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So i've not owned a BMW for about a month now, and i can't handle it. Life has never been the same

I'm eyeing up an e91 possibly 325i, would like to go 330 but a bit harder to find

Anyone got an e91 325i? what sort of fuel economy you getting round town? Anything to check for prior to purchasing

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7km/l around town on a e91 325i. pretty shocking actually

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5 minutes ago, qube said:

7km/l around town on a e91 325i. pretty shocking actually

Yikes, thats way worse than the 330!? 

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2 hours ago, qube said:

7km/l around town on a e91 325i. pretty shocking actually

Are you beating every boy racer off the line???? lol! That's more hungry than a 335, heck maybe even an m3 lol

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maybe because it was short start stop around the block. driven normall no hard acceleration or anything, its slow anyway

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Does the wagon really weigh that engine down heaps? I'm not looking for an accelleration monster, but if it's sluggish maybe I need to look for the 330 model

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Are 325i's not all 3ltr anyway? 

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1 hour ago, Driftit said:

Are 325i's not all 3ltr anyway? 

Pre 07 are N52B25

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There is a ton of nice 08+ ones on there when I was looking.  They seem to have flooded in.

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1 hour ago, Driftit said:

There is a ton of nice 08+ ones on there when I was looking.  They seem to have flooded in.

08 325 e91 or 330 ?

I'm eyeing up 325 08 ish, the prices have come down heappppps over the last year

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3 hours ago, 325_driver said:

08 325 e91 or 330 ?

I'm eyeing up 325 08 ish, the prices have come down heappppps over the last year

325's.  I was looking two weeks back.  Was over a dozen of them.  Quite a few Motorsports too.

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Maybe I need to skip the wagon hunt and get Brent's 335 if it's still there.

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On 5/24/2019 at 11:11 PM, 325_driver said:

Are you beating every boy racer off the line???? lol! That's more hungry than a 335, heck maybe even an m3 lol

Strewth, thats probably up there my old 335i e91...but at least there was plenty of entertainment to be had.

I'd recommend getting an LCI facelift one, which came out late 08...much better iDrive etc.

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i've spotted one that might be worth my while, 

e91 325i but the km's are a bit high like 210,000

my old 330ci had like 220,000 on the clock and still no issues, it just kept chugging along

are these engines just as bullet proof?

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how cheap is it? these cars are pretty cheap now already

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200,000 is nothing really, it maybe a positive in fact if the water pump etc have been done.

The N52 appears to have less overall issues than the M54 but the ones it does have are more costly to fix. Neither engine bulletproof in my book  but they certainly aren't bad per se. Id rate them similar reliability wise taking into account that N52 are generally newer and have less mileage, they use much of the M5X design. M54 isn't great to work on but the N52 generally worse in my experience, more compact, more things to remove and even more stupid fasteners to worry about.

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You don't mention what year and if M-sport or otherwise, but I reckon at those sort of KMs, you wouldn't want to be paying more than 5k. Plenty of things other than just the engine wear with distance. 

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Was aiming round the $5,000 mark, plenty of 325i's on the market

I found one low km's now, but it's the 2006 model < 120,000km and < 5,000 which is ideal for a nice runner.

Looks like it has the n52 engine in it

Any noticeable differences between the n52 and n53?

(not m-sport)

Sadly Just can't justify heading to the 335i touring or coupe, although i want to! Although i saw one on trademe go for just over 6k!

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$6k on a 335i would just be the entrance price...trust me ?

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2 hours ago, NakiTouring said:

$6k on a 335i would just be the entrance price...trust me ?

Well said.

It's like a strip club with a brothel upstairs... only $20 entry fee sir.

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10 minutes ago, M3AN said:

Well said.

It's like a strip club with a brothel upstairs... only $20 entry fee sir.

Indeed, but not always with a happy ending...

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12 hours ago, NakiTouring said:

Indeed, but not always with a happy ending...

But with 6k entry price, I could have 3-4k stashed away in the $#!% happens corner.

Or am i right to assume, those repair costs are entry fees only lol?

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