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      03-09-2012, 07:49 AM   #1
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1st bmw - 2012 328i sport line 6mt

Hi folks. Picked up a 2012 328i sport line 6mt yesterday. Its my first bmw. replaced a 2008 saab 93 2.0T.

love the car... trying to learn all the technology. dealer here in cleveland told me im the first to take delivery of sport 328i with 6mt in ohio. cool, i suppose.

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Hi folks. Picked up a 2012 328i sport line 6mt yesterday. Its my first bmw. replaced a 2008 saab 93 2.0T.

love the car... trying to learn all the technology. dealer here in cleveland told me im the first to take delivery of sport 328i with 6mt in ohio. cool, i suppose.

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Hey, congratulations and a humble welcome!! You must be loving the new wheels.

Any chance of a photo (of the car)!?
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Hi folks. Picked up a 2012 328i sport line 6mt yesterday. Its my first bmw. replaced a 2008 saab 93 2.0T.

RIP Saab btw.
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Beautiful... Congrats!

I am not a fan of Black cars... but after seeing so many people in the forum getting Sapphire Black, it's winning me over now... !

Do you remember how many miles the car had on the counter when you picked it up ?
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Beautiful... Congrats!

I am not a fan of Black cars... but after seeing so many people in the forum getting Sapphire Black, it's winning me over now... !

Do you remember how many miles the car had on the counter when you picked it up ?
I test drove it from mile 16 to 31. Picked it up with 32 on the odometer.
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RIP Saab btw.
You might be able to see in that photo that one more Saab still remains. Wife and I had matching cars and hers hasn't been replaced by BMW...yet.
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Nice car. That black sapphire really is a great color, particularly in the sun.

Threadjack>> How does the gas company read your meter with it in the garage?
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Nice car. That black sapphire really is a great color, particularly in the sun.

Threadjack>> How does the gas company read your meter with it in the garage?
Wireless remote-the truck just drives by. Electric too.
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RIP Saab btw.
You might be able to see in that photo that one more Saab still remains. Wife and I had matching cars and hers hasn't been replaced by BMW...yet.
Top Gear did a nice tribute to Saab at the weekend btw (try not to wince when the 3 series gets dropped by a crane!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qnfSHnrL90
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Wireless remote-the truck just drives by. Electric too.
Ah... thanks. We have the cellular for electric here (no truck needed), but I did not know they had it for the gas meters already.
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Great looking ride there....I love seeing black cars....as long as I'm not the one that has to keep it clean!
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Great looking ride there....I love seeing black cars....as long as I'm not the one that has to keep it clean!
same here... gotta love the free car wash at the dealer though
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I currently drive a 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero and will be making the move to a F30 at some point (xDrive + diesel). I'd be interested to hear you thoughts on the transition from the Saab to the BMW.
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Here are the photos from the dealer website...

Cleanest it will probably ever look








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I currently drive a 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero and will be making the move to a F30 at some point (xDrive + diesel). I'd be interested to hear you thoughts on the transition from the Saab to the BMW.
Im too new for a PM, but soon as I can, Ill send you my thoughts.
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Great looking ride there....I love seeing black cars....as long as I'm not the one that has to keep it clean!
Same here ... would hate to own a black car...
although the Imperial Blue is practically a black car

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You might be able to see in that photo that one more Saab still remains. Wife and I had matching cars and hers hasn't been replaced by BMW...yet.
it's still a turbo 4 so, you two are somehow still matching...

The difference is : she pulling... you are pushing ...
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Same here ... would hate to own a black car...
although the Imperial Blue is practically a black car



it's still a turbo 4 so, you two are somehow still matching...

The difference is : she pulling... you are pushing ...
Very true.

I will miss the Saab some. I had done some work to it. Subframe brace, strut tower brace, uprated suspension bushings, shifter mount kit, slotted discs with carbon pads, and Stage 1 ECU tune - 265 bhp and 280 ft-lbs of torque (stock was 210 hp) . Though I have not even come close to pushing the bmw yet, I feel that my tuned Saab is going to be the quicker of the two.

Saab could have been tuned to Stage 3 E-85 -60lb injectors, Sea-level Power: 327bhp and 391ft-lbs of torque.
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Very true.

I will miss the Saab some. I had done some work to it. Subframe brace, strut tower brace, uprated suspension bushings, shifter mount kit, slotted discs with carbon pads, and Stage 1 ECU tune - 265 bhp and 280 ft-lbs of torque (stock was 210 hp) . Though I have not even come close to pushing the bmw yet, I feel that my tuned Saab is going to be the quicker of the two.

Saab could have been tuned to Stage 3 E-85 -60lb injectors, Sea-level Power: 327bhp and 391ft-lbs of torque.
I wonder why you had to let go of it then ??!
Why didn't you sell the wife's car instead?

Are you still having payments on both Saabs?
If i were you, I would have sold the wife's car and get her the BMW, and kept the more powerful Saab for later ??
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I wonder why you had to let go of it then ??!
Why didn't you sell the wife's car instead?

Are you still having payments on both Saabs?
If i were you, I would have sold the wife's car and get her the BMW, and kept the more powerful Saab for later ??
Wife cant drive stick. No payments on either. I let the Saab go before its warranty is up and its value plummets even more. I got a good run out of it... and for what was paid, it easily lived up to what was expected from it.
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