BMW and M Power Owners

mrk · 18 Apr 2016 at 18:05

Those are not genuine CSL wheels, so I'd rather keep mine

Dis86 · 18 Apr 2016 at 18:12

Think I'd rather stick with our very own mrk's wheels!

MeAnBoY · 18 Apr 2016 at 18:25

His looks nicer than yours

only kidding. Fake or not, I like the CSL style wheels more. You should've left him a sticky note on where to buy a stubby aerial also, horrible thing on the other one.

Thomas. PLease. · 19 Apr 2016 at 10:25

Decided to buy an Alpine ILX 700 CarPlay online after I saw one for a good price. Not sure I'm looking forward to the install though, sounds like a bit of a pig.

Anyone able to help with regard to adopters etc? I've got a HK and standard Nav at the moment.

I'm thinking I need a 5m Iso extension, iso to quadlock, and a steering wheel adapter too?

kaptainmarc · 19 Apr 2016 at 14:26

Been searching for cars for a while and always written off BMW's until I started looking into them abit more and now I am looking at getting one *SHOCK HORROR*

looking at getting a E90 3 series

either a 330i or 335i. top top top budget is 10k seems I can pick a decent one for around 8.5k

common problems? anything to look out for when shopping around? Ideally I want a 3 door as they look much better IMO.

give me your advice BMW fans

Rybo89 · 19 Apr 2016 at 14:34

Your after a E92 then to start with.

I know **** all. But what a do know is if you get the 335 make sure its low miles and FSH so you can get BMW warranty ready for when it breaks.

kaptainmarc · 19 Apr 2016 at 14:40

Rybo89 said:
Your after a E92 then to start with.

I know **** all. But what a do know is if you get the 335 make sure its low miles and FSH so you can get BMW warranty ready for when it breaks.

So it would seem, sorry not clued up on the BMW E-isms

do they tend to break a lot then? The main reason for looking at them was I thought they sent on forever?

DRZ · 19 Apr 2016 at 14:58

The 335i has some complicated bits that are common failures and can be quite painful to fix. High Pressure Fuel Pump, turbo/turbos (depending on which engine - N54 has two, N55 has a compound turbo), injectors and occasionally coils are common engine weaknesses. All of these issues can be expensive - the HPFP is possibly the most expensive issue and easily the most common of them all.

I'm not sure an £8500 335i is a sensible buy, but I've not looked at that end of the market in a while...

kaptainmarc · 19 Apr 2016 at 15:07

DRZ said:
The 335i has some complicated bits that are common failures and can be quite painful to fix. High Pressure Fuel Pump, turbo/turbos (depending on which engine - N54 has two, N55 has a compound turbo), injectors and occasionally coils are common engine weaknesses. All of these issues can be expensive - the HPFP is possibly the most expensive issue and easily the most common of them all.

I'm not sure an £8500 335i is a sensible buy, but I've not looked at that end of the market in a while...

Well thats that Idea straight out the window then

The 330i was the one at that price, they still riddled with the same problems? or is that just the 335 without a turbo? I do not know anything about BMW's

Looked at the 325i but I don't think it will be pokey enough for me compared to a hot hatch

DRZ · 19 Apr 2016 at 15:32

The N52 is generally pretty reliable as far as I know. It is certainly less complicated than the N54/55 in the 335i!

acemastr · 19 Apr 2016 at 16:03

Those reverse lights full of water yet?

Malt_Vinegar · 19 Apr 2016 at 16:38

The e92 330i that I had on an 08 plate was a nightmare.
Injectors, fuel tank error messages, limp home modes, and cracking alloys.
Most were covered under warranty, but not cracked alloys. New wheel and tyre each time, and it was costly!

[TW]Fox · 19 Apr 2016 at 17:24

kaptainmarc said:
The main reason for looking at them was I thought they sent on forever?

Where do people get this impression from?

iaind · 19 Apr 2016 at 17:25

German, innit. Doors go thunk and the indicators feel great

kaptainmarc · 19 Apr 2016 at 18:11

[TW]Fox;29407617 said:
Where do people get this impression from?

mainly the fact they seem to be the only older cars I ever see still going in good nick

[TW]Fox · 19 Apr 2016 at 18:12

kaptainmarc said:
mainly the fact they seem to be the only older cars I ever see still going in good nick

This is a product of a cars value as much, if not more, than its reliability.

Lets consider two cars - a 2006 Ford Mondeo and a 2006 BMW 335i.

The Mondeo is worth about £2k, the BMW worth about £9k. Both cars suffer an identical failure with a repair cost of £2k.

Which car gets scrapped? Which car gets fixed?

kaptainmarc · 19 Apr 2016 at 18:29

[TW]Fox;29407772 said:
This is a product of a cars value as much, if not more, than its reliability.

Lets consider two cars - a 2006 Ford Mondeo and a 2006 BMW 335i.

The Mondeo is worth about £2k, the BMW worth about £9k. Both cars suffer an identical failure with a repair cost of £2k.

Which car gets scrapped? Which car gets fixed?

The mondeo? do I win anything?

what engine is best to go for in terms of reliability out of the 325i/330i/335i?

you seem to be the fountain of knowledge with the BMW range, 7k is ideal money 10k is must be worth it money

nas · 19 Apr 2016 at 18:48

kaptainmarc said:
The mondeo? do I win anything?

what engine is best to go for in terms of reliability out of the 325i/330i/335i?

you seem to be the fountain of knowledge with the BMW range, 7k is ideal money 10k is must be worth it money

330i over the 325i, as far as I'm aware they offer similar economy despite the variance in power.

I wouldn't be comfortable with a 335i without warranty.

Gaygle · 19 Apr 2016 at 20:00

kaptainmarc said:
The mondeo? do I win anything?

what engine is best to go for in terms of reliability out of the 325i/330i/335i?

you seem to be the fountain of knowledge with the BMW range, 7k is ideal money 10k is must be worth it money

In terms of reliability? Honestly, none. They are all as "bad" as each other. But I don't want you to take the wrong thing away from this - they don't break down every 5 minutes for lol's. They are generally absolutely fine and you could go 50k miles without so much of an issue. But if you start getting a misfire one day, and you need 3 new injectors @ £225 each + labour, expect to not get much change from £8-900.

If you can say "Ok, that's not that much of a big deal" then you'll be fine. If you can't say that, I suggest you find one with less than 60k miles (good luck at £7k) and get a warranty.

Rybo89 · 19 Apr 2016 at 20:30

I bought a 2009 325 e93 with 70k miles.

within a month it had to have 3 new injectors and a output shaft seal replaced. Both common problems.

Awesome car though. Love driving it, nice relaxing drive with some tunes on. The 325 has plenty of power for the car, get up to speed easy enough and can easily overtake when needed. I would certainly go for the 330 though, especially if you want that extra humph. (+50bhp)

I have managed 45mpg-50mpg on a run and get 30mpg around town. Yes, thats from a 3.0ltr petrol engine. Mental.

Great cars. Just don't go in expecting to never run into big bills.