Name a car that is:

tell me more about bmw reliability pls.
No I mean im curious, is the 335i engine legit good?

Two 350zs

>don't know why
Because Veeky Forumstism

FPBP

American muscle is the best performance value on Earth

Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG.
RWD
About 500hp
Start at 9k used on autotrader
It's a Mercedes-Benz, so great german reliability
Not a bavarian shitbox

Are either of these available with MANual transmission or are they autotragic only like the 500E is?

older gen mustang gt, i got mine for 22k with 15k miles, got dynoed and it makes around 485 to the crank

>chrysler era benz
no thanks
Benz drivers are lazy old fucks there are no Manuals.

R34 GT-T

>Benz drivers are lazy old fucks there are no Manuals.

>daily drive a old MANUAL petrol powered W124 Mercedes Benz
>it's actually a surprisingly fun car with good handling characteristics but lacks power
>look into it's sportier version: 5000E
>It comes with a V8 and Porsche designed suspension...
>FUCK YEAR Now we are talking.
>... and it is autragic only.
>FUCK.
>Look into newer AMG models
>again perfect apart from being autotragic only
What the fuck is wrong with this world? Seriously why aren't they putting the manuals to their sportier models and automatics in the models that actually are bought by lazy fucks that don't care about performance or driving dynamics?

I don't think I've ever heard of bearings in the newer Cayman engines failing

The 2.0T ATS

Because for the longest time automatic was considered a luxury and manuals were for basic bitch models
Now its the norm, but luxury car buyers are still not interested in manuals in their daily drivers or grand touring cars

These are so hilariously cheap for what's essentially a 4 door Camaro. With the magnetic suspension they handle incredibly well

>Mclaren SLR has the same 5 speed autotragic as my dads 1999 c class
>I have it now too
>my next car will have it most likely too
Its like they unintentionally made the best gearbox and forgot to make a manual counterpart that can withstand close to the same power (1000nm)

You actually WANT an 86?
Get an 86. Disregard the memes.

miata (modded)

>crank hp

S2000

buy a Miata and mod it up to 200hp. easily under 23K and extremely reliable

should have added electric motors to the front wheels.
and less fat.

Manual transmission swaps have been done to the early AMGs on rare occasions but I've never heard of modern AMGs with m/t.
But whatever, imagine a 1997 C36 AMG with m/t. It won't get better than this.

wouldn't be worth getting shat on every time you mention it on Veeky Forums. might as well get a gt86

how's the 2.0t and manual trans in this?

the only downside is that it has an awful exhaust note, but mods pretty well

almost rarer than a unicorn but a manual cts-v isn't that rare.

Get a Toyota GT86 fampai

There are dozens of 2.0l manuals for sale in the Toronto area just off lease

turbo miata

No, the bmw reliability meme is not a meme

Well, Baden-Württemberg is kinda close to Bavaria.

They made that tranny in like 1990 and seriously over engineered it, last I checked the S65 was still using it in 2013

Pontiac GTO Pontiac G8 Chevy SS.

spoon

Ford XR6

infiniti g35h

Any S-Chassis, unless you're in Burgerland with the cucked versions.

Honda S2000 AP1
Nissan Silvia
Nissan Cefiro

Wet noodles

JDM imported silvia

>what are sway bars and other chassis braces

Or you can just buy a car with a good chassis instead of trying to polish a turd

420 to the wheels, i know all you cucks measure your cars at the crank since you since they are completely stock

>sway bar
>chassis bracing
You probably think a stiff chassis means a car with hard spring rates, don't you?how embarrassing

>implying anyone on Veeky Forums knows Baden-Württemberg
99.99% know Bavaria and Berlin, that's it.

It is a meme if the bmw in question has a naturally aspirated I6, those will run forever. The 335i is a nightmare when it comes to maintenance because of its early turbo I6. The newer turbo I6's are pretty solid though.

crown vic

you never said it has to handle or be fast

Corvette C6

297kw

I thought this was going to be harder

NA/NB Miata with a tarbo

Mazdaspeed miata

335i is probably the best tuner car out there right now. Can make a shitton of HP, RWD, you have forged internals, you can upgrade turbos, etc. But the reliability is shit. The n54 was notorious for requiring $4k on the side for repairs every year. HPFP, Blown turbos by 75k, wastegate rattle, gasket, i can go on all day. With the introduction to the N55 in 2010, BMW ironed out the majority of the previous engines problems, but at the cost of HP. The n54 (dual small turbo) engine tunes higher than the single turbo n55 engine.
So what i'm trying to say is the engine on that car is good, the problem is everything else it requires to run.

What is closest thing to reliable as fuck BMW 335i that one can get?

...

SC300

Toyota MR2 GTS

4 350z's

Pontiac G8 GT

or if youre lucky, you can find G8 GXP's for near 23k.

MR2
Prob some old volvos
Ford cortina (With largest engine), Capri 2.8i,

IS300

You can get an R32 GT-R for less than €18k here, and even though I'm not much of a Skyline fanboy I'd rather have a GT-R than a GT-T

HARDMODE

must be 2 door
manual transmission

mk2 MR2

GTO

Audi S4, Ford Taurus SHO, Audi A6 3.0t, American V8's.

Well, yeah. But compare cars from Baden-Württemberg to cars from Bavaria.

Bavaria: R8, i8, TT, i3, A5...
Baden-Württemberg: SLR, AMG GT, Carrera GT, 911, SLS AMG, 918, 959...

Yeah, it's only with 5 or 7-speed-auto, but you gotta consider that this car is also a convertible. I speak from experience when saying that a manual gearbox is really distracting when driving a convertible

Theres a reason why they start at 9k you ret

Easy
Ponatic firebird 5.7 v8, 335 hp 2 door manual literally 3k where I live

Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ. Done.

>R32 GT-R
>RWD

The 86/BRZ makes 197hp.

>RWD
>At least 200hp
>price under 23k used
>fairly reliable

You literally just described the most-memed-on car on this board. The GT86 is actually really good for what it is, to be honest. Just don't expect to do highway pulls.

>fairly reliable
>posts car that wants to kill its driver

???

5th gen 2SS camaros can be had for under 23k pretty easily

Close enough.

CANT STOP THE CLUBBY

Also while I remember, the Toyota Altezza RS200/Lexus IS300.

Genesis Coupe

can't do it kouhai, Veeky Forums's gonna make fun of me if i get one. rip

Mercedes-Benz C-Class/E-Class either 4 or 6 cylinder models.
Lexus IS, GS or LS
Cadillac CTS or ATS
Infiniti G37, M56
Jaguar XF, these are actually pretty reliable.

>Audi S4
>Reliable

Mercs are autobahn machines, they're made so that bosses can commute 200km in one hour without issues nor worries. they're not made for the tougay

Aussies do it best

That would be?

to the crank

lul

So like every other car is measured new?

there's a sizeable difference between 200 to the wheels in tip top condition and 200 to the crank used/dilapidated

F150 ecobooost. There is no other answer

C5 corvettes are $10-15k now, which leaves 8-10k for sikk mawdz. Some updates in suspension and maybe a tune/turbo and you'll be over 300 hp for >$20k. And corvettes are reliable DD's that can get 30 mpg on the highway.