Sarnie Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 On my way into brum today I found myself behind a black 335i. I was thinking to myself, 'thats really nice, but whats different?'. It looked very sleek, sexy and very I then realised that it was a new drop top version. I have to say it was very very nice. A nice set of rims and it would of been the business I'm still hankering over a convertible summat or other and this looked Quote
H5 Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 That's not a convertible, it's a £40k jack of all trades, master of looking fugly. http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/index/?serie ... odyID=CA07 There must be other proper rag tops on the list?? Quote
Sarnie Posted May 22, 2007 Author Posted May 22, 2007 That's not a convertible, it's a £40k jack of all trades, master of looking fugly. http://www.bmw.co.uk/bmwuk/index/?serie ... odyID=CA07 There must be other proper rag tops on the list?? It looked miles better in the flesh than in that link I wouldn't pay £40k for it though I'd get a Z4M before one of those. To be fair there is no list as such as I would want a tin top or at least a hard top option for the winter Quote
H5 Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 You could keep your Zed, add £15k to it and put a nice Elise / TVR in the garage for top down action mate. And you'd lose less cash and look much more Quote
Kev946 Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 The new 3 series coupe looks so much better in the flesh. I went to the dealers the other day and they had one in red with the M Sport bumpers and big alloys and it looked superb. Somehow the car looks bland in 2D pictures, but the curves seem more extreme in the flesh.. Quote
ir_fuel Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 The new 3 series coupe looks so much better in the flesh. I went to the dealers the other day and they had one in red with the M Sport bumpers and big alloys and it looked superb. Somehow the car looks bland in 2D pictures, but the curves seem more extreme in the flesh.. I agree. When you see it "in the wild" it looks much better. Quote
Sarnie Posted May 22, 2007 Author Posted May 22, 2007 The new 3 series coupe looks so much better in the flesh. I went to the dealers the other day and they had one in red with the M Sport bumpers and big alloys and it looked superb. Somehow the car looks bland in 2D pictures, but the curves seem more extreme in the flesh.. Agreed. I loved it. Some big rims and it would of been the biz. It was as quick as my zed as well. If the roads weren't going to be flooded with them (and a £40k pricetag) I may have given it some thought Quote
Dan Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 The looks of a car are so subjective, and opinions are always going to differ. I personally think the new 3 series is a good looking car, but I've not seen a soft top yet. Quote
Digsy Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Have to agree that the regular coupe is a far more interesting shape in the flesh, particularly with a decent set of rims. The cabrio looks great with roof down but when its up the roofline is disjointed and nowhere near as sleek as the regular car. Great engines though! Quote
sinbad Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Have to agree that the regular coupe is a far more interesting shape in the flesh, particularly with a decent set of rims. The cabrio looks great with roof down but when its up the roofline is disjointed and nowhere near as sleek as the regular car. Great engines though! Im with him! Quote
rickya Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 yeh but its always W@NKERS that drive them I drive one Quote
sinbad Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 yeh but its always W@NKERS that drive them I drive one Hence why he wrote it! haha only kiddin Quote
holtehero Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 is the new 3 series convertible a true ragtop or a folding metal roof? Saw one with the roof down tonight and it did look nice, but as already pointed out it needs big rims to make it look mean - the one i saw had standard wheels, looked Quote
Sarnie Posted May 23, 2007 Author Posted May 23, 2007 is the new 3 series convertible a true ragtop or a folding metal roof? Saw one with the roof down tonight and it did look nice, but as already pointed out it needs big rims to make it look mean - the one i saw had standard wheels, looked Its a tin top. Saw another today. My volks on it would of been Quote
holtehero Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 Why do BMW put such awful standard wheels on, i bet the base convertible 3 series isn't much short of £30K We have several company 3 series in the car park at work and the only ones that look reasonable have 18" or 19" M-Sport alloys, mind you they are still slow being 320i's Quote
Sarnie Posted May 23, 2007 Author Posted May 23, 2007 Why do BMW put such awful standard wheels on, i bet the base convertible 3 series isn't much short of £30K We have several company 3 series in the car park at work and the only ones that look reasonable have 18" or 19" M-Sport alloys, mind you they are still slow being 320i's The one I saw was a 335i and was as quick as the zed easily Quote
holtehero Posted May 23, 2007 Posted May 23, 2007 Thats got to be £40K+ though especially if it had any toys on it My current Audi A3 was £22K basic, by the time i finished with extras it ended up costing £29K, mind you £2K of that was bodykit We had a 535 diesel as a press car, my god that was a fast car, still i would rather be in the Z than any of them Quote
Sarnie Posted May 23, 2007 Author Posted May 23, 2007 still i would rather be in the Z than any of them Me too, there is very little out there that is going to tempt me out of my zed untill we start talking super cars Quote
M13KYF Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Why do BMW put such awful standard wheels on, i bet the base convertible 3 series isn't much short of £30K We have several company 3 series in the car park at work and the only ones that look reasonable have 18" or 19" M-Sport alloys, mind you they are still slow being 320i's The one I saw was a 335i and was as quick as the zed easily 5.5 0-60 Quote
Sarnie Posted May 24, 2007 Author Posted May 24, 2007 Why do BMW put such awful standard wheels on, i bet the base convertible 3 series isn't much short of £30K We have several company 3 series in the car park at work and the only ones that look reasonable have 18" or 19" M-Sport alloys, mind you they are still slow being 320i's The one I saw was a 335i and was as quick as the zed easily 5.5 0-60 That'll be why I couldn't catch him then Quote
H5 Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Why do BMW put such awful standard wheels on, i bet the base convertible 3 series isn't much short of £30K We have several company 3 series in the car park at work and the only ones that look reasonable have 18" or 19" M-Sport alloys, mind you they are still slow being 320i's The one I saw was a 335i and was as quick as the zed easily 5.5 0-60 Convertible is 5.8. 306 bhp but with the weight of metal roof and motors. Would be interesting..... Quote
Sarnie Posted May 24, 2007 Author Posted May 24, 2007 Why do BMW put such awful standard wheels on, i bet the base convertible 3 series isn't much short of £30K We have several company 3 series in the car park at work and the only ones that look reasonable have 18" or 19" M-Sport alloys, mind you they are still slow being 320i's The one I saw was a 335i and was as quick as the zed easily 5.5 0-60 Convertible is 5.8. 306 bhp but with the weight of metal roof and motors. Would be interesting..... You'd like to think on a track the zed would come out on top but this was a straight drag on a dual carriageway Quote
holtehero Posted May 24, 2007 Posted May 24, 2007 Well the last M3 on the Tsukuba track struggled to keep up with the Zed due to the weight, i would say it would be a close thing all in all Quote
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