New Aussie Member :)

[PeteA]

Hi all,

Finally found a decent BMW forums with some Aussies on it.

Just ordered a BMW 135i Manual in Alpine White, Innovations Package + Pro nav upgrade.

$81k on road + 4 years free scheduled servicing. Cant wait!

[froop]

Congrats buddy! And welcome to the forums! Look forward to seeing you around sometime =)

[PeteA]

Thanks froop I noticed in your siggy you have some carbon fiber bits. I'm pretty keen on a rear diffuser, spoiler and mirror caps. BMW quoted me $550 each just for the mirror caps O.o

Any advice where I can pick these up a bit cheaper?

[froop]

Originally Posted by Reigns

Thanks froop I noticed in your siggy you have some carbon fiber bits. I'm pretty keen on a rear diffuser, spoiler and mirror caps. BMW quoted me $550 each just for the mirror caps O.o

Any advice where I can pick these up a bit cheaper?

I got quoted from BMW about the same prices. The lip spoiler was about $900 amd the CF rear diffuser was $2600!...

Order it from overseas. I got most of my stuff from eBay. The rear diffuser was some generic eBay brand but it's pretty decent in terms of quality and fitment. Paid like $250 for it so I was pretty happy with what I got for the price. Mirror caps I got for $600 from a BMW eBay store from the UK. The spoiler I got for about $350 from an eBay store based in Germany. Mirror caps and spoiler both genuine pieces.

What other mods do you have planned?

[JHS130]

Congrats on the order! Hope to see you around at some meets in the future

[PeteA]

Ahh I see. Thanks for the heads up. 2600 for the diffuser is quite expensive for what it is!

All up Id like to do the following:
Outside:
Caps, diffuser, spoiler.
Inside:
BMW performance gear knob, aluminium pedals (if not so standard!)

Performance:
Not sure about this stuff to be honest I doubt I'll use the potential of the car in my daily driving anyway. If i do get an urge, might pick up a strut brace thats about it

[froop]

If you are going to get a strut brace I highly recommend the M3 Strut Tower Brace kit. Just make sure you get the 1 series specific kit as the center mount is different to the E9x kits.

I just installed mine yesterday and took it for a spin through Akuna Bay on the way home tonight.

I don't know if it's just a placebo effect but I feel like it makes a very significant effect on the handling, on my E88 anyway.

Previously the car was scary pushing it hard through a corner. Felt like the front end could break grip without warning and under steer into the gutter/wall/barrier/canyon. It now feels much more planted through the bends. Flatter and more communicative. I can push it much harder without feeling so scared as the front end just feels much grippier and in control. Loss of traction is now progressive.

[MrBlonde]

Originally Posted by Reigns

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Performance:
Not sure about this stuff to be honest I doubt I'll use the potential of the car in my daily driving anyway.

We're gonna remind you of this post one day.

[froop]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

We're gonna remind you of this post one day.

Lol +1

[Stuart@BMRAutowerkes]

Welcome OP

Would pm you but seeing as you need 5 posts + 24 hours for that to work, feel free to have a look at bmraw.com, or send me an email - details in sig and let me know if I can help out on anything

Enjoy the car

[oystero]

Originally Posted by bmroxm5

Welcome OP

Would pm you but seeing as you need 5 posts + 24 hours for that to work, feel free to have a look at bmraw.com, or send me an email - details in sig and let me know if I can help out on anything

Enjoy the car

+1 bmraw

Welcome OP

[Liub]

Welcome! See on you on the roads or the next meet .

[Eddie135]

Welcome to the 1addicts forum

[UR25IO]

WELCOME and congrats on the new ride mate

[Knightelf]

Welcome!

From memory my bmw performance cf spoiler was shipped for about $700 (from Tischer BMW in US) but they stopped shipping overseas, so need to use a redirection service like myus.com now.

BMR autorwerkes is the easiest (probably cheapest too) place to get it locally.

[Moocow]

Originally Posted by Knightelf

Welcome!

From memory my bmw performance cf spoiler was shipped for about $700 (from Tischer BMW in US) but they stopped shipping overseas, so need to use a redirection service like myus.com now.

BMR autorwerkes is the easiest (probably cheapest too) place to get it locally.

Welcome.

speak to Stu (bmroxm5), he can do better than that!!!! I got mine from him Local too, and fantastic support.

Got a thought for you - cancel your 135i order, add $20K and get AlpineM3E92's 1M for sale!!!!!!
http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=742333

I call dibs on finders fee or a commission will do

[gtappers]

Welcome on board and congrats on the new wheels!

[ReyT]

welcome

[PeteA]

Thanks all for the welcomes I'm definitely very excited, been wanting one of these babies for a while. My name is Pete btw.

