IS..A much better interior
04-28-06, 09:18 AM
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I also drove the 330i at the Taste of Lexus and was not impressed with car at all. Interior was to BLAH! It was dated. Not as roomy in the front as the IS, seemed cramped. The outside was nice, but the IS just looked so fresh. I made the right choice in buying the 350. 
04-28-06, 09:36 AM
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The only thing that looked a bit weird on 1IS wheel was the raised center (I guess for the airbag), but otherwise the wheel felt great (leather and ergonomics)
Originally Posted by TimboIS
There's no accounting for taste. I think the 2IS steering wheel is probably the best looking and feeling of ANY car I've ever driven. Much better than the 1IS.
04-28-06, 09:37 AM
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The awful outdated interior of the BMW is one of the main reasons I didn't buy one. The thing I hate most about the IS interior is the cheap ***, non-dimming clock.
04-28-06, 09:51 AM
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Funny thing is, i went to test drive the new 330i, and the minute i sat in,
I got right out and didnt even bother test driving it, no matter how good it
drove I couldnt stand to look at that interior one more minute , let alone
sit in it day after day for the next 4+ years
I got right out and didnt even bother test driving it, no matter how good it
drove I couldnt stand to look at that interior one more minute , let alone
sit in it day after day for the next 4+ years
04-28-06, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Tony1
Funny thing is, i went to test drive the new 330i, and the minute i sat in,
I got right out and didnt even bother test driving it, no matter how good it
drove I couldnt stand to look at that interior one more minute , let alone
sit in it day after day for the next 4+ years
I got right out and didnt even bother test driving it, no matter how good it
drove I couldnt stand to look at that interior one more minute , let alone
sit in it day after day for the next 4+ years
04-28-06, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Tony1
Funny thing is, i went to test drive the new 330i, and the minute i sat in,
I got right out and didnt even bother test driving it, no matter how good it
drove I couldnt stand to look at that interior one more minute , let alone
sit in it day after day for the next 4+ years
I got right out and didnt even bother test driving it, no matter how good it
drove I couldnt stand to look at that interior one more minute , let alone
sit in it day after day for the next 4+ years
Exactly, I couldn't look at that interior day in day out.
04-28-06, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Kamikaze2b
The awful outdated interior of the BMW is one of the main reasons I didn't buy one. The thing I hate most about the IS interior is the cheap ***, non-dimming clock.
Same here and I also hate the cheap the plastic pieces on the door handles and center console. They rattle and creek on even roads .
04-28-06, 10:25 AM
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Yaris??......
Young and innovative:
Conservative and outdated:
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04-28-06, 10:55 AM
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and you guys are looking at the bmw pics with the wood trim.
The cars without the wood trim are even plainer, worse yet. I have never been in a bmw that had a decent sound system. I have a plain Jane IS 350, the stereo sounds great except for faulty rear sub. There is no wood in my IS, it doesn't need it. If I want wood, I just stomp on the gas.
The cars without the wood trim are even plainer, worse yet. I have never been in a bmw that had a decent sound system. I have a plain Jane IS 350, the stereo sounds great except for faulty rear sub. There is no wood in my IS, it doesn't need it. If I want wood, I just stomp on the gas.
04-28-06, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Bichon
What's up with that BMW? I see the iDrive controller, but no nav screen. 
Much of what I disliked about the interior of the 3 isn't apparent in the picture, e.g., leather that felt more like vinyl.
Much of what I disliked about the interior of the 3 isn't apparent in the picture, e.g., leather that felt more like vinyl.
it IS vinyl unless you order leather.
04-28-06, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by charlesmsn
I don't know if I agree with the speedo being in the center of the dash.
I def think it's easier to quick look slightly down than to the right.
I def think it's easier to quick look slightly down than to the right.
yeah the center dials is very lame. like in the mini and the nissan quest. sometimes you gotta reign the designers in.