A couple days ago, I bought a 2000 BMW 328Ci. It's beautiful. I'm going to take lots of pictures of it so stay tuned if you'd like . It's only had one owner who, by the memory seats, was a short old lady. Carfax was a bit sketchy due to the lack of maitnence records but our (my mom and I) figured that if the person bought this car outright and kept it for 15 years and the fact that it's in this good condition, it was loved.
That love has been passed onto me. I feel so lucky to be apart of this community, there's very few things I love more than this car, and over the years I've been very protective and loving to many of the things I've owned. Before this, I was driving my moms 2013 Hyundai Elantra. A great, loving, reliable car nonetheless but no BMW.
I can't describe how I feel when I drive this car, but the whole experience is so special. On the way home, I loved seeing how planted this car was compared to the hyundai I followed home. It didn't bounce nearly as much and wasn't as threatened by wind while driving at high speed. I love how heavy the gas and especially the steering is. There was essentially no feedback in comparison. I also remember looking down at my hand, and how it shines that light onto the shifter which made me feel like I was sitting somewhere really special. Also just today I found out how I can hold the unlock button and have all my windows and sunroof open before I even get in. It cools the car off before I even leave the school parking lot!
There are a few things I don't like, that make this car a love hate relationship. the first is the climate. I still don't get it, even after reading the manual. How the screen says a temperature but there's also that more influential skinny thing between the two middle air vents. Because I didn't know how to use that, I had the heater at 91°F on my two hour ride home from where I bought the car, only to be cold the entire way. I'm just glad the heater works.
I never thought I'd say this, but I hate the power. I'm really scared of it. I could floor it anywhere in the Elantra, and that's basically how anything got done in that car. I learned by mistake that if you floor it with traction control on when you leave a stop sign, you'll leave skid marks before it kicks in. I figured that it wouldn't be able to do that since the tires were new, the car is heavier, and the tires are thicker, but that clearly didn't stop 206lbs of torque from spinning wheels. That's not the scary part. I never know how much power to put down. I live in the SF Bay Area, and if you've ever driven here you'd know no one wants to be the nice driver on the road. I was making a right and I found a gap where I could squeeze in. I put like half throttle in and turned but even then the wheels were screetching a little (like little slips, probably traction control). I'm really scared over oversteering. This car is really good at making you not feel like you're going fast when you are, but is this something you get used to? Like knowing how much you can put down? I know in the Hyundai, I got a feel for it in about a month, and even though it's only been 3 days, I know this is a very different machine.
It's very hard to complain though. The power I'm sure, as a male teenage driver, is something I'll learn to love. Every time I've driven my BMW, I've enjoyed it so much that I can't help but chuckle to myself. I can just barely believe that the car is a reality. It's so incredibly comfortable. Leather, lumbar, memory. I don't feel like I have to lean in to see more or anything. I've been trying to train myself to relax. In the Hyundai I'd have to lean in to see past blind spots and such.
I won't complain about any noises I've heard because I'm getting it checked out Monday and I'm sure he'll fix most of those things. Anything extra I'll ask this community. Can't wait to post pictures of this car!! Love it to death, it's basically my child. Any tips with this car? Anything I should do or anything to improve my driving experience? If possible I'd like to know how to turn on the lowering of the right mirror for parallel parking and the roll up windows when holding down the lock button. Also does my alarm system automatically arm? It has the alarm with the motion sensor and the red siron on the mirror.
That love has been passed onto me. I feel so lucky to be apart of this community, there's very few things I love more than this car, and over the years I've been very protective and loving to many of the things I've owned. Before this, I was driving my moms 2013 Hyundai Elantra. A great, loving, reliable car nonetheless but no BMW.
I can't describe how I feel when I drive this car, but the whole experience is so special. On the way home, I loved seeing how planted this car was compared to the hyundai I followed home. It didn't bounce nearly as much and wasn't as threatened by wind while driving at high speed. I love how heavy the gas and especially the steering is. There was essentially no feedback in comparison. I also remember looking down at my hand, and how it shines that light onto the shifter which made me feel like I was sitting somewhere really special. Also just today I found out how I can hold the unlock button and have all my windows and sunroof open before I even get in. It cools the car off before I even leave the school parking lot!
There are a few things I don't like, that make this car a love hate relationship. the first is the climate. I still don't get it, even after reading the manual. How the screen says a temperature but there's also that more influential skinny thing between the two middle air vents. Because I didn't know how to use that, I had the heater at 91°F on my two hour ride home from where I bought the car, only to be cold the entire way. I'm just glad the heater works.
I never thought I'd say this, but I hate the power. I'm really scared of it. I could floor it anywhere in the Elantra, and that's basically how anything got done in that car. I learned by mistake that if you floor it with traction control on when you leave a stop sign, you'll leave skid marks before it kicks in. I figured that it wouldn't be able to do that since the tires were new, the car is heavier, and the tires are thicker, but that clearly didn't stop 206lbs of torque from spinning wheels. That's not the scary part. I never know how much power to put down. I live in the SF Bay Area, and if you've ever driven here you'd know no one wants to be the nice driver on the road. I was making a right and I found a gap where I could squeeze in. I put like half throttle in and turned but even then the wheels were screetching a little (like little slips, probably traction control). I'm really scared over oversteering. This car is really good at making you not feel like you're going fast when you are, but is this something you get used to? Like knowing how much you can put down? I know in the Hyundai, I got a feel for it in about a month, and even though it's only been 3 days, I know this is a very different machine.
It's very hard to complain though. The power I'm sure, as a male teenage driver, is something I'll learn to love. Every time I've driven my BMW, I've enjoyed it so much that I can't help but chuckle to myself. I can just barely believe that the car is a reality. It's so incredibly comfortable. Leather, lumbar, memory. I don't feel like I have to lean in to see more or anything. I've been trying to train myself to relax. In the Hyundai I'd have to lean in to see past blind spots and such.
I won't complain about any noises I've heard because I'm getting it checked out Monday and I'm sure he'll fix most of those things. Anything extra I'll ask this community. Can't wait to post pictures of this car!! Love it to death, it's basically my child. Any tips with this car? Anything I should do or anything to improve my driving experience? If possible I'd like to know how to turn on the lowering of the right mirror for parallel parking and the roll up windows when holding down the lock button. Also does my alarm system automatically arm? It has the alarm with the motion sensor and the red siron on the mirror.