[Shotimes] 2006 BMW 330i replaces SHO

[Carl Prochilo]

Joe,  The sticker on my 92 was 27 large.  I never followed the Gen 3s
but I'm sure they were higher.  Someone with an economics background
probably can do the conversion of 1992 dollars to 2005 dollars.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Mon, October 10, 2005 21:23, van Oss said:
> Does anyone know how the cars Carl mentions compare, in current
> dollars,
> with the price of Gen1 SHOs?  Just curious about the comparison.
> Thanks.
>
> VO
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Sure.  First I have to say that I wanted a RWD car as a first cut.
> Also had a preference for 6 cylinders or better.
>
> 1)  GTO:  This car is not your typical cheap plastic interior Pontiac.
>  The Aussies did a fine job building this up from their Monero
> platform and integrating the LS2 engine.  A real beast and a treat to
> drive if raw horsepower is what you are looking for.  The interior has
> some minimal frills.  If you like the moonroof in your SHO, you will
> miss that in this car as a for instance.  The color coordinated gauge
> cluster and seating surfaces are very nice.  The dealer installed
> sports appearance package improves the car's visual appeal.  Low
> option content and lack of 4 doors were the problem here.  The GMS
> discount made this very tempting.
>
> 2)  G35.  Really a bargain in this segment of 4 door sports sedans.
> Plenty of whoop and decent handling.  Good feature content.  I was a
> little annoyed that Infinity chose not to offer their Premium Package
> B with the 6MT and therefore not provide rear airconditioning ducts.
> There's no doubt the Japanese car makers are building good cars.  I'm
> sure I would have been happy with this car.
>
> However the 330i just has a better overall feel to it, both in terms
> of general appearance externally and internally.  To drive this car is
> really spectacular.  It's everything people say about it in terms of
> being a superior handling car with excellent performance stats.  It
> really makes me feel at home coming from the SHO right down to the
> sports bucket seats that have those wonderful bolsters.  The bluetooth
> and xenon adaptive headlights with autoleveling are nice too, and rear
> passengers get the rear cooling ducts.  The Logic 7 audio system is
> far superior to the stereos in the other cars, plus it gives me the
> ability to plug my iPod into an Aux input which will hold me over
> until the full iPod integration becomes available.
> --
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Mon, October 10, 2005 17:29, clift@chartertn.net said:
>> Very nice car!  May I ask what the decisive factors were that won
>> you
>> over from a G35 or GTO?
>> Jarrod
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Carl Prochilo
>> Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 6:19 PM
>> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Shotimes] 2006 BMW 330i replaces SHO
>>
>> 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.
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