[Shotimes] 2006 BMW 330i replaces SHO

[Carl Prochilo]

Thanks.  This is a good start into this world.  The only issue I have
at the moment is getting the car up to the 7000 RPM redline because
apparently you're supposed to honor a 4500 RPM limit during the first
1250 miles.  Fortunately the car has a low of low end torque to
compensate for the other urge.

At some point there should be an E90 based version of the M3 with SMG
that might be worth a try if I want to go fast, or the 545 if more
room is needed.  BTW, over on the BMW message boards I read there was
quite an outcry when BMW first refused to bring a manual version of
the M5 which I understand has now been corrected.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sat, October 8, 2005 19:28, Ron Porter said:
> Congratulations! Very Nice!
>
> The seat heaters will still come in handy for cool, damp evenings.
>
> I found the interior space to be surprising. It's not as wide as the
> 5-series, but head/leg room are quite good.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> Carl Prochilo <gr8sho@prochilo.myserver.org> wrote:
> Well, not quite replaces since I still have the 92, but I decided to
> go for the bimmer as a daily driver. As some of you know, I've been
> debating this car, the G35 and GTO.
>
> The car is a black on black 6-speed "true" manual transmission (as Ron
> would say) with premium, sport and cold weather package. While it may
> sound strange to get the latter here in South Florida, I didn't want
> to wait for a new order car and this one came off the boat in Sept
> this way. Plus the heated seats actually are nice for a sore back.
> Nothing has changed in consumer buying habits and manual transmission
> 330i's are hard to come by on the lot.
>
> This car is incredible to drive. Everything people say about them and
> car mags write about is true but hard to put into words. This car
> doesn't break a sweat driving hard into curves.
> It is physically smaller than the SHO by a lot and yet feels roomier
> inside. There a lot of other toys as well.
>
> The new car now has window tint that you won't see in the pics posted
> in the link below, so the car looks even sharper. If you plan to try
> this with dial-up, grab a coffee as these picture are large. A high
> res display helps too.
>
> http://users.adelphia.net/~prochilo/BMW/2006_BMW_330i.html
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson