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Old May 4, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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Very nice car, may I ask how you afford that in college
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Old May 4, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by EDGE2
Very nice car, may I ask how you afford that in college
Sure, Sophomore year, I got a co-op position at Halliburton. I've been working there for over a year, and make a decent earning. I currently live with my rents, so I scavenged enough for a decent down payment. Finance over 3-4 years with monthly payments of $900 - I save about $3-400 a month. :-)

Also, my father was nice enough to pay a few month's payments if I don't have enough....but for the most part - I am paying for it. I know some may say I am spoiled, but remember, my father isn't paying for it, I am :-) well for the time being anyways, and I'm fortunate enough that my tuition is paid for, but I have to pay for books
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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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Not into pink leather. Top down, sun shining coral red is pink. No if ands or butts about it.

The M3 has a deeper burgundy leather that I like.

As long as you are happy great.

ps. I hope you got the car for $500-$1500 over invoice. BMW sales are way down and they are heavily discounting if you know to ask, or the dealer will pocket the loot.

I was offered an 08 335 vert for $1500 over invoice a few weeks ago but declined once I saw the pink leather. Plus I found out from another forum that the 3 series hardtop has a defect causing a fluttering noise from 45-65MPH. I will wait for the to sort out the roof and fuel pump issues.

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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by pisaykotik
Nice car! It could just be the pics, is the red interior really that bright?
even brighter in direct sunlight.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sdbrandon
Not into pink leather. Top down, sun shining coral red is pink. No if ands or butts about it.

The M3 has a deeper burgundy leather that I like.

As long as you are happy great.

ps. I hope you got the car for $500-$1500 over invoice. BMW sales are way down and they are heavily discounting if you know to ask, or the dealer will pocket the loot.

I was offered an 08 335 vert for $1500 over invoice a few weeks ago but declined once I saw the pink leather. Plus I found out from another forum that the 3 series hardtop has a defect causing a fluttering noise from 45-65MPH. I will wait for the to sort out the roof and fuel pump issues.
lol pink maybe if you're color blind
trust me my friend, it's definitely RED

As for the fluttering issue - it's something ALL convertibles have a symptom of...somewhat...I think it's related to the Run flats...some people have changed the tires and gotten some change from the noise but there is a service bulletin out - as for the fuel pumps - it's still occurring but no one can pinpoint exactly why it happens - I think it has something to do w/ the fuel people put in it - but either way, they're in and out in a few days if that happens....

I got it slightly used and WAY discounted...the guy needed to sell the car asap b/c his mother in law just came in and she was blind - had to get an SUV
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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by sdbrandon
even brighter in direct sunlight.
Hmm...I'll have to take some daylight pics later this week to show you guys =)
It does have the sun-reflecting particles in the paint which may attribute to the brightness? Either way - I love it
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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Default coral compared to red

These colors are color corrected for the web.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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shades of red. Color corrected.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sdbrandon
shades of red. Color corrected.
See...it's not pink! it's Red

lol, thanks for the chart
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Old May 21, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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I've been too busy driving it around :-P some more pics...
quick pshop of it






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Wassa, your location says TX but your license plate is CA??

And if that's your house, VERY nice!
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Old May 21, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Wassa, your location says TX but your license plate is CA??

And if that's your house, VERY nice!
Haha, nice catch! :-P I bought it from a guy in cali, still got the cali plates, going to get the texas plates next week, once I get it registered here.

Thanks for the comments, yes it's my house trying to get some time aside to make a video. been trying to do that for a while...
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Old May 21, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Wow, did you drive the car from Cali or have it shipped/driven by someone else?

Where in TX?

Sorry if you covered that already in the thread.

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Old May 21, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Wassa786
Sure, Sophomore year, I got a co-op position at Halliburton. I've been working there for over a year, and make a decent earning. I currently live with my rents, so I scavenged enough for a decent down payment. Finance over 3-4 years with monthly payments of $900 - I save about $3-400 a month. :-)

Also, my father was nice enough to pay a few month's payments if I don't have enough....but for the most part - I am paying for it. I know some may say I am spoiled, but remember, my father isn't paying for it, I am :-) well for the time being anyways, and I'm fortunate enough that my tuition is paid for, but I have to pay for books
Thanks for sharing, was kind of curious if you just took out a bunch of loans but you answered my questions, sweet car, that area looks really nice
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Old May 22, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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That is sweet ride. I went with the E92. Don't mod it with something you can't afford to break it with. I am going Dinan since I keeps the warranty coverage for 4 years. It is only a tad slower than the Procede anyway.
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