2010 328i M Sport // Build Thread
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Interior looks super clean for the mileage, congrats on the find! N52'a don't have as much grunt but they are still fun to drive. It'll complement the M3 great.
I think so too. I see these in a similar light to the E46 ZHP. Won’t be throwing anyone back in their seat, but make a great companion daily to the big brother M3.
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Welcome to the greatest chassis BMW has ever made. I have no bias whatsoever...
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Welcome to the greatest chassis BMW has ever made. I have no bias whatsoever...
Never driven the E9X M3. I'm scared to because I know I'll buy one as soon as I try it. Once I get my own house with a garage that will be the first addition. Idk if it's sacrilegious but I think the DCT version would be neat
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Never driven the E9X M3. I'm scared to because I know I'll buy one as soon as I try it. Once I get my own house with a garage that will be the first addition. Idk if it's sacrilegious but I think the DCT version would be neat
Well boy do I have a treat for you then lol. The DCT is phenomenal. Next time you're in the area you can take it for a drive!
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Well boy do I have a treat for you then lol. The DCT is phenomenal. Next time you're in the area you can take it for a drive!
No kidding, I would absolutely take you up on that offer?! If I'm ever down that way I'll have to make sure I bring the E46 for you to test drive

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No kidding, I would absolutely take you up on that offer?! If I'm ever down that way I'll have to make sure I bring the E46 for you to test drive

"Milwaukee is too far" "I don't want to put miles on my car"
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"Milwaukee is too far" "I don't want to put miles on my car"
Says the guy who missed out on the free BMW UDE AutoX event because he didn’t want to drive 50 min…
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Says the guy who missed out on the free BMW UDE AutoX event because he didn’t want to drive 50 min…
"Milwaukee is too far" "I don't want to put miles on my car"
I bet you guys are a real show to have together in person lol!
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I bet you guys are a real show to have together in person lol!
Constant shit talking and making fun of others decisions. Its always a hoot.
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@pynacl I’ll be down at the tail this weekend on Sunday lol. Want to jam???? We have a cabin if you need a place to crash
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So I don't know a lot about the e90 chassis, but what does LCI mean? Was that a mid-chassis update? Kind of like early to late e30's?
I know I could google this easily, but it's not important enough to me to search through search results.
Life Cycle Impulse. So it's a mid generation face lift. On some cars it's more dramatic than others. On the e90 it was new front bumper, headlights, taillights, hood, kidneys, wheel options and I believe it moved the iDrive to the CIC unit. The LCI models also introduced the option for an M Sport as opposed to pre-LCI that had the sport package and optional M Performance bumpers that could be installed after delivery. It also dropped the N54 later in the LCI for the N55. It's mostly cosmetic.
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Made the drive from Orlando to Minneapolis! Trip was great besides a small hiccup with the Hampton hotel in Asheville, NC. Rolled into town deliriously tired at 1:30am, only to find they didn't clean the room prior to our arrival and the previous tenants decided to piss the bed. They put a fresh comforter over about 2 gallons of piss soaked mattress. Did I accidentally lay in it? Yup! Piss out of luck they say. We did get the room for pee... I mean free. So pissed. In all seriousness they did refund the room and put us up in some cots.
The car was great, but not without issue, it's a BMW after all. Threw an ABS/DSC/Brake light about 2hrs in. Luckily brought my scanner with and turned out to be a rear wheel speed sensor, so thank god its just that. Otherwise car handled the trip perfectly. Here's a shot at a scenic overlook right before hopping on Tail of the Dragon
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First thing first I tossed on a TMS pedal set. Decided to try out the silver set to switch it up from the black set in my M3. Had to install the hardware in a weird sequence on the brake pedal because I couldn't fit bolts in the top left or top center due to the angle the arm connects. Oh well, it works and looks pretty slick!
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Well that's gross... At Least you got a scenic drive home
Every trip I go on something bad happens, par for the course for me lol
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Tail of the Dragon! This has always been a bucket list road for me, and it blew my expectations out of the water. Not only are the curves a blast, but most of them are banked too! The ride height wasn’t ideal for this and we had a couple rubs. Strangely enough only from the passenger rear, where it was tapping the fender liner.
Love this little 328 though. Tackled 2,000mi and being pushed at tail of the dragon without a break. Impressed how smooth it is!
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Beautiful car. Definitely a better car than that E92 was, even though it was kinda cool.
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Time to tackle the big chungus of N52 oil leaks. Could BMW have achieved the 50/50 weight distribution without putting the pan directly above the subframe/steering rack? Of course not! It was a fairly minor leak and the under tray caught all of it, but just don't want it leaking on my driveway. Luckily the car had the valve cover, spark plug tube seals, both eccentric shaft seals and oil filter housing gaskets replaced in the last 7k miles. Feels worth it to button up the last of the oil leak possibilities.
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