I Need advice, Go German or stay Japanese?
#18
I love E46 M3's. Any properly modified one [exterior/performance wise] makes my head snap
That being said, you have tastefully modified your G35.
Toss a coin flip, and decide
Between supercharging my G and getting an E46 M3, I would supercharge mine, considering how much work I have already done to it.
That being said, you have tastefully modified your G35.
Toss a coin flip, and decide
Between supercharging my G and getting an E46 M3, I would supercharge mine, considering how much work I have already done to it.
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#24
Neither choice is that enticing to be honest.
Going FI reliably on a G35 is going to be a huge money sink, these cars were not meant for boost and you're going to have to replace or upgrade basically everything eventually. Don't listen to people that say you can slap on a turbo and call it a day; they are running on borrowed time as far as I'm concerned and to do it right you have to spend way more than I'm personally willing to fork over. YMMV.
M3's are expensive to maintain and have a ton of little problems, everybody I know with a BMW loves it until it gets to be about 5 years old. Then the headaches start coming. If you can find an M3 that's been garage queen'd its whole life, you may be fine.
Personally, I'd keep the G35 and if the interior bothers you that much (don't blame you, 03-04 interiors look like a Kia) just pay to get it completely redone. Also I'd keep the engine NA and tighten up the suspension with quality coilovers, high end performance tires, various braces, strut bars, etc. It's always fun to drive a slow car fast than the other way around.
Going FI reliably on a G35 is going to be a huge money sink, these cars were not meant for boost and you're going to have to replace or upgrade basically everything eventually. Don't listen to people that say you can slap on a turbo and call it a day; they are running on borrowed time as far as I'm concerned and to do it right you have to spend way more than I'm personally willing to fork over. YMMV.
M3's are expensive to maintain and have a ton of little problems, everybody I know with a BMW loves it until it gets to be about 5 years old. Then the headaches start coming. If you can find an M3 that's been garage queen'd its whole life, you may be fine.
Personally, I'd keep the G35 and if the interior bothers you that much (don't blame you, 03-04 interiors look like a Kia) just pay to get it completely redone. Also I'd keep the engine NA and tighten up the suspension with quality coilovers, high end performance tires, various braces, strut bars, etc. It's always fun to drive a slow car fast than the other way around.
#26
If you would like to go BMW. You can get an M1 for a good price. They have received rave reviews for the hp to price ratio. It would probably cost you the same as a 2 to 3 year old M3. Smaller but has the same look. German vs Japanese...I just had my routine maintenance on my Mercedes Benz (want the records verified by MB) paid $400.00 for basically an oil change Mobile ! (comes in all new MBs) and all the look see's/check's).
Last edited by BlkCoupe; 09-19-2011 at 08:40 PM.
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