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Old 05-09-2005, 01:41 PM
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Pics from E90 3-series gala in O.C. Last Week

The gala was already a little anti-climatic because the picture of the E90 was on several car mags 2 months ago and plus some the E90s are already on the road and you could already test drive the E90 last week or so.

However, here are pics from last gala event for 3 Across America at the O.C. (It started on NYC the Thursday before Easter).

Plenty of food and plenty of Bimmer fans.....
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Old 05-09-2005, 01:45 PM
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The Unveiling!

Notice the top chrome piece of the kidney grill is part of the actual hood and the rest of the kidney grill is part of the front of the car.

The silver one is the 330i and dark blue one is the 325i.

The 330i has aluminum trim with sports package (18" wheels with similar size tires to the E46 M3 except it is even lower profile by 5% than the stock E46 M3 18" tires!) They are run flats!
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Old 05-09-2005, 01:51 PM
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Nice pics. I saw 1 at my stealer the other day and liked what I saw, except...the run flats!!!!!
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Old 05-09-2005, 02:00 PM
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The tool kit is now placed on the bottom of the right rear corner of the trunk instead of the inside of the trunk lid. The tool kit is getting more sparse as the years go-by....

Looked for a spare tire and couldn't find one, but I guess with run-flats you really don't need one.
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Old 05-09-2005, 02:05 PM
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The Silver 330i had Xenons with Angel Eyes (or Light Rings in current BMW-speak).

The Blue 325i had halogens and NO angel eyes....

Hmm, do you need to get Xenons to get Angel Eyes or is it that in only comes with the 330i?

Also, you can see underneath the center arm rest, there is a space for a MP3 player with standard aux input jack and cigarette lighter power adaptor source. Close the armrest and your MP3 player is hidden.

You can see all the newer German cars has these new design thin wipers (which I hear are much more expensive than our regular blade refills) Saw them on the newer Benzs, BMWs, Audis, etc.

Another view of the dash and Start/Stop button.

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Old 05-09-2005, 02:16 PM
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Nice shots. I'm digging that ride!

To call that a tool kit is being generous. It's a tool kit by name only.
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Is that a cup holder with vents in it? For keeping your coffee warm or beverage cold?
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Old 05-09-2005, 02:26 PM
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Thanks for the pics Kewl. I also noticed the aux input with 12V plug next to it and thought it was a great idea. I forgot to mention that in my review. The start/stop button is a novel thing. I have to admit that when I first got in to start the 330i I test drove, I assumed it was keyless-go and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't start. Foot on the brake, press the button, right? Nope. You still have to plug in the key. Supposedly keyless-go is coming this fall. Duh!
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Hmmm, not sure, but I don't think one could drive with the top half of the arm rest open.....I guess you could put a 12 oz can and keep it "KEWL"!

The cup holders on the 3-series are like the E60 5-series....pop-out cup holder on the dash ala current 5-series.

Also, the E90 3-series rear arm rest has a pull out for 2 more cup holders.


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...You can see all the newer German cars has these new design thin wipers (which I hear are much more expensive than our regular blade refills) Saw them on the newer Benzs, BMWs, Audis, etc....
My wife's 05 Avalon has the same wipers and they work better than anything that I had seen in the past.
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