Ouch, that is deep in labor of love territory. I picked up the 335i in February with about 100K less miles and am fortunate enough to have access to a lift. (I’ve got a couple friends who are mechanics with their own shops and a couple coworkers who are, let’s just say, hardcore home-gamers. . . )

Accessory belt,…

Just curious, what are the big ticket items there? Still newish to the whole BMW thing but from my experience so far a lot of the horror stories about cost and reliability are overblown.

I picked up an E90 335i xDrive early this year, mine’s a 2011 with an N55. I’ve read the N54 can be a money pit until you iron…

Not sure where you’re. . . . oh, oh, oooooh. . . . Not to ask a personal question, but are you a Mazdist by any chance? I’ve soooo many questions. . . Does 1+1 really equal Miata according to the faithful? Have you ever answered “MX-5" when they asked for your order at McDonald’s? Which circumstances is “Eunos…

If I could’ve found an E90 335i xDrive wagon with a stick stateside. . . . HHrrrrrnnngh!

(I’m not sure if that combo was sold elsewhere but I know people have made the swap happen.)

There’s a solid chance it was legit. This should be able to be imported using the “Substantially Similar” clause. Long story short: it’s more or less identical to every Civic sold in the States from a safety and emissions standpoint, and as we actually do(did) assemble the same generation of Civics here, there’s not…

Ah, the Expedite/Kallax. Is there no need it can’t accomodate, which is why everyone and their mother made a brand-x knockoff. I’ll second this idea, and IKEA sells all sorts of inserts (e.g. doors, drawers, shelves. . . ) to spruce them up. I’ve got a bunch of them in various sizes, serving as nightstands, vinyl recor…

Bra-fucking-vo.

Sadly, no.  Don’t have the spare space for another toy at the moment. 

Nice! If I ever pick up an example of peak Detroit as a project car, the 2nd gen is my realistic pick (as a Tri-Power GTO would be untouchable, even if a grotty one that needed love could be sourced).

It was my first thought after I saw “I want a Kharmann-Ghia. . . but need four seats.” I’m legitimately surprised not…

Jeebus H. Christmas, are you all drunk!?

This is true and I imagine where they’ll get some crazy numbers of units sold. Curious to see how the pickup does, too, as that’s a fairly high-volume market here in FreedomLand.

Still, I’d think they could have squeezed in a more expansive refresh of the S; maybe some new bodywork and an improved interior to go along…

Look, this actually has a manual so we have to argue about something. . . Jeebus.

Probably called the guy who suggested it a “fat weeaboo who jacks it to Princess Maker” and then fired him.

Seconding this. Knock on wood, I’ve never had an ECM or BCM fail. They’re pretty hardy, and key difference here, written to a handful of times in their service life. And short of oddball one-offs, are comparatively inexpensive. If you know what you’re doing and have the tools to program it, you can get used ones for a…

Ah well, there’s always the Code 130Rrrrr......dammit.

George and Lydia seem to be having a bad day.

Yes.  Well, correctest anyway.

Which is strange to me. Granted, I’ve never had one of these things but my understanding is the 4.0 has nigh-indestructibility, and that truly, irreparably killing that motor takes almost conscious effort.

Preaching to the recently converted. I’d say the E90 325/328 xDrive models are probably everything I’d want in a modern “mid-level” Subaru, barring (some of) the obvious newer tech. Finding a 335i with the N55 was just a damned bonus and I owe my wife one for asking me to search one last time before she would agree…

Lacking in pooping facilities, as well.