135i viewing

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Looking at a N55 135i this weekend

Not sure re practicality. Also how much haggling room

http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/1-Series/3.0-135i-M-Spor...

It's got a service pack till June 16 but I only do 200-400 per month

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Smuler said:

Did you not like the touring someone recommended on E90 Post? more practical, better looking and better colour

http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/3-Series/3.0-335i-M-Spor...

Edited by Smuler on Monday 12th October 21:42

Expensive for a poverty spec touring TBH.

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gizlaroc said:

It is poverty spec because it has xenons as the only option.


No dab, no bluetooth phone, no bluetooth audio, no media interface to plug your ipod into, no upgraded stereo, no lumbar support.

It is poverty spec.

Last year 10 plate 30k on clock, fully loaded for less.

Barons selling a DCT 135i

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Smuler said:

I have DCT, drive it always in manual mode. Much better than normal auto, and for a DD advantages over 6MT in bad traffic.

That's what I'm mulling


http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/1-Series/3.0-135i-M-Spor...

Like the white colour though

Perfect colour would be space grey

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Yeah saw that one and looks very nice, can't remember all the differences on the plus edition.

R32 will be going up for sale any day and then see what happens.

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aeropilot said:

mikeyscott said:

Yeah saw that one and looks very nice, can't remember all the differences on the plus edition.

The big difference was the BMWP 313 alloys as standard and the blue piping on the seats, that was about it.

Blue piping looks nice as do the wheels lol. Are they the same size as standard 135i wheels?

Had PX value for my R32, mm lol £900 below We Buy Any Car.. err yeah right.

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Sadly the DCT car has been pulled as failed AUC..

Reg is RO61WWK

"The previous owner had put oil into the intercooler as they had thought that is where the oil should go."

How much damage as that caused then...

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aeropilot said:

WTF..........

That's utter nonsense IMHO, as the only frigging way an owner could do that is to disconnect all the pipework, remove the I/C, and pour oil into it.

So dealer telling porkies or a very stupid owner?

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aeropilot said:

mikeyscott said:

aeropilot said:

WTF..........

That's utter nonsense IMHO, as the only frigging way an owner could do that is to disconnect all the pipework, remove the I/C, and pour oil into it.

So dealer telling porkies or a very stupid owner?

I suspect a combination of both...

No way could someone put oil in the intercooler by mistake, not even the worlds most stupid owner.
But.... a stupid owner could put oil into the water radiator......and my suspicion is that the dumb BMW dealer has got confused between water rad and intercooler...?

I suspect this, sales guy not technical or dumb tech. Barons BMW near Hindhead.

Big damage?

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Right I've just questioned it again and aeropilot you are 100% right.

I did wonder how they got it into the intercooler

Screwed the dealer over on a PX by the sounds of things.

Edited by mikeyscott on Friday 16th October 15:32

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aeropilot said:

There are some technically illiterate sales people working for BMW dealers.....but clearly some really dumb owners. You'd think someone that would own something as niche as a 135 would not be putting oil in the cooling system.

Definitely a car to walk from

I'm sure it's gone something like this.

Wife puts oil in the wrong place, husband comes home kills wife, then takes it to dealer to offload... LOL

What price would that stupidity costs? £2k?

So DCT isn't being driven so just the manual tomorrow.

Edited by mikeyscott on Friday 16th October 15:55

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VerySideways said:

If you caught it immediately this would cost next to nothing to resolve - drain and flush and refill the cooling system.

If oil in the intercoolers, that tells me it's been run etc. So no doubt ££

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Smuler said:

License plate quite apt for previous owner...

WWK, What a W*nKer

As a DCT owner, I would still go for manual IF the manual car is in every other way perfect ; but it's close, so real shame you couldn't do both backbtoback.

Yup that was the key thing for me, back to back test.

I only do 200-300 miles per month, so manual prob more sensible..

This is the AUC manual car http://usedcars.bmw.co.uk/1-Series/3.0-135i-M-Spor...

Also there is a highly modified car on babybmw, which was the 135i the Birds did a lot of work on. A mate knows the car and has said sod AUC, toys and N55 lol

Edited by mikeyscott on Friday 16th October 17:14

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Can't test DCT now as broken

Had a good drive with the manual and liked it. Loads better ride than my 123d

Just too and fro re figures.

Low PX and £18.9k

Mmm

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£9900

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BMW now offered £9.6k

Autotrader seem around £11k private

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Smuler said:

I guess those private listings don't all realise full price, so in that case if the trade in offers are confirmed I would probably accept the highest if I was happy with this 135i or alternatively put my car on A/trader etc with the knowledge that my fall back is 9,900 max; then shop around for other 135is.

Car going on Autotrader tonight, they offered to complete the deal on 6th November, so giving me time for a private sale.

So I've said I'll call them tomorrow when they open to confirm deal or no deal. Tempted to shove it on autotrader and see what happens, it's listed on pistonheads and R320C, but not a thing yet.

Tempted to see what evans hawlshaw offer via their purchase scheme too, so will give them a call first thing

To be fair nothing wrong with my R32 too. Might not be such a peach of a car, but V6 + DSG still nice

Edited by mikeyscott on Saturday 17th October 19:41

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Maracus said:

mikeyscott said:

BMW now offered £9.6k

Autotrader seem around £11k private

May be a bit late if you've listed it on Autotrader, but try Andrew at Volkswizard. www.volkswizard.co.uk.

Haven't listed yet. Mot it next week to get it 12 months rather than 2.5 ish

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Ok thanks, have filled in the form on the website. Fingers crossed lol

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Might have a private sale on my R32 at asking price.

Just think the 135i will be sold tonight, shame if it does but at least money in the bank.