[brentparks]

I vote for the 335i

[TheStigsTwin]

Originally Posted by Leaker

Just go and drive the two cars. Car and Driver tested the S4 against the 335 rwd because against the xi would not have been a fair fight. I'm in Canada and have had 5 Audis (quattro) and love the winter traction. 3 have been S cars and were amazing. My B7 S4 had the V8 and the new S4, while faster, has lost its "edge". I don't like the appearance and it sounds terrible compared to my V8. I decided a change was in order and thats how I ended up with e92 335. Drove an M package 335 e92 xi and even the salesman agreed that it was an oxymoron. There is no bullshit argument here. If you like driving quickly and track your car occasionally then, in my opinion, there is no comparison.

All opinions, no facts.

[335BBS]

Originally Posted by TheStigsTwin

All opinions, no facts.

Correct. I discovered the facts after I got my e92 335. They are documented in Car and Driver and Bimmer Magazine by professionals.

[TheStigsTwin]

Originally Posted by Leaker

Correct. I discovered the facts after I got my e92 335. They are documented in Car and Driver and Bimmer Magazine by professionals.

Please relay facts. Not more opinions.

[vase330]

Originally Posted by ptd23

are there any disadvantages if i do decide to get the 335xi?

Forget the xi, go with the i. A set of Good All Seasons will be all you need for your winter in name only winters. We need just all seasons here, and when I lived up the rather snowy and icy mountains on NJ NW corner, I was amazed how effectively the Winter Blizzarks worked on the car. I lived in a ski-resort no less, the car was almost as good as my RAV4 4x4 with those tires on. But the downside is not much either if you go with the xi.

[335is]

335i more sporty in summers
335ix more fun in winters (on snow)

[Psukhe]

Originally Posted by Leaker

Correct. I discovered the facts after I got my e92 335. They are documented in Car and Driver and Bimmer Magazine by professionals.

Yeah those automotive journalists are "professionals" with "facts"

[Kolyan2k]

Originally Posted by Psukhe

Yeah those automotive journalists are "professionals" with "facts"

They are professionals (car and driver is a respected mag) and no, those are not facts (of course), but I am going to believe them over anyone in this forum for sure (at least on this matter).

and dont forget my point on M-team engineers.......are you gonna doubt them too and say that M3 should have been fitted with X-drive ? (dont say it, you will insult every M3 owner out there)

[2K10E92]

Originally Posted by Kolyan2k

They are professionals (car and driver is a respected mag) and no, those are not facts (of course), but I am going to believe them over anyone in this forum for sure (at least on this matter).

and dont forget my point on M-team engineers.......are you gonna doubt them too and say that M3 should have been fitted with X-drive ? (dont say it, you will insult every M3 owner out there)

I guess we'll have to wait and see if the rumors are true. If so, I'm sure you'll just ignore that just like you did the article that I posted earlier about how xDrive is performance oriented.

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8156893

[Kolyan2k]

Originally Posted by 2K10E92

I guess we'll have to wait and see if the rumors are true. If so, I'm sure you'll just ignore that just like you did the article that I posted earlier about how xDrive is performance oriented.

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8156893

Do you SERIOUSLY believe a "rumor" of some kid who has 170 in forum without a SINGLE link to prove it ?

Maybe I should start a "rumor" that next 335i will be FWD and will KILL current M3 ? Will you believe this as well ?

.......but this was very amusing, thanks for the laugh

EDIT: of course there is nothing wrong with going AWD, and who knows the truth......but if theoretically M3 did get AWD version, the X-drive would have to be redesigned. S4, RS4, STI, EVO all are great cars and all have AWD, but they are different systems.

[2K10E92]

Originally Posted by Kolyan2k

Do you SERIOUSLY believe a "rumor" of some kid who has 170 in forum without a SINGLE link to prove it ?

Maybe I should start a "rumor" that next 335i will be FWD and will KILL current M3 ? Will you believe this as well ?

I didn't say I believed it, dipshit. I was actually using it simply to highlight the fact that you really don't have any argument other than Car and Driver tested the 335i against the new S4 and that is how you know. And that another performance car is also RWD. And that an article with actual facts was posted completely contradicting what you've spewed throughout the entire thread and you just ignored it.

If that were my argument, I would just stay out of a thread. You have nothing to add yet you continue to vehemently defend the fact that xDrive sucks. Have you stopped to consider that perhaps it wasn't tested because of the suspension, rather than the xDrive? Probably not. Because you bought the 335i and it just has to be better. Because Car and Driver indirectly said so. Without posting lap times, or anything else.

