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      03-18-2008, 12:48 PM   #1
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Test driving at lunch today :)

BMW Northwest (Tacoma/WA has their demo car 135 Auto.

I'll report back around 1:00 Pacific. :biggrin:
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      03-18-2008, 12:59 PM   #2
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woot :smile:
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      03-18-2008, 02:27 PM   #3
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BMW Northwest (Tacoma/WA has their demo car 135 Auto.

I'll report back around 1:00 Pacific. :biggrin:
Please...:wink:
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      03-18-2008, 03:06 PM   #4
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Well that was short but sweet. I only had about 15 minutes in the car, 'cause I needed to get back to work. They have a sedona 128, but I drove the Saphire Black/Coral 135 Auto. Sport/Premium.

The car LOOKS small. Wheels look big. I love the black chrome exhaust pipes. Wheel feels awesome, driving position is just right. The brakes are ridiculous. They feel like they're going to rip the rotors in half.

The rest is pretty self explanatory. It goes like hell. I was doing 85 merging on the freeway before I could even blink. But we knew all that already.

Mine should be here any day. I'll be driving away with it Fri or Sat I think.

Oh, and they have plenty of M3s to gawk at too.
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Couple last things, the engraving around the button is pretty subdued.

Sound... it's superb. I would classify it as serious. Not loud, not inaudible. Sounds great to me.
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Thanks Evan, you guy's reports are causing those of us yet to receive our car, just a bit frenzied. In a good way.:wink:

Thanks again.
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      03-18-2008, 03:27 PM   #7
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great stuff evan. how did the auto box feel??

thanks
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      03-18-2008, 03:45 PM   #8
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BMW Northwest (Tacoma/WA has their demo car 135 Auto.

I'll report back around 1:00 Pacific. :biggrin:
EvAn take some pictures!!!!!!
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Auto is very well done, as to be expected. I was up to 75 on the freeway, and my salesdude reminded me there are 6 gears. It's really not a performance compromise at all... just personal taste I suppose. Paddles are in just the right places... but I've driven a 335, so I was familiar with the shifting already. Again, I only had 15 minutes in the car, but when it was in manual mode... it never shifted on it's own.
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even take some pictures!!!!!!
No pictures, maybe I'll go back tomorrow. Once you see it person though, it's no fun to look at pictures any more :wink:
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Auto is very well done..... It's really not a performance compromise at all...
Brilliant. Thank you, thats "music to my ears".

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that's Great I won't be able to get there till Friday!!! But you can bet I'll be there Mine is still a few days out!!!
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I drove our demo yesterday...

I REALLY like it.
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