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grnpainter
10-26-2004, 02:58 PM
hi all, new to this forum and i hope to learn alot from this place. at age 17, i have been driving my parents 2002 saab 9-3 SE for a while now. i have around 7k-8k right now and i decided to buy my own car. i really love the feel of the turbo in the saabs, and the handleing is friggen awesome. but, while searching for cars, i came across many bmw's at a reasonable price (7k) so my question is, should i buy a saab 9-3, or should i buy bmw 325i? both would be in the late 90's probably with around 100,000 miles on them. basically i want a fast car, but still trunk room so i can fit my bicycle. ideas?
dave101
10-26-2004, 03:05 PM
bmw
jaysas_63
10-26-2004, 03:05 PM
u'd have a lot of trouble finding a late 90's 325i for 7000 and u would not be able to find a 9-3 for that price at all.....but i suppose u could go with an older 325 like a 92 or summtin and they are nice cars:thumbsup: or u could go with the 900s if u really like saabs
grnpainter
10-26-2004, 03:14 PM
o sorry, i forgot to say USD, im over in massachusetts. but i have found hundreds of saabs and bmws that price range. i know bmw has alot of aftermarket parts, where as saab has almost none, so i think ill get the bmw. speaking of aftermarket products, who sells alot of stuff for bmw?
M_Power
10-26-2004, 03:28 PM
go to www.tunerworks.com, check out all their product lines. many of the main bmw parts makers are there
jaysas_63
10-26-2004, 03:33 PM
lol i thought MA ment manitoba (mb)...ya well gl with the car man jeez 7000 us is not that much for 9-3....its ganna be a while until we actually see a diff in the price of products with our new dollar, that is if it stays where it is
grnpainter
10-26-2004, 03:38 PM
just found a turbo for the 325, still newish to everything. can you guys tell me anything about it, or possibly better ones?

here (http://www.turbo-kits.com/325_turbo_kits.html)
Xtrema
10-26-2004, 04:20 PM
There's a BMW owners club on this site. They probably can help you better. Also see if there are any MA forums, those people should be able to hook you up with local folks.
markymark
10-26-2004, 08:36 PM
Wow I wish we could get a late model 325i here for 9K....
FiveFreshFish
10-26-2004, 11:57 PM
Originally posted by grnpainter
basically i want a fast car, but still trunk room so i can fit my bicycle. ideas?

You need to have folding rear seats in order to accommodate your bike. With the seats folded down, a bike can easily fit with only the front wheel removed. Maybe you can store a bike completely in the trunk if you took both wheels off and removed the seat, but I haven't tried this myself. Of course, this will largely depend on the size of your bike frame.