Hi guys: E90 330i

[chrisb]

Hows the power up on the reef?

They are damn fast in CT, GTI eaters!

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Power's good hey! Had a few top end runs with G5 and G6 GTi's...long legs + 6cyl FTW

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Sweet ride, enjoy her. Best mags for the standard look imo. :thumbs:

Thanks man. Searched specifically for the 162 Elipsoids when i was looking to buy.

Another awesome OEM wheel is the 132 from an old X5...those 19's on an E90 is beautiful

 

[Thunder]

Welcome to the forum. :thumbs:

Nice choice for your first Beemer.

 

[Falcon]

Very nice car man,enjoy it!

How much did you pay if I may ask?

And also how did you get rid of swirl marks what do you mean you detailed it?I also have those and it irritates me need to get rid of them.

 

[chrisb]

Small update:

Took a cool snap late one afternoon a while ago

Few days later a fella in his Polo thought it fit to skip a busy intersection and this happened. He also found it fit to stay on the other side of the Polo from me at all times because needles to say, i was a tad upset
Damage was basically new bonnet, new light(s), new kidneys, new cradle, new bumper, new bumper slides

I saw this as a blessing in disguise because the car had alot of road rash and stone chips from highway driving.
At the same time I sourced some Halogen angel eye headlights to update the front a bit
This is how she looks now, all new shiny nose (so beautiful without plates)

Most recent damage was a pothole. New rim and 2 tyres on the way...

Cheers

 

[mubz]

nice ride, the power is just amazing on these
i know what you mean when you say "Won't ever drive anything else again"

 

[Philip Foglar]

Ouch for the damage!! But glad you got it sorted out!! :thumbs:

What's the mileage on your car at the moment?

 

[chrisb]

Ouch for the damage!! But glad you got it sorted out!! :thumbs:

What's the mileage on your car at the moment?

Currently 131k km hey.

 

[Philip Foglar]

Cool! And what's your fuel consumption like generally? Especially considering you are inland...

 

[chrisb]

Currently doing 80% town driving, and standing on the loud pedal every now and then, so I'm averaging 11L/100km
Highway driving i get approximately 8L/100km

 

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[Drama]

Welcome and enjoy your stay here! Car looks neat bud

 

[Philip Foglar]

Currently doing 80% town driving, and standing on the loud pedal every now and then, so I'm averaging 11L/100km
Highway driving i get approximately 8L/100km

Yep, that sounds about right! These cars can be moderately heavy on fuel in town driving and hate standing still while idling! But on the open road they can sip fuel and have great flexibility. And yes, the loud pedal can also be a problem! :rollsmile:

 

[chrisb]

Yep, that sounds about right! These cars can be moderately heavy on fuel in town driving and hate standing still while idling! But on the open road they can sip fuel and have great flexibility. And yes, the loud pedal can also be a problem! :rollsmile:

See here, seems it is at 10L/100km currently
<a href="http://www.fuelly.com/car/bmw/330i/2005/vuilhond/183672" target="_blank"><img src="http://badges.fuelly.com/images/sig-metric/183672.png" width="500" height="63" alt="Fuelly" title="Share and compare MPG at Fuelly" border="0"/></a>

 

[Philip Foglar]

That's very good overall average consumption! When CAR magazine originally tested the 330i, the fuel index at the coast was around 10.7 l/100 km which is pretty good for this car. Inland it should be slightly more efficient when cruising thanks to the reduced air friction.

 

[chrisb]

So this is the pothole in question, and 1 of the 2 new tyres and the new rim...
All sorted now at least

 

[Philip Foglar]

Glad you got it sorted out! :thumbs:

 

[chrisb]

If a black car is clean, it really pops...

Cleaned the 'bay too...

 

[Philip Foglar]

It certainly does! Looks awesome!! :thumbs:

 

[Pravin@crazydetailer]

Looking good man. Love the lights. Where did you source em if you don't mind me asking?

 

[chrisb]

Looking good man. Love the lights. Where did you source em if you don't mind me asking?

Thanks man.
I sourced 'em from www.cargym.com/bmw-3series-e90e91-0508-sedan-black-headlight-ccfl-angel-eyes-p-1407.html