Begining to see some E90's

HRC · 06-21-2005, 03:56 PM

I've noticed 2 E90's in the last three days here in Walnut Creek, CA. Sunday I saw a SG 325i and and today at lunch I saw a TiAg E90 w/Sport package. I just about broke my neck when I saw it, AWESOME! It looks so damn good on the road. The driver must of thought I was nuts!

I digress...
Danny

res_ipsa · 06-22-2005, 12:15 AM

Yup I'm starting to see a bunch too. For a split second each time I think it's an E46 but then I immediately realize it's an E90 and think "hmm that's a nice lookin car!"

Kugr11 · 06-22-2005, 07:59 AM

They are starting to pop up on the roads around here (Charlotte) as well. Interestingly enough, I've found it's the often ridiculed backend - specifically the tail lights - that helps in getting a positive ID that they are indeed e90s when they zip by. Which is actually nice because it can still be difficult at times distiguishing an e46 from a Honda Civic from the back.

Also, and this never struck me from photos, but when they are approaching from the opposite direction, there's a resemblence to the 5-series. I guess it's because the e90 is a bit larger now?? Of course a quick glance at the headlights immediately separates the two.

johnfkitchen · 06-22-2005, 10:34 AM

I have seen none so far.

I was beginning to wonder if I'd ordered a phantom that only exists in brochures and dealer lots.

YYimports · 06-22-2005, 10:49 AM

John, first time you'll see one you'll all of the sudden realize you're not looking at an E46 and you'll think

tim916 · 06-22-2005, 10:52 AM

I've also not seen any on the road yet. I would have thought that here in New England I would have at least seen a couple by now.

matrix · 06-22-2005, 01:40 PM

I picked up mine on May 27th, and have yet to see another one on the road....lots of looks/questions everywhere I go

ldpantoja · 06-22-2005, 01:46 PM

I guess that deploying isn'r really that bad. I live in a small (less than 3000) military community. On my base alone, I have already seen 3 325's. 2 of my friends that were with me each got a 325 (White & SG) and I got a 330i. I really think that isn't that bad for such a small community.

Don't you think so??

Jason · 06-22-2005, 01:47 PM

I've seen fusionnv (member here) on the road. His white E90 looked great!

ldpantoja · 06-22-2005, 01:50 PM

Yeah, white E90s are beautiful. I just could not go from one white car to the other.

bookman2 · 06-22-2005, 06:10 PM

I have seen two, both of them SG. It would be nice to see one in silver (my order). Nothing like seeing your car in action.

zero619 · 06-22-2005, 06:56 PM

I've seen 2 so far since I picked mine up. A black 325i on the way out from the dealership and a TiAg 325i on 33rd street on the East Side next to NYU Medical. Funny story actually for New Yorkers, if you ever drive on the BQE towards the Triborough keep an eye on other cars as you approach the transfer point for the LIE. Theres a huge billboard there of the new 3 series and I have gotten several looks as I make my way back home. I've seen people point to the billboard then point to my car, I just find that quite amusing. I know after a year or so theres going to be alot more E90's on the street.

ML0001 · 06-22-2005, 07:10 PM

I haven't seen any in Maine, other than mine. I was told by the dealer that I bought the first one in the state

KUweatherman · 06-22-2005, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldpantoja

I guess that deploying isn'r really that bad. I live in a small (less than 3000) military community. On my base alone, I have already seen 3 325's. 2 of my friends that were with me each got a 325 (White & SG) and I got a 330i. I really think that isn't that bad for such a small community.

Don't you think so??

Where are you stationed at? My dad was stationed in Mannheim and worked on Coleman Barracks for a few years then got transferred over to Heidelberg. Shoot, I even graduated from Mannheim American High School.

One thing I dont miss: AFN commercials. The Force Protections ones always cracked me up.

Both of my parent's E46s were bought through military car sales at Niederlassung Darmstadt.

Buying a bimmer while overseas is definitely something that should be on people's 'to-do" lists. Especially since you save quite a bit of money. Oh yea, and you get to drive on the autobahn. :rocks:

edit: on topic though, I dont think I've seen any on the roads of Kansas City or Lawrence.

edit2: Nevermind ldpantoja. Checked out your CarDomain site and saw you're at Vilseck. Was only there twice and once was to play golf, lol. I also remember asking you in a thread awhile back why you got the small USAREUR plates too.

bzzbenz · 06-22-2005, 10:51 PM

I saw one today parked at a local starbucks.... I flipped a bitch and went back to look at it. So nice... Kinda felt like an e90 stalker.... I can't wait until mine comes in!!!

