E91 Straight Six Bearding

[daver1184]

Unicorn car for someone.
Odd that it's going up for auction..

https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalog...

[meddler]

daver1184 said:

Unicorn car for someone.
Odd that it's going up for auction..

https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalog...

Says “from a deceased estate” on the listing, so it’ll be a probate sale.

[d_a_n1979]

meddler said:

daver1184 said:

Unicorn car for someone.
Odd that it's going up for auction..

https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalog...

Says “from a deceased estate” on the listing, so it’ll be a probate sale.

^^^

This

Could be a good buy for someone; but you'd. want to know more re the SH/maintenance too

[cerb4.5lee]

daver1184 said:

Unicorn car for someone.
Odd that it's going up for auction..

https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalog...

It has a lovely spec too. A very nice unicorn for sure.

[helix402]

cerb4.5lee said:

It has a lovely spec too. A very nice unicorn for sure.

I’m not a fan of the pre LCI models. I think the later ones look better.

[cerb4.5lee]

helix402 said:

cerb4.5lee said:

It has a lovely spec too. A very nice unicorn for sure.

I’m not a fan of the pre LCI models. I think the later ones look better.

Yes and I understand what you mean. I guess that I'm really familiar with the pre LCI though having had 3 of them(2xE90/1×E92).

[helix402]

The pre lci does have some bonuses. The interior lights have lenses covering the bulbs and I think a refrigerated centre console box. The accountants stole these from the LCI.

I retrofitted the pre LCI interior lights to my LCI!

[Mr Tidy]

That's really tempting.............must resist!

[Swervin_Mervin]

helix402 said:

The pre lci does have some bonuses. The interior lights have lenses covering the bulbs and I think a refrigerated centre console box. The accountants stole these from the LCI.

I retrofitted the pre LCI interior lights to my LCI!

They also have far nicer mirrors - not those godawful dustbin lids fitted to the LCI.

Only things I'd want from LCI are the front end and the rear hubs and shafts

[Court_S]

daver1184 said:

Unicorn car for someone.
Odd that it's going up for auction..

https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalog...

I like that….decent spec for a petrol touring too and low mileage. I’d have been all over that in April (as much as I like my coupe, there are a few times I wish I’d bought a touring). Plus fast estates are just cooler.

[d_a_n1979]

Court_S said:

daver1184 said:

Unicorn car for someone.
Odd that it's going up for auction..

https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalog...

I like that….decent spec for a petrol touring too and low mileage. I’d have been all over that in April (as much as I like my coupe, there are a few times I wish I’d bought a touring). Plus fast estates are just cooler.

Engine sounds lovely and quiet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-4NYg2D77Y&ab...

[daver1184]

Someone please just buy it...

[cerb4.5lee]

daver1184 said:

Someone please just buy it...

I want it for the spec alone...and it is just a bonus that you get the N55 and a manual gearbox thrown-in with it too!

Lovely.

[bmwmike]

N54 engine. Is there a slight miss ? Might be the way the camera is panning around.

[cerb4.5lee]

Trust me to get the engine wrong!

[Court_S]

bmwmike said:

N54 engine. Is there a slight miss ? Might be the way the camera is panning around.

From what I can tell, they’re quite a grumpy engine. They never seem to sound quite as smooth as the later engines like the N55 or the N/A engines.

[sam.rog]

I think it’s the hpfp that makes these sound rough. I await one of the more knowledgeable members to shoot me down.

[bmwmike]

It's the piezo injectors making the tap/racket. Sounds like a n53.

No doubt the hpfp plays a part too. It's the same hpfp on majority of earlier n55 and they sounded quieter

Edited by bmwmike on Friday 7th October 21:03

[to3m]

d_a_n1979 said:

Court_S said:

daver1184 said:

Unicorn car for someone.
Odd that it's going up for auction..

https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalog...

I like that….decent spec for a petrol touring too and low mileage. I’d have been all over that in April (as much as I like my coupe, there are a few times I wish I’d bought a touring). Plus fast estates are just cooler.

Engine sounds lovely and quiet:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-4NYg2D77Y&ab...

I can only assume you are taking the piss, because it sounds fking awful - my N53 330i sounds pretty much the same when it's running right. The clattery diesel idle is the sound of it running properly, something that's easily detectable from the extra 10% mpg.

It's the first car I've had that only sounds good when it's broken.

[Naldrett]

daver1184 said:

Unicorn car for someone.
Odd that it's going up for auction..

https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalog...

So what do we think of the value of this in current market? Agreed spec and colour combo are great, pre-LCI but the tuning crew prefer the N54 as more easily modified than the later N55, mileage low - but unclear history and now 15 years old so likely to need a fair bit spending on it in times to come even if a good’un.

Think the guide is a bit low - £7-8k?