New 2006 3 series sedan?

cooh23 · 04-03-2006, 12:10 AM

For those of you in SoCal. I was on the 101 freeway last week when it was raining hard. I saw about 8 sedans of different colors and noticed they had dual exhaust. The car looked exactly like mine except for the exhaust on both sides. They all have the dealer plates. Could this be the new 330i? or 335i? They were all debadged.

canucklion · 04-03-2006, 12:59 AM

maybe it was a car meet of heavily modded 3's haha

fibercus · 04-03-2006, 01:45 AM

Interesting, dealer plates. hmm no idea - dual exhuast?

RGRAY · 04-03-2006, 02:42 AM

They were probably 5 series.

You said it was raining hard.

tctic · 04-03-2006, 02:55 AM

335 testing in the states?

torzeck · 04-03-2006, 10:34 AM

BMW's California design office, Designworks, is in or near Westlake Village in SoCal. It is likely one could see a few a newer or developing BMW's{335s}.How far north on 101 were you?

cooh23 · 04-03-2006, 10:45 PM

I can differentiate a 3 series from a 5 series... come on now.. lol. I was by the Canoga ave exit. when i say dual exhaust, i mean like the audi's dual exhaust. kind of like the ones we see in the new coupes coming out.

btw, i was an active member in e46fanatics.com.. anyone of you guys here?

MB330 · 04-03-2006, 10:50 PM

Defenetly 335i!

magmd · 04-03-2006, 11:01 PM

Maybe with Bimmerfest around the corner...you saw some of the mods on the E90 like the Kerscher diffuser with twin dual exhaust...kinda like this

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...t=dual+exhaust

cooh23 · 04-04-2006, 02:01 AM

let me say this once again.... they're not a regular 3 series that you see on the road. Not Kerscher, not acs, not hamanns, and not alpinas. it looked just like the regular 3 series on the road with the exception of the rear w/ the dual exhaust(like the audi a4's). If you guys remember the spy pics of the coupes, the rear exhaust looked exactly like that.

MB330 · 04-04-2006, 03:16 AM

Car And Driver May 2006 issue.

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cooh23 Private First Class 13 Rep 102 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	New 2006 3 series sedan? For those of you in SoCal. I was on the 101 freeway last week when it was raining hard. I saw about 8 sedans of different colors and noticed they had dual exhaust. The car looked exactly like mine except for the exhaust on both sides. They all have the dealer plates. Could this be the new 330i? or 335i? They were all debadged.
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canucklion pull my finger to get your kinder® surprise 148 Rep 10,455 Posts Drives: circles around you Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (9)	maybe it was a car meet of heavily modded 3's haha
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fibercus Captain 35 Rep 830 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: US iTrader: (4)	Interesting, dealer plates. hmm no idea - dual exhuast?
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RGRAY Captain 28 Rep 872 Posts Drives: 330xi SG/TERRA/STEP/SP/HS/CA Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW 330xi [0.00]	They were probably 5 series. You said it was raining hard. __________________ 330xi/Sparkling Graphite/Terra/Walnut Burl/Steptronic/Sports Package/Heated Seats/Comfort Access...(blacklines, tint and a black grill). http://www.e90post.com/forums/e90gar...20TINT%20A.jpg
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tctic Major 38 Rep 1,238 Posts Drives: BMW E90 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	335 testing in the states?
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torzeck Lieutenant 54 Rep 400 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 35i, 2020 X3 30i Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Oregon iTrader: (0)	BMW's California design office, Designworks, is in or near Westlake Village in SoCal. It is likely one could see a few a newer or developing BMW's{335s}.How far north on 101 were you?
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cooh23 Private First Class 13 Rep 102 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	I can differentiate a 3 series from a 5 series... come on now.. lol. I was by the Canoga ave exit. when i say dual exhaust, i mean like the audi's dual exhaust. kind of like the ones we see in the new coupes coming out. btw, i was an active member in e46fanatics.com.. anyone of you guys here?
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MB330 Major 52 Rep 1,349 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW 330i [0.00] 2006 E90 330i [10.00]	Defenetly 335i! __________________ '06 330i Monaco Blue/Gray/Walnut/ZPP/Navi/CA/AT -->ED 2006 '18 330i Estoril Blue Metallic/cognac/AT/Sport
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magmd Major General 160 Rep 5,271 Posts Drives: '06 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Torrance, CA iTrader: (13) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Maybe with Bimmerfest around the corner...you saw some of the mods on the E90 like the Kerscher diffuser with twin dual exhaust...kinda like this http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...t=dual+exhaust __________________ 2006 330i \| Black Sapphire Metallic \| Step Auto \| Navi with iDr \| Sports Pkg \|OEM Rear Spoiler \| 3M CS35 Tint \| H&R Sport Springs \| Koni Yellows \| Advan RS Racing Hypersilver: 19x9 et22 19x10 et20
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cooh23 Private First Class 13 Rep 102 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	let me say this once again.... they're not a regular 3 series that you see on the road. Not Kerscher, not acs, not hamanns, and not alpinas. it looked just like the regular 3 series on the road with the exception of the rear w/ the dual exhaust(like the audi a4's). If you guys remember the spy pics of the coupes, the rear exhaust looked exactly like that.
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MB330 Major 52 Rep 1,349 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW 330i [0.00] 2006 E90 330i [10.00]	Car And Driver May 2006 issue. Attached Images __________________ '06 330i Monaco Blue/Gray/Walnut/ZPP/Navi/CA/AT -->ED 2006 '18 330i Estoril Blue Metallic/cognac/AT/Sport
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