took the 750i in for service today....got a loaner story.
11-15-2007, 06:49 AM
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took the 750i in for service today....got a loaner story.
so I'm waiting for the loaner chick to put the paperwork together, and we had this conversation:
loaner chick: 'do you like speed?'
me: 'umm, sure'
loaner chick: 'because this car I'm giving you is reeeally fast'
me: 'ok...what is it?'
loaner chick: 'a 2007 335i...it has 500hp'
me: 'oh?...cool.' (thinking to myself 'what a twit')
loaner chick: 'if I was going to get a new car right now, that's the car I would get. except i'm going to wait for the new 1-series with the same engine. that car will be faster than the M5 or M3.'
me: 'i'll bet.'
LOL, so anyhoo....power is pretty decent, but man that 1-wheel-drive bullsh1t rrrreeeaallly sucks. freeway passing power is nice, but from a dead stop, forget it. handling seems pretty decent and the steering is maybe just a bit more heavily weighted than the RS4. interior quality is...not good (but about the same as the new M-B C-class, FWIW). the other odd thing is that I felt like I was sitting on a phonebook, even with the seat all the way down....not much headroom (i'm 6'2"). a bit like the B5 S4 in that respect, though the seats in the 335 aren't as supportive.
that is all.
loaner chick: 'do you like speed?'
me: 'umm, sure'
loaner chick: 'because this car I'm giving you is reeeally fast'
me: 'ok...what is it?'
loaner chick: 'a 2007 335i...it has 500hp'
me: 'oh?...cool.' (thinking to myself 'what a twit')
loaner chick: 'if I was going to get a new car right now, that's the car I would get. except i'm going to wait for the new 1-series with the same engine. that car will be faster than the M5 or M3.'
me: 'i'll bet.'
LOL, so anyhoo....power is pretty decent, but man that 1-wheel-drive bullsh1t rrrreeeaallly sucks. freeway passing power is nice, but from a dead stop, forget it. handling seems pretty decent and the steering is maybe just a bit more heavily weighted than the RS4. interior quality is...not good (but about the same as the new M-B C-class, FWIW). the other odd thing is that I felt like I was sitting on a phonebook, even with the seat all the way down....not much headroom (i'm 6'2"). a bit like the B5 S4 in that respect, though the seats in the 335 aren't as supportive.
that is all.
11-15-2007, 08:11 AM
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Yeah, one wheel drive....which is why CHIO is back in a B7 instead of a 335
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11-15-2007, 10:36 AM
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On that theme, I wonder if loaner chick can afford the 1 series?
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