2012 E91 manual wagon

[wdc330i]

One day to go. Still at 414k. Wonder what the run up will be...

Edit: D'oh! $14k

[clyde]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

One day to go. Still at 414k. Wonder what the run up will be...

Um, that would be rather remarkable.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

One day to go. Still at 414k. Wonder what the run up will be...

S54 swap candidate.

I'd say that the 323i drive a LOT better than the 325i if you want a stock RWD one.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by clyde

Um, that would be rather remarkable.

Oops.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

S54 swap candidate.

I'd say that the 323i drive a LOT better than the 325i if you want a stock RWD one.

Why is that? (She said, revealing again her dilettante car enthusiast status.)

[SARAFIL]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

Why is that? (She said, revealing again her dilettante car enthusiast status.)

For one... 323 and 328 had better steering vs. later 325 and 330 models

[Nick M3]

Yeah, the steering felt way better. 2001 was the WORST year for steering, but IMO, the 323/328 had better steering than the late cars as well.

For another, cable throttle.

For another, the extra torque made a real difference vs. the 325, and with an intake and a chip, the motor wakes up at the top end.

Edit: The 328 sucked, because it was barely better than the 323. The 330i was, obviously, a whole different animal, but you can put the 3.0 in either car. And if you put it in the 323, you get an M54B30 WITH a cable throttle! The only downside of the 323 is that it comes with dinky brakes stock, but it doesn't really matter.

[FC]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

Why is that? (She said, revealing again her dilettante car enthusiast status.)

Fancy word! Maybe it's the immigrant engineer in me, but I had to look that up.

[Theo]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

Yeah, the steering felt way better. 2001 was the WORST year for steering, but IMO, the 323/328 had better steering than the late cars as well.

LOL. I so remember that on my new then 01 330ci. I had the bmw “fix” by them actually paying for a better feel rack. I still can’t believe they listened to enthusits enough to flit the bill for anyone that wanted it.

That was the old BMW.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by FC

Fancy word! Maybe it's the immigrant engineer in me, but I had to look that up.