Hi everyone. Recently a 135is became available where i work and im looking to purchase it. Car has around 79k miles and has been very well maintained. Charge pipe was replaced recently which is nice since it was the first thing I was going to do. For the 13 N55, is the HPFP something I should be on the lookout for? I was looking to do coils, plugs and replace OFHG preemptively as the VCG and OPG look fine. Ive also seen bits here and there about the N55 having rod bearing issues but it seems this was limited to the earliest iterations. Can someone clarify this? And Im more familiar witht he N54 platform but are there any other failure points I should keep an eye out for?

the BMW X1 that I ordered entered production more than 2 weeks early. VIN# just popped up this morning.

How long does it usually take before they actually begin assembling the car?

Thanks!

Hi all. Appreciate any and all advise.

Last week, I bought a used 2019 430i xdrive. Unlike any other automatic vehicle I have driven in the past, this car will not move at all when I put the gear in Drive or Reverse unless I actually step on the accelerator. Today, I also realized that if I am going up on a sloped surface and come to a stop, as soon as I lift my leg off the brake, the car starts to move backwards. Shouldn't there be a sort of braking mechanism for it to not start moving backward on a slope? None of the other cars I have driven before have done this, so I am thinking maybe something is wrong with this vehicle.

Anybody else experiencing the same with their 4 series? Can anybody think of what could potentially be causing this? Are both problems connected, or could they be separate issues? Should I get it checked out?

Thank you in advance.

I [25M] would absolutely love to own a BMW. The ones I’m looking at right now are the X4, 530e/540i, or I’d settle for a 330e/340i. But the cost is just way too much. It’s always been a dream of mine to own a BMW but I just can’t justify buying a $35,000-$60,000 vehicle.

I live in LA and see so many people driving BMWs and I always wonder what they do for work. I’ve also seen some really nice rides in here..

Fr those that can afford the trims above what do you do for work? Do you own a home ? And what are your payments like?

So, I'm looking at doing my first track weekend in May - I have a 2021 Civic Type R; however, by the time the event rolls around, my girlfriend will have taken delivery of her 2023 M340i XDrive. Basically, I was wondering if she would be able to drive it on the track straight from the factory and have a good time without any problems. I don't know if there is a break in period, but lets assume break in period is over. It's unlikely that she would be super aggressive, and she didn't take any of the performance-related options at all, so she'll be on the 18 inch wheels, stock brakes, etc.

What do you think? Trackable or nah?