Finally bought an E82 135i back in March, after looking far and wide for the right one, I got wind of a local dealer getting one back in December, previous owner bought an M2. He wanted it on an 18 plate so come March this finally was going up for sale.
A friend valets all the used cars for this one dealership, he alerted me it was in!
I arranged to view, the dealer cancelled my appointment and tried to schedule something for 4 days later! No thanks! So I went to a branch I had used previously the following morning and asked them to get the car in.
Deposit paid and awaiting to see the car in person. I'd already agreed to buy as long as everything was ok. Turns out they got the mileage wrong by quite a lot but the car was pretty immaculate... I wanted it.
1hr 40mins of negotiation later they agreed to supply and fit the M Performance exhaust.
Car purchased! A 2013, Alpine white, 135i coupe, DCT, sport plus edition.
Dealership ended up struggling to get the exhaust from BMW but Cotswold BMW came to the rescue. This was fitted a week later. I love it, burbles, pops, bangs but can still be quiet when not using the right foot.
Had bought BMW black kidney grills minutes after buying the car, they were next to be fitted.
I wasn't a fan of the black mirror caps on the sport plus edition. Swapped those out for white.
Front bumper has been repaired and repainted due to having screw holes, have a shortened plate to fit but not got round to it yet. Risking no front for a while.
Removed the rear lip spoiler in preparation for an SSDD carbon one arriving next week.
Also bought a set of 261M alloys, which are awaiting refurbishment and powder coating, much prefer those to the 313M.
Absolutely love the car, have a few ideas but it'll stay very standard/OEM. Looking at a DMS remap once I've got used to the car. Slowly working my way panel by panel machine polishing.
Few photos from tonight...
A friend valets all the used cars for this one dealership, he alerted me it was in!
I arranged to view, the dealer cancelled my appointment and tried to schedule something for 4 days later! No thanks! So I went to a branch I had used previously the following morning and asked them to get the car in.
Deposit paid and awaiting to see the car in person. I'd already agreed to buy as long as everything was ok. Turns out they got the mileage wrong by quite a lot but the car was pretty immaculate... I wanted it.
1hr 40mins of negotiation later they agreed to supply and fit the M Performance exhaust.
Car purchased! A 2013, Alpine white, 135i coupe, DCT, sport plus edition.
Dealership ended up struggling to get the exhaust from BMW but Cotswold BMW came to the rescue. This was fitted a week later. I love it, burbles, pops, bangs but can still be quiet when not using the right foot.
Had bought BMW black kidney grills minutes after buying the car, they were next to be fitted.
I wasn't a fan of the black mirror caps on the sport plus edition. Swapped those out for white.
Front bumper has been repaired and repainted due to having screw holes, have a shortened plate to fit but not got round to it yet. Risking no front for a while.
Removed the rear lip spoiler in preparation for an SSDD carbon one arriving next week.
Also bought a set of 261M alloys, which are awaiting refurbishment and powder coating, much prefer those to the 313M.
Absolutely love the car, have a few ideas but it'll stay very standard/OEM. Looking at a DMS remap once I've got used to the car. Slowly working my way panel by panel machine polishing.
Few photos from tonight...