[booner335]

depends on where ya live. id go with the 335i since i dont have to deal with snow... well actually i did pick the 335i

[Kolyan2k]

Originally Posted by 2K10E92

I didn't say I believed it, dipshit. I was actually using it simply to highlight the fact that you really don't have any argument other than Car and Driver tested the 335i against the new S4 and that is how you know. And that another performance car is also RWD. And that an article with actual facts was posted completely contradicting what you've spewed throughout the entire thread and you just ignored it.

If that were my argument, I would just stay out of a thread. You have nothing to add yet you continue to vehemently defend the fact that xDrive sucks. Have you stopped to consider that perhaps it wasn't tested because of the suspension, rather than the xDrive? Probably not. Because you bought the 335i and it just has to be better. Because Car and Driver indirectly said so. Without posting lap times, or anything else.

Dipshit ?.....now you gonna insult me with your 20 posts and 0 knowlage ?

[TheStigsTwin]

Originally Posted by Kolyan2k

Dipshit ?.....now you gonna insult me with your 20 posts and 0 knowlage ?

I had to laugh. It was predictable that your point, which has zero objective facts behind it, would ultimately have to be based on this, your childish retort. Golfclap.

[2K10E92]

Originally Posted by Kolyan2k

Dipshit ?.....now you gonna insult me with your 20 posts and 0 knowlage ?

Really? Post count? That's what you came up with? Not once in this thread have I made any claim about having extensive knowledge about anything. I haven't said that xDrive is better than anything. You, on the other hand, have made claim after claim about how inferior it is, but have failed to provide any insight or facts as to why this is. I simply want you to back up all of the claims that you make. But you won't, because you are the definition of a fanboy who believes what you bought is the best and there couldn't possibly be something else out there.

This is what I'm talking about:

but if theoretically M3 did get AWD version, the X-drive would have to be redesigned.

By making a statement like this, you imply that you have some understanding as to why this would be true. But you don't. You've admitted as much earlier in the thread by saying you don't have any knowledge over this area and rely on the "professionals" to tell you.

But I will ask you again, to elaborate on this statement since you would lead people to believe you do, in fact, know why it needs to be redesigned.

I'm sure you'll ignore everything that I've said again with some sort of deflective response.

[335BBS]

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Originally Posted by 2K10E92

Really? Post count? That's what you came up with? Not once in this thread have I made any claim about having extensive knowledge about anything. I haven't said that xDrive is better than anything. You, on the other hand, have made claim after claim about how inferior it is, but have failed to provide any insight or facts as to why this is. I simply want you to back up all of the claims that you make. But you won't, because you are the definition of a fanboy who believes what you bought is the best and there couldn't possibly be something else out there.

This is what I'm talking about:



By making a statement like this, you imply that you have some understanding as to why this would be true. But you don't. You've admitted as much earlier in the thread by saying you don't have any knowledge over this area and rely on the "professionals" to tell you.

But I will ask you again, to elaborate on this statement since you would lead people to believe you do, in fact, know why it needs to be redesigned.

I'm sure you'll ignore everything that I've said again with some sort of deflective response.

All Kolyan and I have done is give our opinions based on personal experience and what we have read. You claerly have too much free time to get this worked up over something as trivial as this post/forum. The OP asked for opinion. That's what he got from quite a few of us.

[2K10E92]

Originally Posted by Leaker

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All Kolyan and I have done is give our opinions based on personal experience and what we have read. You claerly have too much free time to get this worked up over something as trivial as this post/forum. The OP asked for opinion. That's what he got from quite a few of us.

Eh, I'm really not that worked up about it. Regardless, pissing matches aren't what this forum is for, so I'm going to leave this one alone. You're entitled to your opinion and I'll admit that it's just as valid as mine, so let's just move on.

[Kolyan2k]

Originally Posted by 2K10E92

Eh, I'm really not that worked up about it. Regardless, pissing matches aren't what this forum is for, so I'm going to leave this one alone. You're entitled to your opinion and I'll admit that it's just as valid as mine, so let's just move on.

The problem is that its not just his opinion....

1. 90% of people in this thread (and XI owners) know that X-Drive is not for performance
2. Bimmermag stated that its not for performance
3. Car and Driver stated that 335i handles better then 335xi (pretty obvious that they tested and tracked on both)
4. And then there is M3 which for some weird reason is RWD....
5. NOT a single source said that XI is faster on track and/or a better track car.

