01-22-2013, 08:53 AM
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Officially Welcomed to the 'Fest
Location: NJ
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,791
Mein Auto: '98 M Roadster/'09 VW CC
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Originally Posted by donquixotesque
I suppose I feel your pain now.
Regarding the price - I don't believe the invoice price for the 320i has been published yet, but it will probably be $30K. And many dealers will sell for invoice.
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What does it matter, just compare MSRP's as it lacks variables that muddy up comparisons. Base to base is $37k vs $33k.
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Originally Posted by donquixotesque
I don't want to start a war here but how different do you expect a 320i to drive from a top of the line Accord?
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Fairly different...the reason
Architecture.
RWD vs FWD changes the whole design and construction of a car.
Look at where the weight is carried on a FWD car while a 3 series allows for a design thats nets 50/50 weight balance.
I have driven great handling FWD cars. But they almost always have to come with the caveat...for FWD.
The Accord(going to drive one on Saturday as a new car for my M-I-L) and I expect for it to be a well made, good driving and solid car. But its inherent design/architecture keeps it from being a proper sports/sporty sedan. This is also often true of FWD cars given an AWD variant, same issues apply.
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'98 M Roadster and '13 M-Sport 328i 6mt
E36/7: Dinan/RMS stage 2+ blower@13lbs of BOOST! 18" BBS LM's, too much more to list 
F30: ForgeStar F14 19's summer-OZ Superleggera 17's winter/Rogue Catback/Integral Audio/AFE intake scoop/BMS stage 1
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