Snowflake

Just thought I would let people know this was sold over the weekend. First person to come and view it paid and took delivery on the spot, obviously a great car! Was very sad to see her go but relieved at the same time I will be moving to London very shortly so let's see if I don't come back with something *cough* M3 *cough* in a few years time

Thanks for the offer but i'm good haha

On trade me now - http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1042087184.htm Man I don't want to let this go - awesome car!

Cheers

SOLD

I ordered the V710's back in March direct from VMR and cost was US$850 for all 4. Then I got 4x PSS tyres installed which made the total US$1792 + $240 for TPMS so around US$2k all up. I got VMR to ship to kiwishipping depot and then freighted them over for a landed cost incl GST of just under NZ$3k. Granted the NZD was stronger back then so will be a few hundred more expensive now No regrets as they absolutely transformed the look and feel of the 135! Also, they have flow formed V710's now which are probably a little more expensive but lighter which I wished were available 6mths ago.

First time I road tested my chargepipe install I hadn't secured the intercooler end tight enough and heard the big pop when I built boost - luckily nothing was broken so just tightened it a lot more and has been fine ever since! So from the pics I can see BMS dual intakes, JB4, and chargepipe - exactly the same set up as me! (I do have the BMS Oil catch can installed too). Any other mods in the pipeline? Would be great to meet up and see what impact the weight has with 135 vs 335 on some pulls

Oh yes I see! Also looks like the middle bracket broke off as well or did that happen when you removed it? Map 1 is a good bump over stock - I haven't tried map 2 yet as heard it can get a bit rough on the turbos without upgraded downpipes

Where did the charge pipe 'malfunction' by interest? After installing my JB4 I replaced the charge pipe at the same time as it is only a matter of time... Which map are you running on JB? I was running map 5 for a good month but recently ruined 2 coil packs so back on map 1 for time being, power delivery feels a lot more responsive and smoother (although boost has dropped from 15psi to 13psi) than I ever achieved on map 5

Awesome look forward to seeing it in the flesh!

Where did you go on 'the drive'? Lovely spec on that 650s. When I was in vegas last I had a 12C spider for a day and absolutely loved every second. Winding down the rear window to hear the turbo's and engine wind out was so addictive and the capability of the machine was astounding. The owner had a 650s as well but unfortunately it was out so never got to try it.

Lovely indeed. Glad you're enjoying it!

$41K is too much in my opinion. $35K would have been about right. Not a wise idea to stretch your budget too far, especially as when it lands you will probably want to clean intakes, plugs, fluids etc which is another $1K then start modding! It does look like a very clean example and the low kms and extra parts help justify a higher price, but not that high. I would be surprised if it sold so wait a few weeks then go back to the dealer. I know when buying a car it's always easy to get emotionally attached, especially when you find 'the one', however patience is key! Took me 6mths to find my example which I got for $25K (2008, manual, 62kms) at the start of the year

I used kiwishipping as well for my wheels and tires - combined weight of around 90kgs - total cost of around $200NZ for freight but took 5weeks Used Mike to airfreight courier all engine components is a single box for US$150 so around the same price but it arrived in 4 days!

I am nowhere near FBO but have installed JB4 tune + Dual intakes + chargepipe with BOV + OCC and was very cheap considering the impact they had. Around US$1400 landed in NZ 2-3 months ago. Bought it from Mike at modbargains (website at http://www.x-ph.com) who gave a great deal and excellent service/packaging. He also marked on the box that they were consumables with $100 value so avoided GST which was a nice surprise so obviously deals internationally a lot. I also imported some wheels + tires from the US earlier in the year which I would advise before starting any power mods - I wouldn't like to think how the run-flats would cope after a tune considering they were already pretty sketchy at stock Otherwise my 135i is a Jap import only came in last year - I took it to BM Workshop in Botony for piece of mind and had plugs, filters, fluids replaced - plus a walnut blast and it goes great! No issues since installing the tune or parts