Highest mileage E9x 335i?

[wax lyrical]

I'll start - 2008 E93 335i. 187,000 and going strong. Owned by me since 2011.

Still has the BMW insured warranty on it though, which is reassuring, given it's had in its lifetime the turbos replaces twice, new water pump complete new fuel system, new alternator, small rocker cover oil leaks repaired twice, etc.

I tend to try and only use Shell Optimax fuel and the engine is as smooth as butter, good fuel consumption (averages 27mpg) and pulls like a train. I just wish the auto transmission was 'quicker' and more responsive.

[Martyn76]

This will sort the gearbox out https://www.xhpflashtool.com/

[megenzo]

Mine is hardly run in at 155k, e91 6MT, 2007, owned by me since 2009 and still under the extended warranty too. Fantastic cars

Edited by megenzo on Thursday 29th April 20:40

[royobannan]

2008 E91 159k. Had it for almost 7 years and 120k with extended warranty still running.

[wax lyrical]

Hi 335i 'ers'.

I've been very impressed by the extended warranty - paid out a couple of fairly big bills post-100k miles. I wonder though, if a REALLY big bill arises (engine blowing up, etc), what would they do, as our cars are only worth about £5k now, tops.

[wax lyrical]

Thanks - I assume I'll need to go to some reputable 'Tuning' shop to get this done? I don't have any software/hardware at home (or the expertise) to do this myself.

Thinking about an ECU remap to 340 bhp - quite cheap these days (but worried about the warranty on the car).

Martyn76 said:

This will sort the gearbox out https://www.xhpflashtool.com/

[wax lyrical]

No more 335i owners on here?

[royobannan]

[royobannan]

I had 135k on the car when they paid out for all this last year!

[wax lyrical]

Wow - that's impressive!

royobannan said:

I had 135k on the car when they paid out for all this last year!

[numtumfutunch]

What does the BMW warranty cost at this kind of mileage?

[wax lyrical]

Currently costs me £48 per month, including a £100 excess. It started at £38/mth, 9 years ago, when the car had 45,000 miles on the clock and was 3 years old (but with full BMWSH). I've paid monthly since the start, that's why the premium increases have been minor.

numtumfutunch said:

What does the BMW warranty cost at this kind of mileage?

[numtumfutunch]

wax lyrical said:

Currently costs me £48 per month, including a £100 excess. It started at £38/mth, 9 years ago, when the car had 45,000 miles on the clock and was 3 years old (but with full BMWSH). I've paid monthly since the start, that's why the premium increases have been minor.

numtumfutunch said:

What does the BMW warranty cost at this kind of mileage?

Wow, pretty impressive and if memory serves not far off what a 2016 car would have cost in its first year out of warranty when I last looked

[crustyclown777]

I’ve just purchased a E91 335i - 2011 - 24500 miles. It’s got full BMW service history, but it was purchased from an independent Dealership, not BMW. I’ve tried to get a BMW warranty quote, but it won’t allow me. I guess I should contact BMW UK directly? Anybody know of any reasons why they wouldn’t be able to quote me?
I’d like the peace of mind that a warranty offers, as I plan to keep this car for a long time!

[Matt_E91]

Impressive! Where did you find that example with such low mileage?

[crustyclown777]

Matt_E91 said:

Impressive! Where did you find that example with such low mileage?

Thanks! I've been following the market for quote a while, waiting for a low mileage nicely spec'd model to appear. As soon as it did, I pounced! It's only 1 owner from new, clearly an older gentleman who seemed to potter around Oxford.

[Martyn76]

wax lyrical said:

Thanks - I assume I'll need to go to some reputable 'Tuning' shop to get this done? I don't have any software/hardware at home (or the expertise) to do this myself.

Thinking about an ECU remap to 340 bhp - quite cheap these days (but worried about the warranty on the car).

Martyn76 said:

This will sort the gearbox out https://www.xhpflashtool.com/

All you need is an OBD adapter and a smart phone, I haven't done it myself but is one of the first mods people seem to do going by the UK E9x owners groups I'm part of on Facebook.

[taz128]

E91 MT 187K......mechanically fine, body work starting to look scruffy

[wax lyrical]

Yep - during my ownership the warranty has paid out several times. Turbos replaced twice. Water pump once. Whole fuel system replaced once (end to end, including fuel pump). Two or three small oil leaks. Alternator replaced once. Couple of electrical problems. I'd say about £8k to £10k of work at retail.

The 335i in particular can throw up big bills. Mine at the moment has been running perfectly for the last 2 yrs and 20k miles. Really smooth and 'pulls like a train'. Engine consumes about 1 litre of oil every 10k miles, which is pretty good!

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anonymous said:

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Difficult one to call. I put 50k miles on an N54 (bought at 42k, on its original turbos) and only ever had to replace the water pump and a fuel sensor. It depends on how they are driven, if thrashed before they've got oil temp then they'll generally not last. Perhaps buying one with recent new turbos would give you peace of mind.