M235i (F22) - what’s the catch?
Discussion
Idly browsing used cars for sale and I noticed that nice examples of early M235i are sitting at around £14k with sensible mileage, spec, FBMWSH and a choice of manual or automatic.
To my eye they look lovely and £14k screams bargain for the package. What’s the catch? Do they suffer from the same chassis shortcomings as F20 M135i? Sure, there will be the usual maintenance costs of a 10 year old car but is there more sinister issues looming with the N55 or F2X series in general?
To my eye they look lovely and £14k screams bargain for the package. What’s the catch? Do they suffer from the same chassis shortcomings as F20 M135i? Sure, there will be the usual maintenance costs of a 10 year old car but is there more sinister issues looming with the N55 or F2X series in general?
clockworks said:
Potential engine problems - prone to bearing failure from what I've read - and expensive to insure now?
Insurance is just plain expensive now, but my age and insurance history somewhat offsets that at least!Re bearing failure, is that just a symptom of infrequent oil changes and hard use or an inherent issue? Do these effectively have a 2 year/20K oil service schedule or is it more frequent ( I appreciate it will be CBS in idrive but wondering how that nets out in ‘normal use’)?
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