$19,750 on BaT for a 2011 128i 6sp M Sport with 75K miles

Almuliman · 10-31-2023, 03:38 PM

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...omments-anchor.

Very clean, but ... whee!

Matt Z · 10-31-2023, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Almuliman

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...omments-anchor.

Very clean, but ... whee!

Followed this auction. Crazy to pay that much and the car doesn't have very many options!

GoRomeo · 10-31-2023, 05:28 PM

Lol right no thanks

WrathOTM · 10-31-2023, 06:24 PM

I like how there are at least three of us in the comments of the listing.
Still, that price...

jdt10768 · 11-01-2023, 09:52 AM

I was there watching, not a bad price I guess
What's with the 22RPD discussion about a tune for N51 SULEV? Any truth to that, or was the guy just talking sh@t?

fotontom · 11-01-2023, 10:09 AM

Look closely. It was a sport, not an M-sport. M-sport might go a few more $$$. Very nice car, though.

Almuliman · 11-01-2023, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fotontom

Look closely. It was a sport, not an M-sport. M-sport might go a few more $$$. Very nice car, though.

Oops, mea culpa.

Almuliman · 11-01-2023, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdt10768

I was there watching, not a bad price I guess
What's with the 22RPD discussion about a tune for N51 SULEV? Any truth to that, or was the guy just talking sh@t?

I have an email out to them. Will follow up here when I hear back. Turns out they're local to me

HappyDuck · 11-01-2023, 12:54 PM

It's great to see our model gaining more and more appreciation, and value.

NorthernDancer · 11-01-2023, 01:27 PM

Yes I love my 128. Back in September 1969 [yeah I'm that old] I was looking for a new car. Went into Ford and Chev dealerships; first question: what do you have in a 4 speed-answer nothing. Possibly prior to this, I road tested a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner but rejected it. Auto with 383. I wanted something smaller, both car and engine. Into another Chrysler dealership and they had tons of Swinger 340's w/4 speeds and I bought one. 42 years later (I bought my 128 in 2011) I'm obviously still the same.

fotontom · 11-02-2023, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorthernDancer

Yes I love my 128. Back in September 1969 [yeah I'm that old] I was looking for a new car. Went into Ford and Chev dealerships; first question: what do you have in a 4 speed-answer nothing. Possibly prior to this, I road tested a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner but rejected it. Auto with 383. I wanted something smaller, both car and engine. Into another Chrysler dealership and they had tons of Swinger 340's w/4 speeds and I bought one. 42 years later (I bought my 128 in 2011) I'm obviously still the same.

Awesome story! I had a friend at that time who went through the same process. He too bought a '69 Dart Singer 340, 4-speed, 3.90 posi rear and a radio, in copper/bronze. At the time, I owned a '64 442, yeah, the original. I could not touch him at amateur night at the local drags!

Gray_Panther · 11-02-2023, 04:27 PM

Amazing! I got start setting up notifications for when a 1er goes on BaT.

krhodes1 · 11-02-2023, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt Z

Followed this auction. Crazy to pay that much and the car doesn't have very many options!

It has the *right* options though. This is pretty much the exact spec that I would want one of these in. Sport/M-Sport, Premium Pkg, stickshift. Though no heated seats is a bummer.

One interesting thing - it doesn't have the tweeters in the A-pillar - I thought it was just 2010s that lacked those? My '11 e88 has them.

Prices are well up for good 1-series though. I paid $16K for my convertible in 2020 (with 46K and even fewer options) and that was ALL the money for one back then. Of course who knows what the 'BaT tax' on it would have been - I bought it from a BMW dealer in KS.

Part of me would like to put my 52k, 6spd, RWD, original owner e91 on BaT just to see how nutty the price would get. But I ain't selling her!

lucahemi@gmail.com · 11-02-2023, 11:09 PM

Paid $18k for my 13’ e88 135 6spd w 85k miles on BAT earlier this year. Sometimes I think I overpaid sometimes I think I underpaid. Either way it doesn’t matter as it’s all smiles while driving

Almuliman · 11-06-2023, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Almuliman

I have an email out to them. Will follow up here when I hear back. Turns out they're local to me

As I mentioned on BaT, I called 22rpd and as long as you search for, say, a 2010 128i, you can find the tune. It's listed as an N52 tune, but applies to the N51 as well. Stage 1 is $400 for the software only.

There are a couple of other (positive) mentions of them in the forums as well, e.g., https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...&postcount=191.

Would love to hear from somebody who has the Stage 1 tune and how they feel about it.

jdt10768 · 11-06-2023, 01:39 PM

hey, if you're local it may be nice to drive by their place and see if they will install
I would be really interested in a dyno before/after . . .

