[ilovecanyons]

Just picked up my new (to me) 2013 135is Le Mans Blue w/ DCT with only 41k miles! I had purchased the car a month ago and had it shipped from Massachusetts to Los Angeles where I currently reside. Upon getting the car off of the trailer, I immediately noticed oil leaking from the undercarriage. I was honestly heartbroken and reached out to the seller, but all he could tell me was that they hadn't noticed any oil leaks while doing their safety inspection. My first instinct was to pop the hood and try to source the oil leak myself, but I quickly learned that the hood latch was not functioning at all and I couldn't get the hood open. (I wonder how they did a safety inspection without being able to open the hood? lol). Anyways, I wanted to get the car fixed by a shop and took it in to Bimmer Connection in Thousand Oaks, California. They had the car for two weeks and did the following repairs: replaced the onboard diagnostic cable to the fuel filler neck which had a minor leak, removed and resealed the engine oil pan gasket, removed and resealed the oil engine filter housing, replaced the primary Bowden cable for the front hood latch and lubricated the linked components, replaced the drive belt tensioner, and put in new spark plugs.

Took the car through some canyons today and stopped by the beach to snap a few shots of the car. I'm not exactly sure what my first steps will be with the car but I definitely plan on making some upgrades in the future. I've browsed this forum for almost a year now and I'm beyond excited I now have a reason to start posting here.