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Don't be silly, manual is far better in all situations. ?

Youre buying a secondhand bed car anyway, so that point is kinda moot. Any car can be "thrashed", tune or no tune.

Not having idrive always feels a bit... Basic povo pack, to me. So if none of it's done, expect it to need injectors, coils, hpfp and charge pipe. That's a big whack of cash.

Those wheels look so out of place there lol

50 shades of boring. Says the guy with two silver cars. Sigh. Love these new shape m3/4 in actual colours, they really make the lines pop.

I wouldn't say "thrashing" is bad as long as engine temps and maintenance have been watched. The way I drive my tuned car is no worse than someone in a stock car, it just means any weak parts in my car have already been replaced. I see no harm in removing the tune and running stock again, although that's pretty highly priced for an e92 and no doubt a premium for having the tune.

Used them for years on my cars, but the past couple of sets I haven't been happy with the work. Just replaced a pair of worn tires on my car myself at work and finally found the source of the 100kph shake I have had for a couple of years. The two front tires were seriously out of balance (I chucked them on the balancer to confirm my suspicions, one needed 20/25g inside/out). I brought it up with Tyre clinic when I first got them fitted, they apparently rebalanced them, still happened, so they said my suspension was worn and that causes the shake. Got beurepairs to rebalance them too but I suspect they did the wrong pair. Like driving on a cloud now, so nice.

Bit cheeky saying it's had full suspension work done when all it's had is a ball joint and lower arm. I'd be very wary of it at that price, especially since bearings and subframe aren't done.

@BM WORLD @HELLBM do you have anything?

Hey, im having some issue with low pressure fuel in my car and because the pump was replaced with an AEM pump i want to just get a plug and play unit from another car. Doesnt need top or sender, just the bucket and pump. Low KM preferred. PN from RealOEM is 16117197076

Nah, boring lack of colour. Rather this one,

Well, it didnt even last a month before shitting the bed. Hesitates when cold with a rough idle, and if you hit boost it deactivates a cylinder and logs a code (29DC - DME: Cylinder Injection Cutout and a shadow code for 2AAF - DME: Fuel Pump, Plausibility). Suspect HPFP. #N54FTW Edit: Actually, looking at logs, it could be my LPFP failing. Seeing as low as 30psi under boost, and its strangling the HPFP. Will swap it back to the stock one tomorrow and see what happens.

Ftfy

Im sure @HELLBM could sort you out with a pretty exciting and reliable engine swap

I'm sorry i can't help, but holy sh*t that economy is terrible! 20+l/100km! ?

Wow, those seats came up a treat. I remember seeing the photos on Trademe and wondering if they were too far gone ? Lovely car ?

They all have a different "By MOMO" steering wheel too. Either way, its a cool car, whether its a real Alpina or not. It would be even cooler if it can be confirmed as a B11. https://www.classiccar-auctions.com/bmw-alpina-b11-3-5-1989-2/ https://www.bmwblog.com/2016/09/30/rare-manual-1988-bmw-alpina-b11-3-5-7-series-grabs-seattle/

Should have an alpina embossed cluster, seats with Alpina stripes, lower front airdam, Alpina airbox top. Probably more but I'm on my phone atm.

Looks like a good solid car, but im sorry to say it looks like its just had the full JDM Alpina badge/sticker set chucked at it, but no actual Alpina parts. Its missing all the interior and exterior parts for the B11.

You should see some of the late model NZ cars we get at work that have lived near the sea in Petone or Seatoun. Held together with orange flakes.

Totally agree, it's a real bastard. Had an accord that had a mouse in it, it had eaten little holes in various bits of trim to gain access, and the park lights didn't work because of chewed wiring in the guards. Kept finding little black presents everywhere. Never got that smell out either.

What a bunch of dicks. Im really glad you have finally got a good result, and appear to be sticking with the car ?

Your original post about it is what made me decide to do it in two steps, instead of just dropping the pan straight away, so, thanks!

Hi, Looking to buy a proper Carly gen 2 wifi adaptor. Before i pay their price on ebay, anyone got one kicking around they dont want/use and want some cash?

Did a drain and fill on the trans today. I suspect that its probably never been done (in 159,000km) looking at the state of the "lifetime" fluid that came out. Already driving much better. The trans has always been a sore point for me since getting the car as its shifted really rubbish, but its getting better the more I drive it. I also have a new pan/filter, bolts and a couple of seal things on the way to see if it will help even further. Todays drain and fill was just to help clean out the old fluid, so ill drop and replace that when the parts arrive.