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Originally Posted by fastboatster
My advice is to at least get a 6mt s4, if not, avoid it altogether. B8s maybe slightly cheaper than f30 335i, but these are now becoming high mile cars, and you can erase these savings in one fell swoop. B8.5 are lower miles, but seem more expensive than f30s. For me though, once I fix the stuff on my b8, I’m going to ditch it, not worth the trouble. It’s not just the dsg, cats can easily burn out too and PITA as well.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fastboatster
My advice is to at least get a 6mt s4, if not, avoid it altogether. B8s maybe slightly cheaper than f30 335i, but these are now becoming high mile cars, and you can erase these savings in one fell swoop. B8.5 are lower miles, but seem more expensive than f30s. For me though, once I fix the stuff on my b8, I'm going to ditch it, not worth the trouble. It's not just the dsg, cats can easily burn out too and PITA as well.
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So you would recommend a B8, or B8.5 S4? I do all my own work, but tranny repair is out of any shade tree mechanics realm