Re: Drive for the cure (318ti)

[Evan Arnerich <arnerich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steven Schlossman wrote:

> Evan wrote:
>
> >The 318ti was the most fun considering the price. The 540i was nice for
> >a geezer (I'm not there yet). The E46 is interesting, in that it's a
> >much more refined version of the E21/E30/E36 series of cars, but IMO has
> >lost the "small BMW" feel. It's not as much fun as my slightly modified
> >'87 325, or a current stock 318ti. Maybe the sport model improves on
> >this.
>
> The 318ti Sport feels very different than the Base and Active tis.
> Beefing up suspension on the base or active and you got yourself Sport.
> And the Sport has better seats too.

As I re-read my post, it may not have been clear what I meant. The 318ti _did_
have the sport option, the 328i (E46) did _not_. Sorry for any confusion. Now
that I think of it, the only ti's I've driven had the sport package.

> >If BMW drops the 318ti (as I've heard they're planning) they are really
> >missing out (again IMO) on a big market. Hopefully, the new 2002-like
> >model (mentioned in Roundel) will make it to the street.
>
> Hopefully BMWNA will import the 323ti which is already in production.

I gave up on them doing that a while back. I did e-mail BMW NA, for all the
good that did.

Evan

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