RAVE: Just bought a new DD
09-28-2011, 02:51 PM
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RAVE: Just bought a new DD
Flying out to St. Louis Sunday to pick it up.
08 BMW 335i, CPO, 24K miles, warranty to 100,000 or 4/30/14. I'll hit the miles first. Going to be nice not having to drive the truck on sales calls any longer.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false
08 BMW 335i, CPO, 24K miles, warranty to 100,000 or 4/30/14. I'll hit the miles first. Going to be nice not having to drive the truck on sales calls any longer.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.js...standard=false
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09-28-2011, 03:12 PM
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I have already told myself "no modding, no modding, I have to finish the V8 car."
That said, I would love to see the checkbook racers' heads explode on the e90 forum when someone started DIY building the mods. "You can't do that! You have to buy from xxx company. You are going to die upside down in a fire if you try to do that on your own!"
That said, I would love to see the checkbook racers' heads explode on the e90 forum when someone started DIY building the mods. "You can't do that! You have to buy from xxx company. You are going to die upside down in a fire if you try to do that on your own!"
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09-28-2011, 03:16 PM
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I have already told myself "no modding, no modding, I have to finish the V8 car."
That said, I would love to see the checkbook racers' heads explode on the e90 forum when someone started DIY building the mods. "You can't do that! You have to buy from xxx company. You are going to die upside down in a fire if you try to do that on your own!"
That said, I would love to see the checkbook racers' heads explode on the e90 forum when someone started DIY building the mods. "You can't do that! You have to buy from xxx company. You are going to die upside down in a fire if you try to do that on your own!"
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09-28-2011, 03:22 PM
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I put 35K on a car a year and even at $28K is was a borderline bad idea as it will be at 150K in four years.
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09-28-2011, 04:22 PM
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http://www.bimmerworld.com/
The downside, of course, is that those parts are pricey.
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09-28-2011, 04:29 PM
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Fantastic purchase. I'm sure you did your homework but does it have the latest software update that makes it putter around in an attempt to quiet the wastegate noise? If not don't upgrade. And be careful of the fuel pumps. The local bmw cca guys completely denounce the n54 for the premature fuel pump failure.
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09-28-2011, 05:02 PM
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I have a lot of reading to do now that I'm committed.
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09-28-2011, 05:23 PM
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You'll be fine. It's a great car. Just change the gear, diff and the motor oil because two have never been changed and the other has only been changed once. And buy an x50 and and a zr4- it'll be cheaper than the tickets you'll get.
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09-28-2011, 05:27 PM
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The way I understand it, all scheduled maintenance is covered including fluids for 4 years / 50K. I have until 4/30/12 on the factory warranty. I have yet to see an owners / service manual to see what the intervals are.
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09-28-2011, 05:40 PM
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My coworker's wife has a 335 and they will not change the oil until the computer in the car suggests it. The car has 18,000 miles and it's on it's factory oil, lol.
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