RORO 2009 BMW pros and cons

Agent_47 · Postby **Agent_47** » September 9th, 2014, 9:05 am

Hi All, i am contemplating buying a roro e90 320i and wanted to know the following info.

General Pros and Cons
Is it worth getting Idrive? (can the language settings be changed easily)
Will the parts on ebay that are mainly for left hand drive vehicles be able to be used on RHD.
Is there a digital temperature readout in the middle of the instrument cluster? (i googled this and got mixed answers)

I did some research but will also like some local opinions

NickJr. · Postby **NickJr.** » September 17th, 2014, 5:59 pm

What's your on the road amount? I have been toying with this idea myself. The Idrive is easy to find in Japan but out of England not so much on the 320s. Keep us up posted with this.

eurotuner · Postby **eurotuner** » September 23rd, 2014, 4:55 pm

e90's....

Pros
- Does not look outdated [The RORO ones i've see all look like 2007/2008 models though)
- Build quality is great....its a BMW
- Really comfortable on long drives [seats are comfy]
- Good around corners

Cons
- Probably the slowest 2L engine ever
- Feels heavy [no wonder its slow]
- Not really exciting, but good comfortable for A-B travel

Thats about it, i never saw a RORO with iDRIVE though.
Good luck mane.

Agent_47 · Postby **Agent_47** » October 10th, 2014, 9:23 am

this isnt idrive??? or a generic nav setup

jack · Postby **jack** » October 11th, 2014, 1:31 am

I am also interested in buying one. the big question for me tho is if it uses super or premium gas? Could someone please tell me?

sweeks · Postby **sweeks** » October 23rd, 2014, 10:16 pm

jack wrote:I am also interested in buying one. the big question for me tho is if it uses super or premium gas? Could someone please tell me?

Good question....that'll probably be the deciding factor

Postby **Monk BANzai** » October 24th, 2014, 11:01 pm

the locals use Super with no issue...just dont make it a habit...

Pros
- Does not look outdated [The RORO ones i've see all look like 2007/2008 models though)
- Build quality is great....its a BMW
- Really comfortable on long drives [seats are comfy]
- Good around corners

Cons
- Probably the slowest 2L engine ever
- Feels heavy [no wonder its slow]
- Not really exciting, but good comfortable for A-B travel

Mostly on point....ours is a good A-Ber..... we got it tuned by Ecotune...Nathan did a great job extracting that extra 18whp which helps.

But its a all-round lovely car. Just dont expect "Fyahz" power from it. Its a realible car.

sweeks · Postby **sweeks** » October 25th, 2014, 8:49 pm

Rawl: premium or super gas?

Postby **Monk BANzai** » October 27th, 2014, 11:40 pm

sweeks wrote:Rawl: premium or super gas?

Use both Ahmed....

NickJr. · Postby **NickJr.** » October 28th, 2014, 5:27 pm

Banzai you all got it RORO? What was the on the road price? If it wasn't for MVT 330 would be the best bet. The 320i Msport is damn near impossible to find which is a tuned down version of the WTCC and BTCC Spec cars if I remember correctly.

sweeks · Postby **sweeks** » October 28th, 2014, 9:29 pm

BANzai Rastafarai wrote:
sweeks wrote:Rawl: premium or super gas?

Use both Ahmed....

Thx buddy .... Liking the 5 series as well.

UKScene · Postby **UKScene** » November 17th, 2014, 10:06 am

5 Series is a sweet looking car indeed, I do prefer the older shape ones though same withe 3 Series. They look a bit meaner.

DriveLine retailers · Postby **DriveLine retailers** » December 1st, 2014, 3:51 pm

that was the deciding factor in my purchase of a local 525i....meaner look and sports mode is great....recently switched to super...no issues. Monitoring her....plan is injector clean yearly...change fuel filter every 2 years...parts are cheap online...loving the car....

Agent_47 · Postby **Agent_47** » December 9th, 2014, 7:06 am

what are the these things on the rear view mirror?

DVSTT · Postby **DVSTT** » December 9th, 2014, 7:18 am

Agent_47 wrote:what are the these things on the rear view mirror?

Our xtrail has similar structures for the reverse camera and for the auto dimming function.

Krystal Car Part Imports · Postby **Krystal Car Part Imports** » December 9th, 2014, 10:41 am

AYE!!! Let we done this topic: It have NO 'cons' with a BMW.

