BMW 330e F30 2016

I bought one of these cars recently as a Japanese import, great combo of performance and economy.

Finding tuning parts in NZ is a struggle though, understanding what fits and isn't crazy money.

Remaps deliver approximately 60BHP and 70lb-ft of torque from the standard B48A engine , but there is always more you can squeeze out.

Here is the rundown of what I have found

Parts confirmed to work with this car are as follows

Charge pipe

https://ftpmotorsport.shoplineapp.com/products/ftp-f2x-f3x-b48-charge-pipe-combo-charge-pipe-intake-pipe

$425.00USD inc shipping $640NZD ( there will be import tax)

Induction kit

BMW F3X B48 2.0L cool air intake system (BW-B4801) (mst-performance.com)

$497.20USD inc shipping $749NZD( there will be import tax)

Other items I will update

Panel filter

Down pipe

High flow cat

Replacement intercooler

Cheap things from Ebay

I like to trawl Ebay for random cheap things. Even if the things I find I don't need, nor will ever need. The more random the item the better.

With this in mind i have collated a list of items that you can pick up cheaply on Ebay, Cheap is a relative term, but in my view it is something that i can pay less on Ebay that would otherwise cost me more in a shop or home my country. The quality of some of these may be dubious, but they are all cheap.

This list is in no particular order either and are all including shipping and are in NZD:

1. iphone convertors iphone 4 to 5 convertors $2
2. Torches, i have purchased a bunch of these, expect to pay about $4 for the torch on its own or about $12 for the torch with battery and charger etc.. XML-T6 is a good search term.
3. LED lightbulbs with or without a remote control, $2 each.
4. Binoculars30x60, $8
5. USB dongle that tells you how much power your USB port kicks out $2
6. USB wall charger and usb lead $2.50
7. Cheap watches, mostly the additional dials are for show only $4

Any other random things i will stick them up

Burrito

I saw and offer and I took it. Burrito for $7, that sounds like me. 50% off!
Unfortunately the limp chewy thing I was presented with didn't really live up to my expectations.

The sides didn't appear to come with the deal which was only corn and some guacamole, so i wasn't too fussed. The size of it however i was fussed about.
Something that is mostly made of beans and other stodgy food should fill you up to bursting point.
This wasn't! it was in a sweaty plastic box like you get takeaways in, and one end of the burrito was open to the elements, not sealed like you would expect, so it was only luke warm when i get it back to the office.
Did i mention its 26c outside, so thats some feat when its not even a 5 minutes walk away.

Normal price for this is $14, which i think is way too steep. Not going to eat there again.
Useful to try once, but i will stick with fish and chips if i want something cheap.

Until i find something better!

New World - New prices

Since I am not the kind of person to leave things alone, I decided to send an email across to the local supermarket and ask about them creating a meal deal.
Based on the manwiches they usually make, it seems a good idea to bundle a drink and some chippies in, like they do in good ol' England.

I got a response back from my email and it is being looked into and costed for this branch.
i reckon $5 is reasonable. My working were as follows:

Basic sandwich $3.5
Drink $1
Chocolate $1

Pretty much the way it always worked was the chippies or chocolate worked out to be free, so this is totally possible with the same margin being made. These are way better than your standard pre packaged sandwiches though, some some scaling back may occur.

Eggy Bread

I actually made some of this the other day, but that is completely off topic.

I have now relocated to the other side of the world, literally and now reside in New Zealand. This doesn't help anyone looking for a cheap feed in London, but i can continue to update my lunches and see how they compare.

The best value place i have found over here for lunch is the humble supermarket. But New World Thorndon, so fresh made to order sandwiches, just like home.
To order a sandwich, you grab your highlighter and one of their pre printed pads with your options and start highligthing until you have created a monster sandwich.

Being a cheapskate i get two, but the cheapest possible sandwich, that costs $3 each and can have only one salad item. Fortunately for me, condiments don't count as an item so i get loads of bits to make it taste nice.

I took a pic of the giagantic filling on my egg sandwich (don't forget the mayo, which over here is the same as salad cream)

The egg component dwarfs the bread, i think my my guess the egg layer is about 2 inches thick, thats a lot of egg.

 

I can't actually find anything better at the moment. There is a chippie down the road and a wholly bagels, but i wasn't too impressed with the pizza, it said it had toppings, but i only found cheese and tomato on a piece of soggy cardboard.

 

Apostrophe Hot choc-shite

Stay away from the hot chocolate, its the worst thing you will every have in your entire life short of drinking your own feces.
Its thick and when I say thick I mean it, its almost undrinkably thick. As you are trying to drink it a skin forms over the rolling liquid, it will just touch your lips before the skin breaks and the volcanic filth burns your throat and you regret ever buying the damn thing in the first place.


The taste.....what taste, if i wanted to drink something that tastes like thick chocolate custard i would be down the supermarket like a shot. Whoever they had as their taste tester needs shooting, scalping and stringing up. Harsh you might say, but if other people think like me there is no hope.

No idea what it costs as i never bought it, i wouldn't buy it with anyone elses money.

I gave it another try today just in case the thick version was just a mistake, but no! the regular version is still crap. it has such a rank taste and a lump of gelatinous brown muck in the bottom half of the cup, even though i used the provided stiring stick to mix it a bit.

Total bollocks, don't touch it.

If you want hot chocloate and you want something crazy and chocolate, go to Paul's and get their stuff, its essentially melted chocolate. Very rich but if thats your thing its much better tasting.

Burrito Joe

This is a new place that has sprung up and I believe it was mentioned briefly in one of my other posts.
The Burritos come in a few different flavours, although with Burritos they can all end up tasting the same.

Located in the churchyard down Bow Lane, its a small stall where the food is already cooked and waiting. The tortilla is quickly heated up and the fillings are loaded up.
Chicken outweighs the other options by about 4 times, but I had some pork that was burnt and wasn't all that great and i have also had the beef which is sparingly applied.

Overall this gets a 5/10, its OK, but its far from great. The price is £5.50 for achicken burrito.
 Its a good few inches shorter than the burritos from tortilla so it gets marked down. (I notice they have a new branch in Wimbledon)

btw they aren't allowed to sell drinks because of the guy that sells coffee next to them.