2005 330Cic...about to buy. Any warnings? - Page 2

Redflea · 01-30-2013, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by halohead52

Congratulations! You've got a great car!

Thanks, I wish I had a great car. As wife keeps reminding me, SHE has a great car.

;-)

I, on the other hand, have car-envy for the first time since we were married 20-odd years ago.

We did drive a few Z4's before she settled on the 3-series convertible, and I was a bit bitten by that bug. I'm thinking that as soon as we get the last child and his car out of the house, there may be a Z4 in my future.

Poncho@home · 01-30-2013, 07:32 PM

Max'd out, yeah we have DDs as well, this is just our family fun car.

My previous summer toy I was like that with at first, explaining the fine details of defensive/preventive driving. It took years, but I finally threw her the keys and told her to have fun with the car and not to worry about it, it was just a car and I wanted her to experience the joy I feel when driving it. After all I wasn't exactly MR.Saint when in it, raced it many times over the years!

Since then she drove that car a handful of times, but we sold it last summer to buy the BMW. When we got the BMW, I told her from the get go, that if anything happens, we can always buy another one, but I think she saw the pure joy I had when we first bought it that she didn't want to risk anything spoiling that for me. I am sure next summer I'll convince her to atleast take it for a spin to experience it.

As I get older, I have come to realize that everything is replaceable. Heck, if something happens to this one, I might just replace it for a clean M3 vert, so in a way I am looking for an excuse to upgrade yet again

zAiD973 · 01-30-2013, 07:33 PM

Expensive to maintain it/parts, hardly breaks on the good side and it's soooooooooooooo worth it

Poncho@home · 01-30-2013, 07:51 PM

Hey RedFlea, I noticed your wifes car doesn't seem to have the proper license plate holder. I have one off my car that I don't need, its yours for $20 + the cost of shipping if you want it.

Its a nice piece, complete with screws. OEM BMW

Let me know, and I can get a shipping quote.

johnrando · 01-30-2013, 09:46 PM

Congrats. Unfortunately, $100 is a good price for coding from a dealer. There may be local garage mechanics or Indy's that would do it for less though.

Redflea · 01-31-2013, 02:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poncho@home

Hey RedFlea, I noticed your wifes car doesn't seem to have the proper license plate holder. I have one off my car that I don't need, its yours for $20 + the cost of shipping if you want it.

Its a nice piece, complete with screws. OEM BMW

Let me know, and I can get a shipping quote.

Thanks, I'll ask the wife if she wants it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnrando

Congrats. Unfortunately, $100 is a good price for coding from a dealer. There may be local garage mechanics or Indy's that would do it for less though.

I called my indie BMW guy, and he's going to do it for free!

johnrando · 01-31-2013, 09:45 AM

Awesome, free is better! BTW, if you're really into that, its not hard to get a laptop, download the s/w, and DIY. Plenty of threads on how to do it.

Redflea · 01-31-2013, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnrando

Awesome, free is better! BTW, if you're really into that, its not hard to get a laptop, download the s/w, and DIY. Plenty of threads on how to do it.

Yeah, ordered this yesterday:

http://www.xcar360.com/bmw-scanner-1...scan-tool.html

Use:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showpos...7&postcount=26

Thought it would be nice to be able to muck about w/out having to take the car in.

01-30-2013, 07:32 PM	#22
Poncho@home Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Laval, Quebec Posts: 413 My Ride: MY04 330Cic ZSP View My Garage	Max'd out, yeah we have DDs as well, this is just our family fun car. My previous summer toy I was like that with at first, explaining the fine details of defensive/preventive driving. It took years, but I finally threw her the keys and told her to have fun with the car and not to worry about it, it was just a car and I wanted her to experience the joy I feel when driving it. After all I wasn't exactly MR.Saint when in it, raced it many times over the years! Since then she drove that car a handful of times, but we sold it last summer to buy the BMW. When we got the BMW, I told her from the get go, that if anything happens, we can always buy another one, but I think she saw the pure joy I had when we first bought it that she didn't want to risk anything spoiling that for me. I am sure next summer I'll convince her to atleast take it for a spin to experience it. As I get older, I have come to realize that everything is replaceable. Heck, if something happens to this one, I might just replace it for a clean M3 vert, so in a way I am looking for an excuse to upgrade yet again Last edited by Poncho@home; 01-30-2013 at 07:40 PM.

01-30-2013, 07:33 PM	#23
zAiD973 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 22 My Ride: E46 330ci View My Garage	Expensive to maintain it/parts, hardly breaks on the good side and it's soooooooooooooo worth it __________________

01-30-2013, 09:46 PM	#25
johnrando Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 850 My Ride: '06 330 CIC ZHP View My Garage	Congrats. Unfortunately, $100 is a good price for coding from a dealer. There may be local garage mechanics or Indy's that would do it for less though. __________________ John '06 330 Cic ZHP Southern California ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/Black Cube, NAV AA Tune, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf. Air Intake, H&R Touring Cup Kit, H&R Spacers, UUC TSE3 Exhaust, Dinan STEP software DICE Ipod, Parrot/Connects2 Bluetooth, StealthOne Valentine Module, Hardwired V1 BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod

01-31-2013, 09:45 AM	#27
johnrando Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 850 My Ride: '06 330 CIC ZHP View My Garage	Awesome, free is better! BTW, if you're really into that, its not hard to get a laptop, download the s/w, and DIY. Plenty of threads on how to do it. __________________ John '06 330 Cic ZHP Southern California ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/Black Cube, NAV AA Tune, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf. Air Intake, H&R Touring Cup Kit, H&R Spacers, UUC TSE3 Exhaust, Dinan STEP software DICE Ipod, Parrot/Connects2 Bluetooth, StealthOne Valentine Module, Hardwired V1 BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod

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01-30-2013, 07:51 PM	#24
Poncho@home Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Laval, Quebec Posts: 413 My Ride: MY04 330Cic ZSP View My Garage	Hey RedFlea, I noticed your wifes car doesn't seem to have the proper license plate holder. I have one off my car that I don't need, its yours for $20 + the cost of shipping if you want it. Its a nice piece, complete with screws. OEM BMW Let me know, and I can get a shipping quote.