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thepits 
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 Topic: prob a silly question
Posted: 01-March-2006 at 18:28 |
OR ..........
 stephenperry wrote:
for maximum confusion potential amongst the chav-worthy buy an m5/m3 |
debadge it and put the diesel pointly-down tail-pipes on it!
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stephenperry
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Posted: 01-March-2006 at 18:20 |
or for maximum confusion potential amongst the chav-worthy buy an m5 and badge it as an m3.... cue 360 degree burbury baseball cap rotation... have you ever seen The Exorcist? 
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thepits
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Posted: 01-March-2006 at 18:11 |
I say -
If you want people to think you have an
M3
them buy one in the first place!
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stephenperry
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Posted: 01-March-2006 at 17:02 |
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the e46 323ci and 328ci were not designated sport or se, only the 325ci and 330ci were deemed such
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HCZ 22
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Joined: 27-February-2006
Location: Newtownards, County Down
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Posted: 01-March-2006 at 16:55 |
jamsieboi wrote:
slightly off the subject
my car is a 325 ci coupe with sport kit ( allegedly from new?) my question is on my log book it says its a 325ci se but according to BMW the SE did not come out until 2003. anybody have any ideas.
also when trying to insure it as it had private plates on before i have to tell them the car make and model and this causes confusion as i cant say its an SE as that model did not exist in 2001. i am also stating on my policy that the sport kit is a modification when technically its not.
any advice welcome.
cheers
p.s thinking of badging it a 316 an telling my insurance company thats what it is  . worth a shot
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I have to agree with scraface.
I had a 2000 328Ci SE until last month. I had the AC Schnitzer front splitter, rear spoiler and sport skirts and 18" rims.
Anyway, it was an SE, I think all coupes were at least the 325 & 328 & 330 Ci's were all either sport or SE models. And yes yours was fitted with the aerodynamic package (sport bumbers front & rear and sport skirts). Still a current option in the 3 series accessory catalogue.
Edited by HCZ 22
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scarface
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Location: Surrey, UK
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Posted: 01-March-2006 at 14:47 |
Jamesieboi: It's not the standard factory sport kit unfortunately, but it is a proper BMW kit, they call it the 'Aerodynamic Package'. Technically it's a mod, but if you tell them it's a BMW accessory fitted by BMW they should go easy on you. I thought that all Cis were SE as standard. With regards to the M badge issue I think the most acceptable thing to do is to have the M badge AND the car model badge. I was tempted to do this with my 328 which had Alpina suspension. There's no way I would have put an Alpina badge on without the 328i though. 
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jamsieboi
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Posted: 01-March-2006 at 12:28 |
slightly off the subject
my car is a 325 ci coupe with sport kit ( allegedly from new?) my question is on my log book it says its a 325ci se but according to BMW the SE did not come out until 2003. anybody have any ideas.
also when trying to insure it as it had private plates on before i have to tell them the car make and model and this causes confusion as i cant say its an SE as that model did not exist in 2001. i am also stating on my policy that the sport kit is a modification when technically its not.
any advice welcome.
cheers
p.s thinking of badging it a 316 an telling my insurance company thats what it is . worth a shot
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h3lter
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Joined: 12-January-2006
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Posted: 01-March-2006 at 05:40 |
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well its either take off the M badge that the bloke put on before and leave it blank, put a 325 badge on, or leave it as it is? might start a poll lol!
takin the badge off people will think its a 1.8 tho and ill get all the little divs in thier saxo vtr's tryin to race lol! mind u i get all them anyway! lol
h3
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Gordie
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Posted: 01-March-2006 at 04:45 |
I left the badges on my 120d so that nobody would think it was a 118d.
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Aidan316i
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Location: Derry, N.I
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 19:03 |
My dad has a 316i which I'll be debaging (soon) but I'd love to see the looks on some peoples faces once they see they've been overtaken by a 316i!
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steven.seed
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 18:47 |
redguy wrote:
My 318iS saloon (still waiting for the E90) has a 318iS badge on the back.
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And counting the hours hey Red. Don't forget the pics when it comes. Steve.
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calv_328i
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Location: Essex
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Posted: 28-February-2006 at 13:33 |
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My mate has a 318 Compact Sport Dakar which I believe came as standard with the //M badge. There are a lot of M3-a-likes round our way (its essex after all). What I find more criminal is the genuine E36 M3 i saw in our local multistory with all the chav stickers, fake alloy fuel filler cover, LEDs in the washers etc.
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prob a silly question