Just happened on this thread for the first time in a while, I can't believe the price of that little car! A very loaded 335i sedan is in the mid/high $40s, just looked at them a month ago @ Beverly Hills BMW. The 335i is one of my absolute favorite new cars, actually one of the few new cars I like other than a 997S or above in the Porsche line.
One of my good friends that I see every day has a 335i 6-speed coupe, we always joke about having a drag-race w/ my 996 but I really don't want to lose my license and car.
It would be close, anyways. The 996 is running good and his car is a bullet. They don't make them like they used to. They make them a lot better.