America v Germany: 2008 BMW 335i vs. 2008 Chevrolet Corvette
By William C. Montgomery | The Truth About Cars | Results after the jump.
1st Place: 2008 BMW 335i
If you like to drive like your hair’s on fire, deciding between the athletic American 2008 Chevrolet Corvette hardtop coupe and the Bavarian corner carver 2008 BMW 335i is a bit like choosing between cocaine and cocaine. If you’re a more sensible motorist, it’s like choosing between A.H. Hirsch 16 Year Old Reserve Pot Stilled Sour Mash Straight Bourbon Whiskey and Schloss Rüdesheim VSOP brandy. in either case, the question is a matter of taste and price. Hence this test: which performance car offers the better buzz for $40k?
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2nd Place: 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Hardtop
“Screw you, Steve McQueen and your fancy Mustang! I wanna ‘Vette!” I shouted (to no one) while tearing a rift in the space-time continuum through the peaceful pastoral Texas countryside. Clearly, I was imbibing heartily from a bottle of Chateau Corvette, vintage 2008. But I forgot myself. And my objectivity. I was there to perform a head-to-head comparison between said ’08 Chevy hardtop and an ’08 BMW 335i. Unlikely rivals, to be sure. But both are answers to the same question spoken in the quintessential voice of their respective source countries, America and Germany. Both are powerful sports cars designed to appeal to aging upper middle class drivers that can afford to treat themselves to something sporty and nice, just not too expensive. In this case, both cars were available at CarMax for just under $40K.
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I have three BMWs, 2 of them 1999, and one 1995 with 240000 miles. When the repair expenses
comes, I get panic about the dollar, but when I drive, I feel very comfortable. I wish I could get
into one 335i, indeed that will be a dream car. My wife will not buy another car in her life, other
than a BMW. BMW, when once used by a person, it is very hard for him or her to change to
another car because BMW has some sort or catch with the owner.