Do all 318is have LSD

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Alex
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:34 pm

i was reading a total bmw mag from a few year ago and it said all 318is's had LSD, i thought it was optional ?? :?

anyone know the answer :D
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:35 pm

Not that many have one sadly.
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:36 pm

thought so, total bmw mag wrong again :roll: lol
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:38 pm

importing one from america seems the easiest way now, and sometimes the cheapest :mad:
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:39 pm

Cook318IS wrote:importing one from america seems the easiest way now, and sometimes the cheapest :mad:
the americans always get all the gadgets :roll:

mind you they only got the 318i and 325i/e
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:40 pm

they got the m3 too and they still got the m42 lump over there, im sure they had iS's too?
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:43 pm

Cook318IS wrote:they got the m3 too and they still got the m42 lump over there, im sure they had iS's too?
oh yer forgot about them :o:
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:45 pm

just spotted two LSD's on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-325i ... 0289547066 is just one of them
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:46 pm

:cool: want one
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:49 pm

me too, maybe one day when im not a lowly peasant/slave/apprentice or if i can no longer put off an m50. Mind you the LSD's have been popping up quite a bit recently on ebay!
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:51 pm

just had a look at the mag again and the car in it is a germany registerd car so does this mean all germany Is's have LSD as standard

goes to look on ebay.de

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Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:12 pm

Would an iS need an LSD?....
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:15 pm

pugboy wrote:Would an iS need an LSD?....
IMO all RWD cars need a LSD! helps with cornering,etc and in a iS it would increase the value of the car if it is a proper 4.1 LSD (even though any car with a LSD is worth more than one without!)
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:16 pm

Did they do a 4.27 LSD on anything?
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:17 pm

i think so. I spotted something like a 4.5 LSD a min ago on ebay!
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:22 pm

GrindCulture wrote:Did they do a 4.27 LSD on anything?
they have them on german ebay :?
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Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:29 pm

Cool, might be a nice addition to my touring when everything else is sorted.
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