and had a 2001 e46 330 supercharged, then mb c300 sport, and just picked up an f30.

Picked it up about a month ago... it's a 2013 335xi M-Sport in Estoril Blue over black with tech package, heated seats, sport transmission, rear sunshades, harman kardon, black kidney grilles and carbon fiber m-performance shifter... all it has on it are tints, painted front reflectors and an xpel clear bra... intending to put a dinan or bmw power kit on it once either is released.

overall it's really fast and smooth, the transmission is like nothing i've ever seen. lots of gadgets is almost an understatement... ok enough talking, pictures are below

edit:: gonna throw one of my e46 on the end for fun

rkhettry23 · 01-16-2013, 03:57 PM

Clean man, whats the process for getting that Yankee plate? Do you have to have the car registered in NY or does NJ count?

Chris3Duke · 01-16-2013, 03:58 PM

No manual?

SLVR JDM · 01-16-2013, 03:59 PM

Probably one of the better looking F30's I've seen. That front end is still yet to grow on me fully, but I'm sure I'll accept it (not like it) in due time, maybe with the forthcoming LCI.

That Xdrive badge looks like it was randomly thrown on the decklid by a midget....I'd debadge at least that particular badge.

Boosted330 · 01-16-2013, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rkhettry23

Clean man, whats the process for getting that Yankee plate? Do you have to have the car registered in NY or does NJ count?

thanks! I've got NY plates. check the NJ dmv website, but it's prob just NY.

Quote:

No manual?

not in the 335, the 993 is manual.

Boosted330 · 01-16-2013, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SLVR JDM

Probably one of the better looking F30's I've seen. That front end is still yet to grow on me fully, but I'm sure I'll accept it (not like it) in due time, maybe with the forthcoming LCI.

That Xdrive badge looks like it was randomly thrown on the decklid by a midget....I'd debadge at least that particular badge.

thanks i agree… i didn't like the f30 til i saw the m-sport and fell in love.

the badge I haven't decided what to do yet, but it does look out of place

rkhettry23 · 01-16-2013, 04:05 PM

Just did! Have a few options!

http://www.nj.gov/mvc/Vehicle/order_specialty.htm

EDIT: I also debadged the x-drive...always looked weird to me. But I kept my 535i.

Boosted330 · 01-16-2013, 04:11 PM

legit!

peytonracer4 · 01-16-2013, 04:59 PM

Needs to sit about an inch lower. Then it would look pretty good.

MachRc · 01-16-2013, 05:16 PM

love the bumper and steeringwheel!

Fergo_the_mule · 01-16-2013, 06:18 PM

Moar 993!

s3th · 01-16-2013, 06:35 PM

Damn dude that f30 is pretty.

Amoeba · 01-16-2013, 06:44 PM

I've been considering that color. Though do you think the Estroil color is too attention grabbing?

I have a mystic blue right now and like it's subtle look.

04yfz · 01-16-2013, 07:13 PM

First F30 I saw on the road was a Estroil Blue Msport like yours. Beautiful color and the car looks great with Msport. No manual though :thumbsdown:.

pointman · 01-16-2013, 10:41 PM

What about the trans impressed you so much?

e46hellrot · 01-16-2013, 11:21 PM

id take that porsche anyday if it was a coupe! nice 335 though

Reedo302 · 01-17-2013, 12:28 AM

I'm going through the decision process now, but my upcoming car is basically this exact car but a 328i. Very beautiful car. How is the suspension on the car w/ the xDrive?

Amoeba- Estorilblau is a visible color, but it's not obnoxiously visible. It's not like Leguna Seca Blue or Phoenix Gold. People notice Estoril because it's a beautiful color, especially in direct sunlight. They don't notice it because in-your-face bright like a roadworker vest, because it's not.
Obviously it's not black, silver, gray where it blends in. Just my $0.02. I had a 1999 M Coupe in Estoril, and I had a lot of people come up to me in parking lots and compliment me on the color.

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Originally Posted by peytonracer4

Needs to sit about an inch lower. Then it would look pretty good.

The downside of the xDrive is that you don't get the sport suspension. You have to get the RWD model for the sport suspension, which sits 0.4" lower.

Boosted330 · 01-17-2013, 07:14 AM

I Agree with reedo on the color analysis.

The transmission is just so smooth and it shifts so fast. There are buttloads of low end power and the transmission always has you in the power band with its 8 gears. Plus the transmission and car each have sport modes that make things very responsive. The paddles really allow instant shifts

simsima325 · 01-17-2013, 08:46 AM

Very nice. Xi wouldn't be my choice, but they are leagues above the Xi system of the E46, thats for sure.

Shifter in the leather weave is

is that standard with the M Sport pack, and that trim selection?

Edit: just realized u may have used DiNoc or whatever?

Double Vanos · 01-17-2013, 03:26 PM

Very nice!!

01-16-2013, 03:47 PM	#1
Boosted330 Eurowerkz Co-Founder Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Roslyn Heights, NY Posts: 858 My Ride: 993Cabrio/f30 335xi View My Garage	Estoril f30 335xi and 993 There's no "showroom" section on f30driver, so I figured it fit under "off topic". I've been a member here for 10+ years and had a 2001 e46 330 supercharged, then mb c300 sport, and just picked up an f30. Picked it up about a month ago... it's a 2013 335xi M-Sport in Estoril Blue over black with tech package, heated seats, sport transmission, rear sunshades, harman kardon, black kidney grilles and carbon fiber m-performance shifter... all it has on it are tints, painted front reflectors and an xpel clear bra... intending to put a dinan or bmw power kit on it once either is released. overall it's really fast and smooth, the transmission is like nothing i've ever seen. lots of gadgets is almost an understatement... ok enough talking, pictures are below edit:: gonna throw one of my e46 on the end for fun __________________ Past: 2010 MB C300 Sport 2001 BMW 330ci, Eurowerkz Co-Founding Car 1999 Shelby SP360 #150 Last edited by Boosted330; 01-16-2013 at 03:56 PM.

