Is It The Best You Hav Owned So Far?

[richard in NC]

Originally Posted by cdmulders

Surprisingly, I have next to no digital photos of any of my cars. Dang! I'll dig up some old photo albums and see if I can scan a few. Here's a pic of my brother's car before he upgraded the wheels to 18" mesh.

A year or so ago, I dug up 300 of my best pics from 15 years with an SLR and had them digitized for 25 cents each. The scans are 8MP and good quality. It would have taken me weeks to have done the same. I have also had digital cams since the late 90s. The '99 540i was from a 3mp Nikon Coolpix 880. The rest are Nikon DSLR pics.

[alan64]

whenever I get nostalgic about all the cars I owned, I remember that most of them couldnt stop worth and damn, couldnt corner, were hot inside in the summer, especially the big blocks, and all the muscle cars got no miles to the gallon. One of the cars I owned was a 440 six pack roadrunner. Loved it and had a lot of fun with it, but when I stepped on the gas, and it climbed through the miles per hour on the gauge, the other gauge moved as fast it seemed. That was the gauge for the amount of gas left in the car. The cars back then, looked good but simply cannot compare to the wonderful technology of the present. Today, actually are the good old days!

[Otago]

When I look at Richard photos like I am going back to time I am not even born yet. Some models’ name I never ever heard of, what a history! Thanks mate.

[richard in NC]

Originally Posted by alan64

whenever I get nostalgic about all the cars I owned, I remember that most of them couldnt stop worth and damn, couldnt corner, were hot inside in the summer, especially the big blocks, and all the muscle cars got no miles to the gallon. ...Today, actually are the good old days!

My first car, that '68 Dodge had drum brake all around. Two hard stops in stop and go interstate traffic would fade the brakes to unusable. I have had the 550i on track all weekend long with minimal fade after repeated threshold braking from 100+ mph. The Dodge also had no A/C and I needed to find something better for the hot NC summers.

[Marc45]

My 35i is probably one of the best cars I've had so far.

Funwise, I liked my 3rd gen RX-7 and my Elise.

My favorite car of all time was my 95 Acura NSX, period.

[Stick Shift]

Originally Posted by alan64

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No. My Porsche is more powerful, lighter, faster, handles better, sounds better, has more interior room, and in my opinion looks better. The Z4 is more comfortable and has a smoother highway ride.

[cdmulders]

Originally Posted by alan64

Today, actually are the good old days!

[Vintage]

Originally Posted by Stick Shift

No. My Porsche is more powerful, lighter, faster, handles better, sounds better, has more interior room, and in my opinion looks better. The Z4 is more comfortable and has a smoother highway ride.

911S is an amazing car - no dispute here

[alan64]

Originally Posted by Stick Shift

No. My Porsche is more powerful, lighter, faster, handles better, sounds better, has more interior room, and in my opinion looks better. The Z4 is more comfortable and has a smoother highway ride.

funny that you should say that. A fellow pulled up beside me in a turbo 911 today and he revved it and I mentioned that I just like cruising. Then I put down the top at the light and he smiled and said " on a day like this , I wish I could do that" Both are superb cars though.

[Stick Shift]

Originally Posted by alan64

funny that you should say that. A fellow pulled up beside me in a turbo 911 today and he revved it and I mentioned that I just like cruising. Then I put down the top at the light and he smiled and said " on a day like this , I wish I could do that" Both are superb cars though.

I agree. Don't get me wrong, I really like the Z4 too. Especially on days like today, sunny and mid 70's. The new Z4 also turns more heads than the 911. There are lots of 911's around here and 911's have looked pretty much the same for years. In my opinion the E89 Z4 is a much better looking car than either the previous Z4 or the Z3, and it's still very rare to see a E89 Z4 on the road.

[teagueAMX]

Originally Posted by Stick Shift

No. My Porsche is more powerful, lighter, faster, handles better, sounds better, has more interior room, and in my opinion looks better. The Z4 is more comfortable and has a smoother highway ride.

How's the interior noise levels of the Carrera S compared to the e89 Z4? Is the Z4 quieter at highway speeds of the Porsche?

[Stick Shift]

Originally Posted by teagueAMX

How's the interior noise levels of the Carrera S compared to the e89 Z4? Is the Z4 quieter at highway speeds of the Porsche?

