Eighty five hundred bones isn't a large amount of money...in fact more than 25% of the American households have more than $8500 socked away in their savings accounts...which is a miserably low percentage for the wealthiest country on earth...anyway...if you are one of the lucky few, you could turn your life savings into this 2007 BMW 335i Coupe offered for $8500 in Northridge, CA via craigslist.
This week's Mid Week Match-Up victim is a friend of DT who asked me to help him find a 2007-2009 BMW 335i. For the sake of anonymity, let's call him Dan -- his 335i needs to be specifically, a 4 door sedan (consider 2 door coupe, no interest in convertibles) 6 speed manual. Exterior color preferences: 1) Space Grey 2) Alpine White 3) dark blue (montego?) or black/sliver plain colors could also work. Interior - very much desire the upgraded Napa saddle brown leather! This is much harder to find than the typical black base leather. Price range <$15k but prefer in $10-12k range Mileage prefer under 100k I'd also be interested in the same generation 135i with similar features/colors. So I'd prefer 335 sedan>335 coupe>135 coupe.
Forget that Grandma’s Camry Beige 996. Some old lady crashed into my ’05
Mustang GT and I need help finding a replacement. Ideally, $10k would
be fair for the budget. I would like something with a manual, preferably
RWD and seating for four (rear seats don’t need to be comfortable). I’m
not too concerned about fuel mileage but I do need to be able to count
on it to be comfortable and reliable for long road trips. Do you think
the faithful DT commenters could help me out with it?
Take a look at this 2008 BMW 335i Convertible here on eBay
bidding for $9,100 with auction ending on Sunday.
It is Wednesday so that means another time for a Mid Week Match-Up (TM)! Last week we tried to find a cheap truck for a guy named Joe, but today we look for a fast family sedan that makes sense. It is easy to get into a decent EVO/STi for $15k, but you end up overweight with all the energy drinks you have to consume, and there is the ever present danger of cranial distress due to flat brimitis (several real internet doctors have confirmed this is a real thing). You could also buy a used Audi S8
, but you'll probably end up spending more on maintenance then Lewis Hamilton does on earrings. What we are looking for today is a speed and sensible sedan for about $15k out the door.
When the N54 powered E90 generation BMW 335i was released in 2007, I said to myself: "Self, you are going to buy one of these cars when they get cheaper." Around 2010 prices for '07 models were looking good in the $20k range, but I thought they should drop a bit more before being seriously considered. But a weird thing happened, the plummeting prices stabilized and the 335i didn't drop much in price from 2011, 2012 or 2013. Only recently have you been able to get a 335i with manual transmission in the teens, but the E46 M3 has been a better buy all things considered (speed, exclusivity, limited slip diff, MMMMMM badging. etc) especially when you look at used prices of a E46 328i. Finally, in the past year or so, I've seen E90 335i start the inevitable plunge toward appropriately cheap prices. And it's about damn time. Find this 2008 BMW 335i 6-speed here on eBay
currently bidding for $6,300 with 2 days to go, located in Thomaston, CT.
In 2006 BMW introduced the E90/92 generation 3-series but you had to wait until 2007 to get the twin turbo N54 powered rocket sled version. The release of the 335i took a huge bite out of the E46 M3 used prices as the non-M 335i was just about better in every way and is certainly on the short list of late model sedans for less than $20k. Find this 2007 BMW 335i Sedan for sale in Daphne, AL for $17,000 via craigslist. Seller submission from Wes D who says "I'd love to see my car posted on your site , since its fast and sports the latest plasti-dipped fashion." 
For folks looking for a newer daily driver with sporty intentions you really can't go wrong with the newest BMW 3-series. BMW has been cranking out these benchmark sporty sedans in huge numbers since 1975 and the next generation is always faster than the previous (albeit uglier and heavier.) This 2007 BMW 335i sedan with 6 speed manual trans is for sale in Framingham, MA for $17,5000 via ebay buy-it-now.