BMW and M Power Owners

Stormster · 17 Feb 2016 at 21:37

I am sure I will cope, you have seen my current car right?

Ignoring what you personally don't like, what do you think to the value? You're the man in the know on good pricing.

MORE SPEED · 17 Feb 2016 at 22:14

Sukh said:
So I can turn my car on to warm up and take the keys and have no worry about someone pinching it

So you turn the car on to warm up, take the keys and it turns itself off? That's what you want?

SS-89 · 17 Feb 2016 at 22:38

MORE SPEED said:
So you turn the car on to warm up, take the keys and it turns itself off? That's what you want?

That's exactly what I'm trying to understand...

Turn the car on, lock the doors and stand by the window if you must have a pre-heated car.

[TW]Fox · 17 Feb 2016 at 22:41

SS-89 said:
That's exactly what I'm trying to understand...

Turn the car on, lock the doors and stand by the window if you must have a pre-heated car.

Actually you can turn it on, lock the doors and walk off if you want. Not sure why you'd want to though, it isn't a 1981 Vauxhall Chevette.

MeAnBoY · 18 Feb 2016 at 11:33

So my front O/S caliper is a little sticky and I've been pointed in the direction of Budweg for calipers. Namely this one: Caliper

I'll get the brake pads changed at the same time and thought I'd just go for some pagid ones from ECP. Anyone else used these pads and caliper or could suggest a better alternative for the same price range?

Rybo89 · 18 Feb 2016 at 11:53

Mine goes in tomorrow for a full service, brake fluid and disk and pads all around.

New tyres have arrived but still undecided on what to do with the alloys. Got an invoice in the history thats for a weld on one of the alloys. Known issue after doing some googling. Another reason to avoid ****** runflats.

Get the car in tip top shape ready to just be sat on my drive doing nothing. Lucky to see 100miles a month lol.

Diddums · 18 Feb 2016 at 12:50

I just discovered the M4 GTS today, what an awesome car, just a shame it's so expensive. I'm also not a fan of the picnic table on the back but in this case it can be excused as it's probably vital to the handling.

£122k though :eek:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bmw/4-series/92503/new-bmw-m4-gts-arrives-with-a-493bhp-122k-bang

DAIR · 18 Feb 2016 at 13:01

Pistonheads have just posted their review of the M2. They seem to really like it.

I personally think it looks too soft. If I had 40k+ to blow. I'd spend it on the 1M. Tbh

[TW]Fox · 18 Feb 2016 at 13:16

DAIR said:
Pistonheads have just posted their review of the M2. They seem to really like it.

I personally think it looks too soft. If I had 40k+ to blow. I'd spend it on the 1M. Tbh

The 1M is a perfect illustration of how irrational and ridiculous car values can get. There is nothing about it that should make it worth £40k for a 5 year old car now the M2 is here, offers pretty much exactly the same thing, and is that price new.

There is no longer anything unique, special or particularly noteworthy about the 1M.

It's a small, turbocharged, 3 litre 6 cylinder coupe with a trick diff and bags of power. So, the same as an M2 then.

DAIR · 18 Feb 2016 at 13:18

It's looks / styling is unique. Way more aggressive and appealing (to me). Than the new M2.

[TW]Fox · 18 Feb 2016 at 13:24

Yea that alone isn't enough of a reason to buy a 5 year old 1 Series for 40 grand against a brand new 2 Series, is it. I suspect the residuals of the 1M will take a battering once the M2 becomes established - it's lost it's unique status pretty much overnight...

It isn't even like classic 911 v modern 911 values or anything like that - there is no fundamental difference really, nothing 'old school' and 'nostalgic' about the 1M that isn't present on the 2, etc etc.

DAIR · 18 Feb 2016 at 13:28

I cannot see that happening as the 1M was a limited run car. The M2 isn't. Time will tell I guess.

[TW]Fox · 18 Feb 2016 at 13:41

DAIR said:
I cannot see that happening as the 1M was a limited run car. The M2 isn't. Time will tell I guess.

Limited run isn't enough on its own. The E39 Champagne edition was limited to just 150 cars and that doesn't stop them being worth 3 grand tops these days

titaniumx3 · 18 Feb 2016 at 14:27

Is there anything I should look out for when buying a E90 325i or 330i? Are these reliable cars? Was looking in the £10000 range. I'm useless at doing any work on cars myself, other than the basic stuff so would like a car that doesn't require much maintenance.

The 325i has signifcantly less power than the 330i but seems to have the same engine. Is there any catch to this, like the 330i engine being less reliable? Would the 325i feel inderpowered?

I'm finding some nice examples of the 325i, but worried it might feel underpowered.

Rybo89 · 18 Feb 2016 at 14:50

325 2007 onwards is the 3.0 engine. Anything before is the 2.5 engine from what I gathered.

I have the 325 3.0 convertible (so a bit heavier) and I feel it has plenty of power for every day driving and overtaking. Think the difference is just mainly the manifold between the 325 and 330.

Look out for hydro pump/ module faults, high pressure fuel pump thing, injectors as they seem to be common faults and all are £1k+ each to sort out from what I have gathered.

panthro · 18 Feb 2016 at 14:58

[TW]Fox;29187353 said:
The 1M is a perfect illustration of how irrational and ridiculous car values can get. There is nothing about it that should make it worth £40k for a 5 year old car now the M2 is here, offers pretty much exactly the same thing, and is that price new.

There is no longer anything unique, special or particularly noteworthy about the 1M.

It's a small, turbocharged, 3 litre 6 cylinder coupe with a trick diff and bags of power. So, the same as an M2 then.

Limited edition m8.

titaniumx3 · 18 Feb 2016 at 15:11

Rybo89 said:
325 2007 onwards is the 3.0 engine. Anything before is the 2.5 engine from what I gathered.

I have the 325 3.0 convertible (so a bit heavier) and I feel it has plenty of power for every day driving and overtaking. Think the difference is just mainly the manifold between the 325 and 330.

Look out for hydro pump/ module faults, high pressure fuel pump thing, injectors as they seem to be common faults and all are £1k+ each to sort out from what I have gathered.

I'm looking at a 2009 325i with about 33000 miles. Would this have the same issues? Also would it being an estate make any difference to performance?

DRZ · 18 Feb 2016 at 15:20

titaniumx3 said:
I'm looking at a 2009 325i with about 33000 miles. Would this have the same issues? Also would it being an estate make any difference to performance?

With only 33k miles you could always put it under the BMW Insured Warranty and forget about it. Not expensive considering what could go wrong and the peace of mind you have as a result

I'd always go for the 330i over the 325i unless you found a 325i in utterly stunning condition with all the options you wanted at a price you couldn't ignore.

DAIR · 18 Feb 2016 at 15:44

[TW]Fox;29187471 said:
Limited run isn't enough on its own. The E39 Champagne edition was limited to just 150 cars and that doesn't stop them being worth 3 grand tops these days

Be that as it may... Fact remains the 1M is holding its value well.

titaniumx3 · 18 Feb 2016 at 17:06

DRZ said:
With only 33k miles you could always put it under the BMW Insured Warranty and forget about it. Not expensive considering what could go wrong and the peace of mind you have as a result

I'd always go for the 330i over the 325i unless you found a 325i in utterly stunning condition with all the options you wanted at a price you couldn't ignore.

Thank you for the advice. I've always gone for low mileage cars, but I understand its more to do with the age of the car and how those miles were travelled. Do you reckon 330i with say 90k would be bad idea?