Sensible F31 320d MSport

[Sammo 2593]

Unfortunately came off 2nd best with an altercation with an i20 😬

Was 2 minutes after its first wash in 3 months too.

Only took me 44 years for my first fender bender.

Car actually drove a few km home seemingly OK (just felt like the wheel was knocked out of alignment) until I had to reverse it.

 

 

[BMTHUG 1105]

3 hours ago, Sammo said:

Unfortunately came off 2nd best with an altercation with an i20 😬

Was 2 minutes after its first wash in 3 months too.

Only took me 44 years for my first fender bender.

Car actually drove a few km home seemingly OK (just felt like the wheel was knocked out of alignment) until I had to reverse it.

 

 

did airbags deploy bro? this sucks man

[Sammo 2593]

11 minutes ago, BMTHUG said:

did airbags deploy bro? this sucks man

Nah, impact itself wasn’t much - think suspension got rooted as the front wheel took most impact on the angle.

[BMTHUG 1105]

On 7/24/2024 at 1:27 PM, Sammo said:

Nah, impact itself wasn’t much - think suspension got rooted as the front wheel took most impact on the angle.

Good thing it's well fixeable! I am on the hunt for one of these soon

[Sammo 2593]

Goddamnit, 2+ weeks to get repairs approved and now a 6 week lead time on parts 😶

Really should have sprung for the rental cover add-on, the E30 is getting all the miles now!

[Neal 555]

Man that sucks ,  damage + insurance delays + overseas order. BMW slow at the moment . My BMW f80 parts took 6 weeks for some items recently.

[Sammo 2593]

Car finally back and better than ever at least - the delay was caused by a wait on a front shock - assuming they only replaced the front left but front end feels a bit tighter now at least.

[Sammo 2593]

Been spending plenty of quality time with the F31 - May not be the most thrilling drive but is bloody practical and looks great.

Had the rack bushing replaced again (free repair FTW) and new front tyres - post prang she’s looking as good as new.

 

 

[Sammo 2593]

3 year anniversary with the F31 and after humming and hah-ing a sideways move to something smaller and zippier like a GTI, have decided its too damn handsome and practical to replace without dropping $$$ and its better the devil you know, so will keep it another few years and treated it to a proper service to set it up for a little while:

Oil  / Air filter / fuel filter / cabin filter

New Valve cover (only electric ones don't have a leak here haha) and breather hoses.

Oxygen sensor

[M3AN 4049]

Fortunately you got in before a generation of ugly with the 3 series, the F3x still looks really good today. The 2026 looks fine but it's only a slight modernisation which will mean yours will not look 'dated' for some time to come.

[Sammo 2593]

On 4/14/2025 at 11:11 AM, M3AN said:

Fortunately you got in before a generation of ugly with the 3 series, the F3x still looks really good today. The 2026 looks fine but it's only a slight modernisation which will mean yours will not look 'dated' for some time to come.

How is the M2C - do you still have the E36?

[M3AN 4049]

4 hours ago, Sammo said:

How is the M2C - do you still have the E36?

It's epic actually, better than I imagined it would be, and I snagged a good example. I considered a few options, will spin up a thread in the coming days.

Yes, still have the M3 and will keep that for the time being, just need to get onto selling the 130i and will hopefully post a FS ad here before Easter is over.