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Hi. Getting on with some jobs now I have secured the Blue 130i manual. What is the recommendation for headlight bulbs? It is the cloudy looking one in attached pic, main beam. When I Google them craploads of options appear with different part numbers. I have some other noob questions like how the heck do you know when the engine is at operating temp as there does not appear to be any gauge or display. Thanks in advance, John.

Cheers mate, big shout out to you for accommodating a quick check over, awesome to meet another bimmer member. Great drive home, out at the circuit watching a mate race already.

Big shout out to Jacko for taking time out to look at the 130i and provide such thorough feedback. Managed to negotiate a price and have secured the car Have a list of jobs to do over Xmas, will no doubt be asking some "how to" questions on the Forum Cheers, John

Thank you M3AN and Jacko. Appreciate any looksee or observations. Will PM you

Have any of you guys in Auckland viewed the 130i that has been on Trademe for a while now? Or know the previous owner. Be good to hear any feedback, I am based in ChCh so only option next would be an AA inspection Thanks, John https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/cars/bmw/listing/2724085311

Yep, saw that and the $12k one with some work done. End of day they will likely owe me $12k, so out of budget. May have to bide my time or look for something else. thanks for your comments, John

Thanks Inferno. I was kinda hoping Scott's one was still available as it fitted my budget although offset with higher KMs. Will keep looking...

Hi. Just putting feelers out for a 130i manual. Looking for something similar to what Scott Harvey had (or still has) for sale recently. Tried contacting him, no reply so assume sold. Dont mind the higher mileage if the maintenance has been done, been reading here about solenoids, water pump, coils and some gaskets. I'm not in the $10K plus price range. Thanks, John

Gidday mate. Did you end up selling the car?

Thank you all for the advice. We will leave the later 4 pot and keep searching.

Hi. Am looking for a car for my 22 y.o. son and he quite likes this 118i Lowish km, anything to look out for? https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-2415782010.htm Also reasonably interested in a 130i manual for myself and that cheap one with high km down in Queenstown looks tempting. Anything to watch there? https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-2508066435.htm Thanks in advance, John

Admire your build, will also watch this space come sale time.