[caycep]

Originally Posted by missxmelon

Haha, this is the first car I've ever purchased - hence my overly joyful pose. I drove my mom's 2000 Camry until my bf said I probably have the worst income to car ratio. And I guess old cars aren't very safe. In my defense, I travel Monday through Thursday every week, so I don't drive very often.

Funny that you say that because my bf and I debated a lot over the heated seats. Ultimately, I felt like it'd be a strange feature not to have, since almost all cars come w/ it (including my friend's 2004 Acura). Dallas does get surprisingly cold, though. Last winter we got snow and ice, and temperatures were often around freezing.

As for other options, I might get the rear diffuser. The Alcantara steering wheel is really cool, too...

Hey, the Camry is a great car! You can even track it! I think you should keep it around as a spare
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/201...-track-tested/

I think even the old Camry's are pretty safe, that is unless the mileage is getting up there and the risk of something going wrong at speed goes up or something...dunno....

I generally consider heated seats not essential for me. My parent's Volvo had them and we never used them. That being said, I visited a friend in NYC back in January with one of those little Volvo hatches with heated seats, and I have to admit they were quite comfy...

[haffl]

Originally Posted by missxmelon

It took six weeks for my 2015 M235i to get here from when I placed the order, but here she is in all her glory!!!

Got a little over $1,300 off MSRP, too.








Edit: Here are two shots of the interior! And another of the outside.

The carbon fiber looks incredible. That plus the black kidney grille and performance exhaust are options I wish I had (my M235 is white).
Heated seats are great if you deal with any sub 45 degree weather, IMO.
Congrats are getting a fully loaded M235!
This is my favorite car to date and I've owned two previous 335i models. The new idrive, nav and harmon kardon stereo w/web radio is fantastic!

[M_Proper]

Stunning. Love the CF and the alcantara.

[jofealvi]

Excellent Black Car!!!, i want to install that Chrome exhaust pipes to mine.

[Mickcasey]

You are lucky in Turkey this car 104.000 Usd with Tax. I bought new 218 i 1.5 L 3cy and i pay 46.000 usd because of tax

[atxlos]

Woo, more Texans represent! Great build, congrats.

[missxmelon]

Ahh, somehow I missed all of these kind comments! Thanks everyone. ^__^ It's been almost a year now, and I still loooove my M235i. My fam and friends thought I was crazy getting a black car in Texas, but it's really not that bad in the heat of summer. Just gotta crank up that AC.

[mattssi]

Bad ass ride.

I can't believe the price tag on these. Like when my coworkers sat in my 3er and are like "this is a 50k car??"

[missxmelon]

Originally Posted by mattssi

Bad ass ride.

I can't believe the price tag on these. Like when my coworkers sat in my 3er and are like "this is a 50k car??"

Thanks!! Do your coworkers expect the car to cost more or less?

[mattssi]

Originally Posted by missxmelon

Thanks!! Do your coworkers expect the car to cost more or less?

Less, for sure, and I sort of agree. Easy to get that opinion if you look at a basic 2/3 interior. But that alcantara makes a huge difference.

But the cool thing with leasing, you can work the numbers in your favor which kind of helps with the sticker shock. I had a 2001 Lexus IS300 when they were new and was leasing it for $400 with a MSRP of around 35k and the 3er payment was $423 with a MSRP of 49k.