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      03-12-2013, 11:05 AM   #18
Three_thirty_I
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Drives: '05 E90 330i Manual
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

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Model: '05 E90 330i (N52) Exclusive manual
Mileage: 68 500 km
Owned mileage: 21 000 km
Problems:
Rattling noise from engine (not HVA) which seems to be a pinging problem that will not go away no matter what I do and no errors have come up when taken to the agents or other specialists. Engine performance is also not great especially at lower revs and it has the occasional hesitation when accelerating. Horrible to driving in town or in traffic.
Interior soft touch is not looking good next to the seat belt clips.
Since the seat position was changed when it went to the agents have not been able to find a comfortable sitting position (manual seats).

Verdict: Have lost interest in this car to be honest, been suffering with this pinging noise/problem since roughly this time last year and spent a fair amount of time and money trying to sort it out. Seems like these N52 engines are pathetic compared to the older M54 engines. So I doubt I will have this car for very much longer.
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