trade my Z for a bmw 135i?

sunkist350z

All bmw remind me Pontiac grandams
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birdman71

The only way a 135i is effective is when you have invested as much as you would to TT a 370z. At that point yeah the 135i hits 390whp and 450tq, but a TT 370z usually his 550whp 475tq easy without much else besides the TT kit and tuning. A bunch of supporting mods and you are able to easily push 800whp 750tq

So in hindsight you were better off investing that money in a 370z and making some real power. Turbo'd 4 cylinders can only make so much power and go so fast. Twin Turbo'd VVEL VQ37HR's can make some real power and blow by the little murdered out 135i

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m4a1mustang

Also, a beefed up Chevy Cruze for your viewing pleasure:

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Nixin

Throw on a spinning prop logo and you got yourself a BMW, LOL!
I can tell you that my remark was not arrogant but a point of observation and discussion with like minded car enthusiasts. If it wasn't to your liking, too bad!

m4a1mustang

It comes off as arrogant, though, especially without context. Hopefully you can understand that.

Now I hope you and your family enjoy a healthy and prosperous New Year.

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Nixin

No worries, context is sometimes lost in e-mails and on internet forms. Didn't mean to start a proxy war of words here with you. All the best to you and your family in the New Year as well. Cheers.

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It's all good, man.

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Firebase99

My buddy had 135. DINAN tune. Fricking rocket. Sold it a "while ago" (18 months) been through an M3, Cayman S, S5, now he's had his 911 GTS for 6 months. 135 had issue after issue just like the M3. Liked it but too many issues.

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TPrelude-370z

What year was his 135? N54 or N55? The general consensus is the n55 is more reliable, but still no guarantees. I'm banking on the fact that I only drive 3500 miles a year that I'll be safe at least for a couple years. Only time will tell. Thanks buddy

Firebase99

I believe it was a 2011. Might have been 12 but gut says '11. I vaguely remember him saying it wasn't a twin scroll.

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ryyo

Is the z completely traded in yet? If not, got anything you might want to sell from it? I'm in Chicago for the next few days. J/k man... I know you probably just want to let it go and not take anything off.

TPrelude-370z

Ha, that's funny. I'm sure I could have gotten the same price from carmax and took off most parts, but the time and energy wasn't worth it. It was a great car and I'm sure I'll grab another one when the turbo models come out in a few years.