New owner

mansito · 08-29-2013, 08:17 PM

Last week I bought an almost new (2,900 miles) 2013 328i MT coupe. It is my 2nd BMW. I look forward to being part of this community.

Photos of my 328i
Photos of my old M5 the day she was heading to her new home in MN

Regards,
Guido in NJ

djjasper · 08-29-2013, 08:25 PM

That, my friend, is the proper color interior.

mansito · 08-29-2013, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by djjasper

That, my friend, is the proper color interior.

Thx. You have a nice ride also. Hope our paths will cross in one of the NE events. I am in Horsham and Malvern almost every other week.

Mardio · 08-29-2013, 09:41 PM

Congrats and welcome.

gds52 · 08-29-2013, 09:55 PM

Beautiful...very nice color combo and no non-navigation clean look is awesome !

floydarogers · 08-29-2013, 10:27 PM

Why did you give up the M5? I loved those classic E28's, but they do take some maintenance.

mansito · 08-30-2013, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by floydarogers

Why did you give up the M5? I loved those classic E28's, but they do take some maintenance.

It had 169k miles and 25yrs. A big ($$$) engine maintenance bill was needed. I fell it was time to move on

JAL0988 · 08-30-2013, 07:17 AM

Nice car, love the M5 too.

dkexige · 08-30-2013, 09:02 AM

Congrats on the new car. Beautiful M5. Was it your daily? Guess it was time to get something newer. Looks like you have an old Merc still lurking in the back too

NGEE · 08-30-2013, 09:34 AM

Gawd what a gorgeous M5

dkexige · 08-30-2013, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by edrive90

Gawd what a gorgeous M5

That engine bay

No silly plastic covers!

NGEE · 08-30-2013, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dkexige

That engine bay

No silly plastic covers!

My thought exactly. Old school rocks.

mansito · 08-30-2013, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dkexige

Congrats on the new car. Beautiful M5. Was it your daily? Guess it was time to get something newer. Looks like you have an old Merc still lurking in the back too

An 89 MB 300SE is my daily driver. You can see it in some of the following pics next to the M5. The 72 MB 250C is another toy. M5 was a hobby. To fill the void of the M5 I got an S2000. I am going to sell both MBs in order to have a place to garage the 328i.

mansito · 08-30-2013, 12:54 PM

Thanks so much to all that complimented the M5. Yes, it is a beautiful car. The engine is gorgeous. Loved the sound of the engine. Mine had a straight pipe from the engine to the rear muffler. You could see the flames on the tail pipes if you accelerate hard.

Eddien123 · 08-30-2013, 01:03 PM

I'm truly not trying to be an ass and forgive me if I'm wrong but why did you go from an m5 to a 328i. I mean I own a 328i and love it but an m5 to a 28? Again just curious.

954Stealth · 08-30-2013, 01:13 PM

Congratulations! Enjoy it

mansito · 08-30-2013, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Eddien123

I'm truly not trying to be an ass and forgive me if I'm wrong but why did you go from an m5 to a 328i. I mean I own a 328i and love it but an m5 to a 28? Again just curious.

The 328i is going to be my daily driver. It is not the replacement for the M5. M5 was a 20+ year old car with close to 200K miles. It was either, a) invest a significant amount of money on the M5 or b) sell it and use some of the money to buy another fun car. I chose "b)" and bought an S2000. When I drove the M5 I worried about getting stranded. I avoided driving long distances. I've taken the S2000 to Watkins Glenn, Lime Rock, the Dragon without worrying about getting stranded. The M5 was a state or the art in 1987, but 20+ yrs is a long time in technology improvements.

upstatedoc · 08-30-2013, 03:14 PM

jc, what do you have in your stable? I saw a porsche, MB, lexus...

e90'D10 · 08-30-2013, 03:18 PM

Nice interior!

CruzS4e92 · 08-30-2013, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mansito

Thx. You have a nice ride also. Hope our paths will cross in one of the NE events. I am in Horsham and Malvern almost every other week.

i... live in horsham (well my parents do, i just moved to Conshohocken) and drive an e92 328i with coral red interior (sport)

small world. beautiful car man i'm jealous. LCI and m sport

AND went to Villanova for undergrad (now grad) which is basically Malvern

what brings you to Horsham? it basically is the business capital of the world so i'm not entirely surprised if it's business related

turbofever21 · 08-30-2013, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mansito

The 328i is going to be my daily driver. It is not the replacement for the M5. M5 was a 20+ year old car with close to 200K miles. It was either, a) invest a significant amount of money on the M5 or b) sell it and use some of the money to buy another fun car. I chose "b)" and bought an S2000. When I drove the M5 I worried about getting stranded. I avoided driving long distances. I've taken the S2000 to Watkins Glenn, Lime Rock, the Dragon without worrying about getting stranded. The M5 was a state or the art in 1987, but 20+ yrs is a long time in technology improvements.

Shifting on the s2000

and honda reliability

!

Eddien123 · 08-30-2013, 04:41 PM

Gotcha! S2000 is a great car!

08-29-2013, 08:17 PM	#1
mansito First Lieutenant 13 Rep 335 Posts Drives: 2013 328i 6MT Coupe Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Somersert Co, NJ iTrader: (0)	New owner Last week I bought an almost new (2,900 miles) 2013 328i MT coupe. It is my 2nd BMW. I look forward to being part of this community. Photos of my 328i Photos of my old M5 the day she was heading to her new home in MN Regards, Guido in NJ
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mansito First Lieutenant 13 Rep 335 Posts Drives: 2013 328i 6MT Coupe Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Somersert Co, NJ iTrader: (0)	Thanks so much to all that complimented the M5. Yes, it is a beautiful car. The engine is gorgeous. Loved the sound of the engine. Mine had a straight pipe from the engine to the rear muffler. You could see the flames on the tail pipes if you accelerate hard.
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Eddien123 Colonel 1861 Rep 2,554 Posts Drives: F30 335 6MT Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	I'm truly not trying to be an ass and forgive me if I'm wrong but why did you go from an m5 to a 328i. I mean I own a 328i and love it but an m5 to a 28? Again just curious.
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Eddien123 Colonel 1861 Rep 2,554 Posts Drives: F30 335 6MT Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Gotcha! S2000 is a great car!
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