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Fantastic cars the 530d's. I was very very close to biting the bullet on a 2018 sedan before getting my G20. Immense torque, extremely smooth power delivery and handled great for such a big car but I drove a G20 afterwards and was sold immediately on it. Would still consider one but probably a wagon if the family grows in the future. 

Agree they're very cool, it's a massive car in person though

I don't have a M135i now but did have an E82 135i previously which came on run flats. I swapped them out for non run flat Michelin PS4's almost immediately and never looked back.  I was seriously considering a M135i before buying my e82 and looked at quite a few at the time which all were on run flats. 

If you're really wanting run flats I'd highly recommend Michelin PS4 ZP's(zero pressure). I've got them on my current G20 and they're so much better than than the Bridgestone run flats both with grip and ride comfort. 

They normally come with the Bridgestone S001 run-flats from factory from memory, no spare or tools is a good indication too so good chance they are RF? No model number or anything on the tyres? 

Same here but from the US. 3 days quicker than the local parcel, ridiculous

I used to get mine from a shop called GT Auto Source. Based in Newmarket in akl but I believe they have a website too. Good quality bulbs and pretty sure he had the option of 6000k or 8000k. Those Narva ones are pretty good quality too

Need to dust off the camera one of these days..here's one of the 135i a while ago. 

Edit: Taken on my old trusty Canon 550d and a Samyang 50mm

I ran it for 3 years with no issues, assuming it's a n54/n55? Be sure to upgrade the charge pipe and you'll be fine. Huge improvement over stock. Plugs and coils might be good preventative maintenance items to tick off too. 

Love it! Still have a goal of building a K swapped dc2r with a rotrex supercharger. Maybe when the kid is grown up. . My first Honda was a H2B swapped DC2 with a half-cage. The confused looks I used to get driving it daily around town ?

I've done some stupid things too, turned down swapping my built turbo DC2 for a 32 Gtr.. Guy wanted about 1k his way from memory?

I've got a looong list haha. Top of it would be my DC2 Integra Type R's (had 5 of them over the years) , Evo 4 RS, factory manual E30 325i. These 2 were the favourites, will have to get another one in the future but at 10x the price probably:

37 minutes ago, 330itis said:

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Why take a great example to turn into a track whore? With cheap garbage parts. Shows the mentality of the owner and then you can imagine. Its not even the right car to start from any way, it's a fully loaded model with sunroof etc so it's heavy...

So wheels and a shifter make it a 'track whore'? Wee bit dramatic there. most/all of those mods are fully reversible. It's an M3 after all. 

I was a die hard manual fan for a long time, 25+ cars prior to my old 135i were all manuals until I found myself needing to commute to the city daily.....not worth it. Bright side is I got a chance to learn how good modern autos are. Last auto I drove long term before my current zf8 was probably my BJ Familia 14 years ago. 

Coded in the bowers and wilkins equalizer and sound profiles. Completely transformed my Harman Kardon audio

How do the manuals win in rush hour traffic? ?

I agree with the majority, the zf8 is a great combo paired with the low end torque of the diesel. I've got a G20 320d and absolutely love it

lol this took a turn.. 

Really? I've had the opposite experience. I use Google pay almost everywhere now, and I'm with 3 different banks who all offer it. 

Great result, even better shot of the M3! 

I'd do exactly that, and have done so in the past when selling a car. Nothing more annoying especially when they come over and comment "looks even better in person", then proceed to try haggle on the agreed price. 

5 minutes ago, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

 

In manual? Always thought only DCT was available here

Really growing on me now.. Especially in this Brooklyn Grey metallic

Another vote for Dean at Mr Muffler if it doesn't work out with these guys. been going to him for many years. He did a res delete and created a y-pipe on my 135i earlier in the year, always top quality work. 

So much controversy over the front end. I believe it'll grow on people over time and probably looks better in person. Mate of mine in Germany has just seen it and agrees

Nice! Thought the coupe on trademe looked familiar

I'm currently using bimmercode with the obdlink lx Bluetooth adapter. Works great for coding