Originally Posted by mr_sk (Post 1407037)

Performance was fun - I hung out with Alex and met some great guys. Saw Arnold on my way out. PM had some nice whips, porsche, TT 370, GTR, etc etc.

Nice shop too - I went over to Smithtown Nissan and Alex introduced me to some guys. Honestly, I think I'm going to buy a 2011 EVO with a goal of 400 tq/whp. I think it's very doable on the stock engine w/93.

After that I went to VTR - they had two GTRs over there - Anthony w/the white 09 (~580 at the wheels w/~20 lbs boost) and another 2010 gunmetal silver - loud as ****. Straight pipes w/Meistercraft (sp) CBE. Could hear it miles away, heh.

I say this because after all this, I think I want a new or -1 year GTR. Not an 09. And since I don't want to spend more than ~65k, I'll always be near the end of the 3 year warranty and have 3 years of previous owner *damage* heh. So, I'll wait until I can spend 85k on a GTR and do it right, instead of reaching now and having to settle.

An Evo or Sti (But I already tuned an STi in the past), so Evo, is way cheaper (than a GTR) and relatively cheap to tune (good $ to whp ratio). It also fits 4x people and has AWD.

I'm not a BMW guy; they are VERY nice, both exterior and interior, but they are just "not me". Maybe in a few years my view wil change. I sort of feel the same way about Infiniti. I want AWD, so no Mustang. Anyways, that's my current thought(s).

You guys coming out Wed? (Oh no, just looked at the weather ...)

Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 1407558)

i'm not a bmw guy, per se, either... go test drive a 335 xi coupe before you make your car decision.

Originally Posted by mr_sk (Post 1407803)

Fair enough - I'll swing by today - however, the MSRP is like ~46k on a new one ...

Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 1407937)

if you were gonna get a used GTR whats stopping you from getting used anything else? i paid 35k for a CPO 2008 335xi coupe that was fully loaded and i have warranty coverage until august 2014 (6 years from original purchase date)/100k miles. and you can still get close to your 400whp with bolt ons and a tune. you're at about 340 with just a tune.

i'm not recommending the car because i'm fanboi or anything, its honestly just my opinion that its a very good car and from what it sounds like you are looking for, might be very suitable. if you said you wanted a track car or something that would be insanely fast, i wouldn't say go for it.You want something thats AWD, Fun, tunable/respond well to mods, and arguably practical, and its just that. that's exactly the reason i got it. It can pretty much do anything an evo or STI can do except its quiet and comfortable.

http://accessecu.com/images/BMW_335i_Stage2.jpg

Originally Posted by mr_sk (Post 1408592)

You win man. You win. Picking up a 2011 335 xi tomorrow. What a blast to drive. Got an automatic, I don't care, it's not a track car or a drag car (though I will take it to the drag strip) - it was a blast to drive, beautiful inside (kicks the **** outta the evo/sti), AWD, pretty docile looking on the outside and has a great warranty. blah blah, don't have to tell you man. I'll take it to the meet tomorrow. I'll keep this thing for a while, or at least until I get a new GTR.

Originally Posted by arnold k. (Post 1408752)

wow...that was a fast purchase. Another 335 conversion to add to the list.

Between 2007-2008 the n54 used forged internals. For 2009 the n54 used cast. And for 2010+ bmw uses the single-turbo n55 which cannot handle as much power as the n54 can. Same bolt ons and tune from both cars will show a 40whp difference - the most the n55 can make with bolt ons + tune is ~360whp. The n54 can do 400whp, before meth.

Originally Posted by mr_sk (Post 1408804)

All good points - I'm not going to do a ton of modding to this - ecu, fmic and turbo back and call it a day. Didn't know all the differences w/the models that is good to know. Yeah, I think it has sport seats, the oil cooler not so sure about, will check.

I literally drove all sorts of cars today, went to every dealer in smithtown; audi, vw, audi, bmw, etc. Happy w/the car, going back tomorrow to finalize.

Originally Posted by mr_sk (Post 1408858)

I got silver coupe w/black interior, all sorts of options. If the weather holds, I'll come through with it tomorrow.

I'd like to change the sound, something a bit deeper. This company has a few parts for the car: BMW Performance Tuners | 335 Performance | BMW Chip | E90 Tuning | BMW 335 Performance | BMW Wheel Spacers

Originally Posted by mr_sk (Post 1408963)

OK cool, will look into it. Had good experience with Cobb in the past. Will probably do tune, dp, cbe and fmic. Sounds goooood - oh and wheels in the spring.