 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  | |  04-25-2006, 10:15 PM | #31 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston MA Posts: 221 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by 1996 328ti They are looking for cheap transportation. | I agree that most non-enthusiast drivers just want a car that is cheap to buy, no maintenance necessary, and never give them problem. I am amazed at how people got upset with their cars when very minor things happen and bother them. I love my car. It is more than a tool. __________________
1998 BMW 318ti M-Tech Sport Silver (Gone to member leeko617)
CURRENT: 2015 BMW X1, 2004 BMW 330ci Convertible, 1998 Porsche Boxster, 2001 BMW 525i Touring
GONE: 2000 Audi A4, 2002 VW Passat, 1985 VW Cabriolet |  |  | | 04-25-2006, 10:21 PM | #32 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Quad Cities, Iowa Posts: 2,110 |
Quote: | Originally Posted by tastade The article wasn't that derogatory towards the 318ti. The 318ti was a failure for BMW as far as marketing and sales were concerned. | Now I will let your lack of correct info go because you are from marion and there is something weird in the water there. The 318ti, for the last time, was NOT a failure. People tend to think that America is the only part of the world that matters and sometimes mistake America for the entire world. The 318ti did well in Europe so I would only consider it a failure in America not a failure for BMW as a whole. __________________
"Drive Fast and Take Chances" | | | | | 04-26-2006, 02:47 AM | #33 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 669 |
my wife and I get more comments about our ti's than any other cars we've owned. The responses we get seem to be that people haven't really noticed them before and thought they were new :-)
I don't really care what other people think, the reason I got the ti was that my wife wanted a small car and I wanted to upgrade her e30. The reason I got one is that the wife didn't want me borrowing hers all the time :-)
Now I'm getting tired of showing people what the open air roof is, some people think it's just a cloth top and are shocked when I show them how it opens/closes. If it were advertised better, I bet BMWNA could have sold more. | | | | | 04-26-2006, 03:00 AM | #34 | | aka Stabby Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mead, CO Posts: 5,336 |
i got a number of questions on the top too. even over the past few years, i've gotten comments about "nice car" and such ... even from young women! in fact, one girl (guessing high school age) made such a comment and then her mom shot her a look like "what are you doing talking to a strange man?" relax ma, i'm old enough to be her dad! lol __________________ 1996 318ti, California package, 267k miles
current mods: bilstein sports, bavauto springs, e30 m3 LCABs, solid metal ball joints, bavauto RSMs w/reinforcements, e30 3.73 LSD & halfshafts, supersprint cat-back exhaust, turner rear sway bar reinforcements, IE poly subframe & RTABs + camber/toe kits, powdercoated e36 32x front calipers, sport mirrors, H&R 28mmF/19mmR sway bars, x-brace, auto solutions SSK w/poly bushing upgrade, BMW CD43 head unit, DICE HD Radio w/iPod integration and "stealth" HD antenna, staggered style 68s, orange electronic TPMS, leather arm rest, JT Designs metal undertray
acquired and awaiting install: heated seat kit, cali top switch relo, lumbar support kit, park distance control kit, heated washer nozzle kit, m-coupe rear subframe, trailing arms, differential, and halfshafts, m-coupe front/rear brakes with master cylinder, under hood light kit, mud flaps, rear sun blind, auto-dimming rear view mirror, tilt steering wheel retrofit, apexcone 5000K HIDs with 55W ballasts
2002 X5 4.4 Sport Package, 53.5k miles
Current Mods: e46 m3 steering wheel | | | | | |
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