JohnM575

If you haven't experienced a CSL airbox in person yet, feel free to get in touch. One quick ride will probably be enough to prioritise the purchase 😅

Always looking tidy @Sammo

Can highly recommend Precision AutoWerk. Have used them a couple of times for claims through Classic Cover. Great to deal with and excellent work each time.

For me, yes. The E90 is daily driven, and with speed humps/tables every couple of hundred metres in suburban Auckland these days the front is a little low for my liking.

As above, if it is of any interest I have a set of H&R springs that will be available if someone is interested in a swap.

Yes twin scroll turbo. I always run ours on 98, but understand 95 will be fine also. From memory our average consumption is circa 12L/100km - commuting into CBD, lots of suburban 50km/h zone stop/start driving, and the odd motorway. On long trips it will sit in the 7's/100km on cruise control on the motorway - our Auckland to Cooks Beach trips are usually 8-9L/100km.

Have put circa 30k on my F11 535i MSport over the past couple of years, so here's my 2c. The N55 paired with the ZF8 is a great combo. Relatively good response down low, the small turbo means it runs out of puff up top if you're really on it. Mine is stock, however the facelift EWG models net a healthy gain with a tune/remap compared to pre-facelift PWG (which mine is). The ZF8 is a very impressive gearbox. In terms of ride it almost feels too soft for an MSport coming from a few different 3 series in the past, but it is very comfortable and quiet. I ditched the standard 351M's with runflats for 437M's paired with PS4s's - less road noise, better size/fitment, and more than enough grip for a big boat on the open road. I recently switched to an E90 M3 for daily driver duties and the F11 feels like a limousine in comparison. My wife is now driving the F11 with a newborn at home - nice to have the integrated door blinds and tinted windows in the rear for the baby. I had an Apple Carplay system retrofitted to the CIC system - worth every penny for a daily driver. In terms of reliability and servicing, main items attended to are: Rear suspension airbags - one leaked, so replaced both. RF lower control arm always had a bit of a creak going over speed bumps which bugged me, so had both LCA's replaced which 95% eliminated the noise. Boost solenoid. Gearbox serviced (recommended every 10 years or 80k from memory). Otherwise just standard items every 10,000km. You won't go too wrong with a well-spec'd F11 535i MSport at $20k (or 535d MSport if any are on the market). Bonus if you can land a facelift model for that price.

My one was significantly less than F80 money, but yes looking at the rest of the E9X stock on the market they are priced around that level. Don’t think many would be changing hands at those levels in this market.

@lbo99 I will probably sell those wheels. They’re replicas, and aren’t the correct width/offsets. The paint condition is average too, so I would prefer a set of the standard 18’s or genuine comp wheels if they came up for sale. Interesting points re: E46 vs E9X. In terms of modern tech features, the only real advantage my particular E90 has over the E46 is CIC with CarPlay retrofitted (granted the spec of mine is a little on the light side). Very handy for everyday use although the base audio system is pretty lacklustre. EDC is also a nice feature but I haven’t done enough k‘s yet to really test it out.

Thanks - the car was sold on replica 359M’s that are slightly out of round causing a vibration, so the Hartge’s will do the job for the meantime.

Timely thread - I picked up this LCI Interlagos Blue E90 M3 last week. I specifically wanted a sedan over the coupe - the E46 isn't going anywhere, I wanted four doors for the practicality, and I actually prefer the look of the sedan over the coupe for the E9X generation. @lbo99 would the E46 make way for an E90 or would you keep both? I don't believe there are significant differences pre-LCI vs LCI - depending on the service history, the car may be on original software and I understand this makes a slight difference to the way the DCT performs. I just had all the modules and software updated at the dealership as this is an ex-UK car with limited NZ dealership service history.

Spotted at Burgers last week, damn good looking car @Sammo 👏.

The tri-colour stitching is the give away between an E46 MSport and M3 steering wheel.

+1. Having looked at a bunch in detail over the years, Karbonius appears to have made the best bootlid yet outside of the genuine CSL product. Slon (Russian company) also appears to make a high quality bootlid, but given the current situation there may be issues with shipping etc (https://nam3forum.com/forums/forum/main-forum/e46-2001-2006/139000-slon-or-karbonius-csl-trunk). Karbonius is obviously the more well known and reputable brand so I would say go with them 👍 . Just don't look around too much on their website or else you could find yourself in trouble 💸💸💸.

Sold to fellow Bimmersport member @Cale. Enjoy!