Sport Package Vs Non Sport Package

BIMMER GUY · 05-24-2006, 09:02 AM

Hi Bimmers,

My E90 has sport VS no sport package

Please vote

Juve29 · 05-24-2006, 09:26 AM

You absolutly need the sport package. It completes the car. The bigger mags, the sport steering wheel.

MoreCowbell · 05-24-2006, 09:28 AM

I didn't get the sport package and regret it

ward · 05-24-2006, 09:33 AM

I just ordered the pretty blue one!

300B · 05-24-2006, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juve29

You absolutly need the sport package. It completes the car. The bigger mags, the sport steering wheel.

For?

paullo · 05-24-2006, 10:07 AM

I only wish they'd released the M-Sport kit/option when I bought my car... it's a bit more expensive to do the piece-by-piece upgrade path

stressdoc · 05-24-2006, 10:10 AM

BMW NA, in case you are listening, we appreciate ZSP, but we want more. Please bring us ZHP or M-sport.

gdnyc · 05-24-2006, 10:12 AM

I got the 330xi. In NYC the roads are horrible. I didn't want to deal with bent 18" wheels. They do like nice on the car though. Also the sport package does not lower the xi, so there is no performance gains by it. Thats why i opted not to get it.

SCA · 05-24-2006, 10:15 AM

I have owned 1 BMW w/o SP (E36 325i) and ever since I always shell out the money for SP.

NJjustin · 05-24-2006, 10:16 AM

I got the 330i and im not big on modding so I like to get my cars the way I want them look without having to change wheels and what not. The 162's and seats look so much nicer than non-sport that it was a no brainer for me.

espo · 05-24-2006, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gdnyc

I got the 330xi. In NYC the roads are horrible. I didn't want to deal with bent 18" wheels. They do like nice on the car though. Also the sport package does not lower the xi, so there is no performance gains by it. Thats why i opted not to get it.

Yes but you get the great seats, and steering wheel (at a much reduced cost). Also the standard sport package for the xi still comes with 17" rims, not 18". If you want 18" rims, that is a seperate "add-on" package.

Gitta · 05-24-2006, 12:15 PM

My car is getting an oil change today. I have ZSP and the loaner 330i they gave me does not. The seats and steering wheel are so much better in my car. Plus this car feels a bit squirly if I push it through a turn.

Matte90 · 05-24-2006, 12:18 PM

I just wish I had sports package seats... regrets...

kt157 · 05-24-2006, 12:24 PM

i also didnt get the sports package and i regret it now... its only 1600 more and its worth it.

gdnyc · 05-24-2006, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by espo89

Yes but you get the great seats, and steering wheel (at a much reduced cost). Also the standard sport package for the xi still comes with 17" rims, not 18". If you want 18" rims, that is a seperate "add-on" package.

True but the 17" wheels that come with the sport package don't compare with the 18" add ons. I like the non ZSP 17"s better than the sport 17"s

espo · 05-24-2006, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gdnyc

True but the 17" wheels that come with the sport package don't compare with the 18" add ons. I like the non ZSP 17"s better than the sport 17"s

Yea I kind of agree with you on that, but the rims do grow on you alittle and they are easier to clean than the standard 17" rims.

Juve29 · 05-24-2006, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gdnyc

True but the 17" wheels that come with the sport package don't compare with the 18" add ons. I like the non ZSP 17"s better than the sport 17"s

The sport 17"s are thicker than the non sport 17". They make the car look more aggressive. I agree the 18"s are much nicer

blkbimmer · 05-24-2006, 02:05 PM

i dont really care much for sports package because i was gonna get the custom wheels anyways so didint want to waste 2000 on sports package just for the seats n i m happy with the seats i got

bavarian06 · 05-24-2006, 02:11 PM

the sport seats are well worth it. loving the thigh support and side bosters. factory spring rates and strut dampening is good too. the drop is perfect even w/ 19"

Darrel Revok · 05-24-2006, 02:20 PM

Not only do the sport seats have great large bolsters, but they are power adjustable. There was no way I could pass that up. In pictures the steering wheels looks very similar, but they are not in person. It seems all the dealers I went to never had a car with the sport package for me to look at. The day I was ordering I got him to bring one down and I then I knew it was well worth it, even on the xi.

The xi sport rims are alright, and they are growing on me. Pictures don't do them justice especially looking at them head on. Viewed from angles they look pretty good, and they are pretty unique.

BKsBimmer · 05-24-2006, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blkbimmer

i dont really care much for sports package because i was gonna get the custom wheels anyways so didint want to waste 2000 on sports package just for the seats n i m happy with the seats i got

As long as your happy that's what counts.

As for me the sports package was a must. The look, feel and fit of the seats and the stearing wheel alone are worth the price.

300B · 05-24-2006, 02:36 PM

I may fly solo here but I think the SP package is unecessary.The SP package in my E46 blew.

Seats too narrow,too hard.
Suspension was to firm producing a ride that could get crunchy at times.

I much prefer the non SP seats in the E90 as I do the stock suspension along with it's 16" wheels.

