This thread went bad pretty quickly

 

Indeed it did, sorry about that.

 

Hahahahahahaha you didn't hand anyone anything kid, all you did was make yourself look like even more of an idiot by not knowing what you're talking about. People like you give Infiniti owners a bad name. You get an E for effort and providing me with some entertainment at least

 

to the op, forget the magazine racing. Just test drive both the 328i and 335i and see which one you like better. If you buy cpo 335i coupes, you can get them for $28-30k which is decently afforable. The 328i isn't much cheaper if you buying them used.

All i have to say, if your going to buy a BMW..MUST SURE YOU HAVE WARRANTY.

Also if your use to the higher steering ratio of japanese cars, make sure you get the active steering option on the BMW or the steering is going to seem heavy to you compared to the g35.

 

I have had 3 Infinitis now and all 3 have been crap. Each time I convince myself that I just got a bad car and they are not all like that. Each time I am proven wrong. I will never get another Infiniti.

Also I travel extensivly for my job (every single week). With that being said, I drive tons and tons of rental cars. Frequently I get G35s and many have issues and they are only 1 or 2 years old. Mazda usually suck as well. By far the best rentals I get (as far as quality and least number of issues) is Mercedes and Hyuandi.

 

Oh my apologies for some odd reason my understanding was that you did since you quoted.. but now i see my bad lol it was a quote of a quote

well i have one idea why a BMW that has less features would cost you a good amount more then say an infiniti. it could have something to do with the "free" maintenance that you get while the car is under warranty, the money to pay for that has to come from somewhere right?? i have a buddy that works at Beverly hills BMW so i hear all kind of stories... and once again i am not trying to bad mouth BMW i have a g35 coupe and the wife has a 335i coupe (yeah i know i know) so i get a chance to drive both every day or every other day. I love my G because its mine but yeah your rite the 335 feels a lot better... but everything your saying is pretty much hear say or from car websites or them one or two times you drove one. but you don't own it so u don't see all the bull that bmw's are.. all cars have there faults.. the only thing i dont get is that just like with electronics if you cheap out and go with the cheaper option its just going to end up costing you more down the line when you have to have that lets just say tv fixed.. in your case that cheaper option was the g37 and its been giving you problems.. we went with that bigger flashy tv (335i) and let me tell you its the same problems but cost more just because it is that bigger flashy one... got to love that warranty

so dont think that if/when you get one your car problems will be over. but hey its a BMW so its worth it... lol ha ha that's the way the wife thinks.. bet she would change her mind if she was the one that is always taking the car into the dealer for maintenance/ random problem

 

lol maybe because they are rentals and people beat them to **** cause its a rental and the jerks at the rental places dont care if a car that was just returned from being rented that needs maintenance they will skip that oil change and other things once or twice if someone is trying to rent that car as soon as it comes in...

 

You completely missed the point there boss. ALL of the cars I get are rentals. They all get beat on and treated like crap equally. Why is it only Mazda and Infiniti are the ones that frequently have CEL or other issues? Because both are pooly built with crappy materials.

PS
The G35 sedan falls into the "Full Size" category and I actually have to pay EXTRA to upgrade to the Hyundai Genesis sedan.

 

Slap on some replica M3 bumpers, side skirts and M badges, and you'll fit right in here

 

No no I get it. I guess some cars can just take the neglect better then others! I never gotten a G as a rentel, I got a Mazda 6 before but it had like 2k miles on it so it still ran new so I wouldn't know..

 

Thanks, Dude..........all your points are well-taken and I appreciate the input.

Regardless of our preferences, I don't read that anyone is necessarily that BMWs are poorly constructed pieces of crap.

It's like we're comparing the two best A-students - aka splitting hairs - to decide what we wanna spend out hard earned cash on.........and don't anyone start mentioning A-4s, Audi Drive Select option included.

Okaaaaay. I've got G-Coupe w/RAS, but I'm not a glorified front driver that needs mechanical trickery to stay stable, err, complex and expensive trickery that also adds to the bottom line. And why does an RS5 have to cost over $70K?..............but I digress. Over-priced frickin Audis.

All that said, was just at the dealer getting my 30K service, and those IPLs are nice, but also a bit overpriced. I mean, I like the upgrades, but check the current (on newstands) C&D comparo with an 1-Series M and TT RS.

Same performance #s as the G37s: 5.4....0-60 / 13.9 @ 102.9....1/4 Mile (or close to it; don't have mag right here) Seriously. 50K and no - at least - turbo forced-induction? Especially with the new GTR #s? (About 520 HP / 450 lb. ft. )

They could've easily given it 420-440 HP, and way more torque than a maxed-out 3.7 normally aspirated V-6. Are you powertrain tuner cats at Nissan - Infiniti even talking to each other?

Better still, how 'bout AMG-tuned engines, with our new alliance w/MB? Since you guys wanna muck around with the "venerable", almost 20-years old, Nissan VQ engine.

Anyway, I could go on & on. Take it easy.

Thanks, TemjinX2. But I need you to get me straight. Try this:

If it were your $$$$$, no M3 in the equation, would you go for the in-between (regarding power and cost) 335is..........or get the Dinan upgrades on the 335 for essentially the same cost?

I lean towards the 335is, but I'm not the mechanical whizzes some you are - nor have I ever owned a BMW, so I like to gather all the pros & cons 'fore I decide.

So, how would you spend your cash?

 

Just get a 335i thats 2010 or older, thats when they still used the n54. THe 2011 335i uses the n55 and the 335is uses the n54 engine.

Make sure you get the sports package because the sports package for the 335i comes with the oem oil cooler. If not you will experience over heating issues during track level of driving.

Buy a jb ($600)
juice box since its cheaper then the dinan and you make more power. Upgrade the oem intercooler to a larger one for around $400-1000. you'll be basically at around 380-400whp for less then $2k

Just do your research on e90post.com

 

 

Bmw is nice... but i think if you drive a lot, it will depreciate faster than infiniti. high mileage European cars are usually less desirable than Japanese car.

i think reliability is also an issue. few friends of mine had E90 all experienced small problems and required their time to visit dealers for warranty. TPM malfunction, window not working, lock not working, and throttle body problems.

however, if i got money and time, i would definitely get a bmw

 

Not sure if you ever been on the VIR. I have with my 636 and there is a really long straight that follows into a blind turn and I can easily hit 160+ on that straight before grabbing onto the binders. Well the Camaro does have almost 100 more horsepower so those 3.5 seconds or whatever you said was because of that long straight and the fact that VIR is more suited for a high horsepower vehicle then just great handling vehicles. Give the Z the same power and it will be a different story. The Nismo 370z pushes some punishing numbers around the slaloms and skid pad. 1.01 G's of grip. The Z is still the better handling car, but the camaro is faster.