Exciting Cars, Under 50K, Relatively New

[Cowboy1600]

Is the Golf R going to be sold in Australia? It might sneak in under $50K new, and as long as you sell it before the warranty runs out you should be fine. 296hp, 4WD, 0-100 in 5.1, 4-door hatch.

lol...so true.

Personally I wouldn't touch a VW with a 100ft pole.

[Mayuri Krab]

1. IS350 (pity they are auto only)

2. 335i (I think also all auto)

None of the 2-door hatches do it for me. A 4-door Gti or Focus ST would be a practical quick FWD.

335i came in manual, although it is much harder to find.

The ZF6 speed is a pretty good box anyway & the auto 335i is faster at traffic light GP...

They respond pretty well to mods too, upgraded downpipes (rest of the stock exhaust is suprisingly very good for flow) + tune (Cobb or JB4) will see some nice boost in kw & Nm.

If you happen to come across a sedan (E90) you will get zero attention from Cops/bogans/ricers/P-platers as it looks like a base spec 320i with the exception of twin exhaust tips.

Edited April 7, 2014 by Mayuri Krab

[niZmO_Man]

http://forum.jdmstyletuning.com/showthread.php?61128-FS-2008-MY08-335i-e92-M-sport&p=1497298

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