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330i: Ignition Button = Lame

Anyone ever read Larry King's newspaper column? If he wrote for us, it would go something like this:

--For the record: Push-button starting is goofy.

--That said, the BMW 330i is capable of virtually anything you throw at it. Every time I drive this little red wonder it's like learning that lesson anew...

If you're in the market, by all means...

--One other aspect of the 3 is that the controls are snotty, German and bizarre. But they are at least usable once you get the hang of not using a knob to tune the radio. So I'll let it go. And all is forgiven because you can simply jam a CD into the player and it will load. How long must we continue to push "LOAD" and then "Choose a Slot" before the stereo will accept my death metal jams?

--I've been to Bavaria. Twice.

Mike Hudson, News Editor

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