Stu,
I'll PM you once I pick up the vehicle should I need some assistance with bmraw.com. Thanks for the link

Moocow,
Haha I did spot that actually. I do LOVE the 1M as a collector car and would go there 100%, but my vehicle probably wont be a keeper at the end of the 4 year finance. By that stage I'll be 32 so I'd probably be looking into a 4 door something again (hopefully I'll be married by then!)

My car's have been as follows:
First car (18) - 1991 Magna 4cyl - first car, bought it from the parents for 1k when i started uni. Drove this for 5 years whilst I completed my degrees (yes I took my time, I really liked some subjects so I did them twice! )

Second car (23) - Short period drove a VZ Monaro in manual which had a cracked head and basically blew up about 1 week after I drove it out of the dealership (second hand)

Third car - Moved onto a 2005 SS for a bargain deal due to the inconvenience caused. Been driving that ever since. Will be putting this up for sale shortly.

Past few years I've been tossing up between the following:
Nissan 350z
Nissan 370z
BMW 135i
VW Golf / Scirocco R32 / R.

BMW won out due to the following reasons:
1. I love the look for the car (I am a massive Coupe fan) Looks classy too.
2. Excellent fuel economy (who gives a shit?)
3. Great performance from what I've read and test driven.
4. I actually fit comfortably in the thing despite the fact that it's a smaller car (I'm about 6'4" so I have trouble fitting into most sportier cars )

I did my best to bring the purchase price down and as a corporate customer I got some good benefits. Still not sure if I drove it down as best I could. Still havn't finalized the finance. BMW Full Cycle has some great benefits (guaranteed buyback, 15-20k write-off protection etc), but the interest is 8.5% which is much higher than the industry standard (ends up being about $330 a week over 4 years). Doing a bit of digging around atm to decide who to go for.

[Knightelf]

Originally Posted by Knightelf

Welcome!

From memory my bmw performance cf spoiler was shipped for about $700 (from Tischer BMW in US) but they stopped shipping overseas, so need to use a redirection service like myus.com now.

BMR autorwerkes is the easiest (probably cheapest too) place to get it locally.

Sorry it was actually $450, not $700. My memory is terrible lol.

[Knightelf]

Originally Posted by Reigns

I did my best to bring the purchase price down and as a corporate customer I got some good benefits. Still not sure if I drove it down as best I could. Still havn't finalized the finance. BMW Full Cycle has some great benefits (guaranteed buyback, 15-20k write-off protection etc), but the interest is 8.5% which is much higher than the industry standard (ends up being about $330 a week over 4 years). Doing a bit of digging around atm to decide who to go for.

I wouldn't go with full circle. Guaranteed buy back price is a load of crap - you will find their buy back is lower than any of the lowest sale price on the market (you will see 2008 cars still going for $45k+). This car keeps value fairly well.

I'd shop around for a loan with a better interest rate.

[flinchy]

Originally Posted by Reigns

Thanks all for the welcomes I'm definitely very excited, been wanting one of these babies for a while. My name is Pete btw.

Stu,
I'll PM you once I pick up the vehicle should I need some assistance with bmraw.com. Thanks for the link

Moocow,
Haha I did spot that actually. I do LOVE the 1M as a collector car and would go there 100%, but my vehicle probably wont be a keeper at the end of the 4 year finance. By that stage I'll be 32 so I'd probably be looking into a 4 door something again (hopefully I'll be married by then!)

My car's have been as follows:
First car (18) - 1991 Magna 4cyl - first car, bought it from the parents for 1k when i started uni. Drove this for 5 years whilst I completed my degrees (yes I took my time, I really liked some subjects so I did them twice! )

Second car (23) - Short period drove a VZ Monaro in manual which had a cracked head and basically blew up about 1 week after I drove it out of the dealership (second hand)

Third car - Moved onto a 2005 SS for a bargain deal due to the inconvenience caused. Been driving that ever since. Will be putting this up for sale shortly.

Past few years I've been tossing up between the following:
Nissan 350z
Nissan 370z
BMW 135i
VW Golf / Scirocco R32 / R.

BMW won out due to the following reasons:
1. I love the look for the car (I am a massive Coupe fan) Looks classy too.
2. Excellent fuel economy (who gives a shit?)
3. Great performance from what I've read and test driven.
4. I actually fit comfortably in the thing despite the fact that it's a smaller car (I'm about 6'4" so I have trouble fitting into most sportier cars )

I did my best to bring the purchase price down and as a corporate customer I got some good benefits. Still not sure if I drove it down as best I could. Still havn't finalized the finance. BMW Full Cycle has some great benefits (guaranteed buyback, 15-20k write-off protection etc), but the interest is 8.5% which is much higher than the industry standard (ends up being about $330 a week over 4 years). Doing a bit of digging around atm to decide who to go for.

I take it that $350/week for 4 counts their buy back and you getting a new model? As that's 72k out of the 81 purchase price