My New 328xi

hwa786 · 10-26-2010, 07:19 PM

Hey guys, this is my first BMW. Recently, I owned a 04 G35 Coupe, and decided to move on. I picked up an 08 328xi sedan with 24k miles. Didn't get a chance to take any decent pics, but heres one from my phone. I do have stuff planned for this, but down the road maybe start during Spring time. The color is the Montego Blue Metallic. Let me know what you guys think.

UPDATE OF PICS/INFO ON POST# 20

ZuerstBMW · 10-26-2010, 07:23 PM

Congrats!!! Great color choice.

hwa786 · 10-26-2010, 09:12 PM

Thanks!!! My favorite part of the car is the color

BMCoupe_782 · 10-26-2010, 09:13 PM

congrats!

ChuckBMW3 · 10-26-2010, 09:14 PM

I agree, the color is awesome. Congrats!

watabaotnao · 10-26-2010, 09:27 PM

yey u got halogen lights like me!!!!!!!!
sooo cool!

hwa786 · 10-26-2010, 11:04 PM

thanks guys! and those halogens will be gone soon! lol

OlivaresAnthony · 10-26-2010, 11:23 PM

Love that color! congrats

ibeclueless · 10-27-2010, 05:25 AM

nice car, congrats

hwa786 · 10-27-2010, 09:44 AM

thanks!

GreenThree · 10-27-2010, 09:49 AM

Congrats! Montego is unique. Which options did you get? You will appreciate the XI in the snow

hwa786 · 10-27-2010, 12:47 PM

I dont think there are any upgraded packages on the car, but it has the automatic/memory seats, wood trim (not sure if that was an add on)....other then that, thats it I beleive

BMWFanatic2008 · 10-27-2010, 01:02 PM

How much did you pay for it? Does it have extended warranty?

hwa786 · 10-27-2010, 01:03 PM

car price, 25,500ish already CPO'd

Php · 10-27-2010, 02:40 PM

great color, do some mods and you'll have a badass looking car!

der_kommissar · 10-27-2010, 05:46 PM

You do have the cold weather package, so you have heated seats, fold down rear seats, and headlight washers. The power seats were either a stand alone option or could be had as part of the premium package. If you have a second switch next to the Left/right power mirror switch then you have premium too.

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Originally Posted by hwa786

I dont think there are any upgraded packages on the car, but it has the automatic/memory seats, wood trim (not sure if that was an add on)....other then that, thats it I beleive

hipnotic · 10-27-2010, 05:47 PM

congrats

hwa786 · 10-27-2010, 10:19 PM

yes I have the cold weather package

, but not sure about the premium

hwa786 · 10-27-2010, 10:22 PM

bump for new and BETTER pics!!!

hwa786 · 08-09-2013, 11:49 PM

So, its been almost 3 years since I've updated this thread, and I would like to give you guys an update of what I have been through in the past 3 years (not much).

These first two pics of the car are with the CSL replicas 19" wheels I had (those were a pain to maintain on our lovely Michigan roads) then I decided to go for 18s and a different style.

I came across a local guy who is mostly on the E46 forums but he has a warehouse of BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Porsche, and Land Rover replica wheels and I was going to go for 18" M3 wheels until I saw these wheels (M5). I put them up against my car to see which style I liked better, and my cousin and I decided the M5 wheels looked better and it's something different because M3 wheels would have been too common.

What I have done to the car till date: black kidney grills, 35% tint all around minus the windshield, Magnaflow muffler (bought from a forum member who had the custom work already done), Simota Intake, sound upgrades, rear trunk spoiler, and wheels. (I feel like I am missing something lol) I love the sound of the muffler and intake but many people dislike it because they find it rather "annoying." I tried a few mods which failed, so I didn't list them. (It currently sits without the front European plate)

Any recommendations on future mods are more than welcome and feedback is more than welcome as well. I'm sure people will tell me to lower the car, I have been hearing it from friends for a while now lol, its my daily and I drive a lot. Plus we get snow here, and I just don't want to lose the comfort. Thanks for checking my car out! Hope you like the pics!

Brian! · 08-10-2013, 12:13 AM

ever thought of getting a newer model?

chatoyer · 08-10-2013, 06:39 AM

Wow. You really look after that car. Nicely done. Be interested to know your cleaning regimen, especially in winter.

