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    On 6/7/2023 at 5:58 PM, treone said:

    Don't see these come up that often - a low-ish mileage 525ix and in manual! Pity about the asking price though 

     

    That's been hovering around my neighbourhood recently. I thought about leaving a note on the windscreen but 18k feels like very strong money. Nice looking car though

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    21 hours ago, E63 said:

    I’ve read that part about the 5 wearing better somewhere. Might’ve been you.

    Is there any reason not to go for XL’s? Everything I’ve read just says they have stronger side wall.

    The XL is mainly a quick reflection of the load rating I think - (I see those ones are both 100Y) so I doubt the sidewall rigidity will be dramatically different. It seems the PS4 in that size was rated 96Y which is where the XL comes in on the 5

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    5 hours ago, AndyB said:

    I need to replace the battery in my 2007 E87 130i. Any recommendations? Does anyone have the kit to code the new one too (I don’t have anything to do this). I’m based in Silverdale. 

    Cheers

    Andy

    You shouldn't need an AGM battery for that year E87 as it is pre-stop/start 'EfficientDynamics'. That ought to save you a couple of hundy.

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    2 hours ago, Neil McCauley said:

    Tangentially related, but I'm in the market for an F31 20d X-Drive to replace the 35d as my commute has gone from 30,000k a year to 3000k. Any tips for sorting the X-drives out from the rest of them listed on TM? It's driving me up the wall trawling through 2wd ones.

    Search NZ new, majority of the 320d xdrives are pre-LCI but there are a few nicely specced Sport and Shadow Edition LCI ones as well. The Jap import 320d's are all RWD (there is a 320i X-drive though) and not many of the UK ones are AWD either

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    I test drove a RWD 330d when I was in the market, actually feels faster in some situations than the 335d because of the power delivery/boost with the bigger single turbo. The x-drive is not too intrusive, just a bit of extra fuel use and the bigger turning circle in town - and potentially service costs. The DSC is quite permissive in sport / sport +, can feel the power shuffling to the front and pulling you out of the corner on a wet road.

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