335i vs Cayman/S

[Insomniator]

Lets say you have 30 grand and have to choose one. Similar miles/year (~2008 30k miles), 335i is probably a coupe since its so much easier to find those in a stick vs a sedan.

Forget that there are other cars that are more reliable or faster or useful for the same or less money. GUN TO YOUR HEAD which car!

 

[Drako]

Easy - the Cayman

 

[vshah]

Cayman no question

 

[Ferzerp]

Cayman S. Just remember that 2008s have the IMS bearing issue.

 

[xSkyDrAx]

Cayman s

 

[repoman0]

Yeah, Cayman. Not a big fan of the E90.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Cayman. No doubt about it.

I sat in one of these at the Auto Show a couple weeks ago and man, that car just envelopes you like a glove. Boy do they option up quickly though. I was looking at a base model and the options package was more than half the price of the base car.

 

[nk215]

335i. I need the second row seats and practical cargo space beside performance.

 

[SearchMaster]

335i. I need the second row seats and practical cargo space beside performance.

This, for me personally, but if the seating/space wasn't a concern it would be Cayman all the way.

 

[JulesMaximus]

This, for me personally, but if the seating/space wasn't a concern it would be Cayman all the way.

For anyone considering the Cayman they obviously don't need the seating/space or they wouldn't be considering it.

So, Cayman all the way.

 

[Midwayman]

If its my only car, 335. It I have a wife with another car, or this is a 2nd car, the cayman.

 

[smackababy]

If its my only car, 335. It I have a wife with another car, or this is a 2nd car, the cayman.

Even as my only car, I'd take the Caymen. I'd lose the wife too. >_>

 

[SSSnail]

For anyone considering the Cayman they obviously don't need the seating/space or they wouldn't be considering it.

So, Cayman all the way.

Actually, I was considering the Cayman S, too, because I thought "Hey, I can just have a 'ME' car and we'll also have a family car". Even my wife agreed, but then, my rational side took over and it was a battle between the M235i and the Cayman S; those two are more closely related as far as driving dynamics are concerned. The M235i has two seats in the rear.

 

[Midwayman]

Actually, I was considering the Cayman S, too, because I thought "Hey, I can just have a 'ME' car and we'll also have a family car". Even my wife agreed, but then, my rational side took over and it was a battle between the M235i and the Cayman S; those two are more closely related as far as driving dynamics are concerned. The M235i has two seats in the rear.

Heh. The thing is if I ended up with a complete toy car I'm sure she'd end up borrowing it all the time and I'd get stuck with her SUV. Ick.

 

[SSSnail]

Heh. The thing is if I ended up with a complete toy car I'm sure she'd end up borrowing it all the time and I'd get stuck with her SUV. Ick.

Yeah, if I had unlimited fund, I'd go with a 4-seat performance sedan/coupe, a toy car (Cayman S), and an SUV.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Actually, I was considering the Cayman S, too, because I thought "Hey, I can just have a 'ME' car and we'll also have a family car". Even my wife agreed, but then, my rational side took over and it was a battle between the M235i and the Cayman S; those two are more closely related as far as driving dynamics are concerned. The M235i has two seats in the rear.

Could someone with legs sit back there? I was at the LA Auto Show last month and was surprised the number of cars there with a back seat nobody with legs could possibly sit in.

 

[smackababy]

Could someone with legs sit back there? I was at the LA Auto Show last month and was surprised the number of cars there with a back seat nobody with legs could possibly sit in.

I was told it is purely for insurance reasons.

 

[SSSnail]

Could someone with legs sit back there? I was at the LA Auto Show last month and was surprised the number of cars there with a back seat nobody with legs could possibly sit in.

It has about the dimensions of an E46 coupe, so I don't know what you defined as "legs", lol. In my case, it's the wife and in a pinch, a small kid; anything else then it will have to be a bigger car. See, at least you have that option with the M235i, with the Cayman S, no dice.

I'm still in the battling phase.

 

[Insomniator]

I like the idea of extra seats too, even if they are tiny, but then again I can count on one hand the amount of times someone has sat in the backseat of my current mini. So choosing a car based on needing tiny seats... twice a year... is probably stupid for me.

 

[Midwayman]

I like the idea of extra seats too, even if they are tiny, but then again I can count on one hand the amount of times someone has sat in the backseat of my current mini. So choosing a car based on needing tiny seats... twice a year... is probably stupid for me.

Well its the difference between being able to pick someone up from the airport, or not. I rarely rarely use my rear seats as well, but its nice to have them there.

 

[ElFenix]

Actually, I was considering the Cayman S, too, because I thought "Hey, I can just have a 'ME' car and we'll also have a family car". Even my wife agreed, but then, my rational side took over and it was a battle between the M235i and the Cayman S; those two are more closely related as far as driving dynamics are concerned. The M235i has two seats in the rear.

good to know you consider fitting things in the rear to be important.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It has about the dimensions of an E46 coupe, so I don't know what you defined as "legs", lol. In my case, it's the wife and in a pinch, a small kid; anything else then it will have to be a bigger car. See, at least you have that option with the M235i, with the Cayman S, no dice.

I'm still in the battling phase.

Legs, as in if you put the front seat back far enough for me to sit in comfortably the back of the front seat was almost touching the front edge of the cushion of the rear seat.

The Mustang convertible was one such vehicle.

I don't know about you guys but I'm 5'11" and I usually have the front seat back all the way or nearly all the way so in a vehicle like this that makes the seat behind me all but useless for carrying people.

Maybe in a pinch if everyone in the car was uncomfortably folded up like pretzels you could carry 4 people in a car like this but it wouldn't be comfortable and it wouldn't be fun.

 

[dawheat]

I'm too lazy to look up prices, but I wouldn't expect the prices to be similar. 30K can't get you a nice 2010-ish 335i? Same price I assume would be a base 2008 Cayman at most.

At equal year/mileage, I'd go Cayman no doubt.

 

[Kushina]

N54 335i if you want to tune and get more speed, cayman s if you like the exoticness of it and handling. Also turbo vs N/A.

Personally I don't like the interior of the 2008 Cayman, nor the outside to much. The refreshed model they have now is what I like alot better. And it's much easier to make/mod the E92 335i to look like the newer models if your into that and the pre 2009 335i's can be tuned to hell. If you get a stick I'd say get pre-03/07 335i as they can be switched to a LSD pretty easily. Pre 2009 335i's have a fair bit of issues but not that expensive to fix if you can work on the car. 2009 and up is better but they don't have the N54 engine which you can tune very well and very easily, just an ECU flash or piggyback solution like the JB4. Check out E90post.com/forums for details.

I have an E92 335i. Personally if I was you I'd save a bit more and get the newer Cayman S.

 

[jlee]

I'm too lazy to look up prices, but I wouldn't expect the prices to be similar. 30K can't get you a nice 2010-ish 335i? Same price I assume would be a base 2008 Cayman at most.

At equal year/mileage, I'd go Cayman no doubt.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/ctd/4791575745.html
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/4765615671.html

Definitely under 30k for a 335i.

I haven't driven either, so I can't really say...I'd want to drive them both and see which one felt better.