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White Exterior - natural brown leather seats & trim, black dash, HID lights, no heated seats
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Red Exterior - tan leather seats & trim, tan dash/console, No HID lights, heated seats
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by chikoo
So I am out shopping for a convertible and finally ended up with two choices.

White Exterior - Black top, natural brown leather seats & trim, black seat belts, black dash/console, HID lights, no heated seats
Red Exterior - Black top, tan leather seats & trim, tan seat belts, tan dash/console, No HID lights, heated seats

Both have the same mileage on them, and priced very close.

Which one do you think I should go with?
you live in TX. HIDs over heated seats, mos def.
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
First, I personally think HIDs are somewhat overrated compared to halogens

Wow are you serious? I don't think I can get a car without HID's anymore. at least on the honda accord i had the halogen headlamps were so bad and could barely see anything at night. I retrofitted a HID and projector setup and difference was night and day
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 01:29 PM
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Wow are you serious? I don't think I can get a car without HID's anymore. at least on the honda accord i had the halogen headlamps were so bad and could barely see anything at night. I retrofitted a HID and projector setup and difference was night and day
For my area, yes, I'm serious, although I'll admit that my highly suburban/urban area is not the ultimate test for headlights, since the streets and roads all tend to be rather brightly lit even at night. In a totally rural setting, with no other lights available, there might be more of a difference between halogens and HIDs. I personally have never had a driving problem with halogens, though...but I did have some occasional problems with the old sealed-beam incandescent headlights that were in use before halogens came along.
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by bagwell
Texas? go with white!!

For a vert, don't even think about black on black.

You'll thank me later.
And white it is. Just picked it up.
2005 330Ci cabriolet ZHP edition.The exhaust note is so sweet, I was orgasming all the way back home every time stepped on the gas pedal to speed up.
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 03:31 PM
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Here is a picture of it in my driveway

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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 03:46 PM
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And it comes lowered from the factory, courtesy of the ZHP edition, made only for the USA.


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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 05:26 PM
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 07:08 PM
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Congratulations! I had an '01 330Ci Coupe. It was a blast to drive! I like the Sport package on yours.
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 07:33 PM
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Thanks. This is the ZHP package. A very special edition.





6 CD changer in the trunk. Blast from the past.
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 07:34 PM
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Old Sep 5, 2015 | 07:35 PM
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Old Sep 6, 2015 | 06:51 AM
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Love the straight lines. I was so tired of the wedge shapes that almost all of the new cars have.


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Old Sep 6, 2015 | 06:54 PM
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I also personally love the fact that it is a soft top so you don't get all the squeaks and rattles of a hard top convertible and it doesn't rob you of storage space in the trunk.

(See my other car in my signature.)
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Old Sep 7, 2015 | 08:30 AM
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I was surprised that there was no wind howling or whistling at hwy speeds ie 80-90mph. Solid.

Call it a miracle if you will, but as I was driving the car from the dealer, I was wondering what would happen when it rains. Will it leak? And Lo and behold, clouds appeared and it rained for about a 2 mile stretch on the highway, and it did not leak. It rained when there was no prediction of rain on Saturday.

http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/usa/dallas/historic



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nice choice and nice looking car!

Congrats!
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