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Personally think the n54 in the 1M can be a great engine with proper maintenance and some modifications. While i dont own a 1M i own the closest thing a 135i, that is about to be manual swapped. Have recently put a completely refreshed engine with a whole bunch of upgraded parts, including hybrid turbos, with a very mild tune (14psi) it made 470hp and 630Nm @engine. The main difference being power held on all the way up top, and power delivery being far more linear now with the custom tune, driving much more like an N/A car. I think once its manual swapped (with genuine oem M perf. short shift kit) it will be a fantastic drivers car, can only imagine how good the 1M must drive with the wide tires and m3 suspension.

In a departure from 35 years of only owning 4x4 vehicles, I have taken the plunge and now have a 2013 320i and a 2018 118i I'm really looking forward to learning a lot from here...I have already realised just how rough the last 35 years have been...

Contemplating an i3 certainly makes you evaluate your use case senarios in more depth. As a one vehicle solution, I don't see how a BEV can work - particularly for that 1-5% of the time you want head out of town. I cant imagine going on too long a trip making 150kn jumps with charging stops. A PHEV seems like a pretty versatile option, [ or for the i3 a 94ah rex ]. TBH, a 60ah REX would actually cover all my needs but the newer model and slightly more range would be a nice compromise. I also worked out for my average 7k km per year, adding in RUC's + charging costs, this is not about saving money on fuels [ coming form a 5L/100km car ]

indeed, given e30 cabrio is worst-handling e30, you'd not be doing that one for the performance/handling... Jun, there's a Model 3 on TradeMe with panel damage, something like $8K for the battery.. getting the whole wreck without the body panels could be just the starting point for your e38 luxury-length project. Or, for more completeness, I know a guy with a couple of e60 M5 that need work... ideal - you can have the best of bost worlds! One V10, one EV! Oooh! That'd drive everyone mad.

Thanks Richard for the kind words, I also get the opposite sentiment whenever I say good things about Petrol engines, BMW, etc on EV/Tesla forums. Most annoying is only old folks like me know that M3 is a BMW, everyone there use M3 as shortcut for Model 3 🤪 Regarding the slow speed this is not a Tesla thing but an EV thing. They are trying to save electricity, by going slower… super annoying. In detail, drag coefficient goes up exponentially. Since electric motors are very efficient 80% compared to ICE 20% the effect of drag is more obvious on consumption. Most EV also don’t have a transmission, as it got flat torque while ICE runs similar engine speed on 100kph to 50kph as one of gears will be in the sweet spot rpm torque curve. So on ICE you want to be on the fastest possible speed to cover the most ground. While in EV you want least amount of resistance, downhills are the best as you charge your EV. I am still dreaming of that E38 750i that has 1,000nm EV motor, nice plush limo but can leave most Tesla scratching their heads. I haven’t convinced Tina yet, but it is possible. I think a limo like 7 series would suit the silent motors than a 8 series coupe https://www.speedhunters.com/2020/08/converted-the-tesla-powered-bmw-8-series/

I could be here all day And to annoy all the tesla drivers with their LOLGAS/NOGAS/LOLOIL plates,

Volkswagen. I think we draw the line through Volkswagen. Not that I don't love them, but you know, Dieselgate. Will that work? I like the idea of an i3.

Keen to see before and afters when you end up doing it!

Genuine BBS CH-R 2k ono Full set of 19” CH-Rs, 5x120 Fronts: 19x8.5J et20 - 225/40R19 Potenza S001 Rears: 19x10J et20 - 255/40R19 Pilot Sport 4 One wheel has a buckle, repairable. Tyres have good tread left

So I was pretty close to embarking on a supercharging project but (for once) decided to be somewhat sensible and avoid the cost and extended period of breaking then upgrading things. Instead will use what budget I had stashed away to round out what I have, and to enjoy it while also being able to focus on some other things in life. But do not fear dearest gentle reader, got some new treats organised already Ordered a fire extinguisher bracket from Kap Industries over the ditch: https://kap.industries/products/bmw-e46-fire-extinguisher-bracket Will get a 1.5kg dry powder extinguisher locally for this Ordered a paint chip fix kit from Dr Color Chip Finally pulled the trigger on the plate I've been thinking of for a while [ THE337 ] Have an entry level race suit on the way so I can go and do some track days at Hampton Downs Got a long wish list of other things as well ... will be like a mid winter Christmas !!

bmwfans.info is better but yeah that's half the reason i stick with BMW, nothing ive used beats them in that area.