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Nish’s M140i Shadow Edition
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Nishcat_M140i
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Thanks again everyone for the warm welcome back 
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Took this pic of venom this morning before work. Parked off until the weekend.
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.Took this pic of venom this morning before work. Parked off until the weekend.
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Teezoh
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Imagine!
Let's just bring about 6 of them in and get it sorted one time.@Nishcat_M140i Congrats on the ride! Love these in black!
Nishcat_M140i
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Moving onto a more positive thread.
With my F30 being out of action as a result of the failed water pump and coolant issues, I had no other choice but to use the M140i over the last few days.
This car came fitted with a front lip when I bought it. However being on lowering springs, it broke off some time ago while going over a bump on my way to Kingston Nightclub by the sharks stadium
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I finally had the chance to refit another one onto the car and it makes a whole difference compared to not having one even though the car is black
. I also decided to fit a set of side skirts too.
Taking it down to San Lameer in the south coast for a weekend away with my mates. Looking forward to putting some mileage on it as well as opening it up where I can on the road.
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With my F30 being out of action as a result of the failed water pump and coolant issues, I had no other choice but to use the M140i over the last few days.
This car came fitted with a front lip when I bought it. However being on lowering springs, it broke off some time ago while going over a bump on my way to Kingston Nightclub by the sharks stadium
. I finally had the chance to refit another one onto the car and it makes a whole difference compared to not having one even though the car is black
. I also decided to fit a set of side skirts too. Taking it down to San Lameer in the south coast for a weekend away with my mates. Looking forward to putting some mileage on it as well as opening it up where I can on the road.
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Sabretooth tiger
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She is stunning
Nishcat_M140i
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Thanks bud, I'm on H&Rs
Morribiscuit
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I have one question - how looney do those floor mats drive you? 🤣
I have the same in my 340i and I LOVE and HATE them, simultaneously. They get dirty so easily.
I have a microfibre on top of the drivers side one, to keep the mat clean haha!
They wash well and dry super fast, but I'm hoping they are a pain for you also!
I have the same in my 340i and I LOVE and HATE them, simultaneously. They get dirty so easily.
I have a microfibre on top of the drivers side one, to keep the mat clean haha!
They wash well and dry super fast, but I'm hoping they are a pain for you also!
Teezoh
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They look great though. Do you guys know where to get these?
Them pedals !!! 🥰🥰🥰Now that I’ve created a thread for the F30, its time to introduce the garage queen / problem child to the forum, My BSM 2019 M140i LCI Shadow Edition.
Having owned the 8Y RS3, I was desperate to go back to the BMW stable. The Audi was the quickest car I had owned, but as I mentioned, I felt it didn’t suit my needs in a way. I got easily bored of it compared to the M240i. Initially, I was looking at an F80 M3 Comp and I even came so close to buying one until a drove my uncle’s G80 Xdrive which is what put me off getting an F8X.
Then one day on my neighbourhood group, a fully spec’d out low mileage M140i appeared for sale at what seemed to be a “too good to be true” price. The guy needed to let it go as he was relocating, which kind of made sense with regards to his price. I immediately took a friend with me to go view it and it was the exact same spec I wanted in an M140i before I got my M240i back in 2018. Took It for a mandatory test drive and It drove perfectly at the time. I decided to bite the bullet and take her.
Spes:
• Shadow Edition
• Black Sapphire Metallic
• M Performance Exhaust
• Pro NAV
• Harman Kardon Sound
Now, I mentioned that this car seemed to be a bargain at first, only to encounter a few issues down the line. I was so excited about buying it that I hadn’t done its mandatory checks. For starters, it hadn’t been serviced in a whole year. I immediately booked it in only to find a few more issues. Oil filters, spark plugs, fuel pump and the Valve cover had to be replaced. I nonetheless decided to pay the price and sort all these things out to bring the car back to its former glory. It could have definitely been a lot worse if I didn’t book it in and have them dig around.
