[Shotimes] 2006 BMW 330i replaces SHO

[Carl Prochilo]

I drove them both.  Long story but an a$$hole at the dealership
brought me in under false pretenses since he knew I wanted to drive
the 6MT but when I got there I found out they didn't have any.  So
since I was there I took the time to drive the step version.  It was
okay, but if you liked that, you should try the manual.  It might
remind you of another car... ;)  And speaking of the tranny, this is
still one of those old school cars where you don't get charged extra
for a manual transmission.
For engine buffs, this car has 2 new technology aspects to it.  One is
that uses a magnesium allow to lessen weight of the engine.  Two is
the the use of variable valve timing that was used on their V10 and V8
engines.  Their name for it is Valvetronic.  The combination of both
allows for a 7000 RPM redline which is close enough for all intents
and purposes to our own Yamahammer.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Sun, October 9, 2005 13:27, Kerby Haltom said:
> The torque of the BMW inline 6s are amazing, compared to the SHO,
> especially.
>
> Carl, you're going to love the car.  I've only spent about 15 mins
> behind
> the wheel of an E90, and it had one of those automatic transmission
> things,
> but the car felt and handled great.
>
> Kerby
>
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> On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
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> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 2006 BMW 330i replaces SHO
>
> 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
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