10-26-2010, 07:19 PM	#1
hwa786 Lieutenant 59 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 328xi Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0)	My New 328xi - Update Hey guys, this is my first BMW. Recently, I owned a 04 G35 Coupe, and decided to move on. I picked up an 08 328xi sedan with 24k miles. Didn't get a chance to take any decent pics, but heres one from my phone. I do have stuff planned for this, but down the road maybe start during Spring time. The color is the Montego Blue Metallic. Let me know what you guys think. UPDATE OF PICS/INFO ON POST# 20 Attached Images __________________ 2008 BMW 328xi Sedan - Montego Blue Metallic Last edited by hwa786; 08-09-2013 at 11:55 PM..
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10-26-2010, 09:12 PM	#3
hwa786 Lieutenant 59 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 328xi Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0)	Thanks!!! My favorite part of the car is the color __________________ 2008 BMW 328xi Sedan - Montego Blue Metallic
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10-26-2010, 09:13 PM	#4
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ChuckBMW3 Lieutenant 12 Rep 433 Posts Drives: f30 335i Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL iTrader: (0)	I agree, the color is awesome. Congrats! __________________ f30 335i: Current e92 335i: Sold 10/29/2015 e90 328i: Sold 12/7/2013
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10-26-2010, 09:27 PM	#6
watabaotnao Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 230 Posts Drives: 07 328i, #358 metrobus Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lynnwood, WA iTrader: (2)	yey u got halogen lights like me!!!!!!!! sooo cool!
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10-26-2010, 11:04 PM	#7
hwa786 Lieutenant 59 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 328xi Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0)	thanks guys! and those halogens will be gone soon! lol __________________ 2008 BMW 328xi Sedan - Montego Blue Metallic
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10-26-2010, 11:23 PM	#8
OlivaresAnthony Colonel 101 Rep 2,095 Posts Drives: 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD OR 4x4 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (6) Garage List 2019 Toyota Tacoma ... [0.00] 2015 BMW 535i [0.00]	Love that color! congrats __________________ E90 325i\|Sparkling Graphite Metallic\|Steptronic\|Black Leatherette/Dark Burl Interior\|OEM Alarm\|35%Front/5%Rear Tint\|RD LED License Plate Lights\|Rear Fogs Activated\|Debadged\|Smoked Sidemarkers\|Blacklines\|Depo P90v2\|Matte Black Grille\|BMS PBX\|AFE Drop In\|Charcoal Filter Delete\|Air Scoops\| RM Silicone Intake Hose\| Magnaflow 14815\| 19" Avant Garde M310\|Continental DWS\|M3 Lip Spoiler
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10-27-2010, 05:25 AM	#9
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10-27-2010, 09:44 AM	#10
hwa786 Lieutenant 59 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 328xi Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0)	thanks! __________________ 2008 BMW 328xi Sedan - Montego Blue Metallic
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10-27-2010, 09:49 AM	#11
GreenThree Colonel 210 Rep 2,110 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	Congrats! Montego is unique. Which options did you get? You will appreciate the XI in the snow __________________ 2015 335xi \| Mineral Grey Metallic \| Black Dakota Leather \| NAV \| SportLine \| ZPP \| ZDA \| ZCW \| Munich Build Retired: 2008, 2011, 2013 328xi
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10-27-2010, 12:47 PM	#12
hwa786 Lieutenant 59 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 328xi Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0)	I dont think there are any upgraded packages on the car, but it has the automatic/memory seats, wood trim (not sure if that was an add on)....other then that, thats it I beleive __________________ 2008 BMW 328xi Sedan - Montego Blue Metallic
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10-27-2010, 01:02 PM	#13
BMWFanatic2008 Major 233 Rep 1,179 Posts Drives: 2023 M3 6MT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Miami iTrader: (5)	How much did you pay for it? Does it have extended warranty?
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10-27-2010, 01:03 PM	#14
hwa786 Lieutenant 59 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 328xi Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0)	car price, 25,500ish already CPO'd __________________ 2008 BMW 328xi Sedan - Montego Blue Metallic
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10-27-2010, 02:40 PM	#15
Php Captain 13 Rep 631 Posts Drives: CaymanS, used to be e92 335 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	great color, do some mods and you'll have a badass looking car!
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10-27-2010, 05:47 PM	#17
hipnotic Major General 149 Rep 6,604 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: So. Cal iTrader: (7) Garage List 2008 335i coupe [7.00]	congrats
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10-27-2010, 10:19 PM	#18
hwa786 Lieutenant 59 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 328xi Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0)	yes I have the cold weather package , but not sure about the premium __________________ 2008 BMW 328xi Sedan - Montego Blue Metallic
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10-27-2010, 10:22 PM	#19
hwa786 Lieutenant 59 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 328xi Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0)	bump for new and BETTER pics!!! __________________ 2008 BMW 328xi Sedan - Montego Blue Metallic
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08-09-2013, 11:49 PM	#20
hwa786 Lieutenant 59 Rep 508 Posts Drives: 08 BMW 328xi Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Metro Detroit iTrader: (0)	So, its been almost 3 years since I've updated this thread, and I would like to give you guys an update of what I have been through in the past 3 years (not much). These first two pics of the car are with the CSL replicas 19" wheels I had (those were a pain to maintain on our lovely Michigan roads) then I decided to go for 18s and a different style. I came across a local guy who is mostly on the E46 forums but he has a warehouse of BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Porsche, and Land Rover replica wheels and I was going to go for 18" M3 wheels until I saw these wheels (M5). I put them up against my car to see which style I liked better, and my cousin and I decided the M5 wheels looked better and it's something different because M3 wheels would have been too common. What I have done to the car till date: black kidney grills, 35% tint all around minus the windshield, Magnaflow muffler (bought from a forum member who had the custom work already done), Simota Intake, sound upgrades, rear trunk spoiler, and wheels. (I feel like I am missing something lol) I love the sound of the muffler and intake but many people dislike it because they find it rather "annoying." I tried a few mods which failed, so I didn't list them. (It currently sits without the front European plate) Any recommendations on future mods are more than welcome and feedback is more than welcome as well. I'm sure people will tell me to lower the car, I have been hearing it from friends for a while now lol, its my daily and I drive a lot. Plus we get snow here, and I just don't want to lose the comfort. Thanks for checking my car out! Hope you like the pics! Attached Images __________________ 2008 BMW 328xi Sedan - Montego Blue Metallic Last edited by hwa786; 08-10-2013 at 12:02 AM..
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08-10-2013, 12:13 AM	#21
Brian! Private First Class 3 Rep 105 Posts Drives: 2016 F36 435i Join Date: May 2013 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	ever thought of getting a newer model?
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08-10-2013, 06:39 AM	#22
chatoyer First Lieutenant 80 Rep 333 Posts Drives: 2021 X3 m40i Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Wow. You really look after that car. Nicely done. Be interested to know your cleaning regimen, especially in winter.
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