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Old 03-22-2010, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by dshiznit1489
Should have bought the 135i.
yep.

cant beat factory twin turbos. spend $2k to tune it and pick up gobs of horsepower. with the rx8 you can spend $2k on performance mods and pick up 20whp, at best.
Old 03-22-2010, 11:19 PM
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A new key card will cost over 400 bucks after programing and cutting a new key.
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I just came out of a 335i, and went into my R3. Believe me you made the right choice!
Old 03-23-2010, 07:57 PM
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until the transmission breaks.
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^^ LOL
Why do our transmissions suck?
Can it not cope with the whopping 155lb-ft torque we have? Sheesh.
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Originally Posted by kersh4w
until the transmission breaks.
No problem with my 09 transmission (with 3-4 track days on it). In fact, it reminds me a lot of my old S2000's shift feel.

The problem with the 135 is lots, and lots of understeer. It's almost like BMW detuned the car so it doesn't impact 335/M3 sales. Too bad, it could have been a really fun car to drive.
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Originally Posted by kster
No problem with my 09 transmission (with 3-4 track days on it). In fact, it reminds me a lot of my old S2000's shift feel.

The problem with the 135 is lots, and lots of understeer. It's almost like BMW detuned the car so it doesn't impact 335/M3 sales. Too bad, it could have been a really fun car to drive.
well your lucky. i know quite a few people with trans problems. i know one 09 owner who had grinding about 1000 miles after he bought it.

understeer is pretty easy and relatively cheap to fix with a set of aftermarket sway bars.
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Nice, great car.
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Cool car, just tell me you aren't going to describe it as "this guy" when showing it to friends, or put a tag on it that says "THISGUY" or something.
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Originally Posted by YaXMaNGTO
Nice R3, man! 21K with 6K on the clock... jeez. makes me want to buy one.
You beat me to it...but 21k? That is a great deal. Congrats!



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