SCRAM88 5 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 Hi All, New to the group but I used the page and forums extensively to help me decide on my purchase of my e82 135i. My old man has had an e30 320i Baur edition for some time. It got a full engine, suspension and brake over haul last year and it got me inspired to get my own 6 cylinder bmw. With a work Ute for personal use my bm of choice didnt need to be practicle and my teenage years thrashing my Toyota Levin to and from the family Bach in Whangamata left me wanting to get back into a chuckable 2 door coupe. The reseach and trademe hunting began. It would be nice to find some thing NZ new with a service history but I realized they were pretty few and far between and the jap import stuff was often better specd. Soon I was test driving, 130i hatch with the 6speed auto, a couple of 335i one of which I didn’t even make it off the the dealers lot with engine lights on and only 5 cylinders firing from start up, serveral 135i and the later m135i in manual, auto, dct, n54 and n55. Eventually the hydraulic steering, engine and turbo noises and useabilty of the dct n55 had me focused on finding a good condition later model jap import e82 135i to fit my budget and one did! I wasn’t a big fan of the alloys it had on it but the dealer sorted this out along with Bluetooth, NZ nav and radio unlock, an autosure mechanical warranty and had it ready for me just before Christmas. 3000km of smile inducing trouble free motoring done so far. So thanks to all that post here it was a great help in in leading me to what has been a very happy purchase and I look forward to contributing to the group going forward. Cheers. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Navin 180 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 Nice! I've had mine coming up to 2 years now, same combo n55 with the DCT. Has been a pleasure to own, not a single issue so far. Just such a fun package. You'll love it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 ^2 years already! how many kms on it now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bga 96 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 .. i'll be in the market for a manual 135i at the end of the year when the mini is paid off, any tips or stuff to watch out for gratefully received.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sunny5999 3 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 How strong do you guy think the DCTs on these cars are ? how much power can they hold ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sunny5999 said: How strong do you guy think the DCTs on these cars are ? how much power can they hold ? https://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=986636 https://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=644830 Edited February 10, 2019 by qube 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Navin 180 Report post Posted February 11, 2019 21 hours ago, qube said: ^2 years already! how many kms on it now? Tell me about it. Time flies. Just hit 100 000km the other day actually. Truly expected and budgeted for a whole lot of maintenance/repairs prior to buying it but BMW seems to have nailed it with this motor. Touch wood. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TermiPeteNZ 1318 Report post Posted February 18, 2019 Welcome Scott - and congrats on the 135i! Looks great in blue - I'm assuming you swapped the black alloys off the car and had the OEMs put on? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3317 Report post Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/10/2019 at 3:26 PM, SCRAM88 said: My old man has had an e30 320i Baur edition for some time. It got a full engine, suspension and brake over haul last year and it got me inspired to get my own 6 cylinder bmw. Look @Jono51 another Baur for the Register... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCRAM88 5 Report post Posted February 22, 2019 On 2/18/2019 at 11:52 PM, TermiPeteNZ said: Welcome Scott - and congrats on the 135i! Looks great in blue - I'm assuming you swapped the black alloys off the car and had the OEMs put on? It’s had a full wax and polish now so the blue looks even better! Yea I did get them swapped for a set of the OEMs. The black alloys may have been BBS or look alikes but I wasn’t a fan of the shinny dish on them. ? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