Almuliman · 11-06-2023, 02:00 PM

Me too, but they charge $150 to apply the tune.

jdt10768 · 11-06-2023, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Almuliman

Me too, but they charge $150 to apply the tune.

as spokesperson for the rest of the 2013 128i msport contingency, we would greatly appreciate it if you took one for the team in this situation

Almuliman · 11-06-2023, 03:13 PM

I could start a GoFundMe

10-31-2023, 03:38 PM	#1
Almuliman Lieutenant 484 Rep 566 Posts Drives: 2013 LMB 6MT 128i Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Outside Seattle iTrader: (0)	$19,750 on BaT for a 2011 128i 6sp M Sport with 75K miles https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...omments-anchor. Very clean, but ... whee!
	Appreciate 2 Matt Z34.50 mkeiser434.00 Tweet Quote

10-31-2023, 05:28 PM	#3
GoRomeo Brigadier General 964 Rep 3,854 Posts Drives: 330i, 135i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [9.50] 2006 330i [6.75]	Lol right no thanks
	Appreciate 0 Quote

10-31-2023, 06:24 PM	#4
WrathOTM Lieutenant 543 Rep 517 Posts Drives: BMW 128i Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Rio Rancho, NM iTrader: (0)	I like how there are at least three of us in the comments of the listing. Still, that price... __________________ Mods to date: The list grows...
	Appreciate 2 Almuliman483.50 parameter416384.00 Quote

11-01-2023, 09:52 AM	#5
jdt10768 Lieutenant 332 Rep 529 Posts Drives: 2013 128i MSport 6MT Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Columbia, SC iTrader: (0)	I was there watching, not a bad price I guess What's with the 22RPD discussion about a tune for N51 SULEV? Any truth to that, or was the guy just talking sh@t?
	Appreciate 0 Quote

11-01-2023, 10:09 AM	#6
fotontom Second Lieutenant 178 Rep 262 Posts Drives: BMW 128i E82 M-Sport, 528i F10 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	Look closely. It was a sport, not an M-sport. M-sport might go a few more $$$. Very nice car, though.
	Appreciate 1 HappyDuck93.50 Quote

11-01-2023, 12:54 PM	#9
HappyDuck Private 94 Rep 95 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 128i 6MT M-Sport Join Date: May 2019 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW 128i [0.00]	It's great to see our model gaining more and more appreciation, and value. __________________ 2011 128i M-Sport 6MT Coupe Space Gray Style 372 Wheels Red Manual Sport Interior
	Appreciate 0 Quote

11-01-2023, 01:27 PM	#10
NorthernDancer Colonel 850 Rep 2,276 Posts Drives: 08 Sedona 128 & 06 330xiT 6MT Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ottawa On Canada iTrader: (3)	I love my 128 Yes I love my 128. Back in September 1969 [yeah I'm that old] I was looking for a new car. Went into Ford and Chev dealerships; first question: what do you have in a 4 speed-answer nothing. Possibly prior to this, I road tested a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner but rejected it. Auto with 383. I wanted something smaller, both car and engine. Into another Chrysler dealership and they had tons of Swinger 340's w/4 speeds and I bought one. 42 years later (I bought my 128 in 2011) I'm obviously still the same.
	Appreciate 2 Almuliman483.50 cerealwars78.00 Quote

11-02-2023, 04:27 PM	#12
Gray_Panther Brigadier General 1555 Rep 3,234 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (0)	Amazing! I got start setting up notifications for when a 1er goes on BaT. __________________ 2012 BMW 128i 6MT Deep Sea Blue Metallic
	Appreciate 0 Quote

11-02-2023, 11:09 PM	#14
lucahemi@gmail.com Private 51 Rep 53 Posts Drives: Bmw 135i convertible Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Phoenix iTrader: (0)	Paid $18k for my 13’ e88 135 6spd w 85k miles on BAT earlier this year. Sometimes I think I overpaid sometimes I think I underpaid. Either way it doesn’t matter as it’s all smiles while driving
	Appreciate 3 Almuliman483.50 cerealwars78.00 GoRomeo963.50 Quote

11-06-2023, 01:39 PM	#16
jdt10768 Lieutenant 332 Rep 529 Posts Drives: 2013 128i MSport 6MT Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Columbia, SC iTrader: (0)	hey, if you're local it may be nice to drive by their place and see if they will install I would be really interested in a dyno before/after . . .
	Appreciate 0 Quote

11-06-2023, 02:00 PM	#17
Almuliman Lieutenant 484 Rep 566 Posts Drives: 2013 LMB 6MT 128i Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Outside Seattle iTrader: (0)	Me too, but they charge $150 to apply the tune.
	Appreciate 1 jdt10768331.50 Quote

11-06-2023, 03:13 PM	#19
Almuliman Lieutenant 484 Rep 566 Posts Drives: 2013 LMB 6MT 128i Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Outside Seattle iTrader: (0)	I could start a GoFundMe
	Appreciate 3 jdt10768331.50 mkeiser434.00 cerealwars78.00 Quote