For looks and performance, is E92 335i the best under £10K?
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I'm looking to buy a new car for the new year. I'm just interested in looks and performance, so would something like a pre-LCI E92 335i be the best choice under £10K?
There seems to be a few going around that price now, even in semi-auto transmission. I was also considering the CLK but that seems a bit outdated, especially with the E class coupe taking its place.
Also looked at the A5, but they seem high millers under £10K, and I've always thought the equivalent models weren't on par with BMW when it comes to performance.
Is there a better option than say an '06 335i with satnav and 70K on the clock for something like £9.5K? Also, what are the benefits of M-Sport? Seems I can either have satnav or M-Sport at under £10K.
There seems to be a few going around that price now, even in semi-auto transmission. I was also considering the CLK but that seems a bit outdated, especially with the E class coupe taking its place.
Also looked at the A5, but they seem high millers under £10K, and I've always thought the equivalent models weren't on par with BMW when it comes to performance.
Is there a better option than say an '06 335i with satnav and 70K on the clock for something like £9.5K? Also, what are the benefits of M-Sport? Seems I can either have satnav or M-Sport at under £10K.
I've seen a few on Auto Trader. I usually check out Auto Trader, Piston Heads and Gumtree. There was a black 335i M-Sport on Auto Trader just last week, going for under £10K and had under 80K miles (not sure by how much, that's just the parameters I set when searching).
There are definitely more SatNav models than M-Sport models going though.
There are definitely more SatNav models than M-Sport models going though.
Ahhhh. Have kept an eye on them and have seen very few 335i M sports under £10k that don't have moon mileage on them. They are one hell of a bargain and I don't think there's anything that comes close, as you say A5's are still to expensive + they're FWD or AWD and you'd need the 2.0T at least as it's such a heavy car. the CLK looks massively dated as the new model is still an expensive proposition. E92 win's under £10k for sure, I think it wins no matter what over the CLK & A5 though tbh.
Fox- said:
There are no benefits of M Sport bar styling. All the credible M Sport upgrades, ie suspension and sport seats, are standard fit on all 335i coupe's anyway.
Don't forget The steering wheel, the M Sport wheel is much better/chunkier, and for some (me) this would make a huge difference. Many who buy the SE model end up spending the saved money on styling mods to get their SE looking as good as an M Sport...telly addict said:
Fox- said:
There are no benefits of M Sport bar styling. All the credible M Sport upgrades, ie suspension and sport seats, are standard fit on all 335i coupe's anyway.
Don't forget The steering wheel, the M Sport wheel is much better/chunkier, and for some (me) this would make a huge difference. Many who buy the SE model end up spending the saved money on styling mods to get their SE looking as good as an M Sport...It's elegant and understated. Looks great on the 17's!
how about z4 coupe - think the coupe looks a lot better than the soft top:
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...
vkcs22 said:
e92 335i FTW! Not many lovely coupes with 306 bhp, 0-60 in 5.4 secs and decent handling. Easy to tune as well. :-)
335is are quicker than BMW claimed, possibly to distance the car from the M3. The N54's torque is rated at 295 lb-ft but BMW chose not to quote the peak figure which is ironically approx. 335 lb-ft. Evo magazine achieved 5.2 in wet conditions and Car & Driver went below 5.0 with both the E90 and E92. http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/cargrouptests/2328...
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