130i advice needed please

[momo1]

Hi guys
ok so im seriously thinking of upgrading my awesome ever faithfull 118i for a 130i m sport

iv looked at a few, but the 1 I seen today really caught my eye
its a silver m sport with about 80,000km on the clock
car really is immaculate and the current owner seems to have really looked after it

just 3 issues I picked
1) the rear tyres seem on their way out, should I replace with runflats or normal?

2) the 1st and 2nd gears feel much stiffer than the rest
is this normal?

3)**the big 1**although the car is silver and the owner is adamant there were no prior accidents, I picked up that the inside of the bonnet is a different colour???? more whitish colour aswell as the bonnet lifters
he says I can check with bmw that will confirm there were no accidents although this still bugs me
so if you have a silver 130 please check under your hood and report back to me plz lol

any other things I should look out for, he says the valve lifters (which is a common problem) and the clutch was replaced under motor plan

advice will be much appreciated
:thumbs:

 

[mcompact]

hi momo

i have a silver 130i m sport and the inside of the bonnet is a lighter unpolished silver.

The gearbox is generally more stiff than other variants

The valve lifters is a common problem, more intermittent but replacement of exhaust lifters solves the problem.

Tyres- change to non run flat- makes a big difference as the ride is quite harsh due to the msport suspension.

Other than that, great car, lots of fun and in my opinion not bad consumption wise- i get between 380km- 420km on 48l town driving.

 

[momo1]

hi momo

i have a silver 130i m sport and the inside of the bonnet is a lighter unpolished silver.

The gearbox is generally more stiff than other variants

The valve lifters is a common problem, more intermittent but replacement of exhaust lifters solves the problem.

Tyres- change to non run flat- makes a big difference as the ride is quite harsh due to the msport suspension.

Other than that, great car, lots of fun and in my opinion not bad consumption wise- i get between 380km- 420km on 48l town driving.

Thanks a lot buddy:thumbs:
can you please tell me if the color of the bonnet lifter are also a different shade?
any idea on pricing for the exhaust lifters

 

[mcompact]

My bonnet lifters are black as black can be.

exhaust lifters, approx R400 per lifter and there are 12 exhaust lifters

 

[momo1]

My bonnet lifters are black as black can be.

exhaust lifters, approx R400 per lifter and there are 12 exhaust lifters

thanks man, but just to be sure we speaking about the same thing
im talking about more of the Hinge that connects the bonnet to the frame
and not the hydrolic lifters that keep the bonnet up when opened