335i44/70
The Deal
5
Book is 0.35 times the going rate for its power, but that low book is the market pricing in the fuel pump and the turbos, so the Deal is held at 5.
The Drive
8
Hydraulic steering, which the F30 and G20 traded for electric assist, and a twin-turbo six with its full torque from 1,400 rpm.
The Upkeep
4
Fuel at 20 mpg and insurance at $1,992 are the two lines that hurt, and the insurance comes to 44.5% of the book value every year.
The Risk
4
The fuel pump and the turbos can each fail expensively, an inspection only partly finds either, and both warranty extensions have run out.
The Daily
8
A five-seat sedan with a usable trunk. The screen predates phone mirroring, and on 2007-08 cars it came only with navigation.
The Limit
6
Competent rather than sharp: rear drive in a 3,594 lb sedan, classed F Street with the G37, and no grip figure we could source.
The Mods
8
$379 buys a claimed 80 whp, and that boost leans on the same fuel pump and turbos this engine already wears out.