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Great engine (in my relatively brief experience). I've got the Z (twin-turbo) version in my 335d xdrive - I doubt the combination of economy and performance on offer can be beaten without an EV. I too am a bit skeptical of 32k / 2 year service intervals so changing the oil every 15k km or so. Edit: also be aware that pre-September 2015 engines are included in the EGR cooler recall

Nice looking car Phil - is that Monacoblau? Ebay is probably your best bet for an original owners manual - it looks as though the coupe and convertible used the same one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-3-SERIES-COUPE-CONVERTIBLE-HANDBOOK-OWNERS-MANUAL-2009-2011/163635512422?hash=item26196fc466:g:0agAAOSwe7ZcQKv2

Commiserations - the 218i is a slight downgrade ?

I feel this too. I also really like the idea of a non REX i3 but no doubt RUC’s will be along shortly to spoil that particular party and the 25k gap to a similarly specced 118i buys a fair bit of gas and servicing.

Odd spec on that 125i - big brakes, big wheels, fancy dash but shitty halogen headlights. I've also been looking at them for a daily driver. The 118i with the 3-pot actually is surprisingly peppy - though a bit less than 500hp worth of v10 i'd wager

@BlackrazorNZ it looks rapid but pretty homogenous c.f. the other German marques hot hatches (A45 / Golf R). At least the RS3 still has the 2.5T 5cyl in it for now. Seems the Germans all want to emulate each other as much as possible (A3 sedan / CLA class / 2 series Gran Coupe) and now this. A bit of individuality wouldn't go amiss...

The pictures speak for themselves with this one. Plenty of dollars spent, but not much sense.

tidy look!

Looks like it's from Singapore? so maybe multiply that by 5 to get the price in SGD

Are you BP's best customer with that fleet?

The other cars around that particular house included a C63 AMG sedan and a nice early 90's Merc 250TE estate as well. Good taste in cars

Nice green 525ix E34 touring!

Same to you Pete!

It's nice and clean, courtesy of a service from Winger BMW so thought I'd add another pic

OOOH New G20 3 series!

Hi Sven - I had a similar issue after unplugging my aircon unit to remove a Dension system. I took it to @HELLBM who cleared a bunch of codes (I think caused by unplugging things with the battery connected) and it then ran fine.

Diesel 3 series in your price range will be fairly high km E91 320d - not inherently a problem as the N47 is pretty strong but there are reports of timing chains shitting the bed which is an engine out ($$$) replacement job. You should be able to find a nice pre-facelift 325i touring (2006-2008) which has the N52 engine, price is similar to a 525i probably but the 3 series are a bit more involving to drive

The advantage of the Sytner one is that if you wanted to, you could keep it under BMW Warranty forever. Surprises me there isn't an NZ equivalent given there seem to be a lot of people with aftermarket warranties.

I do like it. But 58k US will also buy a 2018 M3

As an ex- Alpina UK employee owned car, you'd hope it had been serviced appropriately (no guarantees i guess). It must be ok to be sold as an approved used car through a main dealer though.

OK not trademe - but 340000km in < 5 years is good going even with a heavy dose of motorway / autobahn. doesn't look to have had a tough life but >40k seems expensive given I got a 1 year old 335d with 10000 miles for just over 50 landed. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201902014494028?radius=1500&amp;make=BMW&amp;model=ALPINA D3 BI-TURBO&amp;postcode=n15en&amp;onesearchad=Used&amp;onesearchad=Nearly New&amp;onesearchad=New&amp;advertising-location=at_cars&amp;sort=price-asc&amp;page=2&amp;modal=photos

M135/M140i with adaptive suspension?

Probably not that many KM for an N57 (see below)

I think this is the case with most performance cars these days. Extremely competent, easy to drive and powerful with so much electronic safety equipment that the 'fun/character' factor feels as though it has been engineered out of them. Certainly I'm no driving god but my 335d requires nothing more than nailing the throttle and holding the steering wheel in sport mode.

Service indicator reset is the same as E9x models in the F series - it's the electronic service record I want to keep.