Any BMW rep on here?

Not being a smartazz.  What info are you looking for that you aren't able to find online or in auto magazine reviews?

The 335is are made specifically for the North American and Western European markets.  Here, they only have the 320 and 325i.  I wanted to know what would it takes to get a 335is here?  If not, will the 335is bumper fit a 320 or 325i?  And if that is the route I must take, then I would like to know a little about their paint jobs:  will they be able to match the bumper to the rest of the car, and will they paint the same number of coats, including the clear coats?

Is there an owners club in HCMC that might be able to supply the info?  Enthusiasts can come up with great solutions.

all it takes to one are $$$, as for the responses - yes, I still receive email tracings, for mails send almost 5 years for unread/deleted.
Get used to it.

The tin, sorry body, work is inferior to North America and Europe if they are made in China.

Look at other vehicles common to the Vietnamese market, and elsewhere where regulations demand body metal that will protect the occupants.

A fool in a Japanese car of unknown make (to me) backed in to me when I was outside the bank.

Low speed, just didn't use his mirror.

He banged in to my stainless steel bumper / spike; he put a nice hole in the plastic hiding whatever passes for a bumper. As he didn't stop, he pushed my wheels aside, which cut a nice slit in the plastic.

When he continued, his paintwork caught my front luggage rack and it was thin it made a big dent as well as scraping the paint.

At that point, he being so close to mu handlebars, lent forward and banged on his trunk with my fist. I saw, later, where I had thumped the car - a distinct dent.

There is absolutely no strength in the steel. No damage to my solid Inox/stainless bumper, either.

Nearby this accident scene, a couple of weeks ago, I was travelling through an intersection when a young VNese guys whizzed up, signalling a right turn (across me) - he was so far in to the intersection he was steering into the opposite direction - he caught my bumper and put a nice slit in the body panel.

That one was a Toyota Corolla such as the taxi's use.

So if you are really thinking about a car, make sure the body metal is more that a couple of millimetres tick!

Chinese made cars destined for Europe or North America have thicker steel and comply with the safety requirements over there.

Jaitch,

Jesus, what do you have at your disposal, man, a wrecking ball? 

cars destined for Europe or North America have thicker steel and comply with the safety requirements over there.

It is the primary reason that I really want to meet with a person who knows a little more about these cars, not those grease monkeys they have wearing shirts and ties over there.  I highly doubt that the American 335is bumper will fit properly onto a Vietnamese 320i or 325i. 

Then, since all 335is come from Germany anyways, I also wanted to know if they could get me one straight to here, as opposed to me waiting for a car to travel from Germany to the US, and then over to here.

you can try there http://www.autoplenum.de/Antworten
Despite it's German, they will be able to read it and answer you

Wild_1 wrote:

... Then, since all 335is come from Germany anyways, I also wanted to know if they could get me one straight to here, as opposed to me waiting for a car to travel from Germany to the US, and then over to here.

If you were in TP HCM you might have noticed garages were filled with used cars for sale.

This is because of the new road tax.

Perhaps you can find what you are looking for slightly used but in good nick.

And all those nasty duties and VAT paid. PMH is way out of the used car action ... better luck downtown.

I have a feeling 100% duty will dissuade you, at least a little.

Germany has that plan where you can actually pick up your vehicle from the plant, drive it around and then ship it.

Maybe there is good news for wanna-be Bimmer owners. There is a recession coming in the German auto business.

Read: < http://www.spiegel.de/international/bus … 57183.html >.