My 120d - must do mods?

[BravoMikeWhiskey]

I have just collected a 120d. It's got 18" standard wheels but it's on runflats.

I like the car but it's terribly crashy. In the past I've swapped the RFT's for normal rubber and put some Eibach springs on it.

I don't intend on doing anything else but I'm hoping this sorts out the crashy ride and makes the handling a little better.

Remap discussion is for another day but it has an auto gearbox and I hear bad things about a remap with an auto box and this car is intended to be a daily hack. Still, a remap to 210bhp with an improved power delivery, smoother drive and a little better handling sounds like a good prospect.

Has anyone done this? Am I wasting my time?

[pointedstarman]

I've remapped 2 BMW's in the past, both autos, with no problems though admittedly not 120d's. My understanding is that the auto box is better able to cope with the extra power and, more importantly, the extra torque produced from the remap. You should expect somewhere close to 210bhp/300lb/ft which is in the same ballpark as the 123d which uses the same box (both auto & manual) so I don't think you'll have much of a problem.

Re the tyres I changed 18 inchers on a 3 series with great results (ditto a 5 series) but my only concern with a 1 series was the lack of space for a spare...