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I May consider selling my 330d touring

Yeah for sure at the bottom of the depreciation curve. Not expecting to get big $ for it, contemplating wether I sell it now as i don’t really need it or I wait till I find a cheap m sport 320i with a blown engine and swap everything across, and keep it for a bit.

Hello, potentially considering selling my e91 330d. It’s unfortunately not an m sport model. Titan silber, black electric leather seats, non I drive, sunroof, parking sensors. m57 engine. 6hp Auto. 160k kms wof and rego current, not in perfect condition definitely has some scratches here and there. anyone got any idea what it’s worth? They’re really hard to come by in the wagon shape. completely stock nothing deleted, no tune etc

Awesome car! S55 + manual sounds like a great combo, nice wheels too

Been slack on here again recently. Has been a busy time. Finally had my graduation after completing my practical work hours, so I am officially a mechanical engineer now, Ive become a New Zealand citizen and Ive signed a contract to start a new job in the new year. Not a whole lot has changed with the car to be honest. Ive had the car back on the dyno at work just to check the tune again to make sure all is still well, changed oil, the usual stuff. Car is happy and running well. Ive installed a RTD motorsport chassis mounted short shifter. Ive made some changes to the radio delete plate and cut a hole in it to install an OBDII scan gauge. This is a much better solution than MHD monitoring as its permanently installed in the car, doesnt require charging, turns on and off with ignition, and has been set up with Audible alarms should oil or coolant temp exceed set thresholds. Wrapped to plate in some alcantara/suede to eliminate glare, quite happy with how it turned out. Now need to make something similar as a shift surround for the new shifter. Also bought and sold a few cars in the meantime, traded the 123d hatch for a v6 tdi touareg, sold the touareg, bought another v6 tdi touareg but this time a facelift one in much better shape with all the options (minus a sunroof, dont trust those) and full dealership service history. Fantastic car and in my opinion the perfect daily driver. Incredible comfortable, spacious, smooth and quiet with sufficient power and surprsingly good fuel economy. Plus it can tow 3.5tonnes.

Thank you, i appreciate the kind words. Its definitely been a journey but its what kept me sane during Uni, i didnt enjoy my degree very much at all.

This is a cool swap, n52s go great especially the b30s. Have you seen the velocity stacks people are running in the states? Could be quite cool. They’re running them entirely off of valvetronic with no intake manifold or throttle body just velocity stacks straight off the side of the head, probably terrible for IATs but looks and sounds really good

Considering selling my genuine bmw m performance short shift kit out of my 2008 135i. Complete with shift boot and knob. only selling to go to a chassis mount shifter as it’s mostly a racecar. these are discontinued and no longer available from bmw. Very hard to find. note, shift carrier has been professionally repaired/reinforced, doesn’t affect function and is not visible at all. Now NLA looking for around $750 considering how rare they are

Has been sorted but thank you for the offer!

It is located in thorndon unfortunately, but I appreciate the offer!

There is a 330d for sale on Facebook marketplace. F31, m sport x drive. fairly good value for money, and in the current market prices are quite negotiable. https://www.facebook.com/share/15h63mSKPv/?mibextid=79PoIi

I am considering purchasing a car (not a bmw unfortunately) that is located in Wellington, I am in Auckland. Is there anyone on this forum that would be willing to go have a look at it for me, can never judge paint conditon from photos, have a look for any damage, scratches, dents etc as well as maybe a quick check to see if there’s any oil pouring out the bottom, potentially even a quick test drive, make sure interior features work, no funny smells etc. Happy to supply some beers for the hassle.

Yes, I used to own a n47, 123d, and that needed timing chains done before it got to 200k kms. And I know about bearing failure all too well… spun a rod bearing in my 135i. Replaced the entire engine. Wouldn’t wish that upon anyone. Good to hear that the n57 seem to be better reliability wise, however I would still be slightly wary as I have seen multiple for sale with around 200k kms that have had Engines replaced due to various catastrophic failures. But a lot of that comes down to maintenance as well.

335d Wagon?