[psyki]

Originally Posted by DL335D

That's a really nice looking splitter. Do you know if it comes in gloss black?

Thanks! It appears to be a knockoff of the Kies Motorsports splitter. When I was searching ebay and aliexpress I only saw them in unpainted/matte or CF.

[MSCD]

Originally Posted by Solidjake

Both are beautiful cars. I love the color of the F30...

I'm sure the road trip was amazing! I drove from NYC-LA 6 years ago and it was so nice to see the entire country.

I think when the owner posted he confirmed it was a Canada M Performance car special colour and loaded up!

[KeegMac5621]

Getting it ready for winter up in the northeast, wrapped the wheels in some new Continental DWS06's

[sthor10]

Swapped out steering wheel for M sport.

[Swappy]

Originally Posted by MSCD

I think when the owner posted he confirmed it was a Canada M Performance car special colour and loaded up!

Yes, it is 1 of 50 cars in Laguna Seca Blue BMW had for Canada. They are loaded with every single feature BMW offers, including full Merino individual leather interior with Dash, full door panels, everything covered in full leather.

[MSCD]

Originally Posted by Swappy

Yes, it is 1 of 50 cars in Laguna Seca Blue BMW had for Canada. They are loaded with every single feature BMW offers, including full Merino individual leather interior with Dash, full door panels, everything covered in full leather.

That's awesome- I recall you posting.. great car!

[Axman85]

I sold mine.

After 80k of rough ownership, countless stupid issues, I woke up and said that I can't take it any longer. My F30 335xi was the most fun car I have owned. Unfortunately, due to the terrible build quality and shitty roads in Massachusetts,I just can't risk the financial consequences of continued ownership.

Simple repairs cost a fortune, things that shouldn't break, break and then cost a bunch to fix. In 7 years of ownership, repairs have cost me almost as much as my Golf GTI cost in 1994. At 80k it's only a matter of time before a major component fails (turbo, clutch, main bearing, who knows but this forum is littered with F30 skeletons). I don't want to join that club.

I will miss my F30 but I will enjoy putting its gremlins out of their misery. Will I ever buy another, NO. I have wanted this car since I was 10 and after all of my nightmares and lack of BMW support I can only say that I will never buy another.

With that, I will be signing off of Bimmerpost and wish all best of luck with your respective cars.

[MSCD]

It feel below 50 last night and my car lit up like a Christmas tree- all 4 tyres need air! Popped to the local grocery store (slowly on the rft) and saw this!

See it around a couple times. The ceramic brake discs are enormous- love the colour... very cools SUV/ SAV

[rambleon84]

Brake job on the 328 GT, found a full set of 335's locally. Cleaned them up and painted in matte black.
old:


new:


weight savings up front but a penalty with the rears

[TheJungatron]

[IMG][/IMG]

Did that front lip kit

[bgalakazam]

Finally took the plunge on a downpipe. Only that was keeping me away from stage 2 and thicc burbles.

[amancuso]

Put a deposit on one.

[The Airman]

Originally Posted by Axman85

I sold mine.

After 80k of rough ownership, countless stupid issues, I woke up and said that I can't take it any longer. My F30 335xi was the most fun car I have owned. Unfortunately, due to the terrible build quality and shitty roads in Massachusetts,I just can't risk the financial consequences of continued ownership.

Simple repairs cost a fortune, things that shouldn't break, break and then cost a bunch to fix. In 7 years of ownership, repairs have cost me almost as much as my Golf GTI cost in 1994. At 80k it's only a matter of time before a major component fails (turbo, clutch, main bearing, who knows but this forum is littered with F30 skeletons). I don't want to join that club.

I will miss my F30 but I will enjoy putting its gremlins out of their misery. Will I ever buy another, NO. I have wanted this car since I was 10 and after all of my nightmares and lack of BMW support I can only say that I will never buy another.

With that, I will be signing off of Bimmerpost and wish all best of luck with your respective cars.

These are the type of letters you never like to read, especially on an enthusiast forum.

But then again, it's about exactly what I wrote when I got rid of my last ever.... GM.

[bubz00]

Will be fitting the Steinbauer box to my F31 330d shaggin' wagon. Zoom zoom.

Although the install is completely straight forward, do you reckon people would benefit from a wee write-up? I'll post initial impressions of the box regardless.

Work can't end soon enough!

[ronanz]

Drove back to NM to get my M Performance LSD installed as I have a relationship with Service manager and Master Tech. All my local dealers wanted 4.5 to 5.5hrs labor...a few Inde's were about the same (figured they wanted higher rate to purchase 1/2 shaft tool and wrench), I didn't want to be their guinea pig.

Did my prelim clutch break-in (20-25 figure 8's and 20-25 left/right circles). Will have a nice 530 mile drive back to AZ to complete break-in...

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[deviantspeed]

Yay, got my diminished value from the other ins co. Even disputed it, but they fought back hard. I hate this stuff.

If you haven't noticed, someone in a cheap car backed into my driver's door and a bmw collision center replaced the whole door with oem. Looks good, but the report card doesn't when you pull up the vin. No fault state, they had insurance, so my rates won't go up for this.

Yay, now an accident shows up on my car's history.

[deviantspeed]

LED Pumpkin behind the rear seat. Don't worry, it's overkill on the strong 3M double sided tape.

I put it on the right side, since I'm usually in the left lane.

edit, not sure why upside down, but you get the idea!

[snakechild]

got my oil changed at a local Indy shop in Anaheim (last week). Got it inspected. Found some leaks.

So today getting the turbo coolant lines, motor mounts, and thrust arm bushings replaced under warranty at the dealer. no loaners available though. Took an Uber to work

[Elliott19864]

Test drove a 328i.

Mineral grey with m sport plus.

Garage is ringing me tomorrow with figures.

Surprisingly a big difference from my 320i I have just sold.:

[DL335D]

Originally Posted by Elliott19864

Test drove a 328i.

Mineral grey with m sport plus.

Garage is ringing me tomorrow with figures.

Surprisingly a big difference from my 320i I have just sold.:

Agree. had a 320 rental while my 328 was getting some work done. Huge power difference. Just about the same diff moving from 328 to 435 and again to an M3. Then I drove an M5 competition and that made my M3 feel like very slow and very cheap. Damn you M5!!!

[im_an_alien]

DIY rock guard...I'm frequently on I-95 in south FL which is a permanent construction zone...
Put one in the bumper too. No noticeable impact on cooling or A/C

[thatBimmerBloke]

Originally Posted by Elliott19864

Test drove a 328i.

Mineral grey with m sport plus.

Garage is ringing me tomorrow with figures.

Surprisingly a big difference from my 320i I have just sold.:

I'd say just take it all the way to 335 or 340 if you are looking for more performance and not concerned about mileage. Nothing against 328, it was my first car after moving to this country, had plenty of fun with it, but again, it also depends on the needs of the individual, good luck