BMW 135 Yes or No ?

[Tman*]

Would you say this applies to the hatchback F20 135i as well?

Irrespective if its E82 or F20, if its a car with a high powered engine you going to pay for tires and petrol.

If you want to play, you have to pay!

 

[FalconZA]

be able to afford something epic and not have to worry about the re-sale price down the line.

buy your dream car, you will never sell it thus the re-sale problem goes away. If you the "buy a new car every 2 years" kind of person then yes stay away.

The first thing i did out of varisty with all my savings and 85% of my salary was buy my dream car. 10 years later and i still have my car, i still love it.

thank god i didn't buy some crappy broken down city golf just to say i was trying to be wise with my money.

you only have 1 life.

 

[DuckKnuckle]

Register on www.bmwfanatics.co.za and start a thread and ask for Coisman to take a look at the vin number for you. He can give you a detailed breakdown of the vehicle ownership and service history.

The Fanatics are also very friendly and I'm sure there'd be one who'd be happy to take a look at the vehicle as well. Always better to have multiple views on the car.

 

[FiestaST]

buy your dream car, you will never sell it thus the re-sale problem goes away. If you the "buy a new car every 2 years" kind of person then yes stay away.

The first thing i did out of varisty with all my savings and 85% of my salary was buy my dream car. 10 years later and i still have my car, i still love it.

thank god i didn't buy some crappy broken down city golf just to say i was trying to be wise with my money.

you only have 1 life.

Out of interest what car was that?

 

[Excalibur]

Irrespective if its E82 or F20, if its a car with a high powered engine you going to pay for tires and petrol.

If you want to play, you have to pay!

Not entirely, newer models tend to have better fuel consumption than older ones.

 

[Kerrits]

Not entirely, newer models tend to have better fuel consumption than older ones.

That difference mainly comes in with the new engines. In this case both the facelift E82 and F20 have the N55 engine. Economy will be very similar.

Tyres are another thing. It's around R14k a set of the standard tyres the car came out with. Going with non-runflats are only slightly cheaper depending on what you buy. Or more expensive if you want Michelins.
Extending the MP by only a year was around R14k the last time I did it.

Just know about it, and budget for it. It's all worth it for the joy my car gives me.

 

[Username:]

Out of interest what car was that?

Probably a Ford Falcon

 

[rorz0r]

You can use http://bimmer.work/ to check out the factory specs of the car.

Or just buy my 335 (F series, 1 year newer, lower mileage etc)

 

[dlk001]

I am looking at getting myself a 135, always wanted a 1 series sedan. I saw 1 in Van Der Beijl Park for R299 99 with 46k on the clock.

1stly, is it worth it. I know car prices have sky rocketed recently.

2ndly, any opinions and what should I be looking out for. A friend of mine told that they have petrol pump issues.

R299 not a little money, so really doing my homework on this 1

Go for it. I see it also has SPORTS EXHAUST.

Just make sure the car was not problematic. Check motorplan history.