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Please help! 335i or 328i?
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01-15-2011, 09:37 PM | #45 |
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Do not listen to those idiots,who are obsessed with the HPFP issue(it is covered up to over 100 miles under the recent recall),just get 335 and enjoy of the ride !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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01-15-2011, 10:46 PM | #46 |
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If I was young, lived in a warm climate, and has 30K to spend for a fast car (sounds nice !) that I wanted to mod, I'd get an older BMW M3 if I wanted a nice solid reliable good handling car, and a c5Z06 or used C6 base vette for speed. Just my opinion. Keep the F150 and buy a sports car! I know, I know, BMW forum...
As for the above discussion, I can't see how it is possible that a turbo car could hold its value as well as a NA. I own a WRX (bought it new) and can tell you I wouldn't buy a used one after reading 10 million posts on forums about that car. This is not just my opinion - it's almost common knowledge: Turbos make engines fail sooner. These newer design engines need to prove themselves otherwise. When I told my wife to get her 328 over the 335, I had no idea about the fuel pump issue. But I'm just not surprised that the more stressed (and new design) engine has the reliability issues. Just as an Impreza is more reliable than a WRX. It MUST be. Turbos are nice to squeeze HP out of easily, though, as everyone has said already. I really enjoy the 328xi. It's not as fast as my WRX but is very smooth and totally adequate outside of a racetrack, and much much better on a road trip. I'm old enough to remember when the straight 6 WAS the fast 3 series engine. The 318 was plenty fast too! |
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01-16-2011, 10:50 AM | #48 |
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Don't buy a car based on how much it'll be worth 3 years from now, or resale. Buy what's fun
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01-16-2011, 10:59 AM | #49 | |
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01-16-2011, 01:26 PM | #50 |
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I just sold my E90 M3 and had the same debate about the 335 vs. 328. After driving both, the 328, hands down. The 335 simply isn't smooth. I know the 335 owners are going to blast me for it but after having owned an M3 that is the most linear motor I've ever owned, the 335 is very peaky by comparison.
If you HAVE to have 350-400 HP I'd do an M, but not out of warranty. Nor a 335 for that matter. Both cars have things that break that are stupid expensive to fix. And forget the guy that said to get a S/C M3. Buying a car that already makes 414HP and then adding a $14K supercharger so you can have 675HP is just a bit of overkill. Hell, a stock S4 will do 330 HP at the wheels on a Mustang AWD dyno, assuming you're even looking at other brands. If you simply HAVE to have that much power and can over look the atrocious mileage, do the M3. If you can deal with the very real possibility of owning an unreliable modded car, do the 335. |
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01-16-2011, 01:27 PM | #51 |
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Yes it's covered but it's also inconvenient as hell. And what do you do when you're out of warranty?
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01-16-2011, 01:35 PM | #53 | |
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