Sell 34R for something Euro?

[No Crust Racing]

Thanks for sharing, matches a few things I read.

I'd need to save a bit more to afford one that new.

[admS15]

My bud also says once the box has been repaired and upgraded on the early models that they are then fine. An early model that has been repaired and upgraded would be an ideal buy, I would think.

[No Crust Racing]

Hmmm, I've seen a few with "box upgrades" but I dont know enough to be sure of what absolutely needs doing.

Clips, pressure sensors, etc

[Count Grantleyish]

That's ok since you don't really drive the 34 ever since you got it anyway.

[No Crust Racing]

Been driving it regularly since the tune, went for a blast today too, was good

[Gymkhana]

If I was going to get something euro, it'd definitely be an A45 AMG. God they are beautiful, just about the only euro I like. C63's are class too.

[JGTC]

Would you consider something like the new Mustang GTs?  Competent, comfortable, manual with warranty.  Plenty of aftermarket support given how new the car is.

[Hadouken]

You forgot the "guaranteed to drift into crowds"

[No Crust Racing]

A45 is a hot hatch, as cool as they look. 

Mustang I imagine would be depreciation city. 

The more I look the more I see why the 35 is such a big deal. There's basically nothing in that price bracket that can match it performance wise and it's still apparently semi comfy. 

[Steve85]

I'm not too familiar with the cars you have listed, however, I can tell you that BMW M cars are brilliant. They cost an absolute fortune to maintain though. I had an E60 M5 previously, it was the best car i've ever driven. It also was broken about a third of the time and cost almost 20k in repairs over 2.5 years. I still miss it...

We also have an E61 wagon, which since purchase (12 months ago) has only needed oil (they all need oil). People tend to assume that all Euros are the same, but the non-sports car models are pretty reliable in my opinion.

I looked at an A5 for my daily at one point, it felt well built, solid and like something i might like to drive but, In the end I spent a lot less and put the extra money into my fun car fund. I certainly was nice and quiet.

[No Crust Racing]

Broken all the time, cost 20k in repairs, still loved it. Are you sure it wasn't a GT-R

Having a hard time finding good info on what "needs" to be done to an earlier 35 trans to protect it. 

[admS15]

I think it has to do with the clutch packs. I'll ask my bud at work after cup day and get back to you.

[Hadouken]

There's something else aswell that causes the box to only shit from 1-3-5.

Where's all the 35 gtr guys...

[Count Grantleyish]

They're all hiding at mechanics getting their boxes fixed.

[No Crust Racing]

I dunno, I asked a few Qs in the 35 section and got crickets. Have they all moved to FB?

[Hadouken]

Must be to good for the forums

[Gymkhana]

I always thought euro's were reliable, this is a shock to me hearing how unreliable they are!

[r32-25t]

It's pretty well known they're unreliable in other parts of the world but Australia has given them this prestige status and hide it all rather well 

[Hadouken]

Lol. To throw them all in the same boat is unfair.

Same for jap cars. Some are reliable and some have things that go wrong. That is life.

[r32-25t]

The vw group is probably the best of them but we can't forget about the dsg recall or even dieselgate