RedStripe · 06-23-2005, 12:44 AM

I saw my first one today on the streets. It was a 325i SG driven by a young lady. One thing I will say that very pleasantly surprised me was the 3 horizontal lines in the tail lights. When I first read about the e90, I was real disappointed that they didn't do LEDs in the rear tail lights and that the rear end looked very bland. But if you have the chance to see a moving e90 on the road from behind, you will see the tail lights have 3 glowing horizontal bands that are just beautiful. Very unique. To me, made up for my original disappointment in BMW's rear tail lights. Until today, I thought Nissan/Infiniti had the best rear tail light designs out there. Now I know the e90's tail lights are the bomb!

skimo · 06-23-2005, 01:29 AM

i saw one parked next to mine!!!....hahah exact same color/model only different interior.

ldpantoja · 06-23-2005, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KUweatherman

Where are you stationed at? My dad was stationed in Mannheim and worked on Coleman Barracks for a few years then got transferred over to Heidelberg. Shoot, I even graduated from Mannheim American High School.

One thing I dont miss: AFN commercials. The Force Protections ones always cracked me up.

Both of my parent's E46s were bought through military car sales at Niederlassung Darmstadt.

Buying a bimmer while overseas is definitely something that should be on people's 'to-do" lists. Especially since you save quite a bit of money. Oh yea, and you get to drive on the autobahn. :rocks:

edit: on topic though, I dont think I've seen any on the roads of Kansas City or Lawrence.

edit2: Nevermind ldpantoja. Checked out your CarDomain site and saw you're at Vilseck. Was only there twice and once was to play golf, lol. I also remember asking you in a thread awhile back why you got the small USAREUR plates too.

I got the small USAREUR plates b/c I was told by somebody that it might be a pain in da ass to use european plates back in the states.

Thanks for looking at tmy CD site!!!!

ldpantoja · 06-23-2005, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KUweatherman

Where are you stationed at? My dad was stationed in Mannheim and worked on Coleman Barracks for a few years then got transferred over to Heidelberg. Shoot, I even graduated from Mannheim American High School.

One thing I dont miss: AFN commercials. The Force Protections ones always cracked me up.

Both of my parent's E46s were bought through military car sales at Niederlassung Darmstadt.

Buying a bimmer while overseas is definitely something that should be on people's 'to-do" lists. Especially since you save quite a bit of money. Oh yea, and you get to drive on the autobahn. :rocks:

edit: on topic though, I dont think I've seen any on the roads of Kansas City or Lawrence.

edit2: Nevermind ldpantoja. Checked out your CarDomain site and saw you're at Vilseck. Was only there twice and once was to play golf, lol. I also remember asking you in a thread awhile back why you got the small USAREUR plates too.

Oh yeah, AFN commercials still suck!!!!

voltron1011 · 06-23-2005, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ldpantoja

Oh yeah, AFN commercials still suck!!!!

That's why you get SKY.... 100,000 times better than AFN.

voltron1011 · 06-23-2005, 07:09 AM

I saw a silver 330 with SP where I work. As far as American's, I will be the second one to take delivery in Stuttgart. And I had to go for the long European plates. If I remember correctly, we are allowed to drive in the US for 30 days with USAEUR plates on.

collinp · 06-23-2005, 07:35 PM

I commute essentially daily down I-280 from San Francisco to Silicon Valley. This stretch of highway is a veritable showroom of new and exotic cars. BMWs in particular seem to make up some 30% or more of the road. Surprisingly, though, I have seen relatively few E90s until recently. This past week however I've seen about one a day. Today I saw two. They've been mostly black, though I've seen a few sparkling graphites. They look pretty nice on the road.

