325i or 325ci!!

[BMW94134]

Hi. I am about to buy my first BMW car and is having quite a dilemma. I have gone and checked these cars out :eek: ... read quite a few write ups on these two and test drove both. :drive: I like either one... so I thought about posting on this board to check with you previous or current owners of these cars. I am sure I will learn a few things from everyone's posts and will somehow help me with my decision on which car to buy in the end. :thumbup:

I understand the 2006 325ci is a carry over from this year and that the 325i (and 330i) are both enhanced in 2006 with all its glory. I am driving a 4-door sedan right now and is thrilled of the idea of owning a 2-door coupe for a change. The thought of having an upgraded 325i is likewise tempting. On the other hand I am sure the coupe is nothing to beaten behind. Can't seem to make up my mind at the present time. :eek:

Your thoughts and feedbacks between these two great cars will be most certainly appreciated. :)

Thanks!

[Brett3]

Wait :)

Within a year you can have the best of both worlds. An enhanced bimmer with 2-doors :)

-Brett

[tierfreund]

Wait :)

Within a year you can have the best of both worlds. An enhanced bimmer with 2-doors :)

-Brett


I agree. If you can, wait for the new coupe.

I love coupes myself, but when I needed a new car in April (because my 2002 330Ci was stolen), I did not want to get the old bodystyle again (although it´s till beautifull). I really wanted the better car. And the E90 (2006 3series sedan) really is quite a lot better as an overall car.
But if I could have kept my old car for a bit longer, I definitely would have waited for the new coupe.

[Moderato]

I'd wait for the new coupes and then decide. The coupes look so much fancier then the sedans and are much more rare. :thumbup:

[BMW94134]

Great!
Thank you all for your very helpful insights. I agree-- I am actually planning on waiting for the NEW coupes. I was advised that they will be out mid-year in 2006. Likewise, I was told that the only major change to it will be the body - it will be the same as the (2006) 325i and 330i. Is that right? I just hope they will not mess up the look so much as to lose that "BMW" image we all love! ;)

[BMW94134]

I agree. If you can, wait for the new coupe.

I love coupes myself, but when I needed a new car in April (because my 2002 330Ci was stolen), I did not want to get the old bodystyle again (although it´s till beautifull). I really wanted the better car. And the E90 (2006 3series sedan) really is quite a lot better as an overall car.
But if I could have kept my old car for a bit longer, I definitely would have waited for the new coupe.


I was advised that BMWs are difficult to steal. How was your car stolen? :(

[tierfreund]

I was advised that BMWs are difficult to steal. How was your car stolen? :(


Pros. (OC, probably eastern european)
I was only at the movies for less than two hours.
They stole 7 E46 and 3 X5 in an area of about 6 square miles in a week. Seems they had a supply of modified ECU´s for the E46 and the X5. So they broke into them, changed the ECU and drove off. (Someone actually saw his car beeing driven away). Funny thing, when I went to my dealer 3 days after my car was stolen to have them unregister the car, the salesmans E46 had been stolen the day before, close to where mine was nicked.

BMW may be difficult to steal, but any car can be stolen by true pros.

Nice trivia: The head of Daimler Chrylser, Mr. Schremp had his personal (and heavily armoured) Mercedes nicked while he left it for less than 20 Minutes in Frankfurt.

David Beckham (worldfamous soccer player) had his armoured X5 stolen in Barcelona.

The world truely is not a safe place for fine automobiles.