Is it me or.....

AddictedToBavarian · 06-03-2012, 09:51 PM

Have all the N52 guys been switching to the N54/55 platform lately? I must have seen like 5-6 guys in the last month alone making the switch.

I swear the 335 despite all it's problems somehow became the most desirable BMW out there.

mapleridge · 06-03-2012, 09:56 PM

they are getting quite inexpensive. It's a cheap way to get a huge boost in power.

Hooy · 06-03-2012, 10:06 PM

Same car but faster. The regret may or may not happen later if it is constantly broken.

Gjm127 · 06-03-2012, 10:34 PM

I believe this trend will turn into a M3-switch once that S65 V8 will near the end of its production.

Eternal · 06-03-2012, 10:46 PM

I don't think it has anything to do with desirability. I think it has to do with cost. A 335i is a cheap car now, so people are buying at the same price point they bought an N52 at. It is natural progression. Someone who is affording/buying a $25K car might have started with a used E46(when they were going for mid 20s), went to an N52 E90 (when they were going for mid 20s), now the N54 is in the mid 20s.

AddictedToBavarian · 06-03-2012, 11:00 PM

What I paid for my 08 E92 328xi over a year ago I could've bought a loaded 09 E92 335 now with same miles.

E9Xs are just getting cheap, period. Feel sorry for the poor suckers in the upcoming years buying beat up tuned 335s with bad turbos, waste gate rattles, HPFP issues, and so on.

Mwishlist · 06-03-2012, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AddictedToBavarian

What I paid for my 08 E92 328xi over a year ago I could've bought a loaded 09 E92 335 now with same miles.

E9Xs are just getting cheap, period. Feel sorry for the poor suckers in the upcoming years buying beat up tuned 335s with bad turbos, waste gate rattles, HPFP issues, and so on.

+1. I was cruising the classifieds and that's exactly right. For what I paid for my 328i a year ago I could get aloaded 335 right now. It even made me look around a bit but I would have to get a cpo one and those are even coming down in price.

_Ryan_ · 06-04-2012, 09:05 AM

Nah, S65 conversion!

Mavus · 06-04-2012, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AddictedToBavarian

Have all the N52 guys been switching to the N54/55 platform lately? I must have seen like 5-6 guys in the last month alone making the switch.

I swear the 335 despite all it's problems somehow became the most desirable BMW out there.

I can't justify the switch yet. I love my e90 330i and I don't feel that I need any more power. The car feels just right, but I do have a few nice mods.

I will wait until "4" series grand coupe (4 dr) and next gen M3 come out. Then I might decide to splurge. Until then I will be happy driving this fine reliable paid-off machine.

Rotorocious · 06-04-2012, 07:18 PM

The average n54 owner doesn't have nearly as many problems with the car as you guys are so afraid of.
For a daily driven 400+ hp car it's pretty damn reliable.
2 fuel pumps (free) in 72k, worth it

I hear more problems with the n52 water pumps than n54...

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mapleridge Banned 155 Rep 2,638 Posts Drives: E90 N52 AT Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (4)	they are getting quite inexpensive. It's a cheap way to get a huge boost in power.
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Hooy Colonel 205 Rep 2,770 Posts Drives: E92 328i, E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (12) Garage List 2008 E92 328 [5.00]	Same car but faster. The regret may or may not happen later if it is constantly broken. __________________
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Gjm127 Lieutenant 40 Rep 544 Posts Drives: BMW 435i xDrive M-Sport Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Montreal, QC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW F32 435i x ... [9.50] 2009 BMW E92 328i x ... [9.66]	I believe this trend will turn into a M3-switch once that S65 V8 will near the end of its production.
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Eternal Lieutenant 95 Rep 463 Posts Drives: 2015 435i xDrive Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North Carolina iTrader: (3)	I don't think it has anything to do with desirability. I think it has to do with cost. A 335i is a cheap car now, so people are buying at the same price point they bought an N52 at. It is natural progression. Someone who is affording/buying a $25K car might have started with a used E46(when they were going for mid 20s), went to an N52 E90 (when they were going for mid 20s), now the N54 is in the mid 20s.
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AddictedToBavarian My other ride is a Bianchi Infinito 98 Rep 2,767 Posts Drives: Miss my E92 but love my E46 M3 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (2)	What I paid for my 08 E92 328xi over a year ago I could've bought a loaded 09 E92 335 now with same miles. E9Xs are just getting cheap, period. Feel sorry for the poor suckers in the upcoming years buying beat up tuned 335s with bad turbos, waste gate rattles, HPFP issues, and so on.
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_Ryan_ Captain 62 Rep 741 Posts Drives: E87 130i Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Melbourne, AU iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 BMW 130i [5.24]	Nah, S65 conversion!
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Rotorocious Lieutenant Colonel 105 Rep 1,520 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado iTrader: (3)	The average n54 owner doesn't have nearly as many problems with the car as you guys are so afraid of. For a daily driven 400+ hp car it's pretty damn reliable. 2 fuel pumps (free) in 72k, worth it I hear more problems with the n52 water pumps than n54...
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