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Lame article with “why would BMW even bother?” Time to it.
because Mr American journalist, European fleet buyers and indeed legislation would beg the question “why don’t BMW” if they hadn’t.
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Lame article with “why would BMW even bother?” Time to it.
because Mr American journalist, European fleet buyers and indeed legislation would beg the question “why don’t BMW” if they hadn’t.
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There’s only one reason why people get the 330e that I know of and that’s BIK. People in my company only get it for this reason and most never ever charge it.
has anyone driven the N52 engined 330i and the N54 335i in manual? I am looking for a semi practical daily and to get back into drifting again. The normal S-body Nissans I used to use are nuts on price now so BMW seems the way to go. I haven't test driven either yet given the current lockdown so looking for any views/opinions. I like the idea of the 335i as it has the added power and I am used to turbo charged cars, however they seem to have a few common issues with injectors, turbos and the like that the earlier N52 doesn't suffer from. Any opinions/views helpful really.
The E90's can be had for cheap enough now that its a viable option, early cars are coming in at around £4k and upwards which isnt miles off an E46.
The E90's can be had for cheap enough now that its a viable option, early cars are coming in at around £4k and upwards which isnt miles off an E46.
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I owned one about 9 years ago.
Amazing engine, ok car. Would imagine they are more trouble than they are worth these days though.
Funnily enough I did a search and came accross one of your posts, I noted that you drove the newer 330i which is about 20bhp more powerful than the previous engine. The 335's may well become a bit of a poor financial proposition given the age now, just wondering whether the extra 50bhp makes it worth going for over the 330?
I've owned both an N52 3.0 Z4 and an N54 335i in manual - keeping my thoughts on the cars themselves out of it, engine wise, the N52 is bullet proof by comparison, nice engine, linear power delivery etc. N54 very tunable, but unfortunately does have it's issues with reliability. It's still epic, and was used in the 1M also.
I'd be leaning towards the N52 for what you plan with it.
Yea it's a really tricky one, on the one hand power, on the other less reliability, fuel pumps, injectors, turbos etc. I have read the N52 is a solid unit. Im looking forward to the lockdown being over so I can test them both out at least.
Don't get me wrong, I loved the N54 in the 335i. But.... if your wanting to drift the thing, I guarantee it'll cause problems and they won't be cheap. Driving wise, the N54 is great though, simple mods take it to 400bhp. The later N55 did resolve some of the reliability issues of the N54, but is slightly less tunable.
Having owned a pre-LCI 335i for a good few years now, I'd steer towards the N52 if you're looking to do some drifting and generally thrash it around a bit - I've had both turbo's replaced, injectors, fuel pump, DSC Hydro unit and a few other niggles with oil leaks etc. - fortunately I've kept it under insured warranty with BMW so everything has been taken care of, but probably not the right car if you're looking for some relatively inexpensive fun.
Saying all that, I'm constantly fighting the urge to take it over to Evolve for a stage 1 remap - the gains are quite impressive
Saying all that, I'm constantly fighting the urge to take it over to Evolve for a stage 1 remap - the gains are quite impressive
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Surely you want/need somet with a proper diff for a start?
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call bmw and ask how much it isI have 1 F30/F32 19” BMW 403M Alloy Wheel brand new in box from BMW which I want to sell but struggling to figure out how to find the official BMW sale price for it. Any idea where I can find that?
(part number 7 845 883)
I thought they were closed?call bmw and ask how much it is
I did a google and could only find used but found new ones via ebay directly from 450 to 675.
It is not irrelevant, if a garage wanted to replace an alloy with a genuine one but slightly cheaper then they can. If I know the original price then I can judge what to advertise it at.
Gonna leave it on gumtree for £550Those wheels are €740 RRP at the moment. However this is an old wheel which is superseded by a newer model number. Honestly don't see you getting anywhere near that. Why have you been hoarding it for 5yrs?
Hah not that long but decided to declutter, finally
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Agreed. Cant you just grab a old 328i or somet for drifting.............