01-16-2013, 03:57 PM	#2
rkhettry23 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ridgewood NJ & NYC Posts: 1,436 My Ride: Has2Turbos & X-Drive View My Garage	Clean man, whats the process for getting that Yankee plate? Do you have to have the car registered in NY or does NJ count? __________________ -Raj 2009 535i w/X-Drive 2002 325xi--Parted Out

01-16-2013, 03:59 PM	#4
SLVR JDM Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Work Posts: 1,495 My Ride: reclining rear seats View My Garage	Probably one of the better looking F30's I've seen. That front end is still yet to grow on me fully, but I'm sure I'll accept it (not like it) in due time, maybe with the forthcoming LCI. That Xdrive badge looks like it was randomly thrown on the decklid by a midget....I'd debadge at least that particular badge. __________________ Removed

01-16-2013, 04:05 PM	#7
rkhettry23 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ridgewood NJ & NYC Posts: 1,436 My Ride: Has2Turbos & X-Drive View My Garage	Just did! Have a few options! http://www.nj.gov/mvc/Vehicle/order_specialty.htm EDIT: I also debadged the x-drive...always looked weird to me. But I kept my 535i. __________________ -Raj 2009 535i w/X-Drive 2002 325xi--Parted Out Last edited by rkhettry23; 01-16-2013 at 04:06 PM.

01-16-2013, 04:11 PM	#8
Boosted330 Eurowerkz Co-Founder Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Roslyn Heights, NY Posts: 858 My Ride: 993Cabrio/f30 335xi View My Garage	legit! __________________ Past: 2010 MB C300 Sport 2001 BMW 330ci, Eurowerkz Co-Founding Car 1999 Shelby SP360 #150

01-16-2013, 03:58 PM	#3
Chris3Duke Registered User Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 206 View My Garage	No manual?

01-16-2013, 04:59 PM	#9
peytonracer4 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Valparaiso, IN Posts: 4,693 My Ride: '00 328i View My Garage	Needs to sit about an inch lower. Then it would look pretty good. __________________ My e46 is for sale? http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...1#post14893484

01-16-2013, 05:16 PM	#10
MachRc "Have some candy!!" Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: City of Angels Posts: 6,204 My Ride: 2003 Technik S1 M3 View My Garage	love the bumper and steeringwheel! __________________ Bimmerfest 2013 Photos here!!! "The road was miles ahead..It fell away, now I'm at thee end... Just a sky, the fall, and you..I got holes in my para~chute...... Then-you-say,' never gonna find all the answers~ answers will find you..Don't know how I'll feel tomorrow~ Don't know the truth. But we can lie,.. lie.., lie.., lie here together..lie..,lie..,lie..,lie here together..'"

01-16-2013, 06:35 PM	#12
s3th Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nor Cal -> Reno, NV Posts: 4,354 My Ride: 325xi View My Garage	Damn dude that f30 is pretty. __________________ My Sale Thread: CF Shift Knob, PS3 Games, Canon Lenses, iPod Nano You can just call me seth. FlickR 500px

01-16-2013, 06:44 PM	#13
Amoeba Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 1,142 My Ride: his: zhp hers: 325ci View My Garage	I've been considering that color. Though do you think the Estroil color is too attention grabbing? I have a mystic blue right now and like it's subtle look. __________________

01-16-2013, 07:13 PM	#14
04yfz Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: US Posts: 1,237 My Ride: A car View My Garage	First F30 I saw on the road was a Estroil Blue Msport like yours. Beautiful color and the car looks great with Msport. No manual though :thumbsdown:. __________________ [/CENTER]

01-16-2013, 10:41 PM	#15
pointman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: n Posts: 26 My Ride: . View My Garage	What about the trans impressed you so much?

01-16-2013, 11:21 PM	#16
e46hellrot Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: inside my bmw Posts: 394 My Ride: e46 View My Garage	id take that porsche anyday if it was a coupe! nice 335 though __________________ Last edited by e46hellrot; 01-16-2013 at 11:21 PM.

01-17-2013, 07:14 AM	#18
Boosted330 Eurowerkz Co-Founder Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Roslyn Heights, NY Posts: 858 My Ride: 993Cabrio/f30 335xi View My Garage	I Agree with reedo on the color analysis. The transmission is just so smooth and it shifts so fast. There are buttloads of low end power and the transmission always has you in the power band with its 8 gears. Plus the transmission and car each have sport modes that make things very responsive. The paddles really allow instant shifts __________________ Past: 2010 MB C300 Sport 2001 BMW 330ci, Eurowerkz Co-Founding Car 1999 Shelby SP360 #150

01-17-2013, 08:46 AM	#19
simsima325 'a certain moderator' Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Hyattsville, MD Posts: 36,653 My Ride: Honda Civic View My Garage	Very nice. Xi wouldn't be my choice, but they are leagues above the Xi system of the E46, thats for sure. Shifter in the leather weave is is that standard with the M Sport pack, and that trim selection? Edit: just realized u may have used DiNoc or whatever? __________________ -Brendan FS: 2004 Porsche 996 Turbo Cabriolet X50 Last edited by simsima325; 01-17-2013 at 03:29 PM.

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