BMW and M Power Owners

[icehot]

Well i picked up my new m135i from BMW Heathrow yesterday, so far im very happy with it. Been told to take it easy for the first 1000 miles which is going to be hard!

Gratz mate, awesome colour of course

 

[MeAnBoY]

Shouldn't be a problem taking it easy, it feels pretty damn quick without even having to go over 3.5k revs

Congrats on the purchase, it's a really nice all round car.

 

[York]

Well i picked up my new m135i from BMW Heathrow yesterday, so far im very happy with it. Been told to take it easy for the first 1000 miles which is going to be hard!

Very nice - picking my 535d up from there at the end of next month

 

[Belloni]

How can I tell if an 2007 plate has efficient dynamics? I know the plate is a sign? Anything else to look for?

 

[wingman]

Best colour choice CoreKrogoth, nice one! Enjoy

It doesn't represent anything. It's going to be a wreck. Even the earliest, cheapest and ropeyist M3's are still around £5k, this one is 25% cheaper than the those ones which should speak volumes. Baring in mind its hard to find a decent 330CI for this price, an M3 which traditionally are double the price on the used market, is extremely unlikely to be anything other than a heap.

It will undoubtedly have a cracked rear subframe and at that price, i wouldn't be surprised if the boot floor was all but falling out.

Then it represents what price an M3 can be on the possibility it may or may not have a cracked subframe, surely?

A "decent" 330Ci at £4k will be a 3-4 years newer motor. A poor comparison to draw there. A Y reg 330Ci is likely to be in the realms of £2,000 in similar questionable condition. An equivalent E46 M3 that is an 03/04 model will be over £10k.

 

[[TW]Fox]

How can I tell if an 2007 plate has efficient dynamics? I know the plate is a sign? Anything else to look for?

The plate isn't a sign at all. You can tell by the engine size on the 325i - the later N53 engined cars are 3 litre not 2.5 litres.

 

[[TW]Fox]

A Y reg 330Ci is likely to be in the realms of £2,000 in similar questionable condition.

And equally irrelevant because unless you were desperate to scrape into a BMW at any cost on a tiny budget you wouldn't pick one in questionable condition.

 

[wingman]

Quite. I had to sell a ropey one! Although to be fair it was the Linglongs that let it down the most

 

[Belloni]

The plate isn't a sign at all. You can tell by the engine size on the 325i - the later N53 engined cars are 3 litre not 2.5 litres.

What about a 330i?

 

[xs2man]

Is a 3 litre...

 

[[TW]Fox]

What about a 330i?

Cars built after September 2007, so some of the 57 plates. You'll need to go by CO2 emissions, the N53 is well under 200, the N52 is over 200.

To be honest if you are buying a cheapy I'd look for a non ED car - the N52 engine is much more reliable than the more efficient direct injection N53 engine. Plus it's more likely to be found in the sub £10k market than the newer ones, too.

 

[Belloni]

Cars built after September 2007, so some of the 57 plates. You'll need to go by CO2 emissions, the N53 is well under 200, the N52 is over 200.

To be honest if you are buying a cheapy I'd look for a non ED car - the N52 engine is much more reliable than the more efficient direct injection N53 engine. Plus it's more likely to be found in the sub £10k market than the newer ones, too.

Ah right ok, that helps thanks. Gotta weigh up how much I want idrive now.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Ah right ok, that helps thanks. Gotta weigh up how much I want idrive now.

iDrive isn't great in the older E92's but the interior without it just looks horrible, if you dont want it you might as well just buy an E46.

 

[Belloni]

iDrive isn't great in the older E92's but the interior without it just looks horrible, if you dont want it you might as well just buy an E46.

Unfortunately the e92 shape is the only one I like out of the BMW range for that price! Sorry to disappoint

 

[Housey]

Soooo just sorted a day with an M4 and M6 GC to follow

 

[Metalface Mark]

Yay, this just turned up

Spoiler

 

[Cosimo]

Well i picked up my new m135i from BMW Heathrow yesterday, so far im very happy with it. Been told to take it easy for the first 1000 miles which is going to be hard!
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Looks good in that colour. Enjoy. :)

 

[shaank]

Soooo just sorted a day with an M4 and M6 GC to follow

Nice.

I repeat.

Nice.

 

[NVP]

Jealous!!

EDIT:
I have suspicions that the magnet in my phone case is draining my fob battery... new trial of seperate pockets to see if it fixes up.

 

[[TR]SweetSpotOz]

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