Is a near perfect car!!!!

Postby **nismodriver** » January 8th, 2015, 6:51 pm

Still no answer to changing the language on the i-drive. Some RORO dealers say its best to bring out of England and not Japan, because of the language translations, what else apart from idrive needs to be changed?

DVSTT · Postby **DVSTT** » January 8th, 2015, 7:06 pm

nismodriver wrote:Still no answer to changing the language on the i-drive. Some RORO dealers say its best to bring out of England and not Japan, because of the language translations, what else apart from idrive needs to be changed?

Is it possible to update it with a UK I drive system?

Postby **nismodriver** » January 9th, 2015, 6:49 am

Was thinking it just language changes

UKScene · Postby **UKScene** » January 10th, 2015, 1:59 am

Who was after the 320i M Sport model... yoy wanted 2dr or 4dr. There is available for RORO. On the road cost you looking at roughly $233000 TT

Also changing language on idrive to English permanently is a very difficult task. Check bimmerfest forums.

spanglish1 · Postby **spanglish1** » January 19th, 2015, 1:37 am

i have heard a couple horror stories recently with euro imports imported from the uk and japan. Ecu software is different to the local models, emission controls in the cars tend to cause some problems overtime. I know one m5 had serious overheating problems recently. I got my dealer maintained euro locally instead and the price i paid played a major factor. Just be very cautious as i have gone to check a few local euros with what was said to be low mileage and upon verifying the mileage with a link in the company it appeared a couple of them have been tampered with!

A172 · Postby **A172** » January 28th, 2015, 9:48 pm

hv the 2009 320i w/ msport package

215k otr

cerebral_assassin · Postby **cerebral_assassin** » January 29th, 2015, 3:01 am

I have a 2009 320i in the country, 179k if anyone wants one.

Available for test drive or viewing for anyone interested.

sweeks · Postby **sweeks** » May 24th, 2015, 3:19 am

Guys what kind of battery would you recommend? Does the ecu have to be re calibrated after a battery changeout?

Postby **Monk BANzai** » May 30th, 2015, 5:22 am

Bit of an update. We changed quite a few parts in the car over the past few months including:

Con's
Radiator
Front and Rear ROtor discs
Valvetronic Server Motor
Transmission Solenoid (to solve a transmisson jerking issue/jerked forward when coming to a complete stop.)

Pro's
I take back what i said about the car being lazy. After we changed the Valvetronic Server motor, the car came alive....as in i put the audi down and drive the e90 more now...the BMW N43 has alot of potential tuning wise.

Postby **Team Loco** » May 30th, 2015, 7:01 am

On the e90? Is it normal all these parts need replacing so soon? Also whats the transmission oil interval change on these?

Ryan2302 · Postby **Ryan2302** » May 30th, 2015, 7:57 am

My radiator developed a crack and i replaced it only issue i have had so far...

Postby **Monk BANzai** » May 30th, 2015, 3:45 pm

Team Loco wrote:On the e90? Is it normal all these parts need replacing so soon? Also whats the transmission oil interval change on these?

to be fair when we got the car it was hardly driven...once per week as far as the previous owner said... so regular maintenance wasnt on thier radar... the car is a 2006 car and we got it with 70K.... i kid you not.

So now that the car is being driven since 2013...like daily... its doing what it should be doing...asking for "milk"

dont mind... cuz i really dont see us parting with it anytime soon....

Postby **Team Loco** » May 30th, 2015, 6:18 pm

BANzai Rastafarai wrote:
Team Loco wrote:On the e90? Is it normal all these parts need replacing so soon? Also whats the transmission oil interval change on these?

to be fair when we got the car it was hardly driven...once per week as far as the previous owner said... so regular maintenance wasnt on thier radar... the car is a 2006 car and we got it with 70K.... i kid you not.

So now that the car is being driven since 2013...like daily... its doing what it should be doing...asking for "milk"

dont mind... cuz i really dont see us parting with it anytime soon....

I can relate to that. When i bought my e46 the last owner was a spit and shine car everyday and dont go anywhere kinda guy. When i bought it the very next day i blew two coil packs on the beetham. Then my dad had a routing drive everyday for his e46. One day we jacked it up and the shocks got stuck in full open position. Lack of use. These car built for running. Not a pet