Should I be concerned? Is there a way to tell if this was actually built and not sitting somewhere? Also, I see the digital key was deleted and lumbar for the passenger when I look online. What should I ask for since no one informed me of the changes? Was I supposed to be informed if they made changes without telling me?

I’ve got catless downpipes. Do I delete the secondary cat or replace it with resonator?? I want a slight sound increase with maybe power pump potential

So in recent months I've began working at a hotel valet job. Over the course I've driven numerous BMWs. Ranging from E53s, E90s, F30s, 4 series, F90 M5, e87s, X3s. Pretty much any BMW you see on the road nowadays.

However I've found pretty much any BMW 10+ years old has 'heavier' steering than any other vehicle make I've driven. Usually the cars with shitty steering are old 20 year old neglected shitboxes. However with other makes they're isolated cases and aren't general trends with certain models/makes. E.g. Old Camrys, Subaru's, etc. It seems to be usually individual cases of neglect in other makes. However, it seems to be a constant trend with BMW. Is the heavier steering experience normal for 10+ year old BMWs or just a sign of short lived BMW power steering pump/systems?

I used to be keen to own a BMW before but now I'm hesitant since the one's I'll buy will probably steer like a boat in a windy storm.

This morning on my ride to work my 2017 230ix was unable to blow heat. Shortly after that I received a warning saying the engine is running too hot, slow down. I was a bit confused & put it in eco mode to see if that took some power out to cool her down & it didn’t really help much. It was about 35 degrees out &I got the heat warning pretty quickly. From what I’ve gathered it seems to be a thermostat problem & I’ll have it addressed.

I’m just trying to figure out if I should tow it to my mechanic or if I can drive her gently about 8 miles.

Anybody have any similar experiences? 2017 230i B46

So I have a question. I've just got myself a BMW 2 series and it has run flat tyres on it. I've looked online and seen on Halfords there is for example Bridgestone Potenza Run flats with a BMW logo for £165 and the same tyres still run flats but without the BMW logo for £151. My question is what's the difference? Both are the same Bridgestone tyres, both runflats but the only difference I can see is one has a BMW logo on it. And it seems to be roughly the same story with whatever brand tyre I look at on Halfords. Any advice is appreciated! Cheers.