1) Price Justification. At 48k for the featured car I looked at in bmw. I got the same stuff in the G 7k cheaper. Its not about being able to afford. Its about money management and not getting ripped off.
The bimmer excels in 2 quality points. Dash and carpet feel. I can upgrade that in a G for 1g instead of paying an extra 7g’s in a bimmer.
2) power. The G outperforms the bimmer only marginally “BUT” the G is non aspirated power and the 7g difference I can add a turbo or SC and add 150hp over the bimmer easily. So price comes to play there.
3) research of reliability… after researching the bmw. I noticed 9 recalls on the bimmer vs 2 on the G or Z. Maintenance costs are much high than a G. Though I can afford to maintain a bimmer. I like the fact I can save a few hundred a year in maintenance and also have peace of mind knowing that my Nissan won’t be in the shop every 2000 miles for repair.

Then finally there’s smaller reasons for sticking with nissan. Durablity of the engine lasts longer. Crate motors are cheaper and more available parts for modification. A true enthusiast wants to modify. modification shouldn’t be overly expensive.
So the bimmer is not an enthusiasts car to the fullest degree. Yet I will admit it is a drivers car. Problem is, most bimmer owners can’t drive. Lmao!
You can spew comments all day about the reason people think about price is a lack of affordability. If u believe that? Then u have to be broke yourself scrimping for a bmw or u will be scrimping soon cuz u don’t realize that the only way u will always have money is by making smart money decisions. Buying money pit cars are not smart money decisions. I rather have my car in the shop for mods than repairs. I like to travel and invest in my future. So the lil things mean so much as far as maximizing my capital. The G or Z keeps more money in my pocket while still lookin good n STILL outperforming the bimmer even tho its only by margin. There’s only one winner… the G is it overall… plain and simple.

LOL

Posted on: 22.01.2009

Sounds like somebody dipped to far “into” you this morning with the attitude you brought when it was completely unnecessary.

You have shit wrong with your car, who cares that’s what recalls are for. Logging a complaint will help with BMW making this a recall matter but thinking about changing over to another car just because of a possible future recall issue is nothing but pure stupidity and ignorance on your part. There’s not been a single car on this planet that hasn’t had a recall one time or another so that would mean nobody would buy a single car because they wanted to switch when a certain car has a recall.

Grow up Sergio.

My old and current ones

E46 M3 SMG2: 2002-2008 total 160000km (only the windows issue)
E70 X5 3.0 no problem total 75000km
E92 335 no problem so far total 30000km

You are an obvious moron. Infact, ASH so are you. The e90 335i has a known issue for the High Pressure Fuel Pump to fail. Its not a lemon and there is NO solution. try doing a good search on it. If you ahve a 135, 335, x6 35 your HPF will fail and need to be replaced–once replaced it will fail again (as the pump is just faulty). according the BMW they “might” have fixed the problem by switching to a new facility of manufactuing (but they are not sure). I have logged my complaint with BMW and if it happens again, than I wil get another car.

I love my 335

You should’ve taken it to BMW dealership and when it did it the 3rd time demand a replacement. They have no choice but to give you one if you’ve had the same problem 3 times in a row and have brought it to them.

The 335i is the best value for sports/luxury cars in the field today.

imagine, paying 55k for a car and as your driving it it DIES.

The bmw has a solid, responsive feel which the g35 of 03 never had; that
infiniti was rear wheel drive compared to AWD xdrive, so the comparison is
unfair.

The turbo lag bothers me under 35mph, but so what. It IS more $, but i feel
less out of place with the BMW in BMW heavy boston waters.

Both cars have merits in different departments. for the record, the g is a smidge
faster. I would have gone after a g37 if it didn’t have such feminine curves. Ah well.