CAT aging is a real issue with N53s even at this mileage. Leaking injectors can cause damage to cats + some of these can burn oil especially when revved. Mine does like 1L every 5000km which seems fine according to BMW.
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I have a 530d manual and with a simple decat, egr blank and remap it's faster than a 530i.
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The brand is registered in Germany.
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