318is vs 325i sport

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Post Wed May 06, 2015 8:26 pm

What would you go for and why?

Going to buy either one at the end of summer as a bit of a project and just torn between both. Smooth 6cyl or light revvy 4cyl. For some reason sport is £150 cheaper to insure. What are your opinions?
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Post Wed May 06, 2015 8:30 pm

go with what puts a bigger smile on your face when driving them.
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Post Wed May 06, 2015 9:02 pm

+1
Moredoor autos with small engines are cool - but my new m20b25 is awesome!
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Post Wed May 06, 2015 9:06 pm

[youtube][/youtube]

i'll just leave this here :P :P
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Post Wed May 06, 2015 10:17 pm

Doesn't budget come into it at all? You can buy about four iS models at least for the price of a Sport.
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Post Wed May 06, 2015 10:29 pm

I used to have an is n now have (my second) 325i. I reckon the "is" is no where near as fun as the 325
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Post Thu May 07, 2015 7:30 am

:mad: , not from what I've seen recently, it seems they are going up a bit in price
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Post Thu May 07, 2015 5:14 pm

age wrote:[youtube][/youtube]

i'll just leave this here :P :P

:rolling: :clap:
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Post Fri May 08, 2015 5:06 pm

surely this subject has been done to death now?
go test drive a few and see what you like best is my advice
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Post Fri May 08, 2015 5:44 pm

LOL not this again!


Lets take a different approach.
Why doesn't everyone post their driving videos in the Sports vs 'is and we can choose based on the best power slides :)
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Post Fri May 08, 2015 6:08 pm

Depends if it m tec
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Post Fri May 08, 2015 6:14 pm

24v FTW !
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Post Fri May 08, 2015 11:28 pm

NoTurbo wrote:LOL not this again!


Lets take a different approach.
Why doesn't everyone post their driving videos in the Sports vs 'is and we can choose based on the best power slides :)
Pony wins, even more so that its in a residential 20mph zone with speed bumps
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Post Sun May 10, 2015 10:22 am

318is vs 325i

not agaiiinnnn!! :roll:

The search feature is your friend as this topic has been covered too many times now!
Check my M30 build threads:
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Post Thu Jul 02, 2015 9:13 pm

325i much more fun
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Post Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:27 pm

M30 is more fun then both of them 8)
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Post Thu Jul 02, 2015 11:29 pm

See my sig! :)
http://www.bmrperformance.co.uk

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Post Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:24 pm

bss325i wrote:See my sig! :)
Have you got a link to the road tests in your sig?
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Post Fri Jul 03, 2015 4:14 pm

It's been covered a million times.

Try the search function :thumb:
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