View Poll Results: MY E90 HAS
SPORT PACKAGE	221	74.16%
BASIC PACKAGE	70	23.49%
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT	7	2.35%
Voters: 298. You may not vote on this poll

05-24-2006, 09:02 AM	#1
BIMMER GUY BIMMER GUY 13 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 325 I Join Date: May 2006 Location: HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA iTrader: (0)	Sport Package Vs Non Sport Package Hi Bimmers, My E90 has sport VS no sport package Please vote
	Appreciate 0 Tweet Quote

05-24-2006, 09:26 AM	#2
Juve29 First Lieutenant 19 Rep 324 Posts Drives: 325i titanium silver spk Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Montréal, Canada iTrader: (0)	You absolutly need the sport package. It completes the car. The bigger mags, the sport steering wheel.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 09:28 AM	#3
MoreCowbell Lieutenant Colonel 495 Rep 1,700 Posts Drives: 24 i5M60 23 X740 23 Vette Z06 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (0)	I didn't get the sport package and regret it
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 09:33 AM	#4
ward Major General 155 Rep 6,158 Posts Drives: F Join Date: May 2005 Location: T iTrader: (0)	I just ordered the pretty blue one!
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 10:07 AM	#6
paullo Captain 30 Rep 686 Posts Drives: ThreeThreeFive Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 335i [0.00]	I only wish they'd released the M-Sport kit/option when I bought my car... it's a bit more expensive to do the piece-by-piece upgrade path __________________ 2008 335i \| Sport \| Premium \| USB \| SSK \| æ \| Unsprung Diet 2006 330i \| Sport \| Premium \| Active Steering \| M-Sport Aero Kit \| Retired
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 10:10 AM	#7
stressdoc Moderator 618 Rep 10,858 Posts Drives: BMW i8; Toy 4runner TRD pro Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Waco TX iTrader: (0)	BMW NA, in case you are listening, we appreciate ZSP, but we want more. Please bring us ZHP or M-sport.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 10:12 AM	#8
gdnyc Lieutenant 24 Rep 472 Posts Drives: 2006 330xi Jet Black Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	I got the 330xi. In NYC the roads are horrible. I didn't want to deal with bent 18" wheels. They do like nice on the car though. Also the sport package does not lower the xi, so there is no performance gains by it. Thats why i opted not to get it. __________________ 2006 330xi BMW, please get rid of the RFT's and give us a spare tire!
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 10:15 AM	#9
SCA Brigadier General 565 Rep 3,742 Posts Drives: Multiple BMWs Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 🇺🇸 iTrader: (0)	I have owned 1 BMW w/o SP (E36 325i) and ever since I always shell out the money for SP.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 10:16 AM	#10
NJjustin First Lieutenant 19 Rep 351 Posts Drives: AW 330i W/Sport Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Jersey iTrader: (1)	I got the 330i and im not big on modding so I like to get my cars the way I want them look without having to change wheels and what not. The 162's and seats look so much nicer than non-sport that it was a no brainer for me.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 12:15 PM	#12
Gitta Kelly's 330i 11 Rep 413 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: E PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i (current ... [0.00] 2006 330i (new) [0.00] 2006 330i (interior) [0.00]	My car is getting an oil change today. I have ZSP and the loaner 330i they gave me does not. The seats and steering wheel are so much better in my car. Plus this car feels a bit squirly if I push it through a turn. __________________ '06 330ix \| 6MT \| TS-BDL-BW \| ZSP \| ZPP \| heated seats \|... mods \| cf splitters painted TiAg \| spoiler \| blacklines \| short shift knob \| cf trim \| *** winter setup: 17" ASA JH3 & Dunlop WinterSport M3 DSST * . '01 325xi \| auto \| TS-GDL-BW \| ZPP \| heated seats \|........... mods** \| spoiler \| mudguards \| blackout grills \| clear lights \| halo projector headlights \|
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 12:18 PM	#13
Matte90 Private First Class 4 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Glendale, CA iTrader: (0)	I just wish I had sports package seats... regrets... __________________ Therapy is expensive. Bubble wrap is cheap. The chioce is yours. :rocks:
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 12:24 PM	#14
kt157 Captain 16 Rep 926 Posts Drives: jet black 330i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: BayArea, CA iTrader: (1)	i also didnt get the sports package and i regret it now... its only 1600 more and its worth it.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 02:05 PM	#18
blkbimmer First Lieutenant 13 Rep 302 Posts Drives: bmw 325 Join Date: May 2006 Location: clackamas, Oregon iTrader: (0)	i dont really care much for sports package because i was gonna get the custom wheels anyways so didint want to waste 2000 on sports package just for the seats n i m happy with the seats i got __________________
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 02:11 PM	#19
bavarian06 Captain 74 Rep 912 Posts Drives: m3 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CA iTrader: (6)	the sport seats are well worth it. loving the thigh support and side bosters. factory spring rates and strut dampening is good too. the drop is perfect even w/ 19"
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 02:20 PM	#20
Darrel Revok Private 0 Rep 81 Posts Drives: 06 330XI Join Date: May 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Not only do the sport seats have great large bolsters, but they are power adjustable. There was no way I could pass that up. In pictures the steering wheels looks very similar, but they are not in person. It seems all the dealers I went to never had a car with the sport package for me to look at. The day I was ordering I got him to bring one down and I then I knew it was well worth it, even on the xi. The xi sport rims are alright, and they are growing on me. Pictures don't do them justice especially looking at them head on. Viewed from angles they look pretty good, and they are pretty unique.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

05-24-2006, 02:36 PM	#22
300B Private 2 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 06 325i Join Date: May 2006 Location: DC Metro Area iTrader: (0)	I may fly solo here but I think the SP package is unecessary.The SP package in my E46 blew. Seats too narrow,too hard. Suspension was to firm producing a ride that could get crunchy at times. I much prefer the non SP seats in the E90 as I do the stock suspension along with it's 16" wheels.
	Appreciate 0 Quote