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      07-14-2015, 11:34 AM   #1
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thinking of buying m235i

Hi, i think its time for me to part with my 1989 944 porsche turbo s(951), and jump into something more modern like m235i, while i was working at bmw dealership drove few of them and i really liked them, any suggestions on the build?
Cant decide if i should go with stick or auto, and will the lack of LSD be noticeable? My car had 40% locking diff from factory, im just not ready pay 3k+labor for installing one at dealership lol
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      07-14-2015, 11:44 AM   #2
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Build suggestions are personal preference, really. Nothing is really "need-to-have" on the car that isn't already on the car (ie. xenon lights).

When I was building mine I figured that having just heated seats, H/K sound and tech package was good enough (because you get so much more than nav with it).
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      07-14-2015, 12:06 PM   #3
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Don't worry about LSD unless you're gonna track the car. For 2016 all the premium package features are now standard (Including the alarm).
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      07-14-2015, 01:00 PM   #4
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Guess ill keep on my money pit porsche little longer then, i was just thinking of geting manual trans with cold weather, harman kardon1 and premium pacage
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      07-14-2015, 06:29 PM   #5
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Don't worry about LSD unless you're gonna track the car. For 2016 all the premium package features are now standard (Including the alarm).
I haven't tracked my car outside of the dragstrip and the LSD has made a huge difference over the open diff. Its way more pronounced than I could have expected.
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M235i would be a great addition to a 944

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      07-14-2015, 08:42 PM   #7
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Don't worry about LSD unless you're gonna track the car. For 2016 all the premium package features are now standard (Including the alarm).
This is my opinion too...Everything else is personal preference.
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