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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Juan Powerblow" data-source="post: 203821" data-attributes="member: 20">It was September 2001 when E46F collected his E46 325i barely two weeks before me. Now, it's April 2007 (boy, time flies!!) and I collected my car 24 hours after E46F. My fren made a wise choice with the E90 325i now that he is happily married with a kid whereas I'm same old same old, still a swinging single (some things don't change after all).  I just spent 2 hours pouring thru the manual in my pyjamas but came to realise that all the jargon was quite difficult to understand or remember unless you're in your car, applying the instructions step by step. I picked up quite a few things much easier and have come to appreciate the huge advancement in the E90s compared to our ex-E46. I collected my car with only 7 kms and this stands at 50+ kms now having taken the longer routes home. I'm pleased to report that having spent the last 3 weeks plus in the 218 bhp 325i, the 190 bhp 323i doesn't feel that much less powerful. Despite pottering around below 3.5k rpms, the pick-up was quite adequate, comparable to my ex-E46 325i. That's quite a relieve!! I'm a bit disappointed though that the manual doesn't state any stats for the E92 323i. The Technical Data section only reports from E92 325i onwards! Why ah? Oh, I'm also very pleased with my colour, the Arctic! It's unique and dynamic qualities is something quite new to me. The real icing on the cake though is the Grey (which looks like white) interior. It makes the car seem special. So does the black sparkly trims (wassit called again?!).  I was tionged quite a bit on the way home by a souped up Vios and Sentra and an E-Class but I guess having made such a huge commitment on this car, they didn't get the better of me as I pottered around below 3.5k rpms. I wonder though what's the correct way to run-in the car.  My mileage is now about 16.3L/100kms and I guess this can be expected. I used to run below 13L/100kms in my ex-E46. The engine seems a bit hot after driving though with even a hint of burning smell but a friend assured me that this is typical of brand new cars. The temp gauge seemed OK.  There's so much more questions I wanna ask but I'm totally knackered from today's very pleasant events. I'll leave this for another day.  Just one last thing... Energy? So how?!!</blockquote>

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