I was sitting at my desk at lunch and my salesman called and said my car had arrived. I originally told him that we would come on Saturday to pick it up. I couldn’t really concentrate, so I decided what the he**, I’ll just go and get it. I left a note for my boss (he has a G35 coupe, so I knew he would understand). I drove to the bus stop and after a long almost 2 hours. I was in San Rafael, only 40 miles!. Someone from the dealer came and picked me up. I say it immediately upon arriving. WOW !! I asked once again, if he would take something off MSRP. He said some dealers were charging more, so I let it go. I just that’s the price you pay for being the first. He did throw in floor mats. He told me to “go play” while he got the paperwork together. I sat in the car, RTFM and played with all the doo-dads. After about ½ hour, I wrote the big check and it was mine!! Unfortunately, the traffic was slow going back to Santa Rosa, so I couldn’t really open it up. I drove down our driveway with a big sh** eating grin on. My wife was wondering where I was, even though a left a message on her cell. I have been BMW-less for 10 years. My darling wife totaled my 325 (she walked away with not a scratch) in 1995. We just bought a Miata that I was going to drive and she was going to drive the BMW. After the accident she was emphatic that she did want another BMW – in fact she just wanted a Honda Civic – a decision she definitely regretted. I told her that she was redeemed.

I got a 330i (no sp) SG/Terra/Al. After seeing the black, I was a little concerned that I made a bad choice with the Terra, but it is a very nice combination with the SG. The Al works very well with it. I do not like any of the wood trims. Aside from the seats themselves and a little on the doors, the rest of the inside IS back. I just went outside to check out the lighting in the dark. The down lights on the handles are really cute and I love the Xenon’s.

I did something that I would never thought I would do – I got personalized plates.

ERX BIMR (Eric’s BMW).

It is really nice to be back in the BMW fold. After reading all the posts, I realize that the car isn’t perfect (why the red turn signals on the back, andI liked the older style dash better), but IT IS A BMW.