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saxondale said:
Here are my two, 2022 iX3 and 2005 E46 330ci. A mixture of modern and modern classic. The iX3 is a fantastic family car, but you can’t beat the 3.0 litre straight-six.
Do you have experience of both petrol and ev versions? Have an M40i but rode in a iX taxi yesterday in Helsinki and it was mightily impressive, made me curious about the baby version…MarkGArgyle said:
saxondale said:
Do you have experience of both petrol and ev versions? Have an M40i but rode in a iX taxi yesterday in Helsinki and it was mightily impressive, made me curious about the baby version…I've recently bought the 330 as a project/weekend car/future classic. I had a coupe a few years back, and loved it to bits. Planning on tidying it up a bit, doing all the usual preventative maintenance etc. Hopefully it'll go up in value all being well with rust etc...
Daniel.w.leigh said:
This is my cheap summer classic; a 1998 328i Convertible in Fern Green with a Green roof and Beige leather interior. It's got just 66,000 miles, clearly been very looked after and I love the 'old man' spec (burr walnut dash/gear lever and beige interior) and a great spec for an E36 (heated seats, parking sensors, dual-zone climate, working power roof, auto-dimming mirrors etc). Needs a bit of rust sorting, sadly, but as a 3rd car it's going to do very few miles, and only in good weather. Also looking at a BMW iX to replace my daily EV (Volvo XC40 BEV) and we have a MINI Electric too. Keeping it in the BMW Group!
Gorgeous colour! Cracking engine too; always loved the M52
If you haven't already; service the cooling system & DISA as soon as you can
I always read online that one old diesel BMW was enough to financially cripple you. So, seeing as my E46 330d is currently up on axle stands having new brake lines on the rear and a couple of rusty bits treated, I decided now was the best time to buy my second old diesel BMW. At 31 years old, this is my first car with more than one turbo, my first car with working air conditioning and also my first automatic, so it ticks some things off the list.
Paid slightly over the odds for it, but its had nearly £900 of work on suspension and brakes recently and its generally a very tidy example for its age and mileage (late 2009, 102k). Has very healthy Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres on the front and, rather concerningly for someone who has a thing for premium tyres, brand new Triangle tyres on the back (dealer fit - rears were also PS4S), but as we're heading in to the wamer and drier part of the year I'll try and stick with them for now. Also, a completely standard car, no remaps here and I'll probably keep it that way just as I have with the E46. The last owner also carried out the OEM Alpine speaker retro-fit so I also have a car with a half-decent sound system for a change.
Gave it a quick going over with a clean, fallout remover, BH Cleanser Polish and Soft 99 Fusso, but it still needs a proper decontamination which I simply don't have the time for at the moment. The E46 will be staying as I have no plans to sell it, possibly ever.
Paid slightly over the odds for it, but its had nearly £900 of work on suspension and brakes recently and its generally a very tidy example for its age and mileage (late 2009, 102k). Has very healthy Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tyres on the front and, rather concerningly for someone who has a thing for premium tyres, brand new Triangle tyres on the back (dealer fit - rears were also PS4S), but as we're heading in to the wamer and drier part of the year I'll try and stick with them for now. Also, a completely standard car, no remaps here and I'll probably keep it that way just as I have with the E46. The last owner also carried out the OEM Alpine speaker retro-fit so I also have a car with a half-decent sound system for a change.
Gave it a quick going over with a clean, fallout remover, BH Cleanser Polish and Soft 99 Fusso, but it still needs a proper decontamination which I simply don't have the time for at the moment. The E46 will be staying as I have no plans to sell it, possibly ever.
My (early!) retirement treat to myself - 330i
Came from a manual M135i so it's been a big change but am loving it so far: pulls surprisingly well, the auto box is great, fuel economy is amazing (53mpg on a run the other day
), ride is decent even on 19 inch wheels with RFTs, and it's really well built and refined 
Untitled by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Came from a manual M135i so it's been a big change but am loving it so far: pulls surprisingly well, the auto box is great, fuel economy is amazing (53mpg on a run the other day
), ride is decent even on 19 inch wheels with RFTs, and it's really well built and refined Untitled by Mike Smith, on Flickr
DibblyDobbler said:
My (early!) retirement treat to myself - 330i
Came from a manual M135i so it's been a big change but am loving it so far: pulls surprisingly well, the auto box is great, fuel economy is amazing (53mpg on a run the other day), ride is decent even on 19 inch wheels with RFTs, and it's really well built and refined
Untitled by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Lovely colour. Congrats. Came from a manual M135i so it's been a big change but am loving it so far: pulls surprisingly well, the auto box is great, fuel economy is amazing (53mpg on a run the other day
), ride is decent even on 19 inch wheels with RFTs, and it's really well built and refined Untitled by Mike Smith, on Flickr
iwantagta said:
DibblyDobbler said:
My (early!) retirement treat to myself - 330i
Came from a manual M135i so it's been a big change but am loving it so far: pulls surprisingly well, the auto box is great, fuel economy is amazing (53mpg on a run the other day), ride is decent even on 19 inch wheels with RFTs, and it's really well built and refined
Untitled by Mike Smith, on Flickr
Lovely colour. Congrats. Came from a manual M135i so it's been a big change but am loving it so far: pulls surprisingly well, the auto box is great, fuel economy is amazing (53mpg on a run the other day
), ride is decent even on 19 inch wheels with RFTs, and it's really well built and refined Untitled by Mike Smith, on Flickr
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