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08-30-2005, 10:36 AM | #1 |
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Gravol Boy is Home
For those of you that read my post last week, you may remember that my brother and I took delivery of twin 330i's on Saturday in Vancouver. We made the long journey back to Calgary that day and arrived back at 3:00 am on Sunday morning.
Everything was absolutely perfect. The cars were ready to roll...we had a quick explanation, I picked up a sweet "3" keychain, the Puma Racing Jacket, some snap in BMW centre caps for my winter wheels and a BMW racing wallet. We had two-way radios to chat all the way back. Unfortunately when we got to the picturesque part of the Rockies, it was dark so I have no pics. I will post one of the twins in the dealership delivery bay soon. The other mountains (interior of BC and Coastal Mountains are not alot different than California so not really worth the effort. Anyways...some observations. I want to post some things that might be a bit different than others have posted. 1. The cockpit is very very nice. I was really impressed with how small and focused the cluster was. I also really like the diameter of the steering wheel and it's thickness. It is very go-cart like. 2. Every detail in the car has been taken care of....Every angle is scupted ...every part is simple, elegant and expensive feeling. I, for one, like the cupholders. They grip everthing from water to Starbucks well. I like the fact the driver's is away from everything. My 01 Jetta's was above the stereo and the spills happened right on the controls. 3. I was pleasantly suprised by the sound quality of the stock stereo. It thumps and is clear. Ipod connetion was easy and I learned how to increase the AUX. volume right on the stereo. 4. The leatherette seats are grippy and feel good. In fact the whole sport seat is phenomenal! 5. I always leave my door open when I start the car...that initial rumble is orgasmic. 6. Contrary to popular belief, I found no issue with the window controls. I am a big guy with long arms so they were perfectly placed. 7. The range is amazing, the combination of a large tank and great fuel economy is superb. 8. The adaptive lights were excellent on the 40KM corners on the other side of Golden (which we took at 90K.....turned into the corners amazingly well. 8. 40 Imperial MPG on the way home from Calgary!!!!!!!!!!! Stellar! 9. I live in a small city of about 25,000. Consequently there are few BMW's and no E90's ...My friends drool and strangers (the ones that know cars)...rubber neck. Issues for me: The car locks when I drive away. In order to get out, I have to pull the handle twice. Not good. Also, the car needs an unlock button on the driver's door. I had a movie in the backseat to return and I had to stop the car, take the key out and unlock the doors. My old car could be unlocked while the car was running. Am I missing something? One absolutely in love guy (finally got his boyhood dream) JVFan- AKA- Derek
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08-30-2005, 10:55 AM | #5 |
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Thanks guys...that's awesome...now about that double pull on the handle...it is like a pull and then release and then on the second pull it unlocks....can that be programmed out?
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08-30-2005, 11:28 AM | #8 |
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Congrats on your new car!!!
Sounds like you had an awesome trip back home - I definately need to do a drive like that once I get my car, maybe next spring... thinking maybe Banff or something. |
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08-30-2005, 12:17 PM | #11 |
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Is the double pull on the drivers side door, the passenger doors, or all doors? On my Passat, it's just the passenger side doors. I'm not sure I'm that thrilled about doing a double pull everytime I get out of the car. Oh well, I guess it's just a matter of getting in the habit...
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08-30-2005, 04:59 PM | #15 |
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As I mentioned...I was driving through the dark for most of the trip but picture our cars driving through Roger's Pass and Kicking Horse Pass...
http://photogallery.bcnetwork.com/
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The door locks on the BMWs have always been that way. Once the doors are locked, there is a 2 stage opening process as you have found out. This was the same on the e36 and e46. I didn't mind it as I grew accostomed to opening the door twice quickly. The first pull unlocks the door, the second opens it as you have discovered. As has already been mentioned, you can have various prarmeters programmed for you without iDrive or you can do it yourself if you have iDrive, like doors locking when you reach a certain forward speed, etc. I concur with you about the fuel economy, especially highway driving. Very economical. You and your brother will really grow to love your cars even more and discover little things that only BMW think of.
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Cruise range is not 300 miles. At a fuel capacity of ~15 gallons and about 29 mpg on the freeway, that's 435 miles range. Of course, mileage may vary but even at a dismal 25/gal on the freeway, that's still 375 miles range.
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08-30-2005, 07:30 PM | #19 |
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Congrats on getting your car home!
Question for you: How did the dealership work with plating your car for Alberta? I'm guessing that you didn't have to pay the PST, otherwise you never would have gone out of province... |
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08-30-2005, 07:35 PM | #20 |
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Congrats on the new 3, and thanks for sharing that experience and observations!
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I got about 870km range out of my second tank.
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08-30-2005, 09:08 PM | #22 |
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870!!! Holy cow! Is that what the computer said or you actually registered that!
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