Better go for 320D

in terms of? fc 320i. power..smooth engine..325i..that's the best straight 6 from bmw.

I think his friend does not have to budget to afford 320D LCI.  If not mistaken coz I read cari forum someone is asking the exact question and only have about 60k+ budget.

If that is really the same guy asking here, I think he can't afford either 320i or 325i of that old age due to potentially high maintenance cost, and also not enough budget for 320D LCI which is more than RM100k now.

n46 is a total wreck of an engine
worst piece of garbage known to man

go for n52, and after buying , pls send to workshop and ask them to check your vanos bolts if they're ok or not.

some n52s have vanos bolt issue, the bolt head putus and fall down into the engine down into the sump. totally fuck up the engine, so better invest in that few hundred bucks have it checked

pretty sure geforce88 got do vanos bolt replacement before on n52s

one of the best 6 potters from bmw back then

u can also buy an 2015 idrive retrofit kit if u want better idrive on ur e90
but it aint cheap haha

just letting u know the old idrive (with only 1 menu button) sucks absolute cock

Statement in bold. Any proof to back that up? I only spent 2k per annum excluding tires, roadtax & insurance. Drove average 25k km per annum.
Can vouch for the same. No doubt 325i has the awesome inline6 but the FC & roadtax alone killed it. Especially not in today's economic condition.

Lol transplant not an option lah. Such high costs plus complex electronics. Halfcut itself prolly in range of 15-20k :/