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Message: <blockquote data-quote="E46Fanatic" data-source="post: 203873" data-attributes="member: 81">I realized my mistake was telling the vkool agent that my saleslady offered Rm2k and if he could go lower... sigh.   Also realized I topped up the tyre pressures for the high passenger load readings and lowered it back to normal settings which improved the ride a little.  Still quite harsh for only 17's and normal suspension IMHO. As I learn more about the car from the owners manual and discover little gems I begin to appreciate the car more.  Its true that BMW is a engineer's car and a lot of technical innovation and thought process went into the car.   My wife on the other hand appreciates the car for 1) the rear sunblind and 2) a date display on the radio/clock which wasn't there in my ex-E46.     As I clock more kms on the car, it definitely feels more agile compared to the E46, a little more go-kartish due to more direct steering feel and 'lower center of gravity' feeling.  The E46 was more comfortable and more of a cruiser, and felt like it had a higher center of gravity from the roll from weight shifts during rapid lane changes.  The E90 feels direct, agile and lower to the ground although my E46 on M sports suspension probably sat lower.  The thick steering wheel is also a joy to grab, and I like the way the steering rapidly becomes heavy during higher speed sweepers.  Makes you go .. "cool!!".  Brakes are also kinda funky, as the brake assist is more pronounced compared to the E46 which is meant to dillute the feeling of brake fade.  Also liked the idea of how the brakes automatically pulse during rainy weather to clean off the water film between the pads and the brake discs while driving (I previously did this manually during higher speed driving in the rain) to ensure that the brakes are predictable in bad conditions. My gripe so far is how SG looks at night... which is dull as it doesn't show off its unique characteristics without good lighting.  Also the floor mats are beige which is gonna be a real pain to maintain and will look very bad shape in a few months down the line.  Anyone of you with light color floor mats have swapped them out for black ones?  How much does BMW charge for E90 sedan floor mats btw?  Lastly the car looks like its seated quite tall and big, and looks "stock" which it is.  I told myself this time around I'll save some $$$ and drive it "stock", but the thoughts of BMW staggered 18's, M sports suspension ala the SG/Beige 330i pics in the BMW brochure is starting to get to me.  Crap!!</blockquote>

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