Hopefully the first of many dyno runs at Chicane. What better way to test out their 4WD dyno with BMWs first turbo charged car.
If you have watched the M5 PPI video you already know some of the guys at the shop. They are a fantastic bunch and do not disappoint here.
Now the real question is… will the car survive? 🙂
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The 335xi is a fantastic car but like many old German cars some of the seals fail. This particular example has 172K on the clock and the oil pan gasket needs replacing. It wouldn’t be so bad but being an X-drive the front driveshafts and diff are in the way.
Thankfully a good friend of mine has recently started a shop and he had some time to squeeze the car in at the last minute.
Whilst we are there we took a quick peek around the shop at some of the various projects!
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I have been actively hunting for a V10 M5 (or M6) for the past 11 months. I have done everything from order cars from Carvana, ask forum members 1500 miles away to check out a car over lunch, to watching every Bring a Trailer auction.
Seemingly the longer I left it the more expensive the cars were becoming. A friend pointed me in the direction of this car and after a few weeks (long story) the car is mine. OK it’s not perfect but I can tell a few stories along the way.
The goal is to commit to daily driving this as far as possible (2’ snow drifts are out) and tell the story along the way… brace yourself 😀
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