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Any details? Just curious 🤣

Don't you need to polish it and add some UV coating?

Hey guys, I'm keen to hear your thoughts on this. I'm starting to wonder if I should keep spending money on my 130i or sell it for something else. Seems like everything that breaks cost so much since I don't have the time & skills to do it myself. My car has done 135k and I've spent close to 5k over the last 12 months. I'm worried that this trend (spending 2-3k annually) may continue on. It could've made sense back when this car was 30-40k car but if I crash my car today, the insurance will quickly write it off and the pay out is going to be far from what I've spent. On the flip side, no other car in the similar price bracket can tick all the boxes like 130i(safety, practically, comfort, manual, fun to drive, etc). I'm sure some of you went through the same dilemma so keen to hear what you did in the end.

Congrats! Was this on TM? I don't remember seeing this one 🤔 What made you to pass on the black one?

He says he's got cheaper material for $240 if I drop in the headliner. I'll see how the materials compare and decide. I've actually had few quotes now all around 200-300ish mark for drop in service. Don't know what sort of fabric they are using though.

Did yours have sunroof?

After parking outside for a week, my 130i's headliner is now sagging. Any recommendations for upholsterers in Auckland?

Selling E82 135i muffler. Came off a N54 version. $295 ono for Bimmersport members. Pickup in East Auckland

You're guessed it. How much does it cost for an oil pan gasket replacement? 300? This is what it says on TM: Recent work Spark plugs an coils. Oil filter housing seal New radiator Vanos New shocks all round Back breaks Water pump an thermostat done 40km ago along with the rocket cover. New paint on doors an boot. Will throw in new clutch kit(parts) Cons screen not working an sagging headliner.minor oil pan leak

https://www.facebook.com/groups/947775921960959/permalink/26152901471021723/?sale_post_id=26152901471021723&mibextid=nb1MFm3jZYALyyMy Cheap manual for 9.8k. 140k km

Yeah ok. This is why I find it odd that my car's clutch is slipping at 130k..

How many ks has your car done?

I think BMW ownership experience varies a lot depending on what you own. In general, I reckon the maintenance cost is 1.5x~2x of Japanese cars though. Not sure if I'd buy another used BMW especially in this current economic climate..

I could've saved some money if my 130i was not my daily and I could afford to slowly work on it. To be fair, a good chunk of money was for clutch+flywheel, which I won't have to worry about for a while.

I only know how to do basic stuff like engine oil change so I actually have spent a good amount of money on getting my car fixed by others. I'd say just budget for extra 2-3k on top and try you buy something that some of the major work has been done recently. (Waterpump, gaskets, clutch, flywheel etc). Tbh, I did budget for extra 2k but so far I've spent 5k over the 12 months of ownership 🤣

Msport gear knob in good condition. $180 ono. Pickup in East Auckland

He said in the comments that it's going to his mate

If I ever crash my 130i, my dream is to buy 1 series coupe with seized engine and do an engine+manual swap.

Can someone buy this and do a manual conversion? 🤣 https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1617322072435841/ Auto 125i coupe with 90,000km selling for 9k.

Keen to see how you find the SMF. I actually bought DMF and clutch but I'm on the fence about selling them and going SMF.

Are you doing flywheel as well? SMF? Could you elaborate on the main seal? Is that related to clutch wear?

Has anyone done e9x 335i brake caliper swap? I got the fronts to install but I don't know if rear is worth doing as well.

They'd be lucky to get half of what they're asking..

Please pm me if you have one for sale I'm open to other exhaust options for 130i

I've seen one that had a full engine rebuild selling for less than 10k. I was seriously considering buying N18 R56 but it sounded like all the costly failures are a matter of when, not if.