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I'm going to speak to my local BMW indy and get advice from them after they check my car

That's good to know thanks

Thanks I'll get it checked out soon. Pricing sounds about right from what I know

I currently have a 118d on 98k miles 😨. Mine sounds and drives fine but I will definitely get it checked soon

Exactly it looks great and well maintained but just not too sure if the chain was preemptive. Like you said 3 months ownership and camchain, that is a bit strange.

I've just seen a 20i on AT, don't want to create another post so I'll link it here. Its very low milage at 33k, full service history and even the timing chain replaced, though I'm not sure why at such a low milage. Seems like a good price compared to other 20i msport with similar miles...

You're not wrong, plus online posts will mostly highlight issues instead of talking about problem free experience. I guess why I'm concerned about the timing chain is because my current car, an f20, is also known to have timing chain issues. The timing chain did get upgraded on the N20 engines...

I just need to try both engines out and then decide based on performance, sound, gearbox etc. MPG would be another factor but both perform similarly afaik. £1500 is quite steep though haha but I suppose you don't need to worry about it anymore

Honestly if anything I may just end up going with the 20i/28i since I want to daily the z4 and most would be local driving. Obviously what's putting me off the 4 cyl is the timing chain issue.

Thanks that's good to know. Are you seeing wear/damage on the roof itself or just the buttons.

You're not wrong. I even searched on this forum for previous sales and the 23i M sport in auto is just so rare and definitely not at cheap as what's being mentioned. However the current asking price is definitely on the higher end for sure. I'll have a look next week if it's still on for sale...

Haha I'm not too far myself. Honestly looking at autotrader, there's only two 23i M sport and both over £9k. I've been looking for a few months and on average they're £8.5k+ for an auto. I made a post a couple of months ago and forum members were saying same thing as yourself but I'm yet to...

Hi all. I've just seen an E89 pop up on autotrader and it's local but just want some advice as always. It's a highline edition 23i M sport sold by BMW specialists and looks to be in good condition. What price would be recommended for this spec. It's listed for just under £10k but I know it can't...

Looks like it's been sold now. I wonder how much for

Unfortunately didn't get a chance over the weekend. Sending my car to a garage on Friday for some AC noise diagnosis so hopefully once that's sorted