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Originally Posted by JDMDreams
That one has been for sale for years just like that 135i no dealers bs. Didn't know the top was horrible, I sort of wanted a 328 manual vert for the summer. I thought the hard top would be better than a soft top. I drove a 335 e93 and there's only a slight bit of rattles
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The rattle isn't bad. For mine, it comes and goes. When it starts to rattle or squeak, that's when you know it's time to lube up all the joints and seals. I do that around 4x a year.
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Originally Posted by EvoFire
I believe the hard tops are finicky, at least I know the F33 is. I can't imagine the E93 being easier to deal with.
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F33 has the same top as the E93. The annoying thing is they tend to get out of alignment for whatever reason, and only BMW dealers have the top alignment tool. The servicing cost for a top is pretty insane. IMO that's the primary reason why the tops leak as much as they do, not necessarily because of worn seals. That and drains getting plugged with debris.
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Originally Posted by lowside67
A manual convertible is a lot more rare than you'd think - for the simple reason that literally nobody wanted one when they were new, and nobody wants one now. We used to sell these cars and I remember once we took a flier on a mint black/black 6spd 335 convertible and it sat FOREVER while we rolled through identical automatics like it was going out of style.
Like even in coupes, 50% of the market either doesn't care about 6spd or can't drive stick. The idea that somebody wants the "performance" of a 6spd (bit of a misnomer) but also a convertible is just a fundamental mismatch.
-Mark
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When I bought mine, I knew I wanted a convertible, and there just happened to be one that was 6spd so it was a no brainer for me. Makes things twice as fun during summer. I bought mine from an old Hungarian lady who said Europeans don't like driving automatics lol.