I came across a 2009 E89 35i thats for sale in my region. There is not many (like any) available here. This one is very bare bone, no cruise control, no idrive, no m sport. Even steering wheel is one without the buttons. Its also manual so no DCT.
I have some questions about how to go about fixing this car assuming I end up buying it
Missing iDrive i can fix with Android unit.
How about retrofitting cruise control? How much does that cost and where can I get the parts? How about the software?
New steering wheel with the buttons? Does it need software configs?
Exterior I may end up wrapping and at the same time going with some bodykit.
It has heated seats so no problem there. Any other specs I may have missed?
Also question about the drivetrain: can manual handle torque better than DCT? I plan on adding some tunes and couldnt find info about this anywhere.
Cheers!