Jamez

Bimmersport is up again lol.

Tomorrow the internet connection for bimmersport is going down, theres a reasonable chance I'll have it back up tomorrow night at the new place.

In the meantime there is a new crew that are going to host it, they have a copy of the site as of tonight but theres been some issues around changing the name servers in time.

Best case its back up tomorrow night.

Worst case its down a week or so while the issues with the domain are sorted.

Chur. 

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36 minutes ago, Driftit said:

Looks nice.  But if that is yours get rid of that plate.  Easy pickings for a $200 fine.

But only worth $3k right? 

On 4/26/2024 at 11:25 AM, E30 325i Rag-Top said:

That’s where the market is these days, plus it’s bound to have been abused being @Jamez car!

Never. Wasn't getting enough people on fb market place asking if it's still available so I dropped asking to $7200

8 hours ago, KwS said:

that whole interior is lush AF, so much better than black. Would hoon.

Yeah, we liked it because it never got hot in the sun.

56 minutes ago, mmario said:

I got mine for 10 with 135k, maybe 8 or bit less ?

Looks super tidy, jelly of that woodtrim

Yeah I was thinking 8's probably worth starting at. Have put it on market place for $8.5k 

Got my white one which I need to now sell, I'm seeing a wide range of pricing but what's a fair price for a 2006 white manual 130i with 220k on the clock? It's in good running condition with no oil leaks etc.

4 hours ago, gjm said:

@Jamez - If something can be sorted, would you be able to help/advise ?

Yeah I can do whatever including migrating it.

On 3/18/2024 at 5:27 PM, Jamez said:

Fixed it. I might be moving house in the near future so will probably take the site down for good unless someone wants to take this over from Ollie and Andrew. Talk to them and not me, there have been some threads in the past about them wanting to hand the site over to someone else.

To update, the server this site is on will be switched off in 90 days as I'm moving out, a linode instance big enough to host it will be $50usd a month if anyone wants to take it over (probably similar price on AWS/Azure).

Think I've hosted this site now for 12 or so years. Once again contact Ollie if you are serious about taking it over.

Fixed it. I might be moving house in the near future so will probably take the site down for good unless someone wants to take this over from Ollie and Andrew. Talk to them and not me, there have been some threads in the past about them wanting to hand the site over to someone else.

Now an auction on trademe starting at $13600 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/335i/listing/4361170506

Perfect for the track day or Sunday drive this 335i E92 with DCT (the ease of a automatic with the performance of a manual) also comes well optioned for comfort.

The original options of note are:

-Sports seats

-Professional Navigation system (incl NZ maps)

-Cruise Control

-Park Distance control (PDC)

-Sport Gearbox with twin clutch (DCT)

-Various M options

-Electronic/Heated seats

-HiFi audio system 

Apart from what it came with originally it has also has

-Koni sport suspension fitted with lowering springs.

-Additional transmission and engine oil coolers.

-Race brake pads added

-Motorsport log book and authority card.

Comes with an additional set of wheels with slicks fitted as well as anchorage points for a 5 point harness (also included)

Selling on behalf as the owner is not in a position to drive it anymore. Asking $19k but open to offers.

More pics on https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/830000168616785

1 minute ago, NZ_InFerno said:

That'll buff out 

Brings new meaning to a cut and polish.

2 minutes ago, Antallica said:

So update, new battery and still no dice. Same electrical whirring noise and no crank.

When my starter motor recently failed I gave it a whack with the hammer, it then went from not doing anything to making a whirring noise and smelling like burning. 

Starter motor died. Is there any reason to avoid a ATL one from Schmiedmann for $200 vs buying a bosch one locally for $400 vs buying a genuine one for a million bux?

Selling a MULF2 module $1res on trademe which ends tonight. Can be used to retrofit Bluetooth on a wide range of bimmers.

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/bmw/electrics/listing/3817669789

For those who have done a 100,000km in your 130i what have you had to do?

From 110-210km mines been:

• 3 sets of tyres (first 2 were Pilot Sports, since moved to Primacy and getting much better life for slightly less performance)
• Set of brake rotors
• Set of pads
• 2 coils
• Accessory Belt tensioner and belt
• Many oil changes
• Rear sub frame bushes
• Gearnob (was getting pretty worn from ~160km)

I need to do the rocker cover gasket and front brake lines in the near future. I may jinx it, but it's been pretty cheap to run thus far.

45 minutes ago, Angelo said:

Hey guys,

Am just moving houses this weekend and I got some stuff to get rid off. Tried selling tyres online but not luck.

Factory BMW Wheels 5x120 mint condition. 2 run flats and the other two are not run flats. Still have good amount of thread left but best to see it in person

130i Exhaust backbox with resonator

need em gone asap, and for you guys its free. must pick up asap or this weekend

Cheers
Chad

 

damn, I'm keen on the wheels, I'll send ya a dm

Bit late to the party but after trying Boto's (replaced as it was a crash waiting to happen), various Hankooks, Michelin PS4 and Primacy 4, I highly rate the Michelin Primacy on a 130i if you can get them at a reasonable price. A really good all round tyre that doesn't wear so quickly like the PS4.

3 hours ago, duluth said:

Took the 130i out over the weekend and found that when i was braking from high speed I was getting a bit of a shudder from the brakes. 

Any ideas ?

Aprils does that on longer spirited drives but then comes right with normal driving. In my case I figured it was just pad buildup.

28 minutes ago, Driftit said:

Its interesting the average fuel use is 10.7 to 10.8L/100kms for 130's.

Mines higher at about 11.8L/100kms.  Near no city driving though.  You would think it would be less.  But the rural roads are all 0-100-0 starts and stops.

https://www.fuelly.com/car/bmw/130i

Aprils gets slightly less than that average of ~10.7 but I have got it down to 7.2L (after doing a reset) a couple of times going from the shore to Hampton Downs. In saying that I end up a nervous wreck by the end.

Edit, thinking about this more I am pretty sure I have seen ~6.8 when going full preserve mode, but either way my point is that for a 3L engine it can get quite low when it isn't having to stop and start.

I am changing the captcha to be a puzzle. It was enabled before but was meant to me smart

Fixed.

fixed, i'll adjust the renewal job to run more often