VERY CONFLICTED: 07'-08' 335i coupe vs New 370z

Originally Posted by ianthegreat

Anyone who owns 'said' car will have somewhat a biased opinion, that's to be expected. No harm and it's good discussion. It's when people go on a rant who are clearly misinformed (like nicknick for example) then trolls come out of the woodwork.

To be fair, the JB3's are putting down more power than Procede's.

You're also comparing a $10,000+ FI package to a $500 tune - let's be honest, for 99.9% of people, one reason for selecting X car is price. So to say John Doe has the financial ability to drop $10,000+ on a FI package is a bit far fetched.

Another point is reliability. On the FI 370z, you won't be taking that to a dealer for warranty work. For the 335i it's as easy as removing the tune (45 minutes) and you're done. I guess the point I'm getting at is the ease of modding. For a 370z to compete with a modded 335i they have to drop over $10,000, permanently lose their warranty, and always have that fear of something going wrong.

Originally Posted by nicknick

A zed costs less than the 335 so depending on perspective you could put "more" money into it blow the doors of the 335 for less money.

Originally Posted by MightyBobo

The 335's motor is EXTREMELY mod-able, and would take less money to go fast in general than the 370's would, being pre-boosted already. You should look into Grassroots Motorsports recent mag, where their new project car is a 335i. Goal? To meet or exceed the performance of a new M3 for less cash. They made VERY solid gains with cheap tuning software alone!

BMW 335i Coupe: Project Cars: Grassroots Motorsports Magazine

Originally Posted by nicknick

What i am saying is thsat since the z is quite a bit cheaper than the 335 you could spend a considerable amount of money on the z and still come out paying less than what you would for a new 335.

Originally Posted by 05G356MT

That point isn't valid other wise we would all be buying civic hatchbacks, foxbody's, or buick GN's and be the fastest car on the road with the cheapest amount of money put in.

If you still decide to think that way then what about a 135i? $35k, a direct competitor with the 370z ($32k for base/sport), and shares the same engine with the 335i and it would be much easier to make the 135i faster with much less money. You would need to speed close to $10,000 on the 370z in order to match a 135i with <$3000. See my point?

Ian, I've seen modded 135i's and while I do agree they are easier on the eyes they still don't do it for me. It's the headlights that does it for me, I can't stand looking at them

Originally Posted by 05G356MT

Ian, I've seen modded 135i's and while I do agree they are easier on the eyes they still don't do it for me. It's the headlights that does it for me, I can't stand looking at them

Originally Posted by nicknick

A zed costs less than the 335 so depending on perspective you could put "more" money into it blow the doors of the 335 for less money.