imagine everyone just buy EVs with errr pre-pollution… i mean no emission.

<1mpg difference … negligible

I do between 30-32mpg on my 22 miles each direction commute in comfort mode in my 21’ 540i. avg 27mpg with currently 302xx miles on the car.

My sister just traded her X3 xdrive30e for Q5 45 P+. Honest opinion is the Q5 feels like it is better built than the X3. Driving dynamics is better on the X3. Some features are better and included on the Q5 with P+ like the sound and ACC. But some stuff lacking like ambient lights and navigation/digital cockpit without going Prestige.

At least you don’t have to worry about uneven panel gaps.

yea, cracks on structure like this would’ve totaled the car for this car’s value. OP basically spent equal amount of his car’s worth in repair and then end up with a parts car.

it’s a M2, chances are it is abused. jokes aside… would 11k miles warrant tire change, probably depending on location and dealership. most reputable dealership network would replace tires under 6/32. In reality it’s not a sign you should look for people that track the car.

CAI is useless on these, they’re just for sound…unless you want sound. The intake is already optimized. There’s a reason JCW and M35 still uses the same intake. just get a plug and play Dinantronics X or Burger tuning jb4 or bootmod, etc. piggy backs. an actual tune is a waste of money unless you go full bolt-on with a lot more mods.

you probably want to replace the engine mounts first on this chassis if it isn’t the updated one already.

sacrifice tire for cool photo, what’s not to love!

S mode shifting automatically is annoying for daily driving. only put it over and go into Manual mode.

cool, but not real lego.

who cares… they’re all basically Ferraris

cold start vs warm start.

the flap doesn’t add that much noise on stock exhaust. you can code it open and pull the fuse on the right side of the trunk. one of the 7.5amp …