Saw an E92 330i in WA state

micah · 06-22-2009, 03:26 PM

I thought this was odd and snapped off a few pix of an e92 with the 330i badge during my commute the other day. Pictures were taken on Bellevue Way entrance to I90 headed west in the Seattle Metro Area. Sorry the pix are a little crummy -- can't really see the 330i badge but I solemnly swear that's how the car was badged.

Either the car got biffed and they put the wrong badge back on after the body work or something more interesting happened.

E90BlackBeauty · 06-22-2009, 03:27 PM

definitely a 328i. He didn't do the best job of putting those badges on.

NiVeDh · 06-22-2009, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by E90BlackBeauty

definitely a 328i. He didn't do the best job of putting those badges on.

+1

blue2fire · 06-22-2009, 04:00 PM

Damn OP, i swear i was rather excited by the prospect. Too bad....

jonerik26 · 06-22-2009, 04:12 PM

yeah had a feeling the owner may have put it on themselves

probably added an intake of some sort and felt it needed a new badge to go along with the extra hp...... just a thought

micah · 06-22-2009, 04:40 PM

Driver was female.

Noc57 · 06-22-2009, 04:47 PM

Pretty obvious it's a rebadge.

...But the real question is why would a female driver do this?

Boyfriends car?
Daddy's car?
****ed up body shop repair?
fooled into buying a "330" e92?

blue2fire · 06-22-2009, 05:00 PM

Sports Package?
That woman sure as hell didnt order it.

Craig@SupremePower · 06-22-2009, 05:13 PM

ohhhh my...

ArabianSensation · 06-22-2009, 05:19 PM

I have seen this before too in my area. I'm going to compare this over a 328 but it's obviously not true because there are no 330 e92's in the US. Is there any such thing in Europe? Maybe she imported it

BK · 06-22-2009, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ArabianSensation

I have seen this before too in my area. I'm going to compare this over a 328 but it's obviously not true because there are no 330 e92's in the US. Is there any such thing in Europe? Maybe she imported it

Yes, in Europe, they have E90, E91, E92, and E93 330i. The photo isn't of an import, but of a rebadged 328i.

IMO, not worth the rebadging for just "two more i."

lpphreakx06 · 06-22-2009, 05:41 PM

I saw that one downtown before. I gave her the thumbs up!

jopa489 · 06-22-2009, 05:44 PM

That's just idiotic.

E90SLAM · 06-22-2009, 05:49 PM

i guess ****ed up body shop misplaced the badge....

there was once my friend's CLK320 got keyed and went to repaint....when she picked up her car from the body shop...they placed CLK350 on it instead.....

Bora20 · 06-22-2009, 07:25 PM

well it does have a 3.0L engine, so it does fit.

micah · 06-22-2009, 07:31 PM

What's the flaw in the mounting of the badge that people are reacting to? We're dead certain it isn't a gray market car imported from somewhere cool?

ejazbmw · 06-22-2009, 07:48 PM

lol i always wanted to put a 318 on my car just to throw people off

Cptn Mo 703 · 06-22-2009, 07:59 PM

Umm where's the exhaust tips?!?

HermesRider · 06-22-2009, 09:10 PM

I want to put 308gts on mine.

bimdaddy · 06-22-2009, 09:21 PM

Yeah def. 330i for the 3.0L engine. Gotta be the boyfriend or hubby.

micah · 06-22-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cptn Mo 703

Umm where's the exhaust tips?!?

I've looked through the four pictures I snapped and see no sign of them in any of them!

MCMLXXXIX · 06-22-2009, 09:47 PM

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lol i always wanted to put a 318 on my car just to throw people off

LOL
funny. my lil sis was asking what itd be like if there was a 0 series and i thought...hmmm 035i lol total "o_O!?"

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micah Second Lieutenant 7 Rep 290 Posts Drives: 2006 330i 6MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (1)	What's the flaw in the mounting of the badge that people are reacting to? We're dead certain it isn't a gray market car imported from somewhere cool?
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