Buying an E90 or E92, any tips?

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Is part of the issue with the reliability of BMWs their service? They promise free oil changes while under warranty but they only do it every 15k miles? That just sounds like you're asking for trouble.

Has anyone serviced their oil in a reasonable amount of time (5000 or so with synth) had issues?

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Spoken like someone who has never done UOA's on high quality synthetics. Our Z has done 7500 with plenty left in Penn Ultra, I only changed it due to 6m service intervals while under warranty for Nissan.

BMW's specify LL-01 oils (LL04 for D's) and they hold up well over 10K. Many cars also run 10K on non-synth as well now-a-days as SN oils, DEXOS cert etc...are all very stout. The paranoid can do a 7500 change on their dime sure, and it will be perfectly OK.

For an E9x I would get an LCI model with the mid-cycle refresh. To me the sport package is a must, M sport optional. XI's don't actually have a sport suspension so be for-warned there. IF you want Nav it also has the better iDrive system.

CPO/Extended warranties are a good idea in general with a lot of car that have complex systems. 335's have two engines, the N54 and N55. Turbo WG, HPFP (extended warranty) and a few other things are common issues but not all will suffer of course, no different then not ever CSC will fail on a Z.

Last fall I went looking for the relatively rare 335d, and was fortunate enough to find a 2y off lease loaded M-Sport for a fair price. Its now my commuter. 33 MPG, 400+ ft-lbs. Suck it hybrids.

Otherwise as fun as the 335i is, I personally would have been looking for a 328 with the NA 6 and modify it a tad to the levels of the previous 330 which was just a well rounded and bullet proof BMW I6.

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