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Thinking I need a E93 after driving a prius for 9 yrs. What should I look for? Pre-sale inspection?
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Low miles. Lots of options. If you lean to the turbo models, 335, you want the single turbo, not the twin turbo. If you can find the Sport Seats, they are better than the not-sport seats. I'm a huge Don't Care on the paddle shifts, but I like the manual transmission that is all but impossible to find in the non-turbo cars. If you can find a 6-spd, and you know how to work it, it would be my first choice. I settled for an '08 two years ago with only 67,000 miles, that's a really good find. The few manual transmission cars were mostly in the turbo cars, and with the price point I was looking for, they were the twin-turbo cars.
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So you have two motors, the N-54 Twin Turbo and the N-55 Single turbo. There was a split, LCI (Live Cycle Impulse) is the later model that has the N-55 and is also called the facelift.
A PPI is a must, you can use that to bring the price down. Also I am the kind of person who doesn't like run-flats, but these cars no longer have spare tires anymore.
Darin
Current:
16 220i Active Tourer Platinsilver MET (C08)/Dakota Black (PDSW), P7ACA, P7LDA, P7LHA, P9BDA, 6sp Manual - Wife's new toy!
05 325it Electric Red(438)/Gray(N6TT) ZCW, ZSP 5sp Manual Back set cover, trunk mat, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield, and mud flaps! Mr. Wagon My new Winter car.
05 M3 Imolarot II(405)/Gray(N5TT) ZCW, ZPP 6sp Manual C.F. Lip, CSL diffuser, SSK, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield and a trunk liner! Mr. Go_Fast Stored for the Winter
Past:
95 318is Montreal Blue Met (297)/Beige(K1SN) RIP, killed by an Idiot.
84 M535i gray market Burgandy Rot Met/Black Leather Lowered by Intrax on bilies, poly everywhere, B&B cat back system, K&N, and a hitch! Da Beast - Still running w/400k+!
91 316i euro Tizianrot/Gray cloth - E-36 w/M-40 RIP, but great on gas! Best was 38 MPG
82 528i euro Saphire Blue Met/Blue Leather RIP
79 525 euro Green/Green RIP
79 318 Silver/Black - The first one that got it all started
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Originally Posted by dworthy
No Spare. What were they thinking? I have a 19" wheel package (Style 220) with staggered fitment, and no spare.
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Weight savings I would guess. It's been a long time since I've had a flat, but that's beside the point, I want a spare just in case. The wife F-45 didn't come with one, so I took one out of an E-60 along with the center tool foam and put that in the trunk for her.
Darin
Current:
16 220i Active Tourer Platinsilver MET (C08)/Dakota Black (PDSW), P7ACA, P7LDA, P7LHA, P9BDA, 6sp Manual - Wife's new toy!
05 325it Electric Red(438)/Gray(N6TT) ZCW, ZSP 5sp Manual Back set cover, trunk mat, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield, and mud flaps! Mr. Wagon My new Winter car.
05 M3 Imolarot II(405)/Gray(N5TT) ZCW, ZPP 6sp Manual C.F. Lip, CSL diffuser, SSK, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield and a trunk liner! Mr. Go_Fast Stored for the Winter
Past:
95 318is Montreal Blue Met (297)/Beige(K1SN) RIP, killed by an Idiot.
84 M535i gray market Burgandy Rot Met/Black Leather Lowered by Intrax on bilies, poly everywhere, B&B cat back system, K&N, and a hitch! Da Beast - Still running w/400k+!
91 316i euro Tizianrot/Gray cloth - E-36 w/M-40 RIP, but great on gas! Best was 38 MPG
82 528i euro Saphire Blue Met/Blue Leather RIP
79 525 euro Green/Green RIP
79 318 Silver/Black - The first one that got it all started
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Just carry a tire plug kit and a 12V air pump. Tire punctures and failures are rare.
Adding a spare leaves you with half a trunk. Not worth it. We have a 2008 Wagon and 2009 Coupe, and carry the plug kit and pump in both.
Last edited by Pilgrim; 08-24-2022 at 02:19 PM.
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True, but the F-45 had some storage space the exact size for a compact spare funny enough. Now in the Kid's F-20, there is a tire pump and goo that goes into the tire to get them home, aka fix-a-flat.
Darin
Current:
16 220i Active Tourer Platinsilver MET (C08)/Dakota Black (PDSW), P7ACA, P7LDA, P7LHA, P9BDA, 6sp Manual - Wife's new toy!
05 325it Electric Red(438)/Gray(N6TT) ZCW, ZSP 5sp Manual Back set cover, trunk mat, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield, and mud flaps! Mr. Wagon My new Winter car.
05 M3 Imolarot II(405)/Gray(N5TT) ZCW, ZPP 6sp Manual C.F. Lip, CSL diffuser, SSK, Euro Infra-Rot front windshield and a trunk liner! Mr. Go_Fast Stored for the Winter
Past:
95 318is Montreal Blue Met (297)/Beige(K1SN) RIP, killed by an Idiot.
84 M535i gray market Burgandy Rot Met/Black Leather Lowered by Intrax on bilies, poly everywhere, B&B cat back system, K&N, and a hitch! Da Beast - Still running w/400k+!
91 316i euro Tizianrot/Gray cloth - E-36 w/M-40 RIP, but great on gas! Best was 38 MPG
82 528i euro Saphire Blue Met/Blue Leather RIP
79 525 euro Green/Green RIP
79 318 Silver/Black - The first one that got it all started
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Happy to report that I am now branded. 2011 335is convertable. Loaded and very clean. 77k miles.
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