RIP....
You'd have some good info....
I been driving a 325Ci.....Its cool. I like it.....does the 4 door handle the same? Haven't driven one like that. I drove another 325Ci this morning before getting this one for the night. It had some sport suspension package. I can't really tell the differance in them. Main this is the bells and whistles in stuff like power passenger seat and heated seats...nicer stereo in the 1st one....stuff like that. But they seem bascially powerful in the same way and handle great.
I ordered mine with just a moon roof and sports suspension, nothing more. Stick (BMW shouldn't make an automatic IMO,)
I had a 325i as a loaner when my 330ci went in for a 20k check up. It was non-sports suspension but I never pushed it around corners like I did the 330ci so I can't comment on the handling, however the 330ci engine (3.0L)was quite a bit more beefier than the 2.5 L When you dumped the clutch in 1st gear and mashed the gas medal, I could get rubber in 1st, 2nd gear and a chirp in 3rd gear (6000 rpm, roughly 80 mph chirp). I ran soft Z-rated Firestones on it, great for cornering. Good tires make all the difference in the world when you corner hard.
One anomoly I noticed with the 325i was rolling the rear windows down only, half way or so, doing 70mph, there was a weird harmonic vibration sound that would literally stun you. Very strange.
Mark, every AH'er I've met, once they see my attached garage in person (the RV garage is still concrete
) understood unpon seeing my attached garage, why I carpeted. It's my living room, complete with beer fridge, heat, and detail rack for working on car finishes with little dirt and dust to contaminate finishes when doing a full detail. But I digress, I'm anal about detailing.
