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Old 01-23-2013, 05:06 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by equ View Post
True, the golf R is the 'mudgeon voiture du jour. I wonder if the brand new car I test drove was a bit off or somehow the saleslady was not too comfortable or what the deal was... In any case, the test drive did not work. I should give it another shot. If we kept 3 cars, we'd certainly have one AWD. But with two cars total and really one for myself, I'll likely go RWD.

Is there a real difference between the 335is and the 335i? I'm not a fan of 19" wheels with rubber band tires. Nor of high prices.

After yesterday's successful 335i test drive, I was thinking of going with a low mileage '10 to bag a n54. That engine felt slightly more thrilling to me than my (distant) memory of the n55. Mileage (+1mpg?) and reliability (if any difference) be damned.
Not much of a difference. Probably not worth the price. I'd be tempted to spec the car from new so that I could get it just as I wanted, and I'd be tempted to lease assuming that the programs are still decent, and if I went that route I'd want the 335is just for the engine. But a '10 sedan is probably more fiscally responsible.
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