Many would think that the M140i is a downgrade compared to the RS3. Yes, the RS3 was a newer car, more than double the price, it was more powerful, and it got off the line better being quattro. But this M140i is the car I definitely enjoy driving a lot more compared to the RS3. Despite all that I had to do maintenance wise to it, it was well worth it in the end and its brought back that excitement I had whenever I use to drive my M240i.
In comparison to the M240i, it’s more or less the same car, except this is more practical. Having owned both, I still think the M240i was a better looking car and I found it to be a bit more sporty. However if I had to pick between the two, I’d still stick with the M140i. Reason being is that it’s the last of its kind, a rear wheel drive inline-6 hot hatch. Its also a very difficult car to find these days, especially the higher spec ones like this, because most of them are the ex JMPD cars with barely any extras, known as the police spec. So from a resale perspective, its definitely the car to own over the M240i I had. I doubt it will ever reach the same collector status as the 1M, but its got the potential to definitely be something special in the future. I can see myself keeping this car long term wise.
I never really got the chance to mod the M240i since I owned it from new and still had warranty on it. But with this one, I definitely will do the things I never got to do with that one. I plan on definitely going stage 2 on this one, either BM3 or a custom tune, a downpipe, midpipe, a set of intakes. So far I’ve done TU fuel pump upgrade, few interior OEM interior mods and PPF which is a must for any black car.
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Morribiscuit
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Its an actual BMW M performance part! I imagine you could get them imported through BMW. Around $120 for the front set.
Salt
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I'm in my second set...bought from BMW Midrand. Had a set in the F30 before. Not cheap.
Nishcat_M140i
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They do drive me pretty insane 🤣 🤣 🤣 .
Nishcat_M140i
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They came with the car when I bought it.
Nishcat_M140i
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Hi All,
I don’t really have much to feedback on with regards to the M140i. It usually stays parked off until the weekends when I get a chance to use it. And when I do use it, it’s usually for a long distance of more than 100kms atleast to let it run.
It’s a car I don’t think I can ever get bored of and I definitely don’t see myself ever selling it soon. Now that it’s out of warranty, I’m in 2 minds of extending it with BMW for 1 more year, or whether it’s time to have some fun with it in terms of mods
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I never got to mod the M240i when I owned it, but this one will definitely be modded in good timing. I did a day trip to the midlands with a mate and his M2 comp recently and we both had a lot of fun on the way. The B58 is truly a very special platform.
Thankfully there hasn’t been any issues since its major repair last year and touchwood it stays healthy for a while.
It probably makes more sense for me to mod this car instead of extend warranty for 1 more years seeing that it is my weekend car. I probably would go the BM3 or MHD route over a custom tune should I decide to mod her.
There’s not a day where I don’t get asked if I’d ever consider selling it, and I’ve had some decent offers for it, but I just can’t see myself let it go anytime soon unless it’s for a circumstance change.
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I don’t really have much to feedback on with regards to the M140i. It usually stays parked off until the weekends when I get a chance to use it. And when I do use it, it’s usually for a long distance of more than 100kms atleast to let it run.
It’s a car I don’t think I can ever get bored of and I definitely don’t see myself ever selling it soon. Now that it’s out of warranty, I’m in 2 minds of extending it with BMW for 1 more year, or whether it’s time to have some fun with it in terms of mods
.I never got to mod the M240i when I owned it, but this one will definitely be modded in good timing. I did a day trip to the midlands with a mate and his M2 comp recently and we both had a lot of fun on the way. The B58 is truly a very special platform.
Thankfully there hasn’t been any issues since its major repair last year and touchwood it stays healthy for a while.
It probably makes more sense for me to mod this car instead of extend warranty for 1 more years seeing that it is my weekend car. I probably would go the BM3 or MHD route over a custom tune should I decide to mod her.
There’s not a day where I don’t get asked if I’d ever consider selling it, and I’ve had some decent offers for it, but I just can’t see myself let it go anytime soon unless it’s for a circumstance change.
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Sabretooth tiger
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Mod it bro. you know you want to. Might as well get started.
Quick///M
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I agree the beast is waiting to be unleashed
Nishcat_M140i
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You are a bad influence bro 🤣 its because of you that even my F30 will also be modified
