Hurdy, RedRobin, Rob-MK5, other hard-core tuners, I have a question for you.

[MAT ed30]

i looked at getting an m3 before i got my ed30 but bmw s are every where and they all look pretty much the same now, as some one said driving the ed 30 makes you part of a club , and my ed30 will turn more heads than any bm on the road  

i was going to swap my ed30 for a bmw m3 convertable a few months ago and i must say i was not happy with it having to drop the thing into 4th to get anything out of it  . i think as i had been after one for a while i must have over hyped it in my head so was not impressed with the power it needs a charger  . I do like the new 335i but not at the price they are now   my money would go on the audi s5

[RedRobin]

I had a BMW straight-six 2-door before my GTI. I had two cars for a bit - The other was a bog standard Mk4 Golf. I was going to get a M3 and was even more interested in a CSL but found that the Golf suited my lifestyle's needs so much better. So, voila! A Mk5 GTI and no regrets.

[Peskarik]

i looked at getting an m3 before i got my ed30 but bmw s are every where and they all look pretty much the same now, as some one said driving the ed 30 makes you part of a club , and my ed30 will turn more heads than any bm on the road  

Roger that. I've seen people in "better" cars look at me. By "better" I mean RS4s, M3s, S3s, 335s. Pedestrians looking and pointing, fellow E30 drivers acknowledging each other. That all happens to me. Candy white is really noticeable.

You are more exclusive in E30, but there is the inescapable fact of 335i being a real driver's car (E30 is not in the same league, IMHO).

[Peskarik]

i think modding is a very personal thing and its about making your car your own  . i know guys with over 100k in modding cars and its all done for the love of making a car a little better  

I have nothing against personalisation, I am all for it. But when the base is sound, modding is more satisfying. YOu can wring out more and more performance out of 335 with incremental tuning. I don't think this is possible with E30, simply because it is FWD. Of course, I've seen pics of a MINI with over 500hp on front axle doing incredible things, but can it turn? I guess not. M5 has 507bhp and it can turn, imagine E30 with 507bhp thru front wheels?...

[Peskarik]

....Like an 03 plate Audi RS6 Avant which cost about £50k and then had about £40k spent on full Sportec everything and so cost the owner £90k but is now for sale at £30k with 75,000 miles on the clock. Totally superb car which gave the owner huge joy. The latest RS6 Avant is on order.

IF I had money to do such things I would not have opened this thread.
When you have money to sink 40 grand into 50 grand car and then order a new RS6, then 40k in mod is just pocket money. If modding my E30 cost one-two magnitudes less than it costs (say 33 euro for ABT Stage 2 mod, instead of 3500Euro), then I would have modded the hell out of E30 ages ago!

[Peskarik]

Ive got a high performance car for a fraction of the price of a high performance car. Insurace, tax, petrol and buying cost wise. Tailored to my needs. What other cars of this power can acheive upto 45mpg. 

your car is crazy!  But imagine a winding road, or even worse - a winding uphill road, and a 335 on your tail....

[Peskarik]

i was going to swap my ed30 for a bmw m3 convertable a few months ago and i must say i was not happy with it having to drop the thing into 4th to get anything out of it  . i think as i had been after one for a while i must have over hyped it in my head so was not impressed with the power it needs a charger  . I do like the new 335i but not at the price they are now   my money would go on the audi s5

I am cold to M3, especially the latest one. RS4 sedan looks so much more purposeful, like a tank. While M3 looks like a male balet dancer with his balls protruding thru his tight pants.  E46 M3 looks fantastic, but 335 will have it for lunch, certainly after a little 360hp mod.

I don't care for bathtubs with engine and wheels. I like turbos with roof. 

I don't need 4x4 that kills steering feel. Besides, to me S5 looks like a behemooth.

[stealthwolf]

I could have sold the house and bought a Ferrari - it would have made the 335i look like it hadn't moved an inch. Realistically, I could have bought an 06 M3 (budget was max £30k). Didn't want it - I wanted a Golf GTI (I was even looking at mkivs before I saw the mkv).

People will mod anything...cars, computers, torches, pens....They want to improve it a bit but they still love the car for what it is. I've seen modded fiestas, corsas, even micras!

[RedRobin]

People will mod anything...cars, computers, torches, pens....They want to improve it a bit but they still love the car for what it is.

....That's exactly how I see it. I absolutely love my GTI - It provides everything I need in a car and my modding has been a big factor in achieving that.

[I_Love_Candy]

I still do not see why you would buy a 335 over a Cayman S