In this whole thread there are 2 or 3 ignorant people that said XI has better performance, and they obviously dont know what they are talking about.

Originally Posted by TheStigsTwin

It's true, the xi is faster off the line and handles the track better. Otherwise, the i is superior.

^ This ignorant post is the only reason why I made my 1st comment in this thread.

[Nikolas]

Originally Posted by Kolyan2k

The problem is that its not just his opinion....

1. 90% of people in this thread (and XI owners) know that X-Drive is not for performance
2. Bimmermag stated that its not for performance
3. Car and Driver stated that 335i handles better then 335xi (pretty obvious that they tested and tracked on both)
4. And then there is M3 which for some weird reason is RWD....
5. NOT a single source said that XI is faster on track and/or a better track car.

In this whole thread there are 2 or 3 ignorant people that said XI has better performance, and they obviously dont know what they are talking about.



^ This ignorant post is the only reason why I made my 1st comment in this thread.

Sorry to be so ignorant:

1. Really? I think that is really limited to the folks with RWD and the open diff.
2. I missed that one, and your point is? Still waiting to hear the reason why it is less of a performance enhancement than the Audi's prior to 2010.
3. C&D did not test the XI at the track - no where in the article does it state that. They did actually state that it was faster 0-60 and in the 1/4 mile by .5 seconds for both.
4. RWD with an LSD!
5. Lap times shows two tracks where the XI was faster. There was also a test done with the Acura SHAWD sedan, BMW XI, BMW I and the Audi S4. The results placed the I behind the XI at the track.

My point here is to not re-start the argument but to clarify while all of us ignorant folks are proclaiming the XI with at least some form of actual data, the RWD folks are not. Show me some data and stop calling people ignorant when you can provide no data backing up your argument.

[Kolyan2k]

Originally Posted by Nikolas

Sorry to be so ignorant:

1. Really? I think that is really limited to the folks with RWD and the open diff.
2. I missed that one, and your point is? Still waiting to hear the reason why it is less of a performance enhancement than the Audi's prior to 2010.
3. C&D did not test the XI at the track - no where in the article does it state that. They did actually state that it was faster 0-60 and in the 1/4 mile by .5 seconds for both.
4. RWD with an LSD!
5. Lap times shows two tracks where the XI was faster. There was also a test done with the Acura SHAWD sedan, BMW XI, BMW I and the Audi S4. The results placed the I behind the XI at the track.

My point here is to not re-start the argument but to clarify while all of us ignorant folks are proclaiming the XI with at least some form of actual data, the RWD folks are not. Show me some data and stop calling people ignorant when you can provide no data backing up your argument.

2. dont have this link. (maybe someone else here does)
3. CD did test 335xi. Do you think they are stupid and just assume things ?
4. Yes. M3 is RWD with LSD. That why its faster then 335i and 335xi, but why do you think its not M3xi with LSD ?
5. Are you talking about those laptimes ? http://www.fastestlaps.com/track24.html




^ looks like 335i laptimes are better then 335xi in that link (#57 with 328i is a mistake...says in comments)

[Nikolas]

Originally Posted by Kolyan2k

2. dont have this link
3. CD did test 335xi. Do you think they are stupid and just assume things ?
4. Yes. M3 is RWD with LSD. That why its faster then 335i and 335xi, but why do you think its not M3xi with LSD ?
5. Are you talking about those laptimes ? http://www.fastestlaps.com/track24.html

^ looks like 335i laptimes are better then 335xi in that link (#57 with 328i is a mistake...says in comments)

2. That's OK
3. No I do not think they are stupid. Show me where they tracked it though. It doesn't say anything about any actual track time.
4. The LSD in the M3 is not why it is faster - HP, suspension certainly have a larger impact.
5. Yes - search for the Hockenhiem track. There was also another test track that showed the same.

My point is you guys are calling people ignorant and then provide no real data. You then make statements like number 4 above.

Peace! they are both great cars and the reality is the time difference between the two regardless of which is faster leaves it to the driver.

[TheRox]

My God people!

Ease up...BMW is the ultimate compromise car...its the best of all worlds

for us in the north, we like our AWD

I'm sure every XI owner would love a RWD car..but for some of us with family and for our own safety...we just prefer AWD up in the north...thats all there is to it


who cares which one is 0.00000005 sec faster around a lap or even 5 secs faster....no one is tracking their XI (minority)...its mostly a car we use to get to and from HOME!!!! I need to clear my poorly maintained snow covered neighbourhood, which has multiple pathces of solid ice during the winter.

Hence AWD...jeez.