E87 130i. A decent buy?
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Try and find one that has non run flat tyres or budget to fit them after purchase.
I had a 130 M sport with run flats, The ride is truly awful.
It was far too hard, changing to non run flats made all the difference.
For the performance the fuel consumption is excellent, I averaged 33 mpg.
I had a 130 M sport with run flats, The ride is truly awful.
It was far too hard, changing to non run flats made all the difference.
For the performance the fuel consumption is excellent, I averaged 33 mpg.
Do you need 4 doors ? 125i with a remap is 250 - 260bhp and 1430Kg.
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Edited by Crackie on Friday 17th March 00:42
I've had some amazing cars over the years, from Capri to 993 turbo and all sorts in between.
My number 1 sales regret? My 130i. I should never have sold it.
If you can get your hands on a good one and put non-runflat tyres and a limited slip diff on it you'll have a car which is a joy to wring out on a typical British B road and a comfortable and economical way to get to and from said B-road.
Add in 5 doors and a hatchback and it's practical and discrete to boot.
And the valvetronic-equipped N52B30 is a naturally aspirated masterpiece with astonishing throttle response.
Can you tell i miss mine?
My number 1 sales regret? My 130i. I should never have sold it.
If you can get your hands on a good one and put non-runflat tyres and a limited slip diff on it you'll have a car which is a joy to wring out on a typical British B road and a comfortable and economical way to get to and from said B-road.
Add in 5 doors and a hatchback and it's practical and discrete to boot.
And the valvetronic-equipped N52B30 is a naturally aspirated masterpiece with astonishing throttle response.
Can you tell i miss mine?
I love mine too.
Only thing to look out for really is run flats, they totally ruin the car.
Things that go on them are the intake/vanos solenoids (cheap fix) and.....that's about it.
They really are pretty bullet proof.
The clutch/gearbox is so, so, so much nicer than on the diesels, the 2 litre NA engine worked better in the 1er than any other car imho, equalled only by the Z4, it just wants to rev out and pulls from really low down the rev range and just keeps going in a similar fashion to the E46 M3 does, I have had 330i's, 530i's and this just feels completely different.
The other thing is how good it is on fuel, my 120d used to average 34mpg (it was an auto) my 123d averaged 38mpg, this is averaging 30mpg, for me only doing 10k miles a year in it the difference is about £5 a week.
On my run to London and back it averages 38mpg, which is fine.
One thing to remember is run it on 98ron though, significant drop in poke and mpg when run on 95ron.
Only thing to look out for really is run flats, they totally ruin the car.
Things that go on them are the intake/vanos solenoids (cheap fix) and.....that's about it.
They really are pretty bullet proof.
The clutch/gearbox is so, so, so much nicer than on the diesels, the 2 litre NA engine worked better in the 1er than any other car imho, equalled only by the Z4, it just wants to rev out and pulls from really low down the rev range and just keeps going in a similar fashion to the E46 M3 does, I have had 330i's, 530i's and this just feels completely different.
The other thing is how good it is on fuel, my 120d used to average 34mpg (it was an auto) my 123d averaged 38mpg, this is averaging 30mpg, for me only doing 10k miles a year in it the difference is about £5 a week.
On my run to London and back it averages 38mpg, which is fine.
One thing to remember is run it on 98ron though, significant drop in poke and mpg when run on 95ron.
I've owned a pre LCI 130i for 8 years. I haven't really needed it for the past few years but I simply can't bring myself to sell it.
The 130i is far from perfect (e.g. damping could be better) but there's something about it that really gets under your skin. They're incredibly reliable and cost buttons to run. So long as I have the space to keep it I don't think I'll ever sell it.
The 130i is far from perfect (e.g. damping could be better) but there's something about it that really gets under your skin. They're incredibly reliable and cost buttons to run. So long as I have the space to keep it I don't think I'll ever sell it.
VerySideways said:
I've had some amazing cars over the years, from Capri to 993 turbo and all sorts in between.
My number 1 sales regret? My 130i. I should never have sold it.
If you can get your hands on a good one and put non-runflat tyres and a limited slip diff on it you'll have a car which is a joy to wring out on a typical British B road and a comfortable and economical way to get to and from said B-road.
Add in 5 doors and a hatchback and it's practical and discrete to boot.
And the valvetronic-equipped N52B30 is a naturally aspirated masterpiece with astonishing throttle response.
Can you tell i miss mine?
This. I came from an E39 M5 to mine, the 130 was a better drive.My number 1 sales regret? My 130i. I should never have sold it.
If you can get your hands on a good one and put non-runflat tyres and a limited slip diff on it you'll have a car which is a joy to wring out on a typical British B road and a comfortable and economical way to get to and from said B-road.
Add in 5 doors and a hatchback and it's practical and discrete to boot.
And the valvetronic-equipped N52B30 is a naturally aspirated masterpiece with astonishing throttle response.
Can you tell i miss mine?
gizlaroc said:
How many tanks between putting the 98 in?
I find it takes a couple of tanks to get it running sweet again on 98, but the minute you put 95 in you can feel it loses something.
I knew straight away yesterday my wife had put 95 in, it took her till the evening to admit it.
Oh this was a few weeks apart - around the same ambient temperature and pressure, and I'd switched from 95 to 99 the day after the first run. I was filling the tank every 2/3 days.I find it takes a couple of tanks to get it running sweet again on 98, but the minute you put 95 in you can feel it loses something.
I knew straight away yesterday my wife had put 95 in, it took her till the evening to admit it.
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