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My dealer would only do 2,500 on card!

 

I have an April build '03 6MT and it has the new console design, the same as the '04's as I understand it (only 6MTs get the new console design). It basically consists of two cup holders between the shifter and the armrest with a nice looking ribbed sliding cover with a chrome accented handle. Inside, there's a retractable "finger" that divides the space into two holders, but can be folded down if you want to use the space as a storage bin.

There's also a sorage bin/cup holder in the armerest, (same as pre-redesign I think), which is useless as a cupholder (hence the redesign), but its cupholder part can be easily removed entirely (it's in my closet at home, never to be seen again). Once the cupholder is removed, the armrest has some useful storage space, although it's *just* a tiny bit too small to store CD's in unless you put them in without cases. If they'd made the inside of the bin about 1/4" wider it would have been fine for CD's. But nooo.....

 

Yes, the way BMW3toG35C described the center console is exactly how it looks like in my '04 G35.