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      07-19-2014, 10:26 PM   #82
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2005 BMW 130i  [5.24]
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Originally Posted by loco View Post
I'm going to look tomorrow at a 130i with 100000 on the clock. the owners are asking too much but I know I can get them down. Positives they say are new rotors,pads,tyres and suspension and it has just had the 100000 major service. Now I'm not sure what new suspension means but no doubt i'll find out. One question I have is 100000 a major service interval and big dollars at BMW?
From what I can gather here, there's not much to be done about increasing power in this engine but Burger Tuning offer the BMS Power Box for the non turbo N52.
Powerbox is meant to be crap. Few flash tunes around for the Euro-spec n52B30. ROI isn't there.
My 100k service cost me $600. It's all condition based servicing these days.
I'm on 140k km now without issues. If the maintenance history is there and the price is right, consider it.
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