[evanescent03]

searching around I have seen mostly m235i with LSD being used for track duty. I've also seen people praising the weight/balance of the 228i for "driving" but I haven't seen many reports of people actually using a 228i with track package for HPDEs or open track time.

GSR has a full on track build but I'm wanting to do a 228i with MSport, track pack, manual transmission, aftermarket track pads and fluid and be good for a couple track days/year ...

what do you guys think? I'm not a pro but I usually run in intermediate/advanced-intermediate run groups so I need the car to be somewhat robust as far as braking/cooling go. I can live with sub-par "racecar feel/performance" but am looking for a fun car around $40k... was looking at Focus ST, Golf R stuff, started thinking I'd liked to stick with BMW so looked at an M235i .. with LSD already approaching $50k... lower is better and if the 228i would be a fun/capable car maybe I should just stick with that?

thanks for your feedback!

Matt