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Not sure where 2592P comes from, suspect that's an M52/M54 part number not N52. Catalog only references R2673, BMW part 11427566327 for N52. It also pays to order a few from ECS or TMS or somewhere. Much cheaper.

IS, GS, or LS.

Get a Lexus!

Haha that's a sweet package right there. Downpipe, LSD, and tune and you got a pretty darn good package. Creeping to M235i money but that would need an LSD too.

Had the same on my M5. Replacing the regulator on those is done blind by feel as the alternator is down the bottom of the engine and the regular is on top of the alternator.. Seems to be a common theme on the S85.

I reckon Sedona red probably looks better in the flesh. Here's 156 photos of a Sedona red one https://carsandbids.com/auctions/KYobMJ5w/2011-bmw-135i-coupe Same with white leather as well probably.

N55s apparently had a manual option but I'd expect that to be super rare. A 135i manual is gonna blow a 130i away. I had a 130i auto and it was pretty boring. Cool stuff costs more money. On Trademe the white one in Timaru or red one in Wellington are my picks.

Lots of nice N55 DCTs, which could be a good trade off between Auto/Manual? Have had an N55 for 4+ years now and only had basic maintenance required. The market is flooding at the moment due to increasing interest rates/increased cost of living, so you may be able to talk people down. It's certainly much harder to ask top dollar when there's 3+ more of the same car at the same price. Earlier in the year there were hardly any Maserati GTs for sale and no 4.7s below $65k. Now there's heaps and a few below $65k.

I couldn't figure out how they would get 621 hp out of an already highly strung 500hp engine. Turns out it's a 5.5 litre version.

Still prefer the 540i touring x drive on TM. All the benefits, less than half the price. Although it's got mileage on it. Have seen some low km ones though.

Those seats are so sweet Would love something like that in my car.

Only cost a few bob to change the wheels on the first one, and it has enough power too.

Yep definitely a beautiful colour combo. Shame about the wheel design. In fact wheel design in general is pretty poor these days I feel.

Coffee: The Sunbeam Barista Max EM5300 is legit. I bought one after trying it at my brothers. My inlaws then bought one, my sister in law bought one, her parents bought one, etc. It comes with built in adjustable grinder so you can tune to the batch of beans. Couple it with decent fresh beans and you get coffee that beats 9/10 coffee places. I don't remember the last time I purchased a coffee that tastes better than what this machine can make. There's also some very important, basic, rules to get a decent cup. Fresh beans. Old beans will make flat black coffee with little flavour. Fresh will get you golden and delicious. Right grind. Too coarse and you get weaker, sour coffee. Shop around to find a good bean that suits you. I currently go to Raglan roast as it's local. Allpress ART blend is a good one to try. $488, can be had a tiny bit cheaper if Harvey Norman or someone puts it on super special. https://www.heathcotes.co.nz/products/em5300s-sunbeam-barista-max-espresso-machine-em5300

Lol I get all the time, sadly I can't actually do a skid. Not enough power, too much rubber.

Sorry to hear about your dad man . That car was probably why I bought mine as well. Cool of you to keep it running in the family. Tried to find a photo of it from our wedding but must have lost them :o.

Give the tyres a try in the wet, they may not be too bad. I wanted to hate on the brand new triangle th201's that came on my 535i but they turned out perfectly fine for a family car. No they aren't Michelin PS4S but the car also isn't a 911 turbo. Very nice looking wagon though. GG.

For a good condition car I think there might be better options as I mainly used it to hide the paint damage on my car. Turtle is still easy to apply and no white residue though.

Broke my oil filter wrench and removed a layer of skin from my fingers trying to remove my oil filter. Had to screw driver the bastard to get it off. Oil filter 2, Logan 1. GG.

Yep, I paid $97 I think. It's hard to say what the vibration is like as I haven't tried other devices. It certainly vibrates a reasonable amount but I was quite happy with how it worked and it felt OK while using it.

Nice. Tempted to try the black spray wax, but it's a bit pricey. Also I think it's possible that adding another coating on top of the black wax might actually pull some of it off. I did a Meguiars hybrid ceramic pass after a Turtle pass and some of the black was coming off i think. May just need to be careful which products you layer. Also bought a SCA DA polisher and that made applying the stuff mucher easier.

Yes and no. The 3, 5 and 7 series doing well and hold to their heritage. The G30 5 series is a solid bit of engineering, so is the new 7. It may look a lot like the F10 but it's a different beast altogether. The 540i is pure BMW in my books.

Disagree, the S just looks derivative in my opinion.

I quite like it. It looks imposing and sophisticated while appearing sleek. Looks like a 7 to me. Blacked out ones don't photograph properly. The new 3/4 is also much better in person and seeing them all lined up at the dealer they look pretty sharp. They make Audi/merc look very generic.

Age isn't usually a problem. Expect $4k for 2 year warranty.