[midwest 340xi 6sp]

Originally Posted by jaffa12

i haven't driven a 4 yet but I'm sure you're right. a number of Oz 2-owners have driven the 435 on BMW drive days and they shared your sentiment. Visually my 2 looked diminished and bland next to the 4s.

The 2'er bone stock is indeed bland and pedestrian in appearance. Needs appearance mods big time imo. Doesnt have the sexy or sizzle of a 4'er with M Performance bits.

In my case, once I put the black, staggered VMR's on my Melbourne Red? I cant believe the # of compliments I've gotten on the car.

Seriously, as much as on my M3's or even more.

I've owned BMW's for 25 years and the frequency of guys stopping to talk about the car has taken me aback. It's all good right?

[mc3456]

Originally Posted by isthar

I had a loaner 435i w/ the adaptive suspension (i had the same switch to toggle eco/comfort/sport... i think? it might not have had sport+? hmm..)... anyways yes, I felt the 435 was 'softer'. Not terribly so, but I could feel that the car was indeed more a tourer, as others said. Oh, it was a convertible...

Convertibles are always softer riding than coupes. Too firm of a suspension accentuates convertible body flex versus a non convertible. Also, naturally a longer wheelbase car is likely to ride better than a shorter wheelbase car, but settings are the real determinate of 2 series vs 4 series debate.

[BMW335iOn18s]

If it was an Xdrive it would be much softer for sure. Regardless of m-sport

[caycep]

Originally Posted by Midwest M235i

The 2'er bone stock is indeed bland and pedestrian in appearance. Needs appearance mods big time imo. Doesnt have the sexy or sizzle of a 4'er with M Performance bits.

In my case, once I put the black, staggered VMR's on my Melbourne Red? I cant believe the # of compliments I've gotten on the car.

Seriously, as much as on my M3's or even more.

I've owned BMW's for 25 years and the frequency of guys stopping to talk about the car has taken me aback. It's all good right?

Maybe the 4 has better details but I think the basic lines and dimensions of the 2 are better. I like cleaner cars with less distracting details so my tastes lean more towards the 2 series.