Sold the SRT8, lost weight, cut displacement in half
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 10:02 pm
Bought a new car last summer.
Friend has a mildly bolted on 2007 335i, and I adore it. The power, the gas mileage, the steering, and the overall driving sensation is one of the best I've felt. So I sold the Jeep and went hunting. Found a 2013 335is in Iowa that had 14,000 miles and was bone stock. Except it's missing half the tool kit (a$$holes). Bought it, drove it home, and started draining my bank account. Love the 'is', to me it is the last true sports car BMW has built, and is better looking than the M235i, 135i, and other N54 essays. Would've totally chosen a 335d if they'd give me that N57 in a coupe, with a 6MT. Save the manuals! But they won't, so hippie corn juice and 91 octane gas it is. Mods:
Still to come is a M Factory LSD with the shortest ratio they offer. I'll suffer some low speed acceleration loss, but highway cruising will be much more pleasant and economical. I hate turning 3,200 rpm on the highway. That should be 2, if not 1800. Also a Stage 2 fuel pump for e85 hippie corn juice,
Friend has a mildly bolted on 2007 335i, and I adore it. The power, the gas mileage, the steering, and the overall driving sensation is one of the best I've felt. So I sold the Jeep and went hunting. Found a 2013 335is in Iowa that had 14,000 miles and was bone stock. Except it's missing half the tool kit (a$$holes). Bought it, drove it home, and started draining my bank account. Love the 'is', to me it is the last true sports car BMW has built, and is better looking than the M235i, 135i, and other N54 essays. Would've totally chosen a 335d if they'd give me that N57 in a coupe, with a 6MT. Save the manuals! But they won't, so hippie corn juice and 91 octane gas it is. Mods:
Still to come is a M Factory LSD with the shortest ratio they offer. I'll suffer some low speed acceleration loss, but highway cruising will be much more pleasant and economical. I hate turning 3,200 rpm on the highway. That should be 2, if not 1800. Also a Stage 2 fuel pump for e85 hippie corn juice,