The Z4 is much quieter than the Porsche 911. In the Porsche you hear more engine noise, exhaust noise, and gearbox noise (all from behind you of course). But it's good noise. When I drive the Porsche I'd rather listen to the engine than the radio. Unfortunately there is also more tire noise too.

[alan64]

you know, we have so many red light cameras in our town, it makes no sense to race around anyway. Last week, I was going down a street that I knew where the red light camera was, and for a few seconds I wasnt really paying attention and even though I knew where it was, I still got a damn ticket. I hate those things. But on a open stretch of road there is nothing better than that dct transmission when you have it set on sport plus mode and rifle through the gears. I think the dct transmission is one of the best things to come out in years. I like the way it backfires on sport plus mode when you downshift. Just great stuff. Like the old days with the british sports cars, only much better.

[Comet]

Originally Posted by alan64

when you spend time in manual with the traction control off, do you mostly use the paddles or the shifter back and forth?

sorry to go off topic guys but I figured if I opened a new thread about this I'd get flamed

I'm considering this car as well (would be a good upgrade from my 335i) but is it true it doesn't come manual at all?

[jparnes1]

No, it comes standard with a 6 speed manual. DCT is a 7 speed automated manual and is an option for $1375.

[Comet]

Originally Posted by jparnes1

No, it comes standard with a 6 speed manual. DCT is a 7 speed automated manual and is an option for $1375.

oh thanks
because on the site, the option of deselecting the 7 speed isn't available :/

[juhap]

Originally Posted by Comet

oh thanks
because on the site, the option of deselecting the 7 speed isn't available :/

That would be the s35iS instead of s35i. AFAIK no manual available in that one.

[Memphis1]

Originally Posted by Comet

sorry to go off topic guys but I figured if I opened a new thread about this I'd get flamed

I'm considering this car as well (would be a good upgrade from my 335i) but is it true it doesn't come manual at all?

the 23i, 30i and 35i come with manual tranny and you have the option of 6 speed auto on the 23i and 30i, but 7 speed DCT on the 35i.

the 35is only comes with 7 speed DCT, no options.

[billwr]

About 7 months in and IMO the '09 35i is certainly the coolest and probably the best car I've had. This is my 4th BMW (others being a '00 528i, and '04 530i, an '06 M6 Coupe and now the '09 35i).

It has a few small issues (roof rattles and a fuel pump replacement), but otherwise is pretty amazing. I can honestly say that with the JB3, 0-60mph acceleration seems not far behind the M6 (although above 80mph the M6 was in a class nearly to itself). That being said, the 35i is wayyy more fun to drive!

[richard in NC]

Originally Posted by alan64

you know, we have so many red light cameras in our town, it makes no sense to race around anyway. Last week, I was going down a street that I knew where the red light camera was, and for a few seconds I wasnt really paying attention and even though I knew where it was, I still got a damn ticket. I hate those things.

If you do mean a "red light camera", you shouldn't be running lights. We had them in Charlotte for 2 years but the camera company made more money than the city. If you mean a speed camera, then yes, that would be a real pain. I'd only be OK with them in school zones, etc, not main thorough fairs.

[teagueAMX]

A little off topic, but a follow up to alan64 and richard in NC:

I totally agree with richard in NC, there's no excuse for running a red light. A friend of mine was seriously hurt by a drunk running a red light.

We have some major intersections here in the So Cal area with red light cameras. They look like War of the World three eyed monsters with strobe flashes. I don't ever run lights, but once in a while I find myself at the line on a yellow. Rather than cause a ten car pile up you go through. Well, the intersections are so far across that by the time you complete a left-hand turn you can see the strobe flash on the car behind you in the rear view mirror. It's a strange feeling knowing you just dodged a bullet but the guy behind you just handed over between $500 and $1,000 to the man. No doubt that installation paid for itself in about 3 months.

I agree, I hate speed radar.

[alan64]

Originally Posted by richard in NC

If you do mean a "red light camera", you shouldn't be running lights. We had them in Charlotte for 2 years but the camera company made more money than the city. If you mean a speed camera, then yes, that would be a real pain. I'd only be OK with them in school zones, etc, not main thorough fairs.

I was referring to the speed cameras that they seem to have up here every few blocks now. Up here they call them red light cameras.