I thought this might rustle some jimmies here

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 09/23/2019 at 11:04 • Filed to: None

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I don’t know anything about this BMW but it’s a wagon so it has that going for it, which is nice.

I’m not sure what this badge means lol

Are these special wheels?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:12

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Yo dawg, I heard you like roof racks, so we put some bars on your bars so you can rack while you rack.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2019 at 11:17

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Yeah that’s an impressive rack to be sure.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:18

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functionoverfashion > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/23/2019 at 11:18

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That is the expensive way to roof rack. I used $8 worth of u-bolts and stainless nylock nuts to fasten a set of old (free) Thule bars to my wagon like that... and to my current Volvo wagon too. 

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:21

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AWD. I’ve forgotten if you could get a manual with AWD and the 2.5L.

Tint is too dark for CA code, so that’s a citation-in-waiting.

I’d be shocked if all 4 window regulators still work...

functionoverfashion > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:23

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I may know a thing or two about that car

This was taken in the time between buying the blue one and selling the black one, right in the middle of 10 years of E46 325xi (manual!) wagon ownership.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:30

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Rustled.

CalzoneGolem > functionoverfashion 09/23/2019 at 11:32

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Fancy!

CalzoneGolem > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/23/2019 at 11:34

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Yeah it was hard to see inside.

Ash78, voting early and often > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:37

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Badge should ideally say xiT, but I don’t think BMW labeled the Touring so overtly in the US.

X means all wheel drive, and I reminds us that the car does not have a carburetor. That’s the most important one of all.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:38

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I have a 323iT with a manual...  I’m still having nightmares.

CalzoneGolem > Ash78, voting early and often 09/23/2019 at 11:42

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I for fuel injected? I love it!

Ash78, voting early and often > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:45

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Yup. They introduced it way back in the 60s, I think. It just stuck around for tradition.

CalzoneGolem > Ash78, voting early and often 09/23/2019 at 11:47

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Now when I look at BMW badg ing I’ll have myself a chuckle. They need to throw abs in there haha.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:49

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3 - 3 series

25 - 2.5 litres

X - All wheel drive

i - Petrol  engine

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Ash78, voting early and often 09/23/2019 at 11:50

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At this point, there were no carbureted Bimmers, so the i means it's a gas engine and not a diesel (d) one.

Ash78, voting early and often > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/23/2019 at 11:53

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True...but how about those couple of decades with no carburetors OR diesels in the US ?

The ‘80s just wouldn’t have been the same if people couldn’t say “325i”

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 11:54

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Well. I was rustled. Then I looked closely at the photo and saw rust bubbling under the paint and ove r spray of the questionable paint work variety. I don’t do rust. I’m now de-rustled. That was a cool car at one point, though.

Cash Rewards > functionoverfashion 09/23/2019 at 12:01

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That blue wagon is such a handsome car

functionoverfashion > Cash Rewards 09/23/2019 at 12:07

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Thank you, I miss it. It was also just about perfect as a daily driver, and did 90 % of the things I needed a car to do, while being fun to drive at the same time. 

functionoverfashion > Ash78, voting early and often 09/23/2019 at 12:08

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They were WAY ahead of the iEverything trend 

functionoverfashion > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/23/2019 at 12:10

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Yes you could! I had two of them. You could get the 330xi with a manual, too, but only in the sedan (no 330 wagon here). 

E90M3 > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 12:14

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The “i” badging was introduced at a time when that was far from standard.

CalzoneGolem > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com 09/23/2019 at 12:16

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Where is the overspray? It looked all one color to me in person.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > functionoverfashion 09/23/2019 at 12:20

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Yeah, that’s right.  Sigh.  Never knew why they didn’t do a 330iT here.  Seemed like a natural.  Of course, no M3 wagon either so...

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 12:20

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Thar red inside the rear wheelwell doesn’t look right to me.

functionoverfashion > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/23/2019 at 12:23

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Right? The wagon was heavier than the sedan, so let’s... not give it a little more power? Especially with awd?!

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > functionoverfashion 09/23/2019 at 12:26

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I mean we all bitch  “why don’t Americans buy wagons instead of tall SUVs”, but then you look at the offerings and realize they generally are underpowered and often don’t have AWD.

I’d have thought that BMW could have moved some E46 and E90 wagons with AWD and the big motors if they’d Allroad-ized them with a bit of lift and bigger tires. Maybe some dumb body cladding that seems to go with the category...

functionoverfashion > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish 09/23/2019 at 12:29

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You may be right they might have sold more, but I’m glad they didn’t mess with their wagons (they just made the X1 instead). I like every 3- and 5- series wagon ever made, as far as looks anyway. 

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > functionoverfashion 09/23/2019 at 12:34

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Yeah, can’t argue. I’ve always been so-so on the E39 sedan styling... but then I see an E39 Wagon and I gets the tingles.

E46 wagon is darn fine looking car.

functionoverfashion > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 09/23/2019 at 12:37

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325xi

It’s actually

$325  times “i” is the amount you’ll spend replacing front axles. “i” is a variable, between 20,000 and 30,000 miles, depending on how often you do donuts with the car. I did a lot of donuts with my 325xi. 

ihm96 > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 13:21

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The worst is theres a dealer in my town called west german that sticks a wg badge thats the same font as the regular badge on every car. The other day i saw like an x40i wg m xdrive or something similar and wanted to vomit. Personally I have the badges removed from my Z3 and 530i

M.T. Blake > CalzoneGolem 09/23/2019 at 14:10

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Had one. Well, an ‘01 325it sport and premium. Great car. Fit the kid(s) and dog. Actually had a dog guard too!