I hate the interior of the BMW. I have a E60 530i, and as soon as I sat in the 335i at the showroom, I was disgusted. BMW needs to be more creative with their interior. I love MB interiors.
But fine, performance-wise, twin-turbo sounds nice and all, but did you see that magazine write-up about the 335i vs. G37 that had the G37 beating the 335i across the board, especially after the 335i's turbos gave out and the car was in "limp-home" mode? I'd stay with NA or low-boost supercharging for reliability.
Exclusivity is almost minimal now. Granted I do see E90/E92 3-series here in LA like blondes in Beverly Hills...there's a couple on every block. The R171 isn't that rare now either, but I still think it looks better than any BMW. So...I guess fashion over function is the verdict, but I can always seek to improve the function part of the R171.
I wouldn't buy a BMW anymore. The new W204 looks pretty ***y though. =) |