I ultimately went with the manual and I'm really happy. Yes, I wish I could launch it off the line (more easily) and obviously the automatic is a bit quicker when you're ripping through the gears with the extra torque and fast shift, but the manual makes it so much fun. Even driving calmly, it's just so engaging.
I run 0w30 in my F82 M4 as that's what BMW and Shell recommend.
I maintained 0w-30 factory spec on my F85 and did 2 oil analysis and Data was great. I just changed to 5w-50 leichluf.
I have Pirelli Cinturato P7 A/S run-flats on my '21 X3 xDrive (same size) and had them on E90 as well for past several years. They do quite well in E WA winters, quiet and smooth.
I enjoy the manual in my daily 435i. It is a 2016 so it does not have the auto rev matching. Luckily for me a lot of the fun of the manual is rev matching, heel/toe, etc. so I’m not feeling I’m missing out.
160k miles on mine. Most reliable car I’ve owned. Just do your regular maintenance like plugs, coils, filter, oil, other fluids and they’re rock solid!
replaced the original filter in a 2000 540i with 150k miles with a Hengst, no difference in performance whatsoever, but i feel better
Headlights look good, it will be a classy front end.
Rear/ look a bit commical. Anime character angry squint tail lights. Even with a light bar, it wouldnt look much better.
I had an 2001 740iL that I traded an old truck for. The electronics are kind of a nightmare, the water pump has a plastic impeller that likes to randomly explode and shoot plastic all through the cooling system. You can buy one with a metal impeller that solves this.
My first non warranty repair on my B58 540 was a $3k radiator replacement. That was at about 60k miles.
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