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      05-29-2018, 05:27 AM   #4
DanTheManc
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Drives: M135i
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I owned a 63 plate auto pre facelift.

I bought it new and owned it for 18 months. I didn't have any issues with it during my ownership.

They changed them slightly in July 2013. Earlier models had a pneumatic wastegate and models built after July 2013 come with a electronic wastegate. I think they changed the turbo inlet size at the same time.

Ideally, you want a car built after July 2013. Also, launch control is only available on cars built after July 2013. To be fair launch control doesn't work well at all but it's a good way to identify if the car was built after July 2013.

2014 cars came with a much nicer steering wheel. The original steering wheel looks ugly and dated.the

If the car doesn't have pro nav, ideally get one with the black panel display. It's a small coloured display at the bottom of the dials. It looks awful with it.
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