camera doctor 25 Report post Posted October 30, 2013 I am starting to look at options to replace the company car, and am looking for sowething with a bit of get up and go Test drove a Focus ST, but found it too small, dark and heaps of torque steer. Other options include the 176kW Mondeo, but that is a bit old in the tooth and bland, or the new Skoda Octavia VRS. But then, after a bit of a look on Trademe, I have started to like the idea of a E91 Motorsport 335i Touring. What should I be looking out for with these ? Bulletproof or a ticking bomb ?? Personally I would rather a manual, but as the wife will be driving it too, looks like it will be the Auto / Paddle shift - what are these like for 'weekend runs' Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Driftracewake 22 Report post Posted October 30, 2013 I'm also looking for one at the moment, there's a temptingly cheap silver one at a yard in Greenlane. Drove it and it has multiple oil leaks and a bad thump in the trans. They are quick, comfortable and great value IMO. My mates bog standard one laid just shy of 200kw at the wheels on the recent dyno day, so they are hugely underrated from factory. A lot faster than those other cars you listed. They do have the failures though, High Pressure Fuel Pumps are common to fail (multiple times even) on the pre 09 cars Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
