370 Z or 335 BMW Help

mick · 01-15-2010, 11:56 PM

if you cannot decide, go for the new car

TXSpeedDemon · 01-16-2010, 06:07 PM

Such a tough decision for a lot of us.

If you plan to leave the cars stock, I'd go with the Z. If you plan to lightly modify, the 335 - heavily modify, the Z.

I plan heavy modifications by the time I'm all done ($10K+), and my daily driver is a 4 door that gets 30+ MPG so the Z was the right platform for me. Using it only as a weekend car for 6 months and havent' regretted the decision at all.

Good luck, you really can't go wrong with either car.

BrianZ · 01-18-2010, 11:42 AM

I've had both. If you need more room, go with the Bimmer. If you just need 2 seats and don't care about the road noise, go with the Z.

My personal observations...

- The Z gets a HELL of a lot more attention. People tell me everywhere I go what a sweet car it is.
- The 335 handled more predictably, although it was slightly softer. Make sure the 335 has the sport package if you get it.
- I can see the radio display on my Z with polarized shades. That's nice, considering BMW still hasn't figured out how to solve that issue.

01-15-2010, 11:56 PM	#16 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 16	if you cannot decide, go for the new car

01-16-2010, 06:07 PM	#17 (permalink)
TXSpeedDemon Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 330 Drives: 370Z, MSP, R8, 335 Rep Power: 3371	Such a tough decision for a lot of us. If you plan to leave the cars stock, I'd go with the Z. If you plan to lightly modify, the 335 - heavily modify, the Z. I plan heavy modifications by the time I'm all done ($10K+), and my daily driver is a 4 door that gets 30+ MPG so the Z was the right platform for me. Using it only as a weekend car for 6 months and havent' regretted the decision at all. Good luck, you really can't go wrong with either car.

01-18-2010, 11:42 AM	#18 (permalink)
BrianZ Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NC Posts: 27 Drives: 2010 335i Rep Power: 16	I've had both. If you need more room, go with the Bimmer. If you just need 2 seats and don't care about the road noise, go with the Z. My personal observations... - The Z gets a HELL of a lot more attention. People tell me everywhere I go what a sweet car it is. - The 335 handled more predictably, although it was slightly softer. Make sure the 335 has the sport package if you get it. - I can see the radio display on my Z with polarized shades. That's nice, considering BMW still hasn't figured out how to solve that issue.