My brave pill: E92 BMW 335i with the infamous N54 engine
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Court_S said:
Mr Tidy said:
If you change I think you need an M3 - you've got the 330i Mummiewagon after all!
I was more thinking about having a year of cheaper motoring to help top up my V8 fund. 1. You are bound to spend more on the "money saver" than you planned
2. You'd be tempted to change wheels because you need to replace tyres because "miss match"
3. It wouldn't be the interior you actually wanted (because limited choice in secondhand land)
As a result a whole heap of the V8 fund would go on modding something that was supposed to be cheaper motoring to help top up the V8 fund and you'd have less in the pot.
Just saying like
Court_S said:
Mr Tidy said:
If you change I think you need an M3 - you've got the 330i Mummiewagon after all!
I was more thinking about having a year of cheaper motoring to help top up my V8 fund. 
B'stard Child said:
Now you know that wouldn't work.............
1. You are bound to spend more on the "money saver" than you planned
2. You'd be tempted to change wheels because you need to replace tyres because "miss match"
3. It wouldn't be the interior you actually wanted (because limited choice in secondhand land)
As a result a whole heap of the V8 fund would go on modding something that was supposed to be cheaper motoring to help top up the V8 fund and you'd have less in the pot.
Just saying like
True, there’s very likely an element of truth in that…once you start, it’s a slippery slope. 1. You are bound to spend more on the "money saver" than you planned
2. You'd be tempted to change wheels because you need to replace tyres because "miss match"
3. It wouldn't be the interior you actually wanted (because limited choice in secondhand land)
As a result a whole heap of the V8 fund would go on modding something that was supposed to be cheaper motoring to help top up the V8 fund and you'd have less in the pot.
Just saying like
DKIE92 said:
Better the car you know I’d say. Especially if it’s only for a short amount of time before going onto an M3. The 335i seems to be in a good spot, hopefully it won’t throw any significant bills in the next year. I guess you could make a decent saving on petrol if you got a sensible diesel though.
That’s almost definitely true. It was just idle musings really; I do like the 335i although I may have take a few things too far (the exhaust can be a bit of a chore ). Last year was an expensive one, but hopefully I’m out of the other side of that now.
GallonsPerMile was looking to sell his high-mileage and well-maintained saloon… just saying 
Edited by bolidemichael on Monday 15th January 22:01
Court_S said:
I’m dropping my wheels off to Wheelmania tomorrow for a refurb and I’m torn on colours, part of me wants to go for a pale gold like on the M2 CS but the other part of me thinks I should play is safe and go with a bright silver especially with one eye on advertising it soon.
As said in general Sam, satin gold would look cool. But a bright silver with sparkle lacquer, or just a bright silver, IMO, would keep it classy/subtle and as you said, keep sale value on point tooCourt_S said:
I’m dropping my wheels off to Wheelmania tomorrow for a refurb and I’m torn on colours, part of me wants to go for a pale gold like on the M2 CS but the other part of me thinks I should play is safe and go with a bright silver especially with one eye on advertising it soon.
If you are serious about selling you need to steer clear of being out on a limb with golds and bronzes - stick with silver I wussed out of the satin good, even though it looked stunning against the sparkling graphite grey. I’ve gone with a bright silver. They had a set of CSL reps in stock and they just looked perfect in silver.
They spun my wheels up whilst I was there and one of the fronts has a slight buckle which they’re straightening out.
They spun my wheels up whilst I was there and one of the fronts has a slight buckle which they’re straightening out.
sortedcossie said:
Which Wheel Mania is that and what are they charging per wheel?
The one in Brum as it’s a bit closer. It’s about £70 a wheel with VAT for plus £40 to straighten out the one with a slight buckle. Given how pleased I am with the finish of the wheels on my wife’s car, it seems good value for money.
Court_S said:
I wussed out of the satin good, even though it looked stunning against the sparkling graphite grey. I’ve gone with a bright silver. They had a set of CSL reps in stock and they just looked perfect in silver.
They spun my wheels up whilst I was there and one of the fronts has a slight buckle which they’re straightening out.
Deffo the right choice Sam, they’ll look absolutely spot on They spun my wheels up whilst I was there and one of the fronts has a slight buckle which they’re straightening out.
Gave the old girl a clean today because it was looking very sorry for itself after two weeks of heavy rain and flooded roads.
The grey wheels look awful against the grey paint. I actually like the design of the MV3 wheels though and think they suit the E9x cars well. The rear wheels look really lost in the rear arches and the car somehow looks smaller on 18’s than it does 19’s which is a bit odd.
It’s due an oil service soon, so I’ll get that done when it gets a bit closer.
There are quite a lot of tar spots after the recent rain / floods - I’m looking forward to some better weather so I can get stuck into it’s spring detail.
The itch for an M3 is currently very hard to ignore, so I’m planning to put it up for sale in April and see what happens.
The grey wheels look awful against the grey paint. I actually like the design of the MV3 wheels though and think they suit the E9x cars well. The rear wheels look really lost in the rear arches and the car somehow looks smaller on 18’s than it does 19’s which is a bit odd.
It’s due an oil service soon, so I’ll get that done when it gets a bit closer.
There are quite a lot of tar spots after the recent rain / floods - I’m looking forward to some better weather so I can get stuck into it’s spring detail.
The itch for an M3 is currently very hard to ignore, so I’m planning to put it up for sale in April and see what happens.
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