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Originally Posted by jeffreyh
first time posting...
Been getting into my mid life crisis and wanting a MT sports car for a while. Originally wanted to get a used Carrera but couldn't find one in the price range I wanted or I could only find years that are known to have problems.
Started looking into M3's and test drove a few but after reading the forums, I figured I would have more fun in a 335 and mod it.
Surprising hard to find a good condition used 335 M/T. During my search I found a used 435i exactly how I wanted it. Pulled the trigger and now in the BMW world. My first M/T car and it has been a blast so far.
I just put on some new wheels last week and I ordered coilovers and a new chargepipe to replace the plastic one.
I had ordered the AWE exhaust, but after reading it would fail SMOG in CA, I canceled it to do more research on exhausts. I love the sound from what I have found online but i'm not sure if I want to go through the hassle of changing things each time I need a smog.
How do others in CA get around this?
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Most folks probably hang on to stock components and swap them for smog. Smog is usually done every other year, so most see it as a minor inconvenience. That, or you pay for a good old "dirty smog". Most people know a guy who knows a guy that knows a guy.