NEVER change your tire on the side of the road. Especially a highway or freeway. A wrecked rim is a lot cheaper than the hospital bill when you get hit by a car. Just drive off the freeway and get to a parking lot or residential area.....

For the record, I get blinded by lifted trucks with halogen reflectors and people driving with high beams on more than I do from HID's.

270hp, 280 ft-lb, manual AWD..... how was it half assed?

Just don't open them all the way and crawl out underneath!

So you wish they still built cars like they used to when they were making the RS2?

Counterpoint: 4.2 V8 version.

We get the 328d with xdrive as a wagon! Just... not as a stick... :(

I can't speak to "under the skin" but feature wise here's the best I could find with what you get in the 428i that's not standard in the 328i

I can't speak to "under the skin" but feature wise here's the best I could find with what you get in the 428i that's not standard in the 328i

Yeah, that's a fair point.... but I mean if you've got kids why aren't you getting a wagon!? ;)

That and the GT3/GT3 RS. The more the take away the more they charge, until they're charging people with no porsche $1m. Lol

You would think the less functional car should be cheaper, but the germans see it as "oh well it's less functional, therefore more luxurious and nicer looking, therefore we charge more!"

Wow, that's insane. Are you able to import your car yourself, or do they just hit it with a ton of taxes anyways?

Solution: Drive it like you stole it (or hit the track) until they're gone and slap on super sports.

WOW that's nuts! What country do you live in, and do they charge that much for pretty much all performance cars or is it some weird import law thing?

Audi and Mercedes are just as bad. The A4 starts at at $33,800, the A5 starts at $39,000.

I seem to recall reading that the 328i and 320i have different pistons, and obviously a different tune... but otherwise are pretty much the same engine.

I mean, BMW charges you $3k extra if you want a coupe version of the 328i... (the 428i).

There is a $900 lighting package that gives you xenon projectors, LED angel eyes, and fancy projector housings that turn when you turn the wheel.

Haha, no the 228i similarly specced is $350 more. The 328i is closer to $5k more, around $40k.