maanoi Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Thoughts on this car? I test drove one. At first I wasn't particularly interested in it, but the drive impressed me. Not at all what I expected from a diesel. Found one in good shape for 1.1MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I used to own a 2009. Basically the same car. E90 LCI. I was very happy with it! I had it for three years, and no problems. Smooth ride. Powerful enough. I might have some accessories lying around still.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Make sure when you buy a car the date given is the year of manufacture. Plenty of Grey Imports pass this off as it was the year it was registered after getting shipped in in pieces and stuck back together. Sometimes age is out buy 3 years or more. There are too many cars up for sale on One2car which give a bogus date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Make sure when you buy a car the date given is the year of manufacture. Plenty of Grey Imports pass this off as it was the year it was registered after getting shipped in in pieces and stuck back together. Sometimes age is out buy 3 years or more. There are too many cars up for sale on One2car which give a bogus date... Well, I would go even further. Makes sure its a BMW from Thailand, and it should still have about one year left of BSI. If not, I would find another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 True, I forgot about the 5 yr service thing. Do other manufacturers have that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maanoi Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeh this one is thai new and still has 1 year left of BSI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeh this one is thai new and still has 1 year left of BSI. Then you're good to go! I don't think any other brand can match 5 years warranty and service included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) *Doublepost * Edited July 19, 2015 by mortenaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 (edited) I have a 520D, quite happy with the amount of torque and how reliable it is compare to normal petrol engines. Talk to the service tech, they said they have less problems with diesel engines compare to petrol, probably because it runs cooler hence less problems. But the engine noise is quite loud on my 2006, believe it or not my 2014 dmax is more quite and less vibration. Edited July 20, 2015 by mike324 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierryviteau Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Funny guys buying german diesel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKResort Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) By the way....A friend of mine is selling her 2009 BMW SUV X3 Diesel with just 55000Km, white, top of the line, bought brand new from the BMW dealership in Chiang Mai, all records and in immaculate condition for 1 mill. Any interest? Let me know, Edited July 22, 2015 by BKResort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Funny guys buying german diesel... A diesel engine with 184hp, pushing 450nm, reving all the way to 5500 RPM. I tuned my to around 220hp, and still getting 17km to the litre. Yes, its very fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maanoi Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 Funny guys buying german diesel... A diesel engine with 184hp, pushing 450nm, reving all the way to 5500 RPM. I tuned my to around 220hp, and still getting 17km to the litre. Yes, its very fun! Did you get one of those chips for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Funny guys buying german diesel... A diesel engine with 184hp, pushing 450nm, reving all the way to 5500 RPM. I tuned my to around 220hp, and still getting 17km to the litre. Yes, its very fun! Did you get one of those chips for it? Just program the chip that is already in there. Its called ECU tuning. Before it was a problem on cars newer than 2010-2011, but now they have cracked it, and all BMW's can be tuned. Edited July 23, 2015 by mortenaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maanoi Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Funny guys buying german diesel... A diesel engine with 184hp, pushing 450nm, reving all the way to 5500 RPM. I tuned my to around 220hp, and still getting 17km to the litre. Yes, its very fun! Did you get one of those chips for it? Just program the chip that is already in there. Its called ECU tuning. Before it was a problem on cars newer than 2010-2011, but now they have cracked it, and all BMW's can be tuned. Did you get that done in Thailand? If so is it done by BMW (thus not voiding warrenty)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Just program the chip that is already in there. Its called ECU tuning. Before it was a problem on cars newer than 2010-2011, but now they have cracked it, and all BMW's can be tuned. Did you get that done in Thailand? If so is it done by BMW (thus not voiding warrenty)? I have the same questions: Where did you have this done? I would be interested in getting my BMW F15 ECU Tuned. Is there any issue with potentially Voiding BMW's Warranty ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortenaa Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) It's definitely not done by BMW. PM for information. It's very hard for BMW to find out. They have to specifically look for it. It can also be reversed. Besides my dealer is ok with it, so no problems there. Edited July 24, 2015 by mortenaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprime Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Funny guys buying german diesel... You been living under a rock? German Diesels have been amazing for the past 8 years, massive amounts of torque, amazing economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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