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      04-28-2007, 01:59 PM   #1
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What does "A" mean?

My car is just a regular 335i sedan. I just went to see what's the production date of my car, and on the sticker I saw my model listed as 335iA. What does that last "A' mean?

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My car is just a regular 335i sedan. I just went to see what's the production date of my car, and on the sticker I saw my model listed as 335iA. What does that last "A' mean?

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maybe it just means Automatic transmission?
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maybe it just means Automatic transmission?
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thank goodness mine is not an A




but then again... I ordered it that way...
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maybe it just means Automatic transmission?
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Maybe it stands for AWESOME!!!
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      04-28-2007, 08:49 PM   #7
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Actuallly, you are all WRONG.

it stands for "automatisch" (the german word for automatic)

They actually used to put that on the rear badge of the car, they stopped doing that in the mid-90's

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Actuallly, you are all WRONG.

it stands for "automatisch" (the german word for automatic)

They actually used to put that on the rear badge of the car, they stopped doing that in the mid-90's

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I have NEVER seen a BMW with an "A" badge on the back. EVER. Never heard of it, either.

Got a picture to prove it?
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      04-28-2007, 09:54 PM   #9
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I have NEVER seen a BMW with an "A" badge on the back. EVER. Never heard of it, either.

Got a picture to prove it?
I've seen it but from what i remember it was very old. no picture here.
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Thank you all, guys, for your input.

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I have NEVER seen a BMW with an "A" badge on the back. EVER. Never heard of it, either.

Got a picture to prove it?
It's not a badge on the back; my badge is just 335i. I just saw that 335iA as a model name on the sticker with VIN and production date. I'll try to make a pic of that sticker tomorrow.
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I have NEVER seen a BMW with an "A" badge on the back. EVER. Never heard of it, either.

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Some had the whole word "automatic" on one side of the trunk.
There uses to be a old E12 518 I saw at university with it

Here are the E12 badges

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I have NEVER seen a BMW with an "A" badge on the back. EVER. Never heard of it, either.

Got a picture to prove it?
Ahhhh nostalgia! I also remember 'em from the 1600/2002....



They still stock the part @ $84.26 if you're interested!
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      04-29-2007, 07:18 AM   #13
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Some had the whole word "automatic" on one side of the trunk.
There uses to be a old E12 518 I saw at university with it

Here are the E12 badges
Fleet, what about old badges that just had the "A" in it. I'm pretty sure I remember seeing one like 3xxiA at one point?
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Some had the whole word "automatic" on one side of the trunk.
There uses to be a old E12 518 I saw at university with it

Here are the E12 badges
Craziness. Neither our old 325e or L6 had the automatic badge.
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bmw uses it mostly for paper work and to identify the car. so lets say your looking in a used car magazine, they would mark 325iA, so it would be easliy distinguished as an automatic.

there is also "c"... 330cic, used mostly with the E46 body, the 330ci would be hard top model, while 330cic would be the drop top model.
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Mine was an A lol
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