- Collin

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HRC MAUI BUILT 485 Rep 7,781 Posts Drives: 2006 330i MT Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NORCAL iTrader: (10) Garage List 2002 E46 325i [0.00] 2012 E70 35i [0.00]	Begining to see some E90's I've noticed 2 E90's in the last three days here in Walnut Creek, CA. Sunday I saw a SG 325i and and today at lunch I saw a TiAg E90 w/Sport package. I just about broke my neck when I saw it, AWESOME! It looks so damn good on the road. The driver must of thought I was nuts! I digress... Danny
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res_ipsa Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 210 Posts Drives: 325i SparkGraphite Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Yup I'm starting to see a bunch too. For a split second each time I think it's an E46 but then I immediately realize it's an E90 and think "hmm that's a nice lookin car!"
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Kugr11 New Member 0 Rep 10 Posts Drives: >200Kmi Honda Join Date: May 2005 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	They are starting to pop up on the roads around here (Charlotte) as well. Interestingly enough, I've found it's the often ridiculed backend - specifically the tail lights - that helps in getting a positive ID that they are indeed e90s when they zip by. Which is actually nice because it can still be difficult at times distiguishing an e46 from a Honda Civic from the back. Also, and this never struck me from photos, but when they are approaching from the opposite direction, there's a resemblence to the 5-series. I guess it's because the e90 is a bit larger now?? Of course a quick glance at the headlights immediately separates the two.
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johnfkitchen First Lieutenant 30 Rep 327 Posts Drives: 323is & 330i Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eastern Massachusetts iTrader: (0)	I have seen none so far. I was beginning to wonder if I'd ordered a phantom that only exists in brochures and dealer lots.
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YYimports First Lieutenant 54 Rep 306 Posts Drives: TitanSilver E90 Join Date: May 2006 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	John, first time you'll see one you'll all of the sudden realize you're not looking at an E46 and you'll think
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tim916 Private First Class 8 Rep 114 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: RI iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 325i [0.00]	I've also not seen any on the road yet. I would have thought that here in New England I would have at least seen a couple by now.
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matrix Private 2 Rep 74 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	I picked up mine on May 27th, and have yet to see another one on the road....lots of looks/questions everywhere I go
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ldpantoja Lieutenant 15 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 330i (E90) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	I guess that deploying isn'r really that bad. I live in a small (less than 3000) military community. On my base alone, I have already seen 3 325's. 2 of my friends that were with me each got a 325 (White & SG) and I got a 330i. I really think that isn't that bad for such a small community. Don't you think so?? __________________ P's Little Ride 2006 330i / SG / SP / NAV
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ldpantoja Lieutenant 15 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 330i (E90) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	Yeah, white E90s are beautiful. I just could not go from one white car to the other. __________________ P's Little Ride 2006 330i / SG / SP / NAV
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bookman2 Second Lieutenant 4 Rep 203 Posts Drives: 2006 330i SP, PP Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	I have seen two, both of them SG. It would be nice to see one in silver (my order). Nothing like seeing your car in action.
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zero619 Private First Class 4 Rep 105 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	I've seen 2 so far since I picked mine up. A black 325i on the way out from the dealership and a TiAg 325i on 33rd street on the East Side next to NYU Medical. Funny story actually for New Yorkers, if you ever drive on the BQE towards the Triborough keep an eye on other cars as you approach the transfer point for the LIE. Theres a huge billboard there of the new 3 series and I have gotten several looks as I make my way back home. I've seen people point to the billboard then point to my car, I just find that quite amusing. I know after a year or so theres going to be alot more E90's on the street.
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ML0001 Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: e90 330i Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maine iTrader: (0)	I haven't seen any in Maine, other than mine. I was told by the dealer that I bought the first one in the state
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voltron1011 Colonel 119 Rep 2,909 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, FJR-1300 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wiesbaden iTrader: (2)	I saw a silver 330 with SP where I work. As far as American's, I will be the second one to take delivery in Stuttgart. And I had to go for the long European plates. If I remember correctly, we are allowed to drive in the US for 30 days with USAEUR plates on.
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collinp Private First Class 5 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	I commute essentially daily down I-280 from San Francisco to Silicon Valley. This stretch of highway is a veritable showroom of new and exotic cars. BMWs in particular seem to make up some 30% or more of the road. Surprisingly, though, I have seen relatively few E90s until recently. This past week however I've seen about one a day. Today I saw two. They've been mostly black, though I've seen a few sparkling graphites. They look pretty nice on the road. - Collin
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