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      12-25-2018, 03:47 PM   #77
desertman123
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Drives: '08 128i
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Location: Orlando, FL

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1992 Honda Beat  [9.50]
2008 BMW 128i  [10.00]
2014 BMW 528i  [10.00]
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Originally Posted by rowsdower View Post
What exactly is the draw of this? BMW already offered a 3 liter straight 6 turbo motor in the E8x (2 of them actually!) proven by many people to be able to handle big power. I just don't see why people are even bothering with this for the N52?
It's an easier financial pill/idea to swallow to buy an $8000 128i, have fewer issues, save money and boost it to the moon later than it is to buy a more expensive 135i and possibly have to drop hundreds or thousands on repair/maintenance costs just to keep it on the road. There's plenty of success stories but also plenty of horror stories.

I would love more power out of this car and have definitely dreampt of the ESS kit, but bottom line is I don't think I'll be boosting this thing. Would rather S85 swap it..
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