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Originally Posted by bvanlieu
Remember that the E84 is more related to the E90. The E90's used the 6AT, not the 8sp. Not surprising if the 8sp is a tad larger, it would be a poor fit with the N55 in that chassis so kept what already fit.
The N55 is quite lovely in the E84, only wish it had a manual 
- b |
+1 None of the "E" chassis cars had N55 + 8spd AT combo, and we're lucky enough to have gotten the N55 in the first place in north america (I believe it was not sold in other markets, where N20 was the most powerful motor)
No issues that I know of, OP, other than being hard to find. I personally like our '15 X135 a lot, and had the combox retrofit done to be able to keep using BMW Apps. That feature really helps to keep the car feeling a bit more up to date, despite having in-cabin tech
A couple of thoughts (not issues):
- 20mpg in 50/50 driving, and 25mpg on the highway
- 6spd AT is dated. If this was my only car, I would look into Alpina or other gearbox flash
- I'd personally plan to switch the 19 wheels to 18 or 17s. I have 17s with winter RFT now and like the steering weight and impact damping a lot
- try to get the HK stereo
